{"id":39014,"date":"2021-06-29T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/?p=39014"},"modified":"2021-06-29T17:01:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T00:01:55","slug":"michaela-coel-dedicates-bafta-to-her-intimacy-coordinator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/michaela-coel-dedicates-bafta-to-her-intimacy-coordinator\/","title":{"rendered":"Michaela Coel Dedicates BAFTA To Her Intimacy Coordinator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/cup-1010916_1920.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32385\" width=\"309\" height=\"309\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Intimacy coordinators are all the rage for shows featuring sex scenes, which is why Michaela Coel gave a shout out to hers in her acceptance speech. 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