Dame Emma Thompson hails intimacy co-ordinators after Sean Bean comments

Dame Emma Thompson said the role of intimacy co-ordinators is ‘fantastically important’ (Ian West/PA)

Dame Emma Thompson has described intimacy co-ordinators on film and TV sets as “fantastically important” after Sean Bean said they could “spoil the spontaneity” of sex scenes.

A number of actresses, including West Side Story star Rachel Zegler, have criticised Bean for his comments, which were made during an interview with The Times published last week.