Amanda Seyfried turns down TV role over required sex scenes

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 09:20 · Archive

Actress Amanda Seyfried said she declined a television role because it required filming sex scenes frequently.

Amanda Seyfried revealed at a panel hosted by Alec Baldwin at the Hamptons International Film Festival that she passed up a television role because it required her to film sex scenes 'all the time'. The 40-year-old actress said: 'I don't wanna do it. I'm uncomfortable with it. I'm not into it right now.'

Seyfried explained that her attitude towards such scenes has shifted significantly over her career. She recalled that filming intimate moments used to be enjoyable, saying: 'It was like, I get to make out with a hot person today … And they're paying me.' However, she noted that 'as I get older, it gets weirder. We have to be romantic with people that we're not romantic with.'

The actress, who shares two children with estranged husband Thomas Sadoski, said having kids has influenced her perspective. She stated: 'I don't wanna deal with being naked with a stranger.' She acknowledged that her position may change in the future, saying that if a suitable project came along at a different time she might reconsider. Seyfried recently appeared in films including 'The Testament of Ann Lee' and 'The Housemaid', and the television series 'Long Bright River'.

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• Amanda Seyfried turned down TV role ‘because of the sex’Amanda Seyfriend said she passed on a role that involved lots of sex scenes (Picture: Shutterstock) Amanda Seyfried has revealed how she turned down a TV role because it would have meant filming sex scenes ‘all the time’. The Mean Girls star, 40, opened up about how her attitude towards intimate…Metro · 13 Oct, 10:43
• Amanda Seyfried Turned Down TV Offer Over Having To Film Sex Scenes ‘All The Time’Amanda Seyfried has said her days of enjoying the filming of sex scenes are over. The former Mean Girls star – who celebrated her 40th birthday last year – opened up about no longer wanting to deal with intimate on-screen moments during a panel hosted by actor Alec Baldwin at the Hamptons International Film Festival last week. “Our jobs are weird,” Amanda said, as reported by People magazine. “And as I get older, it gets weirder. We have to be romantic with people that we’re not romantic with.” Amanda Seyfried pictured in February 2026 Amanda said that her comfort with acting out passionate…HuffPost UK · 13 Oct, 09:05
• Amanda Seyfried says she passed on a show because she’s ‘not into’ filming sex scenes anymore: ‘I’m uncomfortable’"I don’t wanna do it," the 40-year-old actress confessed.New York Post · 12 Oct, 03:01

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