Carice van Houten: Calls For More Male Nudity in Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones star Carice van Houten calls for more male nudity in the show

The Dutch actress defended nudity in the show saying it was 'part of life'

It's known for its bloody violence and risqué sex scenes, so it's no surprise that the stars of Game of Thrones are all in favour of the show's X-rated content – so long as it serves the story.

Dutch actress Carice van Houten, who plays the enigmatic Red Priestess Melisandre, has defended the amount of bare flesh in the show and called for more male nudity in the HBO series.

Asked whether there should be more male nudity, she said: "Hell yeah! Of course it has to be functional and it mostly is. But in general that's what I like about the show, not the sex per se but the nudity is part of life."

She added: "We can see machine guns but we can’t see f**king – sorry – people? I really don’t get, I have to make a point here. Who sleeps with their bra on? I mean, sorry if that’s a Dutch approach but I think we need to get used to it. It’s part of life."

Van Houten has shed her character’s flowing red robes on more than one occasion, most notably when Melisandre gave birth to a dark spirit in a cave. The actress wore little more than a bulging, prosthetic pregnant belly while going into labour.

In another scene that played out like a medieval version of 50 Shades of Grey, Melisandre bared all to seduce a young man before chaining him to bed and sticking leeches on him.

Van Houten has appeared naked in other projects including Dutch film The Happy Housewife, and while she is all for it, she said that the prospect of doing a nude scene makes her "nervous" and she tries to alleviate the tension on set in a novel way.

"I'd rather just show everyone this is the material, like very plain and clean. This is the body, your mother has them, let’s not make a big fuss out of them and then they get used to it. I don’t do it for them, I do it for me because I pick up on tension in the room and I just want people to be fine with it."

Co-star Liam Cunningham also defended the sex scenes in the show, arguing they were not demeaning to women because of the strength of the female characters.

Speaking at a press event in London, he said: "If there wasn't a hugely strong female character in this, like [Melisandre], then it would be sexist. It's just gratuitous. But some of the most dangerous characters in the show are women - there's Cersei. They are extraordinarily well-drawn."

Cunningham, who stars as Davos Seaworth in the medieval drama, has had dangerous dealings with the priestess and bore witness to the shadow baby. The pair have a tense relationship in the story and it is often a battle of wits with Melisandre usually getting the upper hand.

"I think there's a level of intelligence required by the viewer or whoever watching this and it doesn't patronise, it shows the dark side and the bright side of humanity in this.

"It's inclusive and it's not just the strong man and the women as the stay-at-home wife or she’s there to be the hostage. She's not functional. She's f**king dangerous in this show and has to be watched," he added with a laugh.

Speaking about her story strand in Season 4 van Houten said: "Stannis has a light season this year but we have a few meaty scenes. [...] Our storyline is going to move somewhere else and it's going to be interesting because it's going to collide with a world which we also know, and what's going to happen there."

Cunningham said: "One of the differences this year from reading the scripts is that, generally speaking, over the three seasons there's been a slow and gradual build up with magnificent stories up to the big episodes which is usually episode 9. It's not like that in this season. It's kicking off very early on, it's really dramatic and as opposed to the one big climax of the other season, there's going to be several. It's bigger, bolder, brassier - and I'm dying to see it as well".  

The new season will be airing in April this year.

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Model Nude In A Room Full Of Women

Hens Knights nude model reveals what it’s really like to be in the nude with a room full of women

Paris poses with hen Sherelle Edwards as the women at the party draw him in various poses.

HE works in sales by day and takes his clothes off for women at night, but Paris isn’t your average stripper. 

For a start, the nude model and topless waiter doesn’t gyrate or dance while taking off his clothes to music.

He’s also the first to admit he could “be more cut and defined” and while he can dance okay he definitely can’t “stripper dance”.

The nude model admits he still has moments of shyness.

“I guess I come under the stripper banner in that I do take my clothes off for money,” he said.

“But I’m too awkward to just start grinding up against people.”

The 30-year-old “fell into” nude modelling a few years ago when a topless waiter mate sent him a text asking if he’d get his clothes off for a hen’s party.

“I woke up one Saturday morning to this text message asking if I’d do it,” he told news.com.au

“I literally laughed and rolled over and went back to sleep.

“Then I thought ‘well what’s so bad about it? All I have to is be naked.’”

As it turns out, it was a little more difficult and awkward than he thought, especially when he turned up to his first gig and a workmate was also there working as a topless waiter.

Paris now loves what he does but admits he still gets nervous before each event as he doesn’t really know what to expect from the crowd.

Like last Saturday when he walked into a roomful of 45 screaming women.

“Usually the ladies just talk among themselves,” he said.

“But that was definitely the best reaction I’ve ever had.”

Bride-to-be Sherelle Edwards said she had no idea what her friends had in store for her when they booked her a topless waiter for her hen’s night.

“It was definitely a night to remember,” she said.

“For the first 30 minutes or so he spent his time chatting with the ladies and having fun, until he disappeared into the bedroom and came out wearing only a towel.”

Ms Edwards said no one had any idea what was ahead as pads and pencils were handed out and all the women were asked to draw while Paris modelled for them.

“He had a great personality, got on really well with everyone and was more accommodating than I thought he would be with everything my friends were throwing his way,” she said.

But as well as appreciation such as this from the female sex, the Hens Knights worker reckons there are other added benefits of taking your clothes off, including having to maintain a fit and healthy lifestyle.

He trains four times a week to maintain his body and eats well about 80 per cent of the time.

Then there’s the biggest benefit of all, being paid well for simply being naked.

Topless waiters and nude models can earn anywhere from $100-$250 per hour, depending on the job.

“It’s actually really liberating,” he said. “You literally have nothing to hide.”

“Some guys are totally comfortable with it, I still get nervous, but it’s all individual.”

But surely he must get some eyebrows when he reveals his other life?

Paris admits he does get some strange looks and questions on how he could do it but reckons on the whole most people are pretty supportive.

But while his ex-girlfriend initially didn’t like him getting naked in front of other women, she eventually understood it was part of the job.

“My close family and friends all know and no one has an issue with it,” he said.

“My mum’s fairly conservative but doesn’t have a problem and dad thinks it’s hilarious.

“There is judgment at times, some people might think how could I, or it’s stupid but I’ve got nothing to be ashamed of.”

For anyone thinking of making the move into topless waiting and nude modelling, he has this piece of advice.

“Be confident and bold and don’t be ashamed to put yourself out there,” he said.

“And try to keep an arm’s length away from the winking ones (women) as they’re more likely to grope or slap you.”

Nude modelling can be liberating as well as lucrative.

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