Emily Atack responded to trolls after stripping down for nude scenes for her new Disney+ TV series, Rivals.
The actress, 34, appears completely naked and tactically used only two tennis balls and a piece of cloth to maintain her modesty while playing tennis with Alex Hassell’s character, Rupert Campbell Black, who is also austere.
However, there are now doctored images circulating online, suggesting she was completely exposed.
This misrepresentation has drawn criticism, but it bears no resemblance to the authentic production.
Emily has now shared her frustration after receiving negative comments about the nude scene and said it’s her job and she is “playing a role.”
Emily Atack has responded to trolls after stripping down for nude scenes for her new Disney+ TV series, Rivals.
The actress, 34, appears completely naked and tactically used only two tennis balls and a piece of cloth to maintain her modesty while playing tennis with Alex Hassell’s character, Rupert Campbell Black, who is also austere.
she said The times: ‘I knew something like this would happen, but not this fast. I’m at work, I’m playing a role, that scene is an integral part of the book. I am exactly where I need to be. I can’t control people’s sexually aggressive behavior, but I can continue to campaign and fight for women’s freedom.
‘I should be able to do a scene like this and not get negative attention. The two should not go hand in hand. A woman said to me on Instagram the other day, “Pick a lane. You can’t play a risqué role like that and take your clothes off and expect to not get messages. Why would you take on that role?”
“I wanted to say, ‘Are you basically telling me to quit my job?’ Why should I? Women have to change their clothes; We have to change our routes home. I’m a professional. I’m never going to please everyone. world.
It comes after Emily revealed she feels “sexier than ever” following her “liberating” nude tennis scene and lingerie romp in Rivals.
While opening up about her feelings towards her body, the Inbetweeners star opened up about how she is embracing her curves and feels no pressure to lose weight after welcoming baby Barney in June.
In her new role, Emily, who plays the wife of the deputy prime minister, Sarah Stratton. she also strips down to black lingerie to play with, all within the first 25 minutes of the first episode.
Explaining that she is more than happy with her body, Emily said Hello!: ‘People keep asking me if I go to the gym but I don’t. I’m a mom, I have love handles and I’m healthy, I feel sexier than ever and I play a bombshell in an incredible series.
“As a teenager, all I wanted was a size eight or 10. Our value always depends on our size and it shouldn’t be that way.”
However, there are now doctored images circulating online, suggesting she was completely exposed. This misrepresentation has provoked criticism, but bears no resemblance to the authentic production.
Emily has now shared her frustration after receiving negative comments about the nude scene and said it’s her job and she’s “playing a role.”
She told The Times: “I’m at work, I’m playing a role, that scene is an integral part of the book. I can’t control people’s sexually aggressive behavior. “I should be able to do a scene like this and not get negative attention. The two should not go hand in hand.
Speaking about the iconic scene, Emily reflected: “Of course it was stressful, but in the end, but at the end of the day I felt very liberated. It’s a very famous scene in the book and I wanted to get it right.”
He previously stressed that he was not bothered by the prospect of baring everything, explaining in The Chris Moyles Show on Radio
“It was really funny, because when they sent me the script, they said, ‘You know, you’re going to have to play tennis naked.’ That was one of the things they said. And I said, ‘Disney, there’s no way you’re going to get let him play tennis!”
‘That’s really what I was worried about. I was like, “No way!” But if. So once I got through all that, I read the script and thought, “Yes, this role is made for me.” “Those roles appear very rarely and that caught my attention.”
Reflecting on the sex scenes, she added: “When you’re there and you’re doing it, it’s actually not what it looks like in real life. For example, when you’re doing a sex scene, there’s nothing sexy about it! It’s hilarious. !
‘You know, we all laugh, but we’re all very professional. And today, you have intimacy coordinators, it’s a very different thing.
‘There are people who put a robe on you as soon as they shout cut, you know? And it also helps a lot to have someone like Alex Hassell, who is just the most charming gentleman in the world.
“And yes, as long as everyone is safe and professional and moving forward, yes, I’m just there, doing my job, having a great time!”
It comes after the actress stressed that stripping for sexy scenes in her career does not undermine her campaign to end violence against women.
Speaking on Loose Women about her raunchy new role in the series, Emily credited the show for touching on sensitive topics “brilliantly”.
It comes after Emily (pictured in September) revealed she feels “sexier than ever” following her “liberating” nude tennis scene and lingerie romp on Rivals.
The Inbetweeners star opened up about how she is embracing her curves and feels no pressure to lose weight after welcoming baby Barney in June.
She said: “I think the world needs this right now and it’s escapism.” It touches on really sensitive topics and does it brilliantly.
“It’s very unusual, a different dynamic to navigate, but it shows me that people are finally understanding that these things need to be in place.”
“Perverts have killed the fun, the Me Too movement has put all these amazing things into practice.”
She continued: ‘Actually, I’m fine with it (getting naked), you know? People think you can’t do both. (campaign for women against sexual harassment by appearing naked on television).
‘I am exactly where I should be, we have intimacy coordinators, we are all professionals.
“I’m not going to change what I’m doing, it’s my job, it’s other people who have to watch what they do.”
