Skins star April Pearson has reportedly revealed she is “still dealing” with the effects of filming nude scenes in the raunchy teen drama.
The actress, 35, played Michelle in the E4 series, which followed the hedonistic lives of a group of Bristol-based sixth formers, for two series between 2007 and 2008, alongside the likes of Nicholas Hoult and Dev Patel. .
April, who was 17 at the time of filming, previously opened up about behind-the-scenes experiences and admitted to “not feeling protected” on set.
But now according to the sun April said she was still coming to terms with certain filmed scenes that described that time in her life as “strange” and “not always pleasant.”
The publication reports that during a TikTok Q&A with fans, one asked, ‘Did they really have to get naked with Skins?’ If so, didn’t you feel uncomfortable?
Skins star April Pearson, 35, has revealed she is “still dealing” with the effects of filming nude scenes in the raunchy teen drama.
The actress played Michelle in the E4 series, which followed the hedonistic lives of a group of Bristol-based sixth formers, over two series between 2007 and 2008 (pictured in the programme).
April, who was 17 at the time of filming, previously opened up about behind-the-scenes experiences and admitted to “not feeling protected” on set.
She responded bluntly: “Yes and yes” before continuing: “It was very strange and, uh, not always pleasant.” “I’m still dealing with it.”
MailOnline has contacted E4 for comment.
April previously talked about her time on the show on her podcast. Are you Michelle from Skins? saying, ‘At that time you are young and you don’t know any better.’
“You don’t really know what to say, what to say, okay… And like a lot of trauma victims, you look back and you’re like, ‘Yeah, that was shit.'” ‘
He continued: ‘There’s a difference between being officially old enough and mentally old enough. I was having this conversation with my husband and I was saying, “I feel too young, I feel like I’m not protected.”
April was joined in the chat by Laya Lewis, who played Liv Malone in seasons five and six, and had similar experiences.
Laya was 18 when she first starred on the show and claimed that this meant she had more sex scenes than the other cast members.
She reflected: “I think it’s fair, we’re actors and we act, but I think if you want to get kids off the streets, which is essentially what they were doing to make this happen on screen, you need to be a little more helpful.” .
But now April reportedly said she was still coming to terms with certain filmed scenes that described that time in her life as “strange” and “not always pleasant.”
April previously spoke about her time on the show on her podcast Are You Michelle From Skins? saying: ‘At that point you’re young and you don’t know any better’ (pictured April and Mike Bailey)
Meanwhile, Laya Lewis (right) was 18 when she first starred on the show and claimed this meant she had more sex scenes than the other cast members.
“Speaking of things, it was too much to be bang, the first day, here you are.”
The two actresses went on to claim that other cast members “felt the same way” after the show ended and said things have changed since Skins aired.
April told her Skins co-star: “Laya, you’re not the first person to say you carry some negativity from that experience.”
‘We’re talking about seven series of the same show and everyone feels the same, certainly the women and some of the men I’ve spoken to feel the same.
“Nowadays you have an intimacy coordinator as standard for intimate and nude scenes and that just didn’t exist.”
More recently, Kaya Scodelario, who played Effy Stonem, claimed that there was no protection for her as a teenager while filming Skins and that there was no one to “check that they (the cast) were okay.”
Talking about the Dish Podcast With Nick Grimshaw and Angela Harnett, Kaya said: “Back then there wasn’t the same protection with young actors, there was no one to check if we were okay.”
The sex scenes were filmed without intimacy coordinators and there was no aftercare.
More recently, Kaya Scodelario, who played Effy Stonem, claimed that there was no protection for her as a teenager while filming Skins and that there was no one to “check that they (the cast) were okay” (pictured from the show) .
Last year, series one and two star Nicholas (pictured) admitted he never appears in an episode of his cult hit show Skins – and has no plans to do so anytime soon.
Meanwhile, last year, series one and two star Nicholas admitted he had never watched an episode of his cult hit show Skins – and doesn’t plan to do so anytime soon.
The actor played Tony Stonem, the central character of series one and two, and said he believes it would be “too painful” for him to watch the show.
Speaking on Hits Radio Breakfast, Tom Green told him: ‘I’ve never seen it. Maybe at some point I think it would be too painful for me to watch.
‘I don’t enjoy looking at myself. I feel like, I don’t know, I’m walking away from this. Maybe when I’m 80? If I reach 80…’
Since the cast members spoke out, the writers issued a statement saying, “We deeply and unequivocally regret that any cast member felt uncomfortable or insufficiently respected in their work during their time on Skins.” “We are committed to continually developing safe, reliable and enjoyable working conditions for everyone who works in the television industry.”
