Normal People viewers are left red-faced following the raunchiest episode yet with full-frontal nudity from both Marianne and Connell
Normal People viewers were left red-faced following the latest instalment of the hit BBC show after it aired it’s most full-frontal sex scene yet.
Many fans of the adaptation of Sally Rooney’s bestselling novel questioned why they were watching the racy show with their parents following the intense scene.
The episode shows both Daisy Edgar-Jones [Marianne Sheridan] and Paul Mescal [Connell Waldron] completely naked at different points.
Omg! Normal People viewers were left red-faced following the latest instalment of the hit BBC show after it aired it’s most full-frontal sex scene yet
The tale follows Connell and Marianne who viewers first meet as high school students and then ups and downs of their turbulent relationship.
During Monday night’s episode, the star-crossed lovers reconnected after crossing paths again during their time at Trinity University in Dublin.
Connell is entirely naked during a scene where they having finished making love while Marianne appears nude while posing for an intimate photograph.
Passionate: Many fans of the adaptation of Sally Rooney’s bestselling novel questioned why they were watching the racy show with their parents following the intense scene
Shocked viewers took to Twitter to express their feelings after watching the passionate scene, with one writing: ‘Even though I read the book over the weekend I still wasn’t fully prepared for these sex scenes #NormalPeople.’
Another person said: ‘Watching Normal People on BBC1 and *that* sex scene came on just as my dad walked into the room #awkward.’
In the same vein, another said: ‘Good lord how many more Normal People sex scenes am I going to have to watch with my mother?’
Candid: The episode shows both Daisy Edgar-Jones [Marianne Sheridan] and Paul Mescal [Connell Waldron] completely naked at different points
Intimate: Connell is entirely naked during a scene where they having finished making love while Marianne appears nude while posing for an intimate photograph (pictured)
One person joked about the Irish bishop who has petitioned to have the scenes banned from viewing in the country, and said:
‘Well, the bishop was right about that full frontal nudity. Nothing a cold shower and a trip to the confession box wouldn’t, solve though #NormalPeople.’
However one user’s parents encouraged their child to watch: ‘My parents craic me up. They just watched this weeks’ episode of #NormalPeople on BBC & said this weeks (controversial episode) is just super & told me I should watch it…
(I said raunchy episode) yeah they said the episode with lots of nudity & sex it’s great with great acting.’
Reaction: Shocked viewers took to Twitter to express their feelings after watching the passionate scene, with one writing: ‘Even though I read the book over the weekend I still wasn’t fully prepared for these sex scenes #NormalPeople’
Normal People has become the network’s sauciest show, thanks to its eye-watering number of sex scenes.
The corporation’s past shows Versailles and Wanderlust held the record for being the raunchiest series to date, until the current hit show landed on TV screens.
Normal People – which is shown on BBC Three – features over 41 minutes of amorous action across its 12 episodes.
Raunchy! Normal People has become the network’s sauciest show, thanks to its eye-watering number of sex scenes
Calculated by The Sun, the publication categorises these scenes as ‘sex, kissing or foreplay’, claiming that 12 percent of the show features these.
The second episode of the show features 11 minutes of sex between stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal.
The 12-part drama, based on Sally Rooney’s bestselling novel about the turbulent relationship between working-class Connell and well-heeled Marianne, has been praised for its unflinching take on sexuality.
The series has been downloaded over 23 million times.
A source said: ‘The writers wanted to stay true to the book and that featured a lot of sex. They didn’t want to portray it gratuitously though, and an intimacy coach was used to ensure the cast were happy at all times.
‘But there’s no denying there’s a lot of nakedness and lots of sex — it’s probably not one to watch with the parents!’
Heart-throb Mescal has recently revealed that he had to overcome crippling stage fright before he was able to follow the career which is now making his name.
‘I had this affliction, whenever I’d get nervous, that I would stand really straight and sort of lock my knees,’ the Irishman revealed. ‘But because the shake seemed to be coming from my knees… my whole body would start to vibrate.
Sexy: Normal People – which is shown on BBC Three – features over 41 minutes of amorous action across its 12 episodes
Overtook: The corporation’s past shows [L-R] Versailles and Wanderlust held the record for being the raunchiest series to date, until the current hit show landed on TV screens
‘That would stop when I’d sing in front of three or four people after a time and I thought I had got over it.
‘Unfortunately, I got a rude awakening when I went out on stage in front of 600, 700 people and it came back with a vengeance.’
Despite his reluctance to face the crowds, he was quickly bitten by the acting bug.
‘It is a very sexy thing at 16 to be able to express the things that these characters are feeling,’ he told the Irishman Abroad podcast. ‘Getting to do that [at school] on stage I found incredibly intoxicating and then, coming out and bowing at the end and hearing a roar from the people in your community like they are at a Rolling Stones concert… I remember coming home and [thinking] I adored that.’
Love affair: The 12-part drama has been praised for its unflinching take on sexuality
He studied at the Lir Academy drama school in Dublin, and three years ago he was cast as the lead in a stage production of The Great Gatsby. Several other theatre jobs followed, although Normal People is his first TV role.
It is set to make Paul a star both sides of the Atlantic, as it is also being carried on the American streaming service Hulu.
Social media is humming with positive comments about his acting and looks, with some fans tipping him as a future James Bond.
Such is the success of the show that a cheap Argos chain Connell wears around his neck has acquired its own Instagram page – with 60,000 followers.
Watch Normal People on BBC Three, or on Stan in Australia.
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