MonstersStar Cooper Koch Reveals He Didn't Use a Prosthetic for Famous Shower Scene

Mar. 15, 2025

Cooper Kochis sharing some behind-the-scenes secrets!Appearing onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenon Monday, Oct. 14, the actor — who portrays Erik Menendez in the Netflix seriesMonsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story—revealed that he didn’t use a prosthetic forthatprison shower scene in the show.In honor of the star, 28, showing full frontal nudity in the Netflix crime drama, host Cohen, 56, counted down the top 5 most iconic full frontal moments on-screen over the years.As Cohen mentionedMark Wahlberg’sBoogie Nightsand the actor, 53, using a “prosthetic d–k,” Koch chimed in, “Also just to say mine was not a prosthetic."“Well that was going to be my next question,” Cohen replied. “Congratulations to you, Cooper. You’re very blessed, aren’t you.““Well hung,” Koch responded cheekily as he smiled.During the show’s “Clubhouse of Horrors” segment, Koch was asked about the scariest thing about showing full front nudity on camera.“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, adding that the water was “warm in the beginning.”Cooper Koch in the ‘Monsters’ shower scene.NetflixThe PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!Koch also describedmeeting the Menendez brothers in real lifeas “not super intimidating. I would say just like more nerve-wracking ‘cause I’ve known about them for so long and care so much about them.”“It was just like nervous but then when I got there it was all great,” he added.Cooper Koch as Erik Menéndez and Nicholas Alexander Chavez as Lyle Menéndez in ‘Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story’.Miles Crist/NetflixMonsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Storytells the story ofbrothers Lyle and Erik Menendez, who killed their parents José and Kitty Menéndez in 1989 and have been serving life sentences in prison since 1996.Asked about the scene inMonstersthat was most frightening to shoot onWWHL, Koch replied, “I kind of want to say the murder scene but then I don’t know it was all super intense and scary.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“Episode five, that was probably the most. That was the one,” he continued.Koch also revealed that auditioning forMonsterswas “scary.” “Nicholas [Alexander Chaves] broke a chair, Ryan Murphy was there, scary,” he added.

Cooper Kochis sharing some behind-the-scenes secrets!

Appearing onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenon Monday, Oct. 14, the actor — who portrays Erik Menendez in the Netflix seriesMonsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story—revealed that he didn’t use a prosthetic forthatprison shower scene in the show.

In honor of the star, 28, showing full frontal nudity in the Netflix crime drama, host Cohen, 56, counted down the top 5 most iconic full frontal moments on-screen over the years.

As Cohen mentionedMark Wahlberg’sBoogie Nightsand the actor, 53, using a “prosthetic d–k,” Koch chimed in, “Also just to say mine was not a prosthetic."

“Well that was going to be my next question,” Cohen replied. “Congratulations to you, Cooper. You’re very blessed, aren’t you."

“Well hung,” Koch responded cheekily as he smiled.

During the show’s “Clubhouse of Horrors” segment, Koch was asked about the scariest thing about showing full front nudity on camera.

“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, adding that the water was “warm in the beginning.”

Cooper Koch in the ‘Monsters’ shower scene.Netflix

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The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

Koch also describedmeeting the Menendez brothers in real lifeas “not super intimidating. I would say just like more nerve-wracking ‘cause I’ve known about them for so long and care so much about them.”

“It was just like nervous but then when I got there it was all great,” he added.

Cooper Koch as Erik Menéndez and Nicholas Alexander Chavez as Lyle Menéndez in ‘Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story’.Miles Crist/Netflix

Miles Crist/Netflix

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Storytells the story ofbrothers Lyle and Erik Menendez, who killed their parents José and Kitty Menéndez in 1989 and have been serving life sentences in prison since 1996.

Asked about the scene inMonstersthat was most frightening to shoot onWWHL, Koch replied, “I kind of want to say the murder scene but then I don’t know it was all super intense and scary.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

“Episode five, that was probably the most. That was the one,” he continued.

Koch also revealed that auditioning forMonsterswas “scary.” “Nicholas [Alexander Chaves] broke a chair, Ryan Murphy was there, scary," he added.

source: people.com