Toni Collette

Toni Collette has revealed that she asked intimacy co-ordinators to leave the set while staging sex scenes on camera.

Every single job is different. “Look, every job is different. They weren’t helping, so I asked them to leave.”

Toni Collette says she didn't find the presence of an intimacy co-ordinator on-set helpful during sex scenes and even went so far as to ask them to leave.

It was a lot easier than I thought it was going to be.” They weren't helping, so I asked them to leave.” “In the rehearsal room, she was a massive help and on set she was a massive help. [‘scared’ to shoot sex scenes](https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/house-dragon-teen-scared-film-27983648) in the HBO fantasy series due to the 30 year age gap with her co-star [Paddy Considine](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/paddy-considine), 49. [The Times](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/toni-collette-intimacy-coaches-the-power-muriels-wedding-pj00086bv), she said: “I think it's only been a couple of times where they've been brought in, and I have very much trusted and felt at ease with the people I was working with. [Toni Collette](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/toni-collette) has opened up on why she refuses to use an intimacy co-ordinator during sex scenes in her films and the measures she's taken to avoid feeling uneasy with her co-stars.

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While speaking to The Times for a new interview, the Australian star discussed how commonplace intimacy coordinators have become in the film and TV industry.

"I think it's only been a couple of times where they've been brought in, and I have very much trusted and felt at ease with the people I was working with," Toni told the outlet. You never know what you're going to get and it's a miracle that a film ever comes together, let alone thrives," she explained. Their purpose is to make actors feel at ease and in control of sex scenes or moments of nudity, however, the About a Boy star admitted the coordinators had the opposite effect on her and made her feel more uncomfortable.

The 50-year-old actress insisted the experts - who are brought in to help choreograph sex scenes and to make sure the cast involved feel comfortable - only ...

But people who are authentic and have something within them to share in life, feeling stifled? "I mean, we don’t want people who are offensive swinging their stuff around with freedom. They weren’t helping, so I asked them to leave.”

Toni Collette has sent away intimacy coordinators because she doesn't find them helpful.

But people who are authentic and have something within them to share in life, feeling stifled? She told The Times magazine: “I think it’s only been a couple of times where they’ve been brought in, and I have very much trusted and felt at ease with the people I was working with. It just felt like those people who were brought in to make me feel more at ease were actually making me feel more anxious.

While speaking to The Times for a new interview, the Australian star discussed how commonplace intimacy coordinators have become in the film and TV industry ...

Toni Collette isn't a fan of intimacy coordinators. A closeup of Toni. Joe Scarnici / Getty Images. Despite sex scene intimacy coordinators being on hand to ...

"They weren’t helping, so I asked them to leave." [here](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/toni-collette-intimacy-coaches-the-power-muriels-wedding-pj00086bv). [the Times](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/toni-collette-intimacy-coaches-the-power-muriels-wedding-pj00086bv).

Toni Collette has sent away intimacy coordinators because she doesn't find them helpful and their presence just makes her feel "anxious".

The actor, who is best known for roles in Hereditary and Little Miss Sunshine, explained during an interview with The Times how she felt the presence of ...

Collette stars in upcoming sci-fi drama The Power, based on the book by Naomi Alderman of the same name. They weren’t helping, so I asked them to leave.” Every single job is different. [Sean Bean was critical of intimacy coordinators](https://www.nme.com/news/tv/sean-bean-says-intimacy-coordinators-spoil-sex-scenes-3286373) and said they “spoil the spontaneity” of sex scenes. [faced criticism from actors Rachel Zegler and Emma Thompson](https://www.nme.com/news/film/emma-thompson-hits-back-at-sean-bean-intimacy-coordinator-comments-3289097), who said intimacy coordinators were the “most fantastic introduction in our work”. Look, every job is different.

Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Australian actress Toni Collette is detailing the discomfort she has felt on-set filming sex ...

"I think the more you learn about the world, the more cautious you become, because you know you can make mistakes. "I think I was much braver when I was younger," she details. But people who are authentic and have something within them to share in life, feeling stifled? "I think it’s only been a couple of times where they’ve been brought in, and I have very much trusted and felt at ease with the people I was working with. Every single job is different. Look, every job is different.

The Oscar-nominated star admitted that sometimes intimacy coordinators had made her “feel more anxious” at times during productions. “I think it's only been a ...

But I just felt so secure in our world that I didn’t feel the need for her presence.” Steven Yeun, Mark Ruffalo, and “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” breakout Naomi Ackie. “I’ve been very fortunate in that I’ve only worked with a few arseholes over the several decades that I’ve managed to keep this boat afloat.” The Oscar-nominated star admitted that sometimes intimacy coordinators had made her “feel more anxious” at times during productions. “It really is there as a safety net. They weren’t helping, so I asked them to leave.”