Brittany Snow Says Hollywood Has An Unspoken Rule For Women In Sex Scenes As She Reflects On Filming NSFW Hunting Wives Moment

Brittany Snow said sex scenes have catered to the male gaze for far too long, and her latest show pushes back against that

Hollywood actor Brittany Snow has opened up about what she calls an “unspoken rule” that the industry quietly applies to women who take part in sex scenes, sharing her thoughts after filming a bold NSFW moment for her new Netflix thriller.

The 39-year-old Hairspray star spoke candidly about the double standards she has witnessed throughout her career during an in-depth appearance on the Las Culturistas podcast. She also talked about her steamy scene with Malin Akerman on The Hunting Wives, which has become one of the show’s most talked-about moments.

According to Snow, the scene defied long-standing expectations in Hollywood, where nudity and sexual storylines are often reserved for much younger women. She said the series intentionally flips that norm by leaning into the female gaze instead of the male gaze typically seen on screen.

She explained: “Hollywood wants to kind of disregard women after the age of 32 for sex scenes, specifically nudity and things that are sort of like women coming into their own sexual, like, prowess.”

The Pitch Perfect star said The Hunting Wives goes in the opposite direction and shows a woman’s sexual confidence growing with age instead of fading from the spotlight.

“I think that this was just like, ‘No, we’re going to still have this be very prevalent in a woman’s life, even after she’s of a Hollywood age,'” Snow told the podcast.

Brittany Snow opened up about filming intimate scenes for The Hunting WivesJC Olivera/Variety via Getty Images

In the Netflix series, which drew five million viewers during its first week, Snow plays Sophie, a woman who relocates from a busy city to a small Texas town in search of a quieter life.

There, she meets the magnetic and unpredictable socialite Margo, played by Akerman, and the two quickly form a complicated and intense connection that blurs emotional and romantic boundaries.

But the story takes a dark turn when a teenage girl is found dead in the nearby woods, setting off a chain of events that pulls Sophie deeper into a world of secrets, obsession, and danger.

Speaking to hosts Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, Snow explained how she and Akerman approached the scene between two women who are well past the age Hollywood usually highlights for intimate storylines.

“I do think from the very beginning, there was a very clear understanding of what we were making in terms of the women that were on the show, what kind of women we were going to be — that were not 20 years old and were having these sex scenes,” she told them.

“We’re in our late 30s, 40s, and we’re going to be powerful, and this is for the woman gaze, and we’re going to go for it.”

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“That was never a question. We were never shy about, ‘Oh, I wonder if this is going to be too much.'”

“We knew going into it, and we signed up for that,” Snow added. “And I think that that’s something that we’re proud of.”

She later shared in a separate interview that working with Akerman was a refreshing experience, especially compared to the challenges she has faced with some male co-stars during intimate scenes.

“I’ve found a lot of men in sex scenes are really, really focused on themselves and how they look and if their abs are looking great and not necessarily thinking about your experience,” she told SELF Magazine.

“And with Malin, it was so collaborative in terms of like, ‘Are you OK? Do you want me to do this? Is this OK if I put my hand here?’ Just so much care was taken, which felt really nice.”

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