The 'Scandal' actress admits she finds it ''hard'' to shoot intimate scenes between her screen alter ego Olivia Pope with her co-star Tony Goldwyn, who plays Fitzgerald Thomas Grant III, the married president of the Unites States, because she is being asked to do things she would normally only do with husband Nnamdi Asomugha. She said: ''They're hard to do. Sex scenes are always awkward. You're doing things that you're supposed to do with only certain people in your life. Because this is not your real partner in life, doing that is awkward. And then doing it in a room full of people is awkward.

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But after working together on the show for so long, the pair have a level of trust established in order to push past any awkwardness. Check out the video above for the full story. Scandal: Kerry Washington on sexy scenes with Tony Goldwyn. Save FB Tweet ellipsis More. Image zoom.