The Friends alum admitted that she was unfamiliar with the notion of an intimacy coordinator—a crew member whose job is to make sure the well-being of performers collaborating in a intercourse scene—when it got here time to get in mattress with costar Jon Hamm throughout season three of the Apple TV+ series.
“They requested us if we wished an intimacy coordinator. I am from the olden days, so I used to be like, ‘What does that imply?'” Aniston recalled in a joint Variety interview with castmate Reese Witherspoon printed on Dec. 11. “They mentioned, ‘The place somebody asks you for those who’re OK,’ and I am like, ‘Please, that is awkward sufficient!'”
The actress, who broke into Hollywood in the course of the early ’90s, jokingly continued, “We’re seasoned—we will determine this one out.”
Aniston, 54, additionally credited the episode’s director Mimi Leder and Hamm for making her really feel “protected” on set, sharing that she “by no means felt uncomfortable” filming their intimate scene.
“Jon was such a gentleman, all the time—I imply each transfer, each lower, ‘You OK?'” she mentioned. “It was additionally very choreographed.”