'People We Meet On Vacation's "Sexiest Sex Scene" Was Cut From The Movie

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Netflix’s movie adaptation of People We Meet on Vacation made a few big changes from Emily Henry’s 2021 novel, but one stood out the most for book lovers. The climax of Poppy and Alex’s love story sees the longtime friends finally having sex after passionately making out in the pouring rain. In the book, this moment is incredibly descriptive and super steamy. But in the movie, the sex scene doesn’t last as long as viewers expected.

Henry herself is aware of the watered-down encounter, and even confirmed that actors Emily Bader and Tom Blyth had originally filmed a much hotter version. “It was gorgeous and perfect. I mean, I feel a little bit guilty because I went and told all of my friends, ‘It’s one of the sexiest sex scenes I’ve ever seen in my life,’” Henry told Variety of the initial cut. “Like, genuinely it was like Titanic level to me. It wa...