Emily Atack heaped the praise on steamy new Disney+'s show Rivals as she shared her thoughts on her daring nude scenes that have got everyone talking.
The 34-year-old actress rose to fame on sitcom The Inbetweeners but looked a far cry from her character on the show in her latest role. Mum-of-one Emily starred alongside the likes of David Tennant and Danny Dyer on the 'bonkbuster' and said her raunchy role was "liberating".
Emily took on the role of the wife of the Deputy Prime Minister, Sarah Stratton, in the series. Within 25 minutes of the first episode, fans could see her stripping down to black lingerie. She later went one step further and appeared completely nude, covering her privacy with just a tennis ball and racket.
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DISNEY+/TNI PRESS LTD.)But she had no qualms in taking on the racy scene for the show that is based on a Jilly Cooper novel. Speaking to Sky News, Emily said: "It's so liberating and of course there are going to be people out there that take what you do and try and spin this negative narrative on it. I'm a woman, of course people are going to do that.
"But what I need to keep doing is stressing to people is I'm exactly where I need to be, I'm at work. I'm playing a role and I'm very comfortable."
It's not the first time Emily has shown her support of nude scenes, either. Calling the role "fun", Emily recently told The Radio Times: "You can't win whatever you do. If you keep your clothes on you're a frigid nun, if you take your clothes off you're a tart.
"But I love my job and if a role I'm playing requires nudity and it's integral to the story and I'm safe, I'm exactly where I should be. The whole cast were warned early on that there would be nudity and sex scenes, so you knew what you were getting into.
"These kinds of roles are fun. I'm still young and it's OK to feel liberated. I enjoy what I do. And it's Jilly Cooper - it's an honour to do it."
And she also launched a further defence on the nude scenes during an appearance on Loose Women last week. She told the panel: "I read the script and they said 'there is going to be lot of nudity are you up for this?', I said 'Disney, there is no way on earth that you are going to get me playing tennis!'. But honestly It was the best job I have ever done in my life the cast were amazing."
When Coleen Nolan asked if she was nervous about sex scenes and nudity, Emily added: "I'm actually fine with it. It's so funny isn't it, because people kind of go 'well you need to pick a lane, you can't be somebody who does these kinds of roles and campaigns for sexual violence against women', but people think you can't do both.
"I am really trying to hammer this message home that yes you can. I am exactly where I need to be, at work in a professional environment."
Fans have been loving the series and it has already accumulated an impressive score on Rotten Tomatoes.
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