Alexa Demie feared losing Maddy role over nudity.

Alexa Demie has revealed she feared she'd lose her part in Euphoria if she said no to nudity and 'uncomfortable' sex scenes. 

The actress, 35, has played Maddy Perez in all three seasons of Sam Levinson's hit series, which first aired in 2019.

The latest series of show has drawn criticism from some fans over a slew of bizarre scenes, including 'unnecessary' nudity and gory moments. 

Now, Alexa has shared her thoughts on shooting nude scenes. 

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, the actress said: 'I thought that if I said no to doing them [sex scenes], then I wouldn't have the part.

'Not because anyone ever said that to me, but because I was so young and I didn't know.'

Opening up about one particular moment during filming where she felt uncomfortable during a montage of Maddy cheating on Nate Jacobs (played by Jacob Elordi), she said: 'Once I did it, I realised, 'OK, I don't love how this feels.''

Alexa explained how she said something to the production crew afterwards and everyone was really 'empathetic,' and she never had to do it again.

It comes after her co-star Sydney Sweeney's career could be at risk if she continues shooting racy scenes, experts have warned. 

There are concerns within the industry that the  star, 28, could become 'typecast', with sexualised characters becoming 'her entire brand proposition'.

The third and final series of 's Euphoria has seen Sydney's character Cassie become an  model, with divisive scenes seeing her dress up as a baby and a cat. 

Speaking to , crisis and reputation management expert Dave Quast said: 'Euphoria clearly helped establish Sydney Sweeney as a fearless performer, physically and emotionally, and that's part of why she broke through.

'The risk is that when the public conversation focuses more on the sexualised aspects of the role than on the performance, the same work that made her seem daring can start to narrow the brand'. 

'Sexuality on screen is not inherently unserious. The problem is when it becomes the dominant shorthand for the actor.

'For Sweeney, the challenge is not that she has played sexualised roles. The challenge is making sure those roles continue to read as character choices, not as the entire brand proposition.' 

Last year, Sydney starred in erotic psychological thriller The Housemaid, which saw her appear in racy scenes with co-star Brandon Sklenar.

Last month, creator Sam was called out for the 'unnecessary use' of Nazi symbols in the show.

Fans - who had been hoping for a return to the complex, gritty content of the first two series - were also critical of scenes which saw Sydney's character appear topless and suck toes.

However, episode six of season three proved that creator Sam was still out to shock and scandalise viewers with even more disturbing content.

In one disturbing scene, Faye Valentine's (played by Chloe Cherry) white supremacist drug dealer Wayne (Toby Wallace) - who has a tattoo of Othala [a Nazi symbol] on his arm - gives her a swastika tattoo on her lower back.

Creator Sam has been criticised by fans for the use of Nazi symbols in the show, as they claimed it had no relevance. A previous episode also showed Faye in a graphic sex scene with Wayne in front of a Nazi flag.

And viewers have been most appalled by how far Sydney's character, Cassie, has been willing to go, with her most X-rated scenes yet.

While shooting content for her OnlyFans, Cassie has dressed as an 'adult baby' as well as going fully nude for scenes.

Fans were also disturbed by Cassie's 'puppy play' exploits when she dressed up as a lingerie-clad dog, which led to Sam having to defend the scenes.

Sam told The Hollywood Reporter: '[Cassie] has got her dog house and her little dog ears and the nose, and that has its own humour, but what makes the scene is the fact that her housekeeper is the one filming it.

'What we wanted to always find is the other layer of absurdity that we're able to tie into it so that we're not too inside of her fantasy or illusion - the gag is to jump out, to break the wall.'

Meanwhile, Sydney told Entertainment Tonight: 'I mean, Cassie's a crazy character. She will do anything and at all costs to be famous this season, and she makes a lot of very wild and interesting choices.'

Sam previously defended the explicit nature of his work, noting during the 2023 Cannes Film Festival: 'We live in a very sexualized world. The influence of pornography is really strong in terms of the psyche of young people.'