Hollywood star Olivia Munn opened up about feeling “insecure” whereas filming intimate scenes with actor Jon Hamm, within the internet collection Your Mates & Neighbors, following her breast most cancers analysis. In an interview with the Los Angeles Occasions, the 44-year-old actor mirrored on the bodily and emotional challenges she confronted on set.
“I used to be actually nervous about doing any intercourse scenes as a result of I’ve plenty of scars. Scars that may be seen in clothes and scars that you simply wouldn’t know until I used to be fully nude,” Munn stated through the interview.
Olivia was recognized with breast most cancers in April 2023 and underwent a double mastectomy only a month later. Over the span of 10 months, she had a complete of 4 surgical procedures. Regardless of the grueling well being journey, she was dedicated to her position in Apple TV+ collection wherein she starred reverse Jon. Her character, Samantha Levitt, is the longtime mistress of Hamm’s character, Andrew Cooper.
And subsequently, understanding the emotional depth of her character’s relationship with Cooper, Olivia felt the intercourse scenes had been important to telling their story. “She desires one thing a lot extra from him than he’s keen to provide and their solely connection is thru intercourse. I actually wished that to be portrayed. I wished the intercourse scenes to really feel like intercourse scenes — I wished them to really feel visceral and intense and never maintain again in any respect,” she defined.
To navigate these weak moments on display screen, Olivia labored carefully with an intimacy coordinator and frolicked reflecting on her journey. “I did really feel insecure, however every time I did it, I felt higher. Regardless of all the things, she expressed deep appreciation for her physique, saying it “bought [her] by this,” she shared.
Present creator Jonathan Tropper had additionally provided Olivia his full assist throughout filming. As soon as he realized of her well being battle, changes had been made to accommodate her wants. “When somebody tells you that, you simply inform them that you simply hope they’re doing OK and their well being is what’s most essential,” he stated.
“We dedicated to doing what we needed to do on the present to ensure she was resting when she wanted to relaxation and that we may do what we may together with her schedule to ensure she bought the time she wanted for her well being,” Jonathan concluded.
