These actors had their first kiss immortalized on screen. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most notable stars whose very first smooch took place on a TV or film production.
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00:00 Can we just like discuss the logistics of this whole kiss insane?
00:04 Welcome to Miss Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the top 20 actors
00:08 who had their first kiss on screen.
00:11 When I was like 13, 14 I guess?
00:14 In front of like so many people? Yeah, that was it.
00:17 For this list, we'll be looking at the most notable stars
00:20 whose very first smooch took place on a TV or film production.
00:24 Which of these kisses caught you by surprise? Let us know in the comments.
00:29 20. Noah Centineo - The Gold Retrievers
00:34 Kissing was a major part of Noah Centineo's rise to fame as a teenage heartthrob.
00:39 Who could forget his many embraces with To All The Boys I've Loved Before's Lara Jean Covey
00:44 as Peter Kavinsky?
00:46 However, Centineo's first kiss was not a pleasant experience.
00:50 From what I remember of that kiss, it was hot, you know, for being in 7th grade.
00:55 In his first feature film, Centineo played a kid searching for hidden gold
00:59 with a new friend named Anna.
01:02 When they finally discover an important landmark, she gives him a brief kiss.
01:06 Ok, so we ready?
01:08 Josh, are we gonna go find the gold?
01:12 Alright, I was just taking a moment.
01:15 Centineo, who was just a preteen at the time, admits that he did not necessarily appreciate the moment.
01:21 In fact, as soon as the director ended the scene, he made spitting and gagging noises.
01:26 Luckily for rom-com fans everywhere, he appears to have gotten over that reaction.
01:31 I'd always fantasized about falling in love in a field.
01:35 But I just never thought it'd be the kind where you played lacrosse.
01:40 19. Elle Fanning - Ginger and Rosa
01:44 For most people, the first kiss is pretty awkward.
01:47 However, Elle Fanning had hers completely under control.
01:50 Sally Potter, um, gosh, she had such a spidey sense,
01:54 but I thought I was really fooling her to be like, you know, oh yeah, I've kissed many, many men.
02:00 In the film Ginger and Rosa, Fanning's character kisses a shadowed boy in a dark alley.
02:05 Although the audience can't really see his face, Fanning chose one that appealed to her.
02:10 The director knew it would be the 13-year-old's first smooch, so she let Fanning pick the boy.
02:15 They pull out this giant binder full of boys, like it's this big binder full of boys,
02:22 of like models and actors, and they're like, "Elle, okay, we're all going to sit around and flip through
02:27 and you can pick out the boy that you want to kiss."
02:29 As first kisses go, this might be an unusual setup, but it was a nice accommodation for the young actress.
02:35 The first take was the one that they used, so her first kiss is forever immortalized on screen.
02:41 "My first kiss is on screen for eternity. I can watch my first kiss happen."
02:48 Number 18, Rico Rodriguez, Modern Family
02:52 Manny has been portrayed as a serious romantic since the first season of this hit sitcom,
02:57 and in season four, he and actor Rico Rodriguez both get their first kiss.
03:03 "Quick, I don't want the neighbors to see us."
03:05 "You're sure we're alone?"
03:06 "Yeah, they're not home till six."
03:08 When a girl gives Manny a smooch as a gift for his 14th birthday,
03:12 the young couple think they're alone in a dark room.
03:14 Unfortunately, when she switches the lights on, his entire family is revealed, and she runs away screaming.
03:20 "It's harsh, I know. I've begged them to put in a dimmer."
03:24 "No."
03:25 "Surprise."
03:29 It isn't the birthday surprise anyone was expecting, but his step-nephew Luke does capture it all on camera.
03:36 At least both Rodriguez and Manny have this particular milestone forever immortalized.
03:41 "If we had actually forgotten his birthday, he'd be out right now kissing a cute brunette. Things work out."
03:47 Number 17, Alia Shoukat, Arrested Development
03:51 Much like A First Kiss, this quirky comedy sometimes got a little uncomfortable.
03:56 "It was a love between two cousins that the world thought was wrong, but it was the world that was wrong."
04:03 "Tiens, tu veux jouer?"
04:06 "We have got to see this movie."
04:08 George Michael's secret love for his cousin, Maybe, certainly had a few people squirming.
