Fifty Shades star Dakota Johnson wants to move on from sex scenes: ‘I’m ready to do other stuff’

The US actress is keen to try her hand at something a bit different
Moving on: Dakota Johnson is ready to move on from her Fifty Shades sex scenes
Jennifer Ruby26 January 2017
The Weekender

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Dakota Johnson has said that she is ‘ready to move on’ from doing sex scenes after her turn in the 50 Shades films.

The US actress, who plays Anastasia Steele in the erotic franchise, is keen to explore different types of roles in the future.

Speaking to Glamour magazine, she said: “It’s not that it has put me off entirely, but I’m ready to do other stuff.

“And maybe they will be sexy [projects], or maybe they will be the complete opposite. But I do know that I’m ready to move on.”

Talking about letting her family watch her in action, she added:

“It’s one thing if a film has one sex scene in it, but with this, a large part of the premise is the arc of their sexual relationship, and I think that’s a little inappropriate for my family to watch.”

Raunchy: Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan in Fifty Shades Darker

Johnson, 27, is about to reprise the role opposite Jamie Dornan in Fifty Shades Darker, following the box office success of the first film.

The actress admits that there are time when she regrets taking on the controversial role, saying: “It comes in waves.”

She added: “But this project is not going to be my swan song. It has put my life on a path that I didn’t plan to go down, but I do feel proud of it.

“And the films have allowed me to do so many different projects and travel so much. In the end, Fifty Shades has plopped me in a world that I really wanted to be in.”

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