Actually, Actors Enjoy Those Simulated Sex Scenes

Natalie Portman

Once considered a more conservative and reserved actress, Portman has begun taking on some steamy roles, like that romp with Mila Kunis in Black Swan. Portman has gone on record stating her scenes with Kunis helped her find her own sexual likes and dislikes”… and I am gonna need a little more info about that.

Anna Paquin

I guess when the simulated scenes are with your husband (Stephen Moyer) it changes things a little bit. Paquin has admitted that what you see in those sexy romps between her and Moyer in True Blood are a real-life glimpse into how things are off set.

Bradley Cooper

Shocker, this dude is OK with pretending to have sex with the hottest women on the planet. Sounds like a tough job. Not only is he totally down for it, he has no problem publicizing it. For his sex scene in Wet Hot American Summer, Cooper told his co-star, “what if we wear tube socks and I’ll go up on the wall and you’ll come from, behind me?” Alllllllllrighty then…

Laura Prepon

She got her start on That 70’s Show, but she has taken things to a new level with her role on Netflix’s Orange is the New Black (OITNB). As part of her OITNB role, she has engaged in quite a few lesbian love scenes with Taylor Schilling, something she admits to enjoying. I can watch these scenes in a whole new light now.

Ryan Reynolds

If you’ve been in as many sex scenes with as many babes as this guy has, you’ve gotta love what you’re doing. According to Reynolds, the most pleasurable of his love scenes was with the stunning Olivia Wilde for their move Change-Up. He says, when he removed her bra for the scene, she was wearing smiley face pasties—causing him to forget every line, not just for that scene, but for every movie he’d ever done. I’m 100% certain every man would be ok with amnesia for even a fake romp with Wilde.

Julianne Moore

If there is one Hollywood hottie who has no problem with sex scenes, it’s Moore. From Boogie Nights to The Kids are Right and the aptly named Body of Evidence, Moore has given one inspired, sweaty love scene after another. She’s so prolific in her love scenes, some have labeled her to go-to actress when you need a leading lady who’s willing to spend some time on her back.

Jesse Metcalfe

If I am being honest, I don’t know much about this dude, but apparently the ladies love him. His star began its climb while he was playing Eva Longoria’s gardener on Desperate Housewives. His star wasn’t the only thing rising, however. During a love scene with Longoria, the director interrupted so they could readjust the set. Metcalfe told the director he’d “need a minute” before he’d be able to move again.

Mindy Kaling

Not specifically one scene or show, but Kaling has been very vocal about the fact she loves filming simulated sex scenes. According to Mindy, “as any religious high schooler will tell you, simulating sex can be pretty damn enjoyable as well.” That’s not a bad point, actually.

Anne Hathaway

Another actress that got her start rather conservatively, Hathaway has begun to spice it up of late. For her love scene with Jake Gyllenhaal in Love & Other Drugs she started out quite nervous, but then decided to just “go fot it.” Her new found freedom has also led her to encourage other stars to be uninhibited in their roles. Plot twist, Gyllenhaal has actually gone on record saying he had to pretend to be aroused by Hathaway.

Jake Gyllenhaal

Speaking of Gyllenhaal, this dude is no stranger to getting horizontal for movie roles. Though he’s on record as having faked it for Love & Other Drugs with Hathaway, he’s also on record as having an “open door” policy when it comes to sex scenes. According to Jake, he makes an agreement with his co-star to “go for it” and that it’s over once the scene is. Brokeback Mountain anyone…?

Zac Efron

Shocker, dudes like sex scenes, even fake ones, with hot Hollywood women. Sometimes things can get a little awkward though. Efron, who’s admittedly always had a crush on OG babe, Heather Graham, apparently wasn’t just “simulating” his arousal for their love scene in At Any Price, even calling the scene “surreal.”

Yael Stone

Add another OITNB alumni to the list. Stone says that not only does she enjoy her simulated sex scenes, but they’re a privilege to shoot. Wow. Yael got started young too, performing her first simulated sex scene for The Farm in 2001, at the age of 15.