04:14 It kicks off right away in the first episode, when they, but mostly she, stage a kiss to try to get back at their parents.
04:21 "It's perfect. She'd freak out and I'd be like, 'Mom, if we saw each other more often, this wouldn't happen.'"
04:26 "But we're cousins."
04:27 "That's what makes it funny."
04:29 She clearly has no trouble going in for a smooch, but it turns out actress Alia Shoukat might not have been so confident behind the scenes.
04:38 This was her very first lip lock, so it was bound to feel a little awkward, even if you ignore the inappropriate dynamic at play in the plot.
04:47 "A bunch of people looking, watching, and everyone was like, 'It's your first kiss!' And I was like, 'Stop doing this.'
04:52 "And my dad was watching, and that was kind of uncomfortable."
04:54 Number 16, Saoirse Ronan, I Could Never Be Your Woman
04:58 Saoirse Ronan's first film and first smooch coincided, but she confessed to not being interested in the latter at the time.
05:06 "I was like proper prude as well. I was like not ready to kiss a boy myself."
05:11 While playing Izzy, teenage daughter to Michelle Pfeiffer's Rosie, Ronan had to kiss co-star Rory Coppus.
05:18 Since her character had a huge crush on the boy throughout the film, it's a fun payoff for the audience to see them embrace.
05:24 Even though it was her first film, Ronan was already a very precise actress.
05:30 At 11 years old, she made sure to get the exact amount of time needed for the lip lock from writer-director Amy Heckling.
05:37 "So how long do you want this kiss to go on for? And she was like, 'I don't know, like a few seconds or whatever.'
05:42 "And I was like, 'No, no, no. Let's be specific.'"
05:45 The young star counted to three in her head for every take.
05:48 It seems she wasn't about to hold that smooch a second longer than she had to.
05:53 "I'd say we did about eight takes. But hands down, every one of those takes consisted of a three-second kiss.
06:00 "No more, no less. I suffered for the art."
06:04 Number 15 - Sadie Sink and Caleb McLaughlin - Stranger Things
06:09 The addition of Sadie Sink's Max to season two of Stranger Things created a fun teenage love triangle.
06:15 Both Lucas and Dustin crush on the headstrong Redhead throughout their crazy adventures together.
06:21 "She's incredible. She's Mad Max."
06:28 In the end, it's Caleb McLaughlin's Lucas who has the nerve to ask Sadie to dance,
06:33 which leads to their - and indeed both actors' - first kiss.
06:37 Oddly enough, the smooch wasn't originally part of the script, instead being incorporated later in the production process.
06:44 "I get there the first day of filming the snowball. I walk, me and Noah are walking in, seeing the decorations and stuff.
06:49 "One of you, I think it was you Ross, you say, 'Oh, Sadie, you ready for the kiss?' I'm like, 'What? Nope, no, that's not in the script. That's not happening.'"
06:57 Sink in particular was extremely nervous about the sudden addition, but she powered through.
07:02 Looking back, she seems to have positive feelings about the experience.
07:07 "It's amazing to just kind of be with one of your best friends in this amazing 80s decked out gym.
07:14 "So I think kind of cool. I'm not mad at it."
07:18 14. Mayim Bialik - Blossom
07:21 "Can I get you something? Soda chips?" "No, thanks, I'm fine."
07:25 "Are you sure? Because the sodas are right over there."
07:27 Mayim Bialik won over the hearts of people everywhere as the lead in the heartfelt 90s sitcom Blossom.
07:37 Audiences got to watch her character grow up and experience many firsts.
07:41 This included her first kiss, which she shared with actor Johnny Galecki's Jason.
07:46 It wasn't just Blossom's first kiss, though - it was Bialik's as well.
07:50 "At the time, Mayim, were you mad that he got the nicer blouse?"
07:53 Although she and Galecki got to share the screen again in The Big Bang Theory, their characters had other love interests.
08:00 However, there were certainly individuals who wanted a repeat of their teenage moment.
08:05 "Do it again!" "No."
08:07 As they hammed it up for the audience on Conan, it was clear that any awkwardness was far in the past.
08:15 13. Melissa Gilbert - Little House on the Prairie
08:19 Melissa Gilbert took on the role of Laura Ingalls when she was just nine years old.
