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Emily Osment requested intimacy coordinator for Young Sheldon age gap

Actress Emily Osment requested an intimacy coordinator while filming Young Sheldon due to the age gap with her onscreen romantic partner Montana Jordan.

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Actress Emily Osment requested an intimacy coordinator on the set of the CBS television series Young Sheldon because of the age gap between her and co-star Montana Jordan, according to Hollywood Reporter TV and Variety TV. Osment joined the series in 2022 at age 30, playing the character Mandy McAllister. Jordan, who portrayed George Cooper, was 18 years old at the time. [1][2]

The details were revealed in a new behind-the-scenes oral history book titled Young Sheldon: The (Juicier-Than-Meemaw's-Brisket) Inside Story of the Hit Comedy, written by Jessica Radloff, Hollywood Reporter TV and Variety TV both reported. Osment stated in the book that while the two actors did not film sex scenes, she felt uncomfortable with the age difference and had concerns regarding his age. [1][2]

Osment is an American actress who began her career as a child performer, gaining recognition for roles in the Spy Kids film franchise and as Lilly Truscott on the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana from 2006 to 2011. [8]

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In short

  • Emily Osment requested an intimacy coordinator on the set of CBS series Young Sheldon.
  • Osment was 30 years old when she joined the series in 2022, while co-star Montana Jordan was 18.
  • The details were published in Jessica Radloff's oral history book about the series.

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  1. [1]‘Young Sheldon’ Star Emily Osment Requested Intimacy Coordinator Over Age Gap With Montana Jordan: “He Was a Baby!”Hollywood Reporter TV, 6h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]‘Young Sheldon’ Star Emily Osment Requested an Intimacy Coordinator Because of ‘Uncomfortable’ Age Gap With Montana Jordan: ‘He Was a Baby!’Variety TV, 1d ago
  3. [3]‘Young Sheldon’ Star Emily Osment Requested Intimacy Coordinator Over Age Gap With Montana Jordan: “He Was a Baby!”The Hollywood Reporter, 6h ago
  4. [4]Young Sheldon's Emily Osment addresses ‘uncomfortable’ age gap with co-starMetro.co.uk, 14h ago
  5. [5]Why Emily Osment requested an intimacy coordinator for kissing scenes with 'Young Sheldon' co-star Montana JordanPage Six, 10h ago
  6. [6]‘Young Sheldon' Star Emily Osment Reveals Why Kissing 18-Year-Old Co-Star Made Her UncomfortableYahoo Lifestyle Canada, 2h ago
  7. [7]‘Young Sheldon’ Star Emily Osment Requested an Intimacy Coordinator Because of ‘Uncomfortable’ Age Gap With Montana Jordan: ‘He Was a Baby!’Variety, 1d ago

Background

  1. [8]Emily Osment on Wikipedia
  2. [9]Yehuda Duenyas on Wikipedia
  3. [10]List of mountain passes in Montana (A–L) on Wikipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 10 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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