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Intimacy Coordinator Explains How Modesty Garments Stay On During Sex Scenes

We've written before at HuffPost UK about what happens when an actor gets aroused during a sex scene. We have another, more fundamental question: how do the medesty garments, or the little devices actors use to ensure thay're not actually fully nude in naked scenes, stay on?

Intimacy Coordinator Explains How Modesty Garments Stay On During Sex Scenes

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We've written before at HuffPost UK about what happens when an actor gets aroused during a sex scene.

We have another, more fundamental question: how do the medesty garments, or the little devices actors use to ensure thay're not actually fully nude in naked scenes, stay on?

After all, many of the pieces look really flimsy – and it's not like they've got straps or waistbands to hold them in place.

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We've written before at HuffPost UK about what happens when an actor gets aroused during a sex scene. We have another, more fundamental question: how do the medesty garments, or the little devices actors use to ensure thay're not actually fully nude in naked scenes, stay on? After all, many of the pieces look really flimsy – and it's not like they've got straps or waistbands to hold them in place.

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  • Luckily, intimacy co-ordinator Dr Jessica Steinrock shared an informative video on her TikTok page – and she's not the only expert with helpful insights.

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Well, it (obviously) depends on your anatomy and what you're wearing.

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