Skins star April Pearson 'reveals she is "still dealing" with effects of filming nude scenes' at seventeen on the raunchy E4 drama - after admitting to not feeling protected on set

Skins star April Pearson has reportedly revealed that she is 'still dealing' with the effects of filming nude scenes on the raunchy teen drama. 

The actress, 35, played Michelle in the E4 series, which followed the hedonistic lives of a group of Bristol-based sixth formers, for two series between 2007 and 2008, alongside the likes of Nicholas Hoult and Dev Patel. 

April, who was 17 at the time of filming, has previously been candid about experiences behind the scenes and admitted to 'not feeling protected' on the set.

But now according to The Sun April said she was still coming to terms with certain scenes filmed describing that time in her life as 'weird' and 'not all the time pleasant'.

The publication reports that during a TikTok Q&A with fans one asked: 'Did you guys actually have to get naked in Skins? If so, weren't you uncomfortable'.

Skins star April Pearson, 35, has reportedly revealed that she is 'still dealing' with the effects of filming nude scenes on the raunchy teen drama.

The actress played Michelle in the E4 series, which followed the hedonistic lives of a group of Bristol-based sixth formers, for two series between 2007 and 2008 (pictured on the show)

April, who was 17 at the time of filming, has previously been candid about experiences behind the scenes and admitted to 'not feeling protected' on the set 

She replied bluntly ' Yes and Yes' before going on to say: 'It was very weird and erm, not all the time pleasant. Still dealing with it'.

MailOnline have contacted E4 for comment. 

April previously spoke bout her time on the show on her podcast Are You Michelle From Skins? saying: 'At the time you're young and you don't know any better'.

'You don't really know what to say, to speak out, is this okay… And as with a lot of victims of trauma, you look back at it and think: 'Yeah, that was f***ed up.''

She went on: 'There's a difference between being officially old enough and mentally old enough. I was having this conversation with my husband and I was saying I do feel like I was too young, I feel like I wasn't protected.'

April was joined for the chat by Laya Lewis, who played Liv Malone in seasons five and six, and had similar experiences.  

Laya was 18 when she first starred in the show, and claimed this meant she had more sex scenes than her other cast members.

She reflected: 'I do think fair enough, we are actors and we are acting, but I think if you want to pluck children out of the street, which is essentially what they were doing to have this authentic onscreen thing going on, there needs to be a bit more help.

But now according to reports April said she was still coming to terms with certain scenes filmed describing that time in her life as 'weird' and 'not all the time pleasant' 

April previously spoke bout her time on the show on her podcast Are You Michelle From Skins? saying: 'At the time you're young and you don't know any better' (pictured April and Mike Bailey)

Meanwhile Laya Lewis (R) was 18 when she first starred in the show, and claimed this meant she had more sex scenes than her other cast members

'Talk through things, it was just a bit much to be bang, day one, here you are.'

The two actresses continued to claim that other cast members have 'felt the same' following the show ending and said that things have changed since Skins aired.

April told her fellow Skins alum: 'Laya, you're not the first person to have said you've carried some negativity from that experience

'We're talking seven series of the same show and everyone feeling the same, certainly the women and some of the men I have spoken to feel the same.

'Nowadays you have an intimacy co-ordinator as a standard for nude, intimate scenes and that just simply wasn't a thing.'

Most recently, Kaya Scodelario, who played Effy Stonem, claimed there was no safeguarding for her as teen while filming Skins and there was nobody to 'check they [the cast] were okay'.

Speaking on the Dish podcast with Nick Grimshaw and Angela Harnett, Kaya said: 'Back then there wasn't the same amount of safeguarding with young actors, there wasn't anyone checking if we were okay.'

Sex scenes were filmed without intimacy coordinators and there was no such thing as aftercare.

Most recently, Kaya Scodelario, who played Effy Stonem, claimed there was no safeguarding for her as teen while filming Skins and there was nobody to 'check they [the cast] were okay' (pictured on the show)

Last year, series one and two star Nicholas  (pictured) admitted he's never an episode of his cult hit show Skins, and he doesn't plan to anytime soon 

Meanwhile Last year, series one and two star Nicholas admitted he's never seen an episode of his cult hit show Skins, and he doesn't plan to anytime soon.

The actor played Tony Stonem, the central character to series one and two, and he claimed that he believes it would be 'too painful' for him to watch the show.

Speaking on Hits Radio Breakfast, told Tom Green: 'I've never watched it. Maybe at some point, I think it would be too painful for me to watch.

'I don't enjoy watching myself. I feel like, I don't know, I shrink away from this. Maybe when I'm like 80? If I make it to 80...'

Since cast members have spoken out, the writers issued a statement, which read: 'We're deeply and unambiguously sorry that any cast member was made to feel uncomfortable or inadequately respected in their work during their time on Skins. We're committed to continually evolving safe, trustworthy and enjoyable working conditions for everyone who works in the TV industry.'

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