Gemma Arterton Says A Director Put ‘Pressure’ On Her To Do Unscripted Sex Scene

The "Quantum of Solace" alum said the director told her and her costar to "shag on the bed" without warning and praised the role of intimacy coordinators today.

British actor Gemma Arterton has accused an unnamed director of trying to pressure her to film a sex scene.

In an interview with British outlet Radio Times published Tuesday, the “Quantum of Solace” alum claimed that a director once asked her and her costar to film a sex scene that wasn’t included in the script.

“I said, ‘No, this scene was written for us to be off screen, so you just hear the noises,’” Arterton said she told the director. “I’d never have accepted the role if it was going to be filmed.”

Noting that there were “very high-profile people there,” she added that the director “put pressure on us on the day. The other actor, God bless him, was mortified.”

Arterton, who did not name her costar, said she told the director “flat out” that she wouldn’t do the scene.