Penn Badgley Explains Apprehension Over Filming Sex Scenes: 'Not Everybody Has to Do This in Their Job'

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Penn Badgley is explaining why he's apprehensive about doing sex scenes, especially on .The star of the Netflix series, where he plays serial killer Joe Goldberg, doubled down in the latest episode of his podcast, released Tuesday, where he elaborated on his hesitancy to take part in intimate scenes.Back in February, he revealed on his podcast that he had asked then-showrunner Sera Gamble if sex scenes could be omitted from the script. «This is actually a decision I had made before I took the show,» Badgley said at the time. «I don't think I've ever mentioned it publicly, but it’s… one of the main things is, like, 'Do I want to put myself back on a career path where I'm just always the romantic lead?'» The actor made the request largely due to his marriage to actress Domino Kirke, with whom he has a son and is stepfather to her other son from a previous relationship. «Fidelity in every relationship -- and especially in my marriage -- is important to me,» Badgley said. «I said to Sera, like, 'My desire would be zero, to go from 100 to zero.'» Soon after his comments went public, Badgley claimed in an interview with that fans misunderstood the intention behind his remarks, saying that they were «blown out of proportion.» «It didn't change the trajectory of the season at all,» he added. «I mean, Joe was naturally ready to not be in that position anymore.»In the newest episode, which featured Gamble as a special guest, she and Badgley went in-depth on their conversations over his desire to do less intimacy scenes on «It was not a very difficult conversation for me,» Gamble recalled.