Sam Heughan says Outlander actors were 'perhaps forced' into nude scenes

Sam Heughan says Outlander actors were 'perhaps forced' into nude scenesImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Sam Heughan said nude scenes were "always a negotiation" with the production teamPublished2 hours agoOutlander star Sam Heughan says actors were "perhaps forced" into filming nude scenes on the programme.Heughan, who played Jamie Fraser in the long-running US series, said it was "always a negotiation" with the production team and "it wasn't particularly a nice one".The 46-year-old's comments came in conversation on stage with fellow Scottish actor Alan Cumming at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre, discussing the early years of the hit historical drama.Heughan said the introduction of intimacy co-ordinators in later series was a "great protection" for actors.He told Cumming that guidelines and safeguards for actors doing nude scenes had changed over the last 12 years.He said it was a stark contrast to his experience when the show began in 2014.Image source, Starz/Amazon PrimeImage caption, Sam Heughan and co-star Caitríona Balfe in OutlanderHeughan said the series, which ended this year after eight seasons, did not initially have intimacy co-ordinators and "we were very much left to our own devices".He added: "In fact, dare I say, even perhaps forced to do nudity when we were not particularly happy about it."Cumming told the audience in the Highlands that in previous years "some lines have been crossed" by actors during intimate scenes.Speaking about his own experience as a younger actor, Heughan said performers often asked to remove their clothing.He said: "I remember starting out as an actor and sort of going for auditions, and they'd be like, 'Right, OK, take your top off now', and it was awful, or you're kissing someone you've just met in an audition."I promise you, it's not like that anymore. It was just a different...