Rising Hollywood stars Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney co-starred in the 2023 romantic comedy, Anyone But You. The narrative followed two people who pretend to be a perfect couple in a destination wedding in Australia. The film had many humorous moments as well as sizzling chemistry between the two good-looking actors.
In addition, Powell and Sweeney also had many seductive scenes together in which they appeared n*ked in front of the camera. Powell, whose on-screen striptease was used successfully for comedic effect as well, had the dubious distinction of being rejected by Instagram after the site pulled down a post claiming excessive n*dity on the actor’s part.
Glen Powell Was Too N*ked For Instagram’s Approval
In the romantic comedy Anyone But You, actors Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney shared a sensual chemistry together. Part of their on-screen connection involved many seductive scenes with both actors getting n*de in front of the camera. While Powell was part of a few funny segments that required him to strip down fully, this caused quite a controversy online.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the Top Gun: Maverick star elaborated on a strange turn of events in which a friend’s post promoting him and the film was pulled down from Instagram as it violated certain laws involving the exposure of one’s body.
“My buddy, Tanner, wanted to post about the movie. His posts got taken down by Instagram because it violated the laws of n*dity or whatever. And I was like, ‘Okay, when a friend’s support post of your movie gets flagged by Instagram, you’ve been too n*ked in the movie.'”
Powell though, took this backlash in his stride and stated that he was always ready to do anything that was required to make a movie better and more relatable.
Glen Powell Learnt The Art Of Being Comfortable With N*dity
One of the most difficult aspects of being on the big screen is to be completely comfortable with exposing one’s body in front of the camera. While many Hollywood stars have looked naturally at ease being n*ked, Glen Powell confessed that he had to learn on the job and develop a comfort level through experience. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the Anyone But You actor spoke of how he approached n*dity in romantic comedies.
“Over the course of my life and career, I’ve learned [to be comfortable with it]. I was the kid at the pool that didn’t want to even take his shirt off. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized that there’s a time in your life and your career where this is the moment to do those things. And as a rom-com leading man, you are supposed to get taken down as much as humanly possible.”
Powell went on to add that he was willing to play the silly, goofy leading man with a perfect body in rom-coms that required him to strip down multiple times. Having said that, the actor also stated that he would not accept getting n*de without any valid reason for his character to do so.
