I Won’t Act Sex Scenes With Male Directors Again – Keira Knightley

Hollywood actress, Kiera Knightley, has changed her stance on shooting nude and sex scenes.

The Star Wars, King Arthur and Pirates of the Caribbean actress said she will no longer do any nude or sex scenes if the director is male.

“It’s partly vanity and also it’s the male gaze”, she told the Chanel Connects podcast.

“I feel very uncomfortable now trying to portray the male gaze”.

According to her, while she understands that some directors need “somebody to look hot” for the sex scene in their films, that is not just her anymore.

“I don’t want it to be that kind of, ugh, those horrible sex scenes where you’re all greased up and everybody’s grunting”, she also said.

“I’m not interested in doing that”.

The 33-year-old British actress stated that she understands that some films benefit artistically from sharing a nude or sex experience, but it is not what suits her at this point in her life.

“You can use somebody else,” she explained further.

“Because I’m too vain and the body has had two children now and I’d just rather not stand in front of a group of men naked.

“If I was making a story that was about that journey of motherhood and body [acceptance],” I feel that might be different.

“But I feel like, I’m sorry, but that would have to be with a female filmmaker. I don’t have an absolute ban, but I kind of do with men”. the actress stressed.

She went on to add that, “I’m really happy with my body. It’s done an amazing thing. But I also don’t want to stand there in front of a whole film crew.”

Knightley had done fully nude sex scenes before and with male directors.