The #MeToo movement also led to the rise of the intimacy coordinator, who’s job it is to be an advocate for actors involved in sex scenes. And there’s no question mark over it: Do we double kiss? Do we hug? Clasp hands? No, we just say hello to each other.” “You have to be a bit more genuine now if you’re saying hello. And, in the past, there’d be all this, ‘and while you’re down there, hur, hur!’ But now you don’t have to play along with things like that.”ĬOVID-19 also necessitated less physical contact. “All the squishy-squishy, huggy-huggy stuff has stopped. I remember when an actor would have a microphone fitted, and sometimes you have to root around the waist. I think, five or 10 years ago, if there was a double entendre, everyone would jump on the bandwagon and see how many laughs they could raise. “If anyone makes an innuendo, everyone shuts down. Gemma Whelan, who played Yara Greyjoy on HBO’s Game of Thrones - a show known for its frank sex scenes - told The Guardianabout how the atmosphere had changed since then. “There’s a very different choice of language now,” she said.

It also led to a rethinking of the way sex scenes were performed on film and TV sets. It led to a reckoning in the industry, with other powerful people like Charlie Rose, Kevin Spacey, CBS CEO Les Moonves and Matt Lauer facing similar allegations, losing their careers or facing criminal charges.

In 2017, the world of Hollywood and beyond was rocked by revelations that mega-movie producer Harvey Weinstein had abused his position for years to assault and harass female coworkers and employees.

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