Claire Foy says filming sex scenes as a woman is the ‘grimmest thing you can do’

'You can’t help but feel exploited.'
Claire Foy says filming sex scenes as a woman is the ‘grimmest thing you can do’

Claire Foy as Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll, in A Very British Scandal (BBC/PA)

Claire Foy has said filming sex scenes makes her feel “exposed” and “exploited”.

The 37-year-old actress stars in A Very British Scandal, about the Duchess of Argyll’s high-profile divorce in the 1960s, which featured explicit photographs and regularly made the front pages of newspapers.

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