08:24 "It was the best Christmas ever. Not only because we got grand presents."
08:29 Years later, the character locked her lips with love interest Al Monzo, portrayed by Dean Butler.
08:35 The actress has previously identified this as her first real kiss.
08:39 We assume she isn't counting Laura's incredibly quick Season 4 smooch with Jimmy.
08:44 She explained that the substantial age gap between her and Butler made things rather odd,
08:49 and the attendance on set did not improve the vibe.
08:52 "Offset." "My mom was, yeah."
08:54 "Wailing in the background." "Wailing in the background."
08:56 "Sobbing out loud, which did not help at all."
08:59 However, it should be noted that in her book, My Prairie Cookbook,
09:03 she states that she had previously locked lips with an actor by the name of Tin Meyer offscreen.
09:08 What is the truth? We may never know.
09:12 12. Anna Klumski - My Girl
09:20 The friendship between Vader and Thomas Jay is the heart of this heartbreaking 90s dramedy.
09:26 "Have you ever kissed anyone?" "What they do on TV?" "No."
09:33 "Maybe we should. Just to see what's the big deal."
09:40 Although Macaulay Culkin had quite a few movies already on his resume by this point,
09:44 My Girl was Klumski's first big film, and the peck their characters share is nothing short of memorable.
09:51 In her acceptance speech after earning the MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss,
09:55 Klumski touched on it also being her first kiss.
09:58 "Gee, my first kiss and I get an award."
10:02 The details are a little more vague on Culkin's end,
10:05 and it's hard to verify whether it was merely his first on-screen smooch or his first one full stop.
10:11 Regardless, it seems neither of the actors were particularly excited about the lip lock.
10:16 They were so young, they reportedly mostly felt embarrassment.
10:20 "What's your thought there?" "Um, oh, it was like stupid girl. I'm gonna kiss a girl."
10:29 11. Millie Bobby Brown - Stranger Things
10:32 Mike and Eleven promptly hit it off in this popular Netflix series.
10:36 As their friendship develops, he decides to ask her to a school dance.
10:40 "I've never been, but I know you're not supposed to go with your sister."
10:43 "No?" "I mean, you can, but it'd be really weird."
10:48 "You go to school dances with someone that, you know, someone that you like."
10:54 When his awkward invitation and explanations don't alleviate Elle's confusion,
10:58 Mike shows her how he feels instead.
11:01 Off-hard claims he had his first kiss in kindergarten, so clearly he was a pro by this point.
11:06 However, Millie Bobby Brown had a pretty funny reaction to the lip lock - her first ever.
11:11 "I got up and I said 'kissing sucks!' and then Finn was like 'uh, that wasn't too bad.'"
11:18 Their fellow actors teasing them both about the smooch probably didn't make things any less awkward.
11:24 Indeed, co-stars Caleb McLoughlin and Gaten Matarazzo even stayed on set so they could "cheer" from the sidelines.
11:32 "We watched it and we were right off camera going..."
11:37 "There was like a..."
11:39 Number 10 - Kissed and Dunced - Interview with the Vampire
11:42 "It's time for justice, little one!"
11:45 Many would be pretty darn pleased if their first kiss happened to be with Brad Pitt,
11:49 but Kissed and Dunced didn't actually like it one bit.
11:53 She wasn't even a teen yet, still in that "boys have cooties" stage,
11:58 so she understandably just didn't see the appeal to say the least.
12:02 "I thought it was disgusting. I was 11, it would have been weird if I was like 'this is amazing, I'm kissing Brad Pitt.'"
12:09 Filming the kiss - a peck, really - may not have left her with the most pleasant memories,
12:14 but Interview with the Vampire was a huge stepping stone in her career,
12:18 earning her multiple awards and nominations, including a Golden Globe nomination.
12:23 Luckily, she seems to have grown out of her kiss aversion,
12:26 otherwise the world might be without the iconic Spider-Man lip lock.
12:31 Number 9 - Josh Hutcherson - Little Manhattan
12:34 "This is the time. I know it. She knows it. My God, even her parents know it. Why can't I kiss her?"
