India, Nov. 16 -- Florence Pugh jumped into the debate around the need for intimacy coordinators on films. The Thunderbolts* star is the latest to comment on the matter after celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Lawrence recently said they did not feel the need to use the intimacy coordinators that were hired on their sets as they trusted their co-stars to be professional, Variety reported.

Pugh did not tiptoe around the topic when she sat down for The Louis Theroux Podcast on November 11.

Pugh said she understands what intimacy coordinators aim to do. She described the role as a safety net, not another layer of stress. "It's not to get in the way, it's not to confuse, it's not to make things more complicated or make things mor...