Anna Friel strips NAKED for racy lesbian scene in The Girlfriend Experience season 2
ANNA FRIEL'S new role in The Girlfriend Experience sees the actress strip off for an extremely raunchy lesbian sex scene.
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The Starz political drama, inspired by director Steven Soderbergh's original film, follows a young attorney-in-training leading a secret life as a high-end escort in Washington DC.
Now, a racy scene in season two's latest offering sees Anna, 41, enjoying a steamy romp as corporate executive Erica with girlfriend Anna Carr (played by Louisa Krause).
Both completely naked and lounging on a bed, the pair embrace in a passionate kiss before starting to fondle each other's bare breasts.
The intense moment sees Erica closing her eyes in ecstasy as Anna then props herself up and slips her hand between her lover's legs.
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The Girlfriend Experience: Anna's character Erica embarks on a relationship with Anna Carr
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I've never really had an issue with nudity as long as I didn't ever feel like I was made to do it or thought that it was salacious
But despite the strong feelings between the women, Erica struggles to climax and the couple end up sharing some provocative words with each other.
She manages to overcome her apprehension later in the episode however, before making the huge decision to go public with their relationship.
The six-minute sex scene is nothing new for the radical series, which explores the nuances of prostitution and the female perspective, but the new role is a first for the English actress.
The erotic romp comes 23 years after Anna's last foray into homosexual roles, when she broke ground by taking part in the first ever lesbian kiss to be screened on pre-watershed television in Britain.
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Former northern soap Brookside saw Anna embarking on the monumental moment aged just 17-years-old.
Speaking to US Metro, Anna confessed she wanted fans to go behind the x-rated images to understand the true importance of the moment.
"We’ve got to concentrate on it as a piece of work," she said. "I've never really had an issue with nudity as long as I didn't ever feel like I was made to do it or thought that it was salacious.
"But if you're dealing with something where you know that sex is going to be involved, it's something that we really shouldn't shy away from."