Muriel’s Wedding star Toni Collete reveals she refuses to use a sex coach in her films as they make her ‘more anxious’ and has ‘asked them to leave’ the set before

It’s a thorny issue dividing the acting community: whether to work with an intimacy coach for those awkward moments.

Now Muriel’s Wedding star Toni Collette has revealed she refuses to have someone oversee her sex scenes on set – because she has always felt comfortable with her co-stars.

The 50-year-old, right, told The Times: ‘I think it’s only been a couple of times where they’ve been brought in, and I have very much trusted and felt at ease with the people I was working with.

‘It just felt like those people who were brought in to make me feel more at ease were actually making me feel more anxious. They weren’t helping, so I asked them to leave.’

Muriel’s Wedding star Toni Collette has revealed she refuses to have someone oversee her sex scenes on set – because she has always felt comfortable with her co-stars

Recently Dame Emma Thompson hailed intimacy co-ordinators as ‘absolutely essential’ while Joely Richardson added she was ‘really glad for this generation there are systems in place to protect’ actresses.

Collette, 50, said much of their need depended on the other people on-set, adding: ‘Every single job is different. Because it’s a bunch of new people it’s a new energy; everyone brings their whole life with them, and it’s all thrown in the pot.

‘You never know what you’re going to get and it’s a miracle that a film ever comes together, let alone thrives.

‘I’ve been very fortunate in that I’ve only worked with a few arseholes over the several decades that I’ve managed to keep this boat afloat.’

Last year, Sean Bean suggested that intimacy co-ordinators ‘spoil the spontaneity’ of sex scenes while Sir Ian McKellen claimed they could ruin the ‘purity’ of theatre.

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