Amber Riley, who starred as Mercedes in “Glee,” revealed on the “And That’s What You Actually Missed” podcast that she refused to movie a intercourse scene with Chord Overstreet’s character Sam.

“I advised [‘Glee’ co-creator] Brad [Falchuk], ‘Completely not,’” Riley shared along with her former co-stars and podcast hosts Jenna Ushkowitz and Kevin McHale. “He gave me the blue pages or no matter. It was written. I stated, ‘No.’”

Riley stated there was a deliberate “full-blown” intercourse scene the place Mercedes loses her virginity to her boyfriend, Sam. After Riley rejected the thought, Falchuk pitched a extra toned down angle for the scene.

“He stated, ‘Effectively what if we simply, you already know, have you ever guys maintain arms and stroll to the room after which like shut the door,’” she stated. “And I was simply like, ‘No, I’m not doing it.’”

Riley continued, “I don’t inform y’all, no. I don’t struggle on something. … This, it might’ve been so awkward, and I really feel prefer it would’ve learn awkward.”

Riley additionally thought that the intercourse storyline for Mercedes, who was a religious Christian and even declared at one level that she was saving herself for marriage, was not one thing “my character would’ve finished.” 

“I imply, I grew up the church lady. It simply wouldn’t occur. Like, not at that age, you already know what I’m saying? Not that simply,” Riley defined. “After which being pressured and all that form of stuff, and doing it for another person when it’s not likely what you actually imagine, the message that I felt that that will’ve despatched to younger ladies wouldn’t have been nice.”

Mercedes and Sam had an on-and-off relationship that started within the Season 2 finale of “Glee.” They finally determined within the fifth season that they need to simply stay buddies.