'The Rosie Show': Emmy Rossum Talks 'Shameless' Sex Scenes And Socks (VIDEO)

When Showtime premiered "Shameless" in January 2011, it immediately drew a lot of attention for its graphic depictions of sex and sexuality in the Gallagher family. But as the series progressed, it never shied away from that side of it storytelling and Emmy Rossum was glad of it. On "The Rosie Show" (Weeknights, 7 p.m. EST on OWN), she talked about why she thought it wasn't gratuitous.

"If we're gonna show poverty and depression and anger and joy that you get from being around your family," she explained, emphasizing the tiny house shared by these eight people. "How would people try to be together and so I think it's kind of interesting." If it didn't serve the realism of this darkly comic story they're trying to tell, she might not support it.

But that doesn't mean sex scenes aren't inherently awkward. Rosie O'Donnell talked about the sex scene she had with Julian McMahon on "Nip/Tuck" and the infamous sock male actors have to wear in those. For O'Donnell, it was like sharing the screen with "Superman," while Rossum talked about sharing her co-star Justin Chatwin's first time experiencing one of them. He was apparently concerned about concealing anything that might be construed as inappropriate.

"Rumor has it he actually filled it with sand so it would -- in case he got excited at all during -- it would hold it down," she said of Chatwin's sock.

The second season of "Shameless" premieres this Sunday, January 8 at 9 p.m. EST on Showtime. "The Rosie Show" airs every weeknight at 7 p.m. EST on OWN.

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Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/06/the-rosie-show-emmy-rossum-sex-scenes-video_n_1188343.html

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