Minka Kelly Reveals Nude 'Euphoria' Scene She Pushed Back Against in Her First Episode
etonline.comhas been at the top of its class. But that doesn't mean the series is looking to make its stars feel uncomfortable.Recently, Minka Kelly sat down for an interview with and revealed exactly how her discomfort with one planned nude scene led to a rewrite by writer-creator Sam Levinson.Kelly joined the HBO drama in the second season as Samantha, a wealthy would-be mentor of sorts to Maddy Perez (Alexa Demie), whom she hires as a babysitter for her son.According to Kelly, she signed on with the expectation of it being for a single episode, but her chemistry with Demie led to Levinson stretching the role out to something more significant that spanned the rest of the second season.However, on her very first day on set, Kelly said that there was one scene that she asked to have changed because she didn't feel right about the level of nudity involved.
The scene in question, which was the second episode of season two, saw Samantha asking Maddy to help her unzip her purple dress.While the scene already had intentionally disquieting sexual undertones, Kelly said the original planned version of the scene was even more risqué. "[Levinson] thought it would be more interesting if my dress fell to the ground," Kelly said, recalling that she strongly disagreed with the direction.«That was my first day as a guest on this new show, and I just didn't feel comfortable standing there naked,» she shared.
Ultimately, the scene was changed to not include the dress falling to the floor.«I said, 'I’d love to do this scene, but I think we can keep my dress on,'» Kelly reflected. "[Levinson] was like, ‘OK!’ He didn’t even hesitate.
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