Gemma Whelan, who played Yara Greyjoy on Game of Thrones, made a comment in 2021 about her sex scenes in GOT being a “frenzied mess” without an intimacy coordinator. That statement went viral, and now, the actress is setting the record straight about her quotes and how intimate scenes were handled on the HBO hit.
In the past, Gemma Whelan’s comments about the sex scenes on Game of Thrones, and specifically the one she shared with Alfie Allen, who played her brother Theon Greyjoy, were taken out of context. She mentioned they were a “frenzied mess” at times after being asked if the actors were “just left to get on with it.” There was a lot more to her initial explanation about how the cast worked together to make those scenes comfortable and safe for each other, and she reiterated that point to the Daily Mail, saying:
