tell me a lie Stars talk about filming NSFW scenes

Intense sex scenes in tell me a lie may sound spontaneous, but it couldn’t be further from the truth.

In an exclusive chat with E! News, tell me a lie stars Grace Van Patten and Jackson Whitewho play the main characters at the center of the Hulu adaptation Carola Loveringnovel, explained that it took a lot of planning to pull off the NSFW scenes. In particular, the duo worked closely with an intimate coordinator, who made sure that there were no surprises during filming.

“It’s really amazing that we had our intimacy coordinator,” Grace told E! News, “who really just discussed everything and created such a safe environment for us because the scenes are very, very intimate.”

Grace credited her colleague for helping create a safe space, adding, “We were on the same page.”

Jackson confirmed that he felt the same way, applauding the show’s various directors for treating those scenes as just another day’s work. “It is not perceived as something big, scary,” he reminded. “It’s just another scene that we have to block and that we have to determine beforehand.”