Emmy Rossum spoke about dating difficulties due to nudity
26 september 2026 в 05:02
Emmy Rossum spoke about how filming nude scenes in the series «Shameless» affected her personal life. In a recent episode of the podcast «Pretty Tough», - the actress noted that due to her on-screen nudity, men she dated developed biased perceptions of her.
Rossum, who played Fiona for nine seasons of the show, provided an example from one of her dates. She recounted meeting an attractive man on a plane who invited her out. However, she said their relationship did not progress when he expressed doubts about her career, saying, «I feel like running for office and dating someone who has been so naked might be difficult for me». Rossum remarked that it was a «crazy conversation».
The actress also shared her thoughts on how public perception can impact personal relationships. She recalled her first marriage to Justin Siegel, which lasted from 2008 to 2010, and how at 21, she thought divorce was easy. Rossum revealed that they secretly married in February 2008, but their marriage became known only after Siegel filed for divorce in 2009.
After that, Rossum married Sam Esmail in 2017, and the couple welcomed two children: a daughter in May 2021 and a son in April 2023. She noted that during the year they worked on a film together, she began to view life through Esmail’s lens, which helped her realize that she was looking for someone with whom she would never stop trying to understand each other.
Rossum, who played Fiona for nine seasons of the show, provided an example from one of her dates. She recounted meeting an attractive man on a plane who invited her out. However, she said their relationship did not progress when he expressed doubts about her career, saying, «I feel like running for office and dating someone who has been so naked might be difficult for me». Rossum remarked that it was a «crazy conversation».
The actress also shared her thoughts on how public perception can impact personal relationships. She recalled her first marriage to Justin Siegel, which lasted from 2008 to 2010, and how at 21, she thought divorce was easy. Rossum revealed that they secretly married in February 2008, but their marriage became known only after Siegel filed for divorce in 2009.
After that, Rossum married Sam Esmail in 2017, and the couple welcomed two children: a daughter in May 2021 and a son in April 2023. She noted that during the year they worked on a film together, she began to view life through Esmail’s lens, which helped her realize that she was looking for someone with whom she would never stop trying to understand each other.
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