Amanda Seyfried Declined TV Show Over Frequent Sex Scenes

Amanda Seyfried said she declined an unnamed television project because it would have required frequent sex scenes, explaining that she is uncomfortable with filming that kind of intimacy at this point in her career. The actor made the remarks during a conversation moderated by Alec Baldwin at the Hamptons International Film Festival on October 4. Seyfried said the amount of sex in the show was the reason she passed, adding that she did not want to be naked with a stranger. She said she might feel differently if the project came to her again later, but was not interested in doing it now. Seyfried did not name the series, and the available reports do not establish whether it will proceed. She framed her decision as a personal boundary, not as a criticism of the project or its creators. She also described how her feelings about onscreen intimacy have changed over time. In the past, she said, making out for a role could feel routine and even enjoyable. As she has gotten older, she finds it more complicated to perform romance with people she is not romantically involved with. At times the work can feel comfortable, she said, and at others it can be uncomfortable.