Netflix star Penn Badgley’s unusual sex request

Actor Penn Badgley, star of the hit Netflix show You, reveals in a new interview he made an unorthodox demand about the show’s intimate scenes.

Penn Badgley, star of Netflix series You.

Actor Penn Badgley is showing his faithful side.

The You star spoke out about requesting “zero” sex scenes in his hit Netflix series and in explaining his reasoning, he pointed out he wanted to remain loyal to his wife, Domino Kirke.

“Fidelity in every relationship … especially in a marriage … is important to me,” Badgley revealed on the latest episode of the Podcrushed podcast.

“I asked Sera Gamble, creator of the show, ‘Can I just do no more intimacy scenes?’” he said. “This was actually a decision I had made before I took the show.”

The 36-year-old actor portrays Joe Goldberg in You, a character who Netflix describes as “a dangerously charming, intensely obsessive young man [who] goes to extreme measures to insert himself into the lives of those he is transfixed by.”

Penn Badgley has one strict rule for his starring role in You.

The show, which is now entering into its fourth season, is notorious for its steamy scenes, typically featuring Badgley.

“I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned it publicly,” he said on the podcast, “but one of the main things is, ‘Do I want to put myself back on a career path where I’m always the romantic lead?’”

Badgley, who famously played the role of Dan Humphrey in the 2007 hit teen drama series Gossip Girl, said “It’s got to the point where I don’t want to do that … so I said to Sera, like, ‘My desire would be zero [sex scenes], to go from 100 to zero.’”

Although he did not take on the role unknowingly, he understands he signed a contract and hoped for the best.

“You can’t take this aspect out of the DNA of the concept, so ‘How much less can you make it?’ was my question to them,” he explained.

Badgley says he’s trying to move away from being the romantic lead. Picture: Getty

Badgley gave listeners more behind-the-scenes detail of his conversation with the show creator and appeared surprised by her reaction to his request.

“She didn’t even bat an eye. She was really glad that I was that honest, and she was sort of almost empowered. She had a really positive response, she appreciated my directness … and that I was being reasonable and practical … they came back with a phenomenal reduction.”

Badgley has been married to Kirke, who works as a singer and a doula, since 2017. The couple share one child, two-year-old James, and Kirke also has a 14-year-old son from a previous relationship.

The fourth season of You is divided into two parts. Part one is available to stream on Netflix now, while part two is slated to be released on March 10.

This story originally appeared on Fox News and is republished here with permission.

Originally published as Netflix star Penn Badgley’s unusual sex request