Sarah Shahi Wore Prosthetic Breasts in Certain ‘Sex/Life’ Scenes

Sarah Shahi is signing up for the onscreen prosthetics conversation following Sex/Lifetime supporters formerly questioned whether or not Adam Demos utilized a single for the Netflix show’s NSFW scenes.

The actress, 43, shared a driving the scenes established image on Saturday, June 24, which showed her planning to put on prosthetic breasts in the collection.

“These have been not my boobs … it took about 3/4 hrs each individual morning for our prosthetics crew to place them on. I wore them in any sexual intercourse scene with Cooper or if I had to show boob even though breastfeeding,” she captioned the Instagram Story snap. “See?? Silicone glue right there.”

Shahi elaborated on why she employed prosthetics in some scenes — but not in some others — when she sent an Instagram information to “Not Skinny But Not Fat” podcast host Amanda Hirsch.

“For all the Cooper sexual intercourse scenes and toddler. For Brad scenes those were mine cuz it was in the earlier. Not breastfeeding boobs. Make feeling?” the Man or woman of Fascination alum, who shares son William, 13, and twins Violet and Knox, 7, with ex-partner Steve Howey, wrote even though referring to her character’s modifying overall body.

Sexual intercourse/Lifestyle, which aired from 2021 to 2023, followed suburban mom Billie (Shahi) as she commenced to concern her marriage to partner Cooper (Mike Vogel). As Billie tried to discover a lot more indicating in herself, she started to write about her previous marriage with ex-boyfriend Brad (Demos) and in the end reconnects with him.

Shahi formerly praised the exhibit for the liberating way sexual intercourse is portrayed on display screen.

“I’ve normally felt that when you have intercourse scenes in film and television — unless it’s a lesbian piece — they’re sort of depicted as a result of the male level of perspective. It’s typically the lady owning sexual intercourse the way a man needs to have sexual intercourse,” she solely advised Us Weekly in June 2021. “I assumed this was a actual opportunity to flip that on its head. Now, you have feminine sexuality represented by women on display. … I felt like this was these kinds of a assertion, to clearly show that we are these unbelievable sexual beings.”

Sex/Life went on to grow to be a pop culture strike in component simply because of Demos’ legendary shower scene. The instant, which took place in the initial season, featured Billie’s husband Cooper stalking Brad to the health and fitness center. Cooper — and the audience — subsequently caught a glimpse at Brad’s manhood when he took a put up-workout shower.

In July 2021, the show’s formal Twitter account posted the formal script web pages for the NSFW scene. “As he does so, Cooper can not enable but lower his eyes to examine out Brad’s offer — the instrument that brought his wife so a lot pleasure,” section of the script browse. “And S–T — his worst fears are verified. Cooper glances back up at Brad, sensation like far more of an underdog than at any time and guilty as hell he just checked him out.”

Demos, 38, and collection creator Stacy Rukeyser had been in the beginning imprecise when requested about his character’s famed shower moment. Previously this calendar year, the Australia indigenous verified that a prosthetic was made use of.

“Yes [it is a prosthetic]. That just makes you really feel improved. Also, to all the gentlemen out there who were concerned, it was,” Demos, who is now relationship Shahi, told The Undertaking Television in March.