The film industry is always changing, and during recent years a new crew member has joined the chat: intimacy coordinators. Those position is a person who is specifically there to ensure that actors feel protected and comfortable during love scenes, which is extremely vulnerable work. Many feel intimacy coordinators to be essential, and one person with experience in this position recently spoke to CinemaBlend about shows like Heated Rivalry and Bridgerton showing steamy love scenes.
There's been a ton of discourse about this position recently, with some naysayers out there doubting the importance of intimacy coordinators. I recently had the chance to speak with Laura Desiree, who is an intimacy coordinator and the creative director of the exclusive erotic theater SNCTM. I asked her thoughts about shows like Heated Rivalry and Bridgerton, which went viral thanks to their sex scenes. She told me:
