Star of Normal People Paul Mescal and director Lenny Abrahamson have given the best response to multiple complaints about the show.
Listeners flocked to Liveline on Thursday afternoon, after complaints came in about the intense sex scenes in the series.
One caller compared the scenes to “like watching a porno” while others said two teenagers shouldn’t be having sex before marriage.
Lenny, who directed the series, Tweeted a photo of Joe Duffy looking stress out, writing “Poor Joe”.
Poor Joe pic.twitter.com/qh3UltW8TY
— lenny abrahamson (@lennyabrahamson) April 30, 2020
You should be ashamed…
— Paul Mescal (@mescal_paul) April 30, 2020
While Paul, who plays lead character Connell on the series, joked that he “should be ashamed” of making the sex scenes so graphic.
Some callers had even complained about Connell driving on the show, despite portraying a 17-year-old, who is legally able to hold a driver’s license.
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