Heated Rivalry Stars on Playful Honest Set Behind Spicy Scenes

While Williams and Storrie proved to have easy chemistry, they also stressed how much work it is to really nail down the choreography of sex scenes, which, in Heated Rivalry, are longer than what we see in most shows. The actors also frequently looked to Tierney and intimacy coordinator Chala Hunter for reminders on character development in each sex scene.

"There's so much choreography that goes into it, just the way that you film that, the amount of nudity that's in it, the way they have to angle around it. There's so much choreography, and there's so much rehearsal that ... I'm really focused on that a lot of the time," Storrie said. "And it was really great to have Chala and Jacob on the sidelines doing a taping, doing a rehearsal, and them being like, 'OK, let's remember who, what, when, where we are right now."

"So I really just have to thank them for kind of keeping me in check and being like, OK remember, this is at this moment of tenderness, or this is at this moment of discomfort, and how does that lead into the intimacy."

But none of this could have been executed so effectively if Tierney hadn't established an environment where the actors and the crew felt safe and supported. And Williams highlighted that being on set was always "fun."

"I have to just give props to both Chala and Jacob and Brendan [Brady], our producer. They foster this very playful, fun and accepting set," Williams said. "Oftentimes, I feel like maybe my behaviour, ... I can get up to antics, and I can be a little unfocused, possibly, is the word, or it might come across that way."

"But that was never disciplined, or it was completely allowed, because I think that just helped me as a performer to kind of come into these spaces in a more playful mood."