Outer Banks fans suspect that stunt doubles were used to film a bizarre scene amid rumors of a cast feud.
The hit Netflix show just finished its fourth season, and the speculation began with a scene involving co-stars Rudy Pankow, 26, and Madison Bailey, 25.
Rudy — whose character JJ was tragically killed off in the finale — and Madison, who plays Kiara, were featured in a cuddling scene, but the camera angles made it so neither one appeared on screen at the same time.
There have been rumors that when fans began shipping Kiara and JJ, and eventually, the actors themselves, it caused discomfort for their real-life partners and a strained relationship between the co-stars.
‘This is just insane, the fact that Rudy and Madison refused to record it together and they had to use stunt double just shows their unprofessionalism to their work. And they weren’t even supposed to be doing anything huge in that scene, just hugging a bit,’ one fan wrote on Twitter.
Outer Banks fans suspect that stunt doubles were used to film a bizarre scene between co-stars Rudy Pankow, 26, and Madison Bailey, 25, amid rumors of a cast feud.
‘The camera cuts. Making it so obvious she was laying on that stunt double,’ another person wrote.
‘Rudy and madison cannot handle being actors, BC WTH do youu mean stunt doubles for laying on someone’s shoulder.’
‘I’ve never seen actors go this much out of their way to not interact with each other. this is insane.’
‘You got me at stunt double for a cuddle scene LOL bc doubles for that is crazy???’
The comments continued to pour in, with many accusing the stars of acting unprofessional.
‘Rudy and madison are not professionals, not just for bringing their girlfriends to the set, do they need doubles for their romantic scenes, for god’s sake, madelyn and chase were dating and they keep kissing like it was nothing, get over it.’
‘I was so excited for the cuddle scene by the campfire only to find out rudison had stunt doubles for it im baffled this is genuinely insane ive never in my life heard a show with actors that behaved this way how can you be this unprofessional to ruin your own fan loved characters.’
‘What happened between madison and rudy that was so bad that they can’t even act in scenes together? they’re getting STUNT DOUBLES.’
Rudy, who stars as JJ, and Madison, who plays Kiara, were featured in a cuddling scene, but the camera angles and cuts made it so neither one appeared on screen at the same time
There have been rumors that when fans began shipping Kiara and JJ it caused discomfort for their real-life partners and a strained relationship between the co-stars
‘This is just insane, the fact that Rudy and Madison refused to record it together and they had to use stunt double just shows their unprofessionalism to their work’
‘I was so excited for the cuddle scene by the campfire only to find out rudison had stunt doubles for it im baffled this is genuinely insane’
‘What happened between madison and rudy that was so bad that they can’t even act in scenes together? they’re getting STUNT DOUBLES’
‘Rudy and madison cannot handle being actors, BC WTH do youu mean stunt doubles for laying on someone’s shoulder’
‘Stunt doubles for a cuddle scene is sending meee. It really is THAT bad for them omfg’
‘Rudy and madison are not professionals, not just for bringing their girlfriends to the set, do they need doubles for their romantic scenes, for god’s sake’
‘I just finished this episode and I thought it was weird. For a split sec I was like whose shoulder is that??’
‘They need to grow up wtf do your job’
‘Making it so obvious she was laying on that stunt double,’ another person wrote
‘Wtf happened between them bro’
”Everything I hear about that outer banks show is crazy… what do you mean they had stunt doubles for a cuddle scene because the actors couldn’t be civil for a single scene,’ someone asked
‘This is beyond bizarre. Is all of that even necessary’
‘I wonder how the conversation for using doubles went’
‘You got me at stunt double for a cuddle scene LOL bc doubles for that is crazy???’
‘Stunt doubles for a cuddle scene is sending meee. It really is THAT bad for them omfg.’
‘Having stunt doubles for a cuddle scene… they must really hate each other that much like??’
‘I just finished this episode and I thought it was weird. For a split sec I was like whose shoulder is that??’
‘Netflix out here funding therapy and body doubles for these two, I’m [crying emoji].]
‘They need to grow up wtf do your job.’
‘Everything I hear about that outer banks show is crazy… what do you mean they had stunt doubles for a cuddle scene because the actors couldn’t be civil for a single scene,’ someone asked.
‘I wonder how the conversation for using doubles went.’
The show follows the lives of John B. (Chase Stokes), Sarah (Madelyn Cline), Kiara (Bailey), JJ (Pankow), Pope (Jonathan Daviss), and Cleo (Carlacia Grant) as they hunt for treasure.
The fourth season finale finished off with Pankow’s character dying in Kiara’s arms in a heartbreaking scene.
JJ was fatally stabbed by his own father Chandler Groff (played by J. Anthony Crane) in Morocco after he had pulled out a knife on Kiara and tried to rob them of their treasure.
While some fans are convinced the death won’t stick, others believe that if it does, he might have been written off due to the rumored feud.
Rumors of a feud began in June of last year after a cast dinner, which also included Pankow’s girlfriend, Elaine Siemek. Neither of them have commented on it publicly; Rudy and Madison seen in 2021
The fourth season finished off with JJ’s death. While some fans are convinced the death won’t stick, others believe that if it does, it’s because he might have been written off due to the feud
The show follows the lives of John B. (Chase Stokes), Sarah (Madelyn Cline), Kiara, JJ, Pope (Jonathan Daviss), and Cleo (Carlacia Grant) as they hunt for treasure; Pankow pictured with Stokes
The online rumblings began in June of last year, when he cast had a dinner that included Bailey, Pankow, and Pankow’s girlfriend, Elaine Siemek.
Following the dinner, Bailey and her girlfriend Mariah Linney, who was not present, both unfollowed Pankow’s girlfriend, according to Style Caster.
Siemek also unfollowed them both.
Pankow unfollowed Linney, but continued to follow Bailey, and she continued to follow him as well.
Neither of them has said anything in public about the rumored rift between them.
Outer Banks is set to return for a fifth and final season, which is expected to premiere sometime in 2025.
