Overview
- Pugh said she has worked with “fantastic” intimacy coordinators who helped her understand the “dance of intimacy” and elevate sex scenes beyond awkward staging.
- She also recounted a “shit” experience where a coordinator “made it so weird and so awkward” and was not helpful, calling the role “a job that’s still figuring itself out.”
- Before coordinators were common, Pugh said directors at times asked her to do things that were “completely inappropriate” during sex scenes.
- She outlined how effective coordination now includes advance discussions, safe words, specific coverage and nudity terms, and a designated advocate for performer comfort.
- Her comments land as other high‑profile actors, including Jennifer Lawrence, Gwyneth Paltrow and Mikey Madison, have questioned or declined coordinators, even as SAG‑AFTRA has encouraged their use since 2019.