‘House Of The Dragon’ Intimacy Coordinator Miriam Lucia On The Show’s Most Challenging Moments, Dealing With Suspicion On Sets & Sean Bean’s Comments About Sex Scenes

Amanda Holden ditched her high heels for walking boots as she took on the challenges of Scotland's highest mountain early this morning (Friday).

Davina McCall has expressed her concern for Amanda Holden as she shares updates from her incredible charity challenge. The Britain's Got Talent judge is currently battling the elements in a bid to complete the Three Peaks Challenge in 24 hours.

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City is back for Season 3 and Bravo has just released their taglines. Ahead of the second episode of the series airing, the network revealed each of the phrases the housewives say during the opening sequence of the show.

Meredith Marks doesn’t seem to be letting Lisa Barlow off the hook.

Charlotte Dawson turned 30 and made the most of her “chuffin” birthday with plenty of celebrations for the big day.The former Ex On The Beach star took to social media to share the adorable ways her family came out to celebrate the new chapter in her life. She began her big day at home with an all-white themed party that saw the reality star stun in an extravagant silk pyjama set with matching stilettos and a hat embellished with her age.

While Val Chmerkovskiy and the rest of the Dancing With the Stars couples compete for judges’ scores weekly, the esteemed panel has become somewhat notorious when it comes to articulating what they’re looking for.

There is a tragic update on the horrific incident involving the 3-year-old Illinois boy whose aunt allegedly threw him into Lake Michigan.

Kate Aurthur editor The cold open of the Sept. 28 Season 3 premiere of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” featured at the bottom of this post harks back to a more innocent time for the Bravo cast members — before it then reveals how their lives and friendships have exploded during the show’s run. The scene begins in December 2019 with the first confessionals the women filmed for the show’s freshman season, as they introduce themselves, and present their relationships to other cast members. Jen Shah — who in July of this year pleaded guilty to criminal fraud charges, and will be sentenced (likely to prison) in November — attempts to explain her job, which she calls “direct response marketing.” As the audience now knows, Shah was in fact — as she’s now admitted — a high-up figure in a telemarketing scheme that defrauded tons of (often elderly) people. She was arrested during the filming of Season 2, practically on camera. And as Shah protested her innocence, the second season made much hay of her legal issues.

Emily Carey and Milly Alcock kicked off the first season of House of The Dragon as Alicent and Rhaenyra, and after just appearing in a handful of episodes.

British actress Ophelia Lovibond, who stars in HBO comedy Minx, says the idea of working without intimacy coordinators on set these days is “unthinkable.” 

Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary were back on our screens today as they returned to This Morning hosting duties - and people were gushing over Alison's glamorous look.The 47 year old looked incredible as she showed off her recent weight loss in a black top and trousers with a leopard print shirt thrown over the top to jazz it up. Her dark hair was styled into a sleek bob with a side fringe and her makeup was applied to perfection with a bronzed smoky eye, extra lashes and a slick of gloss on her lips to finish off the look.

The highly anticipated rom-com ‘Shotgun Wedding’ starring Jennifer Lopez, Lenny Kravitz, Jennifer Coolidge and Josh Duhamel, will be available on Prime Video January 27, 2023. And while we wait, the first images from the star-studded film have been revealed.Produced by Ryan Reynolds, Lopez and Duhamel will appear on screen portraying a couple in a very complex relationship, after their wedding day turns into a chaotic adventure, involving criminals and a hostage situation.One of the photos shows Jennifer in a wedding gown and Josh in a suit, fighting in the middle of a tropical setting and trying to escape each other.

House Of The Dragon intimacy coordinator Miriam Lucia has addressed Sean Bean‘s comments about on-set protocol for sex scenes.Last month, Bean was met with widespread criticism after he suggested that intimacy coordinators “spoil the spontaneity” of sex scenes.Now, in an interview with Deadline, Lucia has opened up about her experience working as a coordinator on the new Game Of Thrones spin-off, highlighting the importance of her role in the wake of Bean’s comments.Addressing a scene in which Alicent Hightower (played by a then 18-year-old Emily Carey) is made to sleep with her much older husband King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine), Lucia spoke of the necessity of having an intimacy coordinator on set.“She [Carey] basically said she was very frightened ahead of that scene, and that without an intimacy coordinator she wouldn’t have known how to handle it,” she said.“It was good to hear that following on from Sean Bean’s comments about how intimacy coordinators ruin spontaneity. But I get why he said that, because he doesn’t have the same experience of it, and because this is a new function on sets.”Lucia went on to explain her role in greater detail, saying: “People don’t really know what it is that we do.

Here’s one more For Your Consideration piece before you turn your focus to Oscar season: the best and worst moments from the 2022 Emmys. Would you consider Cheryl Lee Ralph’s time on stage one of the highlights of the night? Were you as puzzled as we were when Lizzo called Ted Lasso’s Brett Goldstein a really big girl? And where the heck was Marcia Brady?