Cooper Koch is coming clean about that nude scene in “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.”
Koch, who portrays real-life convicted murderer Erik Menendez on the Netflix crime drama, confirmed on “Watch What Happens Live” that he is, in fact, baring all in a much-buzzed-about shower sequence in the series’ third episode.
“Just to say, mine was not a prosthetic,” Koch told host Andy Cohen during a discussion of the most iconic full-frontal nude scenes on film.
After Cohen complimented him on his, um, appearance in the scene, the actor quipped: “Well-hung!”
Elsewhere in his “Watch What Happens Live” interview, Koch offered more select details about the scene.
“It’s not scary. I’d say it’s more uncomfortable at first,” he said, when asked if he was nervous about appearing nude on camera. “And it’s very cold, especially in the shower.”
“Monsters,” which premiered on Netflix last month and was co-created by Ryan Murphy, has turned out to be a breakout moment for Koch. The series also stars Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny as José and Kitty Menendez, who in 1989 were murdered by their sons Erik and Lyle Menendez, the latter of whom is portrayed by Nicholas Alexander Chavez.
As is the case for many of Murphy’s true crime projects, “Monsters” has stoked a fair amount of controversy. However, it’s also helped reignite public interest in the Menendez brothers, who in 1996 were convicted of their parents’ murders and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Last week, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon confirmed he was reviewing evidence that could give the two men a shot at freedom after 28 years behind bars. Among those who have advocated for the brothers to be released is Kim Kardashian.
“Had this crime been committed and trialed today, I believe the outcome would have been dramatically different,” she wrote in an essay published by NBC earlier this month, pointing to the men’s well-documented claims they were sexually and physically abused by their parents as children.
