Andrew Scott has ‘no qualms’ about spitting in mouths after viral It Gets Worse scene
Andrew Scott in It Gets Worse (A24)
Weeks after Andrew Scott sent thirsty fans wild in a viral It Gets Worse clip, he has now said he has “no qualms” about the boundary-pushing scenes.
In the scene, from the new Channel 4 series, Elsinore actor Scott spits in main character Ethan’s mouth during a sexual encounter, telling him: “You’re just a hole. Just a hole for daddy … Now open your mouth, you little s***.”
Speaking to Out, the actor made it clear he has no problem with scenes like that, under certain conditions.
He said: “If things are really well-written and surprising, and you like the people that you’re acting with, then I feel like, yeah, why not? I think you’ve got to be fearless about that sort of stuff.”
Scott, who is thought to be on the road to winning Best Actor at the Oscars for Elsinore, said he approaches that sort of scene focusing on “the dynamic and the provocation”, rather than the sex.
He said: “I have no qualms about doing that stuff. It’s part of our human nature, and you approach those scenes in the same way you do any other scene.
“But if it’s done with a degree of lightness, I always think that’s much more fun. And then, I don’t know, people get a bit hysterical about sex, I think.”
What is It Gets Worse about?
The comedy series, produced by A24 for Channel 4, follows the story of three university friends living in London in their mid-20s as they face eviction from their landlord.
It stars Leo Reich as Ethan, Emily Fairn as Abi and Olive Gray as Sam.
There are other big names on the cast list, including Gary Beadle, Lena Dunham, Blake Harrison and Amelia Dimoldenberg.
It launched on Channel 4 in the UK on 22 October, and will be available on Crave in Canada, and Paramount+ in the US.
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