Sometimes actors have to go through awkward situations when playing one of their characters, but when they get a certain amount of renown, some exceptions can be allowed. That’s why Penn Badgley asked the production of you that they do not mark more intimate scenes in their performance.
But it’s all due to a romantic detail that he wants to have with his wife, the singer Domino Kirke, as he mentions that he wants to be faithful to her at all times, even in scenes that are part of fiction.
The fourth season of you, in which Penn Badgley plays serial killer Joe Goldberg, is already available on Netflix, but, according to what the actor revealed in the podcast podcrushed, In this new installment, his character will no longer have intimate scenes because the singer of the band MOTHXR made a special request to the showrunner of the series to remove their sex scenes.
I asked Sera Gamble if I could not do any more intimacy scenes. This is actually a decision I made before entering the program. I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned it publicly. One of the main things was ‘Do I want to put myself back in a career where I’m always playing the romantic lead?’
Practically, more than once all the actors have commented not feeling anything during the scenes in which they act pretending to have a sexual relationship, but the request of the protagonist of the series gossip girl makes us assume that this may not be so true.
Fidelity in all relationships, including my marriage, is important to me. It’s gotten to the point where I don’t want to do that. So I told Sera, ‘My wish would be zero, go from 100 to zero.’ But I signed this contract. I signed up for this show. I know what I did. You cannot take away this aspect of the DNA of the concept.
Furthermore, the protagonist of Stepfather mentioned that the showrunner she took his request positively and was even pleased that he had been so honest. Badgley implied that these kinds of scenes are not needed to establish himself as a good actor, since his profession is something that goes far beyond that.
Do I have a career if I don’t? Think of all the male leads you’ve ever loved. Are they kissing someone? Are they doing much more than that?