A TV show came out in that — quarantine or no quarantine — made us all sad and horny. Since there's been enough sad this year to last us a lifetime, let's talk about sex instead. The show's intimacy coordinator, Ita O'Brien founder of Intimacy on Set and author of the Intimacy on Set guidelines, which protect performers during scenes that involve sex or nudity , takes us inside the creation of those steamy scenes. ITA O'BRIEN: Think about it this way, if you're reading a script and there's a waltz, you realize people don't necessarily know how to waltz, so we need a specialist choreographer to teach that.

Normal People is anything but your normal TV first-love story. The adaptation of Sally Rooney's novel streaming now on CBC Gem , which follows its protagonists Connell and Marianne from high school to adulthood, has received attention for it's long and explicit sex scenes. The show is revolutionary in the way it depicts consent, setting boundaries, and a balance between female and male pleasure and desire on screen. This is largely thanks to the work of the show's on-set intimacy coordinator, Ita O'Brien. Sex on screen matters for actors and audiences alike.

Not registered? Register here. But oh, we looked. They may be fully clothed and sitting down for lunch, but the diner scene deserves its place as one of the most game-changing sex scenes ever. Despite its epic running time, Blue is the Warmest Colour has still become infamous for the eye-wateringly erotic sessions between artist Emma and shy teen Adele played by Lea Seydoux and Adele Exarchopoulis.