Emma Stone has stated why she fought to perform her first ever naked scene in Yorgos Lanthimos’ upcoming film The Favourite.

The historical dramedy has already received nominations, awards, and overwhelming critical acclaim.

Stone portrays Abigail Mashan, who is caught up in a love triangle with England’s Queen Anne, portrayed by Olivia Colman, and Sarah Jennings Churchill, played by Rachel Weisz.

The Favourite, which is filled with violence, absurd antics, and provocative language, has arrived to shatter every notion of the costume drama while offering a platform for these three performers to flourish.

Emma Stone’s first naked moment was her idea. The screenplay did not call for nudity, but Stone argued that it would enhance the sequence and stretch her character’s boundaries.

“I had the sheet up around me,” she told The Hollywood Reporter. “And as we were shooting it and we did a few takes, I said, ‘Can I please just be [naked]?’ I think it’s going to give Sarah something to look at when she sees that I’m not just under the sheet covered up. Olivia was like, ‘No, don’t do it!’ Yorgos was like, ‘Are you sure that’s what you want to do?’ And I was like, ‘Absolutely.’ I chose to do it. I was like, this makes sense to me. It’s an absolute [Stone flips the bird] to Sarah.”

Stone found doing her first naked scene powerful because it was her decision. However, she was bothered by the frequent use of the term ‘ct’ in the script. She said: “I’ve been around Brits long enough the shock has worn off, but hearing the word ‘ct’ a bunch, I was like, ‘oh my God’. It’s the most offensive word.”

The British actors evidently enjoyed using the C-word in front of Emma Stone in order to make her feel uncomfortable. According to Rachel Weisz, it’s an old English term used by “Shakespeare… or maybe Chaucer.”

Coleman laughed as he stated that “you can hear their (Americans’) sphincter tighten when that word is uttered,” before adding, “But, as a woman, I’ve got one, so I’m allowed to say it. And it’s such a wonderful combination of consonants. It’s a fantastic word. I’m told in America not to use it, but that just makes me want to say it all the time.”

‘The Favourite’ is directed by Yorgos Lantimos (‘The Lobster,’ ‘Killing of a Sacred Deer.’) It will be released in Irish theaters on January 1st, 2019.