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House of the Dragon star Olivia Cooke reveals the awkward feedback intimacy coordinator gave her while filming season two Actress, 30, from Oldham, said intimacy coordinators 'take awkwardness away' Read More: Has Kate Moss returned to her noughties partying heyday? Model is queen of the party scene again By Lydia Hawken For Mailonline Published: 15:55, 17 June 2024 | Updated: 10:58, 18 June 2024 e-mail 24 shares 2 View comments House of the Dragon star Olivia Cooke has revealed the awkward feedback she got from an intimacy coordinator while filming season two. The actress, 30, from Oldham, plays Alicent Hightower in the hit HBO series, which returns for a second season from today. Speaking to Cosmopolitan UK , the star - who has previously appeared in Bates Motel and Slow Horses - spoke about the benefits of having intimacy coordinators on set.

Describing how it 'takes the awkwardness' away, Olivia said: 'You're then not having to petition for your own boundaries, and your own safety.' As a result, Olivia said that preparing for a sex scene is like learning 'choreography' - and revealed how intimacy coordinators had to give her some advice on the day of filming. Pictured: Olivia Cooke (who plays Alicent Hightower) at the House of Dragon season two premiere in Paris earlier this month She explained: 'One day, [intimacy coordinator Vanessa Coffey] came up to me and we were doing a sex scene and she was like, "Olivia, can you just arch your back, and look like you're into it a .



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