Netflix viewers around the world were shocked by a full-frontal male nude scene in the show Sex/Life.
The show is about a suburban mother-of-two who takes a fantasy-charged trip down memory lane that sets her very married present on a collision course with her wild-child past.
One of the starsof the show is Australian actor Adam Demos who has previously appeared in the ABC show Janet King, Unreal and the NZ-filmed Netflix movie Falling Inn Love.
In a rather confronting scene in the third episode of Sex/Life, Demos' character Brad Simon is shown naked in the shower. And viewers were gobsmacked by the size of … well, you know what … with fans speculating about whether or not the … well, you know what … was real.
The Aussie actor has spoken about the nudity in Sex/Life in a couple of interviews.
While chatting to Entertainment Weekly, he was asked if he was comfortable with the naked scenes.
"I was OK with it because you read the script and know what you're getting yourself into from the start, so I don't think you would sign on to a show after reading the scripts and then say no last minute," Demos said. "That doesn't mean you can't have discussions about comfort level, which they allowed us to have – and with the intimacy co-ordinator – so it felt a lot safer."
As a follow-up question, the journalist asked: "Are you anticipating a lot of talk about the shower scene?"
Demos replied: "I don't know. Maybe, maybe not. We'll see …"
Sarah Shahi and Adam Demos in Sex/Life. Photo / Supplied
Well, we can safely say there has been a lot of talk about that scene, so much so that the Sex/Life showrunner, Stacy Rukeyser, was also asked about the meaty topic during an interview.
"That's not a body double," Rukeyser told Collider. "I mean, people usually ask is it real or is it a prosthetic?"
"Yeah, that was going to be my follow-up question," the reporter said.
"Yes, yes. And I can tell you what Adam Demos says about it which is, a gentleman never tells. So, we are leaving that up to the viewer's imagination," the showrunner replied.
So there you have it, both Demos and Rukeyser have been reluctant to reveal the truth while social media users remain divided (which I guess you could describe as a 'hung jury').
