Why are women FAKING THE BIG O?
Jul 19, 2022
4 minutes
WORDS: FRANCESCA WOODSTOCK.
PHOTOS: GETTY, LIONSGATE
In Dame Emma Thompson’s sensational new film, Good Luck To You, Leo Grande, she plays a widow and former teacher called Nancy who's spent her whole life feeling unsatisfied with sex.
Her character finally reaches a climax at the age of 55, and Emma has revealed her shock at discovering that 15% of women have never had an orgasm. Ever.
And according to the International Academy of Sex Research, while 95% of men usually or always orgasm during sex, only 65% of women are hitting the pinnacle of pleasure.
Emma said recently: ‘Nobody cares about women’s pleasure. Men’s pleasure has
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