Jameela Jamil reveals why she bowed out of 'You' auditions

Jameela Jamil has revealed that her refusal to do intimate scenes forced her to pull from Netflix's You season four auditions.

Appearing on Stitcher Studios' Podcrushed podcast, the 37-year-old told Penn Badgley, star of You, "I don't do sex scenes. In fact, I was supposed to audition for the most recent season of your show."

"My character was supposed to be quite sexy, and I pulled out of the audition, because I am so shy about anything sexy that I can't," she added.

"And then you came out and were like, 'Yeah, I'm not doing sex scenes anymore," Jameel pointed to the 36-year-old demand for no explicit scenes.

"And I was like, 'I didn't even know that was a boundary that we could draw. But then I was like, I should have gone and done the show."

"I can't even watch sex scenes in films... Even on my own, I have to fast forward through sex scenes because I've become so shy about watching other people," Jameela added.

She explained: "It's not a shame. I feel there's an awkwardness around it."