Olivia Colman reveals the real reason she's scared of filming sex scenes
Actress Olivia Colman has revealed why she's scared of filming sex scenes.
During a recent appearance on the Good Hang with Amy Poehler podcast, Colman opened up about intimate scenes after her co-star, Benedict Cumberbatch, asked what 'scared' her about her job as an actor.
She explained that any kind of sex scene left her feeling as though she was 'being unfaithful' to her husband of 24 years, Ed Sinclair.
The couple share three children together and are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary next year.
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"Anything where I have to show any skin, I don't like. Or pretending to have sex... I don't like it. I feel like I'm being unfaithful," she said.
"Even when they go, 'You can wear your jeans,' or a cushion between you. I don't want to do that. I don't want to do that."
Poehler added: "The people that are good at it, I'll watch them all day long, and they're comfy. But the on-screen orgasm..."
Colman replied: "No, absolutely not... Thank God for intimacy coordinators."
The star also praised Sinclair, adding: "He's my best friend and I fancy him, which is quite nice.
"It is our 25th wedding anniversary next year. We aren't big fighters, which apparently isn't very healthy."
Colman and Cumberbatch are starring together in new movie, The Roses which is an adaptation of the 1989 movie, The War of the Roses.
The Roses is a dark comedy that tells the story of a husband and wife whose seemingly perfect marriage begins to fall apart.
A synopsis of the film explains: "Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Theo and Ivy: successful careers, great kids, an enviable sex life.
"But underneath the facade of the perfect family is a tinderbox of competition and resentments that's ignited when Theo's professional dreams come crashing down."
Speaking to the BBC, Cumberbatch revealed his 'secret' to the perfect marriage.
He has been married to Sophie Hunter for 10 years.
"Don't be complacent and keep the conversation between you going rather than thinking one of you is always right," he said.
"It's also important to be tolerant, understanding and never stop working at it."
Meanwhile, Colman added that she ensures she and Sinclair always appreciate one another and are 'being nice and checking in on each other'.
Colman also spoke about one part of the movie she resonates with in particular - mom guilt.
"From the moment you have a child, you'll have guilt," she said.
"I took my eldest on set with me when he was six weeks old and I thought it would be easy but regretted it and even while he was on set, I felt enormous guilt because it didn't feel like the right environment for him to be in."
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