Let’s be real: you want the lowdown on the best sex scenes of 2025. And honestly, we don’t blame you; it’s been a scorching year for film and TV, from dripping peaches to glasses of milk, gun-toting southern queer women to muscled hockey players.

There’s nothing wrong with indulging in a juicy sex scene in the best TV shows and films. Often, they’re central to the plot, and even when they’re not, we love watching characters get down and dirty — or steamy and soapy in the shower.

But sex scenes aren’t just about pleasure. They’re a window into what we secretly crave, according to Dr Nicole McNichols, human sexuality professor and author of the forthcoming You Could Be Having Better Sex.

“These scenes reveal not just what entertained us in 2025, but what we’re increasingly hungry for: desire with depth, fantasy without shame, and pleasure that feels connected rather than performative,” she explains.

So, put down the dating apps, grab the remote, and join us as we flick through the best, hottest and most unforgettable sex scenes of 2025.

Ilya and Shane in Heated Rivalry

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The show that made us all care about hockey. Okay, real talk: we still don’t care about hockey. But we do care about Ilya and Shane.

Enemies-to-lovers has a proven track record of delivering the best sex scenes on screen, and Heated Rivalry is the evidence. What begins as forbidden, barely-contained trysts slowly evolves into something deeper, hotter, and undeniably intimate — with many, many memorable moments along the way.

Heated Rivalry is home to some of 2025’s standout sex scenes, but if we had to pick? Maybe their first time, which moves from a little shower self-service to a hotel-room finish. Then again, that shower scene — yes, that one — is so steamy it’s practically fogged the screen. Or the hotel reunion. Honestly, we’ve been spoiled.

Don’t worry: Heated Rivalry is heading to the UK very soon, meaning we’ll all get to fully indulge in every last deliciously steamy moment.

Romy and Samuel in Babygirl