Sharon Horgan may be the one in control of her on-screen character’s fate, as she generally writes the shows she stars in, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t have a few regrets.
The Meath woman revealed she majorly regrets writing herself into romantic scenes, admitting that she dreads having to be physical with other actors, especially when she doesn’t know them very well.
The revelation comes as a surprise, as Sharon’s comedy series Youth sees her character, Alex, get involved in multiple romance and unvarnished sex scenes.
The Bad Sisters creator made the confession on Late Night with Seth Meyers. Seth pointed out that not only does Sharon ‘put herself out there in real life’, but she also does on the show.
‘I think I must forget when I’m writing it. There’s so much regret, honestly. Mainly for anything that’s a sex scene or even a kissing scene,’ Sharon laughed.
‘Anything that involves being physical with another actor that you don’t know very well, you kind of show up on set, and you’re like, “what was I thinking.”‘
Sharon also opened up about ageing, showcased by her on-screen character.
‘I did see a little bit of myself in your character on the show because it’s about ageing and your character has a sudden onset of lockjaw,’ Seth joked.
He added: ‘I’ve reached the age where I just have things suddenly go wrong.’
The 56-year-old was quick to school the late-night host, saying: ‘I mean, it is also worse if you’re a woman. It’s a really tricky time watching your body fall apart.’
Youth follows Alex, a 50-year-old divorced literary agent navigating being middle-aged.
Dubbed a ‘sandwich generation’ comedy, she juggles her career and seeking love, while caring for her aging parents and her 18-year-old son, Ruarí, played by Aran Murphy.
