Ewan McGregor Says It Was 'Necessary' To Have An Intimacy Coordinator For Sex Scenes With His Wife

The actor and his wife, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, had their intimate scenes choreographed by a professional in the miniseries “A Gentleman in Moscow.”

Ewan McGregor is opening up about the benefits of having an intimacy coordinator on set during sex scenes with his wife, Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

Despite them being married since 2022, McGregor, 52, told Radio Times in a recent cover story that the experience was “necessary” for the pair, who star together in the upcoming drama series “A Gentleman in Moscow.”

“It’s still necessary, because it’s also about the crew,” McGregor explained in the story published Tuesday. “And it’s odd to be naked in front of people, it’s odd to be intimate in front of the camera.”

“If you were doing a dance scene, you’d have a choreographer,” he added. “It’s an important part of the work now, because it’s somebody that the director and actors meet in the middle.”

McGregor went on to explain why hiring intimacy coordinators is also essential for a young actor’s protection considering his daughters, Esther and Clara, are also actors now.