Chlöe Bailey is responding to among the backlash she got for her intimate sex scene in the brand new Amazon Prime Video series, “Swarm.”
In the course of the series premiere, the actress, who plays character Marissa Jackson, has an explicit scene with actor Damson Idris, who plays her boyfriend, Khalid.
After the premiere, some fans on Twitter weren’t too completely satisfied about it– but in a latest interview with ET Canada, Bailey admitted that she laughed off the criticism.
“I used to be laughing about it,” Bailey told the outlet.
She continued, explaining that she was happy with the show and her performance.
“I’m really happy with my performance in that show and being on set with such incredible actors like Damson [Idris] and Dominique [Fishback] and being directed by Donald Glover and being on set with the likes of Malia Obama and Janine [Nabers] and everybody,” she said.
The actress also added that she had an excellent experience while filming the series, as she learned a lot in regards to the craft.
“I learned a lot being on that set,” she said. “I also learned that it’s okay to be imperfect as an actor because that’s where the realness lies.”
“We’re not presupposed to play like this perfectly built human being, because that doesn’t exist in the actual world. So after I let that go, acting became a good deeper love for me.”
Some fans had flocked to Twitter to debate their dislike for the scene, calling the NSFW moment “unnecessary” and “uncomfortable.“
The racy clip also brings in actress Dominique Fishback, who plays Dre, the sister of Bailey’s character, Marissa.
Dre involves the door of their bedroom and watches what’s happening, when Idris’ character, Khalid, sees her and offers her a wink. He then continues to have sex with Marissa.
The brand new series, “Swarm,” relies on a rumor a few woman who allegedly committed suicide after listening to Beyoncé’s 2016 album “Lemonade,” in accordance with Vulture.
It was created by Donald Glover and Janine Nabers, and likewise stars celebrities like Billie Eilish and Paris Jackson.
At this 12 months’s South by Southwest festival, Bailey spoke more about filming and said that Idris made her feel “comfortable.”
“As open and liberal as I’m about my body, I used to be very scared because I haven’t had that many partners,” she said while in conversation with Deadline.
She said about Idris, “I’m not like that — like that sexual and open. Damson made it really comfortable. You already know, there have been limited people on set; it was a closed set.”
A second season of “Swarm” has yet to be confirmed, in accordance with Elle.
Bailey will play the foremost role of an aspiring musician within the upcoming Peacock series, “Praise This,” which comes out on April 7.
