Harry Styles was a "consent king" on the set of the new "Watermelon Sugar" music video, according to Ephrata, a model who appeared in it.
On Instagram Live, Ephrata spoke with a fellow model who appeared in the video, Aalany McMahan, about their experiences with Styles and "Watermelon Sugar," which conspicuously features much touching at a time of mass quarantine.
"The people were telling him to touch my hair and play with it, and he was like: 'Wait, wait, wait, pause — can I even touch your hair? Is that even OK?'" Ephrata said. "And I was like: 'Yeah, that's so nice. That was really sweet.'"
McMahan agreed: "He was very huge on the consent."
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"Consent king!" Ephrata said.
The model apparently returned the favor, too, as she said she was told to kiss Styles on the cheek, which can be seen in the music video, but thought she should ask for consent first as well. "They told me to kiss him, and I felt like I had to ask, too. I was like, 'Are you sure?' and he was like, 'Yes, go ahead!'"
"That's why it was so fun because everybody was so like comfortable," Ephrata added.
"It was just natural," McMahan said.
"Nothing felt like forced — people weren't stuck up on set," Ephrata said.
You can watch the full "Watermelon Sugar" music video below:
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