Overview
- Speaking on The Louis Theroux Podcast, Pugh said she has had both positive collaborations and one “weird and awkward” encounter with an intimacy coordinator.
- She emphasized that strong coordinators enhance safety and storytelling by clarifying boundaries, establishing safe words and managing coverage.
- Pugh recalled shooting sex scenes earlier in her career without such support and experiencing direction she now views as completely inappropriate.
- She said the role can strengthen performer agency, recounting a moment when a male co‑star intervened to halt further emotionally draining takes.
- Her comments land as the role grows more common yet remains debated, with Jennifer Lawrence and Gwyneth Paltrow recently noting they sometimes chose not to use one.