‘Euphoria’ Star Minka Kelly Pushed Back Against Nude Scene — Just Like Sydney Sweeney
usmagazine.comSetting boundaries. Minka Kelly revealed that, like costar Sydney Sweeney, she pushed back against a nude scene on HBO’s Euphoria.The Friday Night Lights alum, 41, recalled how she was supposed to expose herself in her first episode.
Her character, Samantha, hired Maddy (Alexa Demie) as a babysitter and has the teen unzip her dress in the second season episode, which aired in January.
Creator Sam Levinson wrote a more explicit scene than the sensual one that made the final cut.“[Levinson] thought it would be more interesting if my dress fell to the ground,” she recalled in a recent interview with Vanity Fair. “That was my first day as a guest on this new show, and I just didn’t feel comfortable standing there naked.”The former Titans actress, who was asked to guest star after only seeing a brief character description, told Levinson that she felt the scene wouldn’t gain anything from the explicit shots.
The showrunner, who writes every episode of Euphoria, didn’t question her decision.“I said, ‘I’d love to do this scene, but I think we can keep my dress on,’” the California native said. “He was like, ‘OK!’ He didn’t even hesitate.
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