Emily Atack Jokes She Was ‘Fully Clothed’ at Wimbledon After Racy Naked Tennis Scene in Rivals

Emily Atack joked that she was ‘fully clothed’ as she attended Wimbledon this week – after appearing in an iconic naked tennis scene for racy series Rivals.

The actress, 35, stripped off naked while starring as Sarah Stratton in Disney’s raucous comedy series last year, based off the 1988 novel Jilly Cooper.

The now-famous scene sees Emily’s character Sarah playing tennis with Alex Hassell’s character Rupert Campbell Black while they were both naked.

The lovers are interrupted by Agatha (Bella Maclean) and Sarah strategically covers her modesty with tennis balls, while Rupert boldly bares all in the very racy scene.

It is one of the most notable from the sexy series and was deemed as one of the most memorable TV moments of the year – even being nominated in the Memorable Moment award at the 2025 TV BAFTAs.

Emily shared her Wimbledon snaps to Instagram on Wednesday as she showed off her chic cream and black outfit.

Emily Atack joked that she was ‘fully clothed’ as she attended Wimbledon this week – after appearing in an iconic naked tennis scene for racy series Rivals

The actress, 35, stripped off naked while starring as Sarah Stratton in Disney’s raucous comedy series last year, based off the 1988 novel Jilly Cooper 

The blonde beauty then joked in her caption: ‘Fully clothed tennis this time…

‘I still can’t believe I get invited to these things. Thank you @wimbledon for a lovely day out, and thank you @pimmsgb for making the drinks look great with my outfit.’

After Emily’s nude Rivals scene aired, the comedian was forced to hit back at trolls who targeted her with ‘sexually aggressive’ attention. 

Emily shared her frustration after receiving negative comments about the nude scene and said it is her job and she is ‘playing a part’.

She told The Times: ‘I knew something like that would happen, just not this quickly. I’m at work, I’m playing a part, that scene is integral to the book. 

‘I am exactly where I need to be. 

‘I can’t control people’s sexually aggressive behaviour, but I can continue with my campaigning and fighting for women’s freedom.

‘I should be able to do a scene like this and not receive negative attention. The two should not go hand in hand.’

The now-famous scene sees Emily’s character Sarah playing tennis with Alex Hassell’s character Rupert Campbell Black while they were both naked 

The lovers are interrupted by Agatha (Bella Maclean) and Sarah strategically covers her modesty with tennis balls, while Rupert boldly bares all in the very racy scene 

Emily shared her Wimbledon snaps to Instagram on Wednesday as she showed off her chic cream and black outfit

Another of Emily’s Wimbledon snaps saw her posing with her sister Martha (left)

The blonde beauty then joked in her caption: ‘Fully clothed tennis this time… I still can’t believe I get invited to these things’  

Emily shared her frustration after receiving negative comments about the nude scene and said it is her job and she is ‘playing a part’

Emily slammed a woman for messaging her to say she should ‘expect messages’ when doing racy roles, and instead argued she shouldn’t have to quit her job because of cruel trolls.

Emily also revealed she feels ‘sexier than ever’ after her ‘liberating’ naked tennis scene and lingerie-clad romps in Rivals.

She told Hello!: ‘People keep asking me if I’m going to the gym but I’m not. 

‘I’m a mum, I’ve got rolly bits and I’m healthy, feeling sexier than ever and playing a bombshell in an amazing series.

‘In my teens all I wanted to be was a size eight or 10. Our value always depends on what size we are and it shouldn’t be that way.’ 

Speaking of the iconic nude scene, Emily reflected: ‘Of course it was nerve-racking but by the end, but by the end of the day I felt very liberated. 

‘It’s such a famous scene in the book and I wanted to get it right.’