“You’re Very Blessed”: Cooper Koch Says He Didn’t Need A Prosthetic For ‘Monsters’ Shower Scene
Cooper Koch had some cheeky comments about his full-frontal shower moment in Netflix’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.
The 28-year-old star became the talk of the town for his portrayal of Erik Menendez in the Netflix hit, which is based on the infamous 1989 Menendez murders.
His shower scene became a hot topic on an episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.
- Cooper Koch said he didn't use a prosthetic for his shower scene in 'Monsters.'
- The 28-year-old star portrayed the role of Erik Menendez in the Netflix hit, based on the infamous 1989 Menendez murders.
- His shower scene in the show became a hot topic on 'Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.'
- He also spoke about what it was like to meet the incarcerated Menendez brothers in real life.
Cooper Koch touched upon his full-frontal shower moment during an episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
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During the Monday, October 14, episode, the 56-year-old host counted down the top 5 most iconic full-frontal on-screen moments over the years, including Mark Wahlberg’s Boogie Nights, in which he used a “prosthetic d—.”
That’s when Cooper chimed in with: “Also just to say mine was not a prosthetic.”
The 28-year-old actor played the role of Erik Menendez in Netflix’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
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“Well that was going to be my next question,” Andy quipped. “Congratulations to you, Cooper. You’re very blessed, aren’t you.”
“Well … hung,” the young star proudly said.
During their conversation, Cooper said he wasn’t afraid to film the shower scene.
The young star said he didn’t need a “prosthetic” while filming nude scenes for the Netflix hit
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“It’s not scary, I would say it’s just more uncomfortable at first and it’s very cold, especially in the shower,” he said.
What did “kind of” scare him during the filming of the show was the murder scene.
“I kind of want to say the murder scene but then I don’t know it was all super intense and scary,” he said.
“Congratulations to you, Cooper. You’re very blessed,” the host said on the show
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“Episode 5, that was probably the most,” he added. “That was the one.”
He also spoke about what it was like to meet Lyle and Erik—the two brothers who remain behind bars for the 1989 murders of their parents, José and Mary Louise ‘Kitty’ Menendez—in real life.
It was “not super intimidating,” he said about meeting them.
In the below clip, Cooper answers what the “scariest” thing was about filming a nude shower scene
“I would say just, like, more nerve-wracking, because I’ve known about them for so long and care so much about them,” he continued.
“It was just like nervous,” he added, “but then when I got there it was all great.”
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