After 25 years, Ali Larter is still not used to filming intimate scenes, but she appreciates the new era of safe environments on set.

The Husbandman star recently opened up about working with the Paramount+ series’ “amazing” intimacy coordinator, Mam Smith, in her scenes with co-star Billy Bob Thornton, noting that she finds intimacy on set “terribly uncomfortable.”

“It’s terrible. I wouldn’t even say it’s easier when you’re 19,” Larter told Yahoo Entertainment after making her whipped cream-clad breakout performance in 1999. Varsity Blues.

“You know, right now I’ve been carrying two babies,” she said. “So I’m thinking, if you still want to see it, let’s go.”

Although she doesn’t feel like filming intimate scenes “ever gets easier,” Larter was excited about working with Smith: “She’s with us all the time.” They close the sets.”

Created by Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace, Husbandman Thornton plays Tommy Norris, oil company crisis executive, who tries to take his company to the top amid a growing boom in West Texas, which is being overrun by losers and billionaires looking to get rich quick on oil rigs.

Later stars in it Husbandmanwhich premieres on the streamer on Sunday, as Tommy’s “passionate and feisty” ex-wife Angela, who wants him back. She noted that the intimacy made sense for their dynamic.

“I just feel like this was very justified within the character, and this is who (Sheridan) wrote, so I wanted to be able to go there. And I wanted to make sure I started it,” she explained.

The actress also praised Sheridan, Thornton and director Stephen Kay for making her feel safe on set. “I love being able to play someone who is a bit provocative and can also show themselves so vulnerable and raw,” Larter added. ‘You have to hold on for dear life when you look at Angela.