The life of a performer is really exciting as they have to live the life of another person who might be distant from them in various aspects. Actors in films or television get to do several exciting things for projects, which include stunts or learning new skills. But sometimes they have to do nude scenes.
A lot of A-listers have performed nude or sex scenes in front of the camera. However, they might agree to do it for the money, career growth, or even pressure from the director. Which is why many of them later regret their decisions. Here is a list of 10 celebrities who regret doing such scenes.
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Celebrities Who Regret Taking Their Clothes Off For A Role
1) Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet was doing small independent films before getting her big break with ‘Titanic,‘ co-starring Leonardo DiCaprio. The film catapulted her into global stardom. However, she regrets doing the nude scene during a sketch drawing sequence and is uncomfortable looking back at it.
2) Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman did a brief nude scene in the short film ‘Hotel Chevalier‘, co-starring Jason Schwartzman. However, that scene was shared on several pornographic websites which made Portman regret her decision.
3) Emilia Clarke
In HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones‘, Emilia Clarke had several nude scenes across different seasons. However, she has been vocal about the skin showing on the show which led to her arguments with the showrunners. “I’ve had fights on set before, where I’m like, ‘No, the sheet stays up,’ she said.
4) Emily Blunt
In the 2004 film ‘My Summer of Love’, Emily Blunt took off her clothes for a scene. But she has no plans to do that again for any project. She said that most of the time, such scenes are not even necessary in the story.
5) Taylor Lautner
Taylor Lautner went shirtless and showed his abs in the 2009 film ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon.’ But he won’t be doing that in the future again. “My motivation was the movie and the fans, but I don’t want to become known as just a body”, he said.
6) Pamela Anderson
Pamela Anderson started her career by posing nude for Playboy magazine. However, she now regrets doing that as she realizes the impact of it on her children who were bullied in school because of her.
7) Helen Mirren
In the initial days of her career, the British actress did nude scenes for several films which made everyone believe that she was comfortable with it. However, Helen has revealed that she in fact hated doing those scenes. The main reason for her to do them was that she “didn’t want to be uptight.”
8) Sharon Stone
In the psychological thriller film ‘Basic Instinct‘, there is one interrogation scene of Sharon Stone crossing her legs that sparked controversies. She maintains that the director tricked her into taking off her underwear for lighting and the crew shot that scene without her knowledge.
9) Ben Stiller
Ben Stiller did a nude scene for the 2004 film ‘Along Came Polly.’ The actor admits not knowing that he could ask for a body double for such scenes. Instead, he told the director that he wasn’t comfortable with it. In response, the director said that he will remove the scene if it was not funny. The scene stayed in the final cut.
10) Nicole Kidman
In HBO’s ‘Big Little Lies‘, Nicole Kidman did several scenes that were sexually aggressive in nature. Later on, she called it one of the most terrible experiences of her career. She said she felt “completely humiliated and devastated” after filming them.
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