First kisses can be awkward, but nothing beats the pressure of a rookie kiss on set!
Stars like Kristen Stewart, Millie Bobby Brown, Selena Gomez and Josh Hutcherson experienced their first liplock while the cameras were rolling, and they’ll never forget it. While some kisses went well, others remained an embarrassingly unforgettable memory from her child stardom.
Find out what was going through these stars’ minds as their milestone moments were captured on screen.
Kristen Stewart – with Jamie Bell
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During an appearance Watch What’s Happening LiveKristen Stewart told Andy Cohen about her first kiss, which happened while the cameras were rolling. spencer the actress revealed that she once pecked him co-star Jamie Bell on the set of the film nearly 20 years ago in 2004 Stream.
In response to Cohen’s surprise at the circumstances, Stewart explained: “It wasn’t like we were actually kissing. It was a little pecking, but I was 13 or 14.”
Still, the actor was scared: “I was so nervous, I was going crazy,” he continued.
Selena Gomez – with Dylan Sprouse
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The world watched Selena Gomez’s first kiss. The Suite Life of Zack and CodyThe movie starring Dylan and Cole Sprouse. The young star locked lips with Dylan when he came out in 2006, but a few years later she revealed that she actually wanted to kiss his brother instead!
“Single Soon” singer opened up about her bittersweet feelings for the first time The Kelly Clarkson Show She opened up about her love for Cole in 2020. Gomez recalled being “obsessed” at the time. Suite Living and thought she and Cole would “get together.”
However, the pairing of young Gomez’s character with Dylan caused great sadness. “That was my first kiss – [and] on camera! It was one of the worst days of my life!” he said to Clarkson.
Josh Hutcherson – with Charlie Ray
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Josh Hutcherson stole hearts Little Manhattan falling in love for the first time before puberty. And in real life, the young actress had her first experience: a kiss! Hunger Games graduate spoke Seventeen About the turning point between her and co-star Charlie Ray while filming the 2005 romantic comedy.
“I was 11 years old. I was filming in New York and my mom surprised me by flying my dad to the kissing scene for support,” she said. “But it was a terrible first kiss because there was a crew of about 50 people standing around me and watching me. I think that was the most unreal, most insincere moment I could have had my first kiss.”
Millie Bobby Brown – with Finn Wolfhard
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Millie Bobby Brown had her first kiss as the character while filming the season 1 finale of the series. Stranger Things. Her character Eleven kisses her best friend Mike Wheeler, played by Finn Wolfhard.
While Brown speaks freely Variation The actress, who has never been kissed before, playfully questioned her co-star’s kissing experience.
“He says I’m not [his first kiss]but I definitely think I was,” Brown said in 2017. “I think he was just trying to be cool.”
Keke Palmer – with Corbin Bleu
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In an interview in 2013 Access Hollywood Live, No star She revealed that she shared her first kiss with him Jump! starring Corbin Bleu. Looking back, Palmer remembers her 12-year-old self having doubts about the romantic moment on the set of the 2007 Disney Channel Original Movie.
“I was very, very nervous. I was like, ‘Oh my God, this is the first person I’ve ever kissed outside of my family.’ It was really scary for me,” she said, adding that they shot about 20 takes of the scene. “I got really shy and thought: ‘Should I have my first kiss in a movie?’ Should I let this happen to me? Maybe this is all a bad thing?’ ”
Kirsten Dunst – with Brad Pitt
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There was a huge age difference between Kirsten Dunst’s first kiss! The actress kissed him when she was just 11 years old Interview with the Vampire Leading actor Brad Pitt, who was 30 years old at the time. The young actor described that moment as “disgusting” while promoting his film in 1994, and these feelings have not changed over the years.
in 2019 entertainment tonight She showed Dunst the old video of herself voicing that disgusting moment, and the adult star echoed her tween self’s sentiments.
“Yes, it was disgusting! I stand behind this. It would be much scarier for an 11-year-old to say, ‘That was great.’ “You say, ‘There’s something wrong with this kid,'” he said.
Dakota Fanning – with Thomas Curtis
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talk with W Magazine In 2017, Dakota Fanning recalled one of her first on-screen roles in 2002, when she played a young Reese Witherspoon. Sweet Home Alabama. During her brief appearance in the film, Fanning kisses child star Thomas Curtis, who plays a younger version of Josh Lucas’ character.
“That was my first kiss. I was 7 years old. He was 10. It was very nerve-wracking,” Fanning said. The longtime studio instructor described how Fanning would turn around after each take and erase her co-star’s kiss because she was “trying to be nice” but “actually wasn’t into it.” [the kiss]”
Candace Cameron Bure – with Scott Curtis
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Candace Cameron Bure in 2012 Fascination About having her first kiss with DJ Tanner in an episode in the early ’90s Full house. During a scripted game of Spin the Bottle at her birthday party, the DJ locks lips with Kevin Gwin, played by Scott Curtis.
Melissa Gilbert – with Dean Butler
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In August 2023, Melissa Gilbert appeared in an episode. Wild We’ll discuss portraying Laura Ingalls Wilder in the television adaptation of her semi-autobiographical novel. Little House on the Prairie Book series. Looking back, Gilbert questioned the eight-year age difference between herself and Dean Butler, who plays her on-screen husband Almanzo Wilder.
At the time of their first on-screen kiss — which was also Gilbert’s first kiss in real life — Gilbert was a young teenager and Gilbert was in her 20s.
“I was 14, 15, my knees were crooked, my teeth were crooked, I still had braces… I hadn’t been on a date, I hadn’t kissed a boy,” Gilbert recalled on the podcast. “By the time we got to the ‘Sweet 16’ episode and the first kiss and all that — you know, I knew Dean, I liked Dean and I got along well with Dean, but I still felt like I was out of my element, to say the least.”
Mila Kunis – with Ashton Kutcher
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Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher’s romantic history dates back well before they married in 2015 and started a family together. On the days they acted together The 70’s ShowKunis had her first kiss with Kutcher, both in character and on set.
In 2001, Bad Mothers Star told PEOPLE about their scripted kiss, which was especially awkward because the two barely knew each other. Still, Kunis admitted that she has a huge crush on the model-turned-actress.
“’Oh, so cute, that Calvin Klein model!’ I said. said Kunis. “And then I was like, ‘Am I supposed to kiss her?’ I thought. I was very nervous and uncomfortable. “I fell in love with her the most.”
But Kunis told PEOPLE that Kutcher calmed her nerves with kindness and humor. “He just cracked jokes and gave me funny little compliments. “It made me laugh,” he said.