12:41 When Josh Hutcherson was just 11, he was absolutely terrified to learn
12:45 that he would have his first kiss on the set of Little Manhattan.
12:49 He was so scared that his father flew down to give his son a little extra support.
12:54 "My dad flew in and surprised me because he knew I was a wreck for that scene."
12:57 Even with both of his parents on set, Hutcherson says it was a horrible moment,
13:02 and we can only imagine, with all those cameras rolling and strangers watching.
13:06 "Part of me is sure I'm gonna trip."
13:09 Luckily though, being uncertain, nervous, and a little panicked suited his character perfectly.
13:15 First kisses tend to be pretty awkward, after all.
13:18 "Did I do it right? I don't know. I have absolutely nothing to compare it to. My God, was I even close?"
13:28 Number 8 - Candice Cameron Bure - Full House
13:32 Bure was cast as DJ Tanner on Full House when she was a pre-teen.
13:37 Since the show is all about family and growing up, it was really only a matter of time until boys came into the equation.
13:43 When the actress was 13, she and her character had their very first kiss.
13:48 Not together. She wasn't kissing a mirror.
13:50 "Well, bye. Bye."
13:55 13 is a pretty average age to have your first kiss, but she had hers broadcast on national television.
14:06 It was just a quick peck, but it's still definitely in an unusually public way to experience the milestone.
14:13 "Yes!"
14:16 Number 7 - Ashley Benson - Days of Our Lives
14:19 "Did you have your first kiss ever on television?"
14:23 "Yeah, I did."
14:24 "That's gotta be strange."
14:25 "It was very strange."
14:27 This entry is literally straight out of a soap opera.
14:30 Benson was 15 when she had her first kiss with her older co-star, Darren Brooks.
14:35 She was pretty mature and even blunt about the entire situation, and told him that he, like, shouldn't even be weird about it.
14:42 "And I was like, 'Hey, so, just so you know, this is my first kiss.' And he's like, 'Oh, mine too. Don't worry.'
14:46 "I was like, 'No, no, no. This is my first real kiss.'"
14:50 "My real, as a human being, yeah."
14:52 "Yes, so, um, just throwing that out there. Don't do anything weird."
14:56 The first kiss also happened during a party scene, so the set was a little more crowded than Benson would have liked.
15:02 At least she managed to forbid her mom from going to set that day.
15:05 She didn't want her parents anywhere near the smooch.
15:09 "Yeah, so I got on set. I had my cousin drive me that day. I didn't want my mom there. I was really nervous."
15:14 Number 6, Selena Gomez. The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.
15:18 In this instance, it was a case of kiss-ception.
15:21 Gomez was playing a girl who was herself acting in a play that involved a kiss.
15:26 [audience gasping]
15:34 Gomez's appearance on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody kicked off a beautiful friendship in real life.
15:40 And she's been good friends with the Sprouse twins ever since.
15:43 And she wasn't the first young actress to experience her very first kiss on the show.
15:47 Victoria Justice had her first smooch as well, only she kissed Cole and Selena kissed Dylan.
15:53 Justice emphasizes that the kiss wasn't romantic or weird, it was just part of the job.
15:59 "Can't really look at it as something romantic, because at the end of the day it is a job and it is work."
16:06 Number 5, Keke Palmer. Jump in.
16:09 Palmer was just a pre-teen when she had her first kiss with Corbin Bleu in this Disney original movie.
16:16 [dramatic music]
16:20 Here's the thing about showbiz and filming, however.
16:23 Even though it was just a quick kiss, the stars talked about how they had to act out the scene some 20 times until they got it right.
16:30 Hey, does that mean she had 20 first kisses?
16:34 Corbin Bleu fans will be happy to know that he was a perfect gentleman
16:38 and made her feel a little better about having her first kiss on camera.
16:42 "You're obviously not going to find anybody as good as me, so."
16:44 No word on what kiss number it was for him.
16:48 Number 4, Dakota Fanning. Sweet home Alabama.
16:51 "Why would you want to marry me for anything?"
16:54 "So I can kiss you anytime I want."
16:57 On a dark and stormy movie set, a very young Dakota Fanning, who was born in 1994, had her first kiss.
17:05 [dramatic music]
17:12 She was still what feels like light years away from adolescence,
17:16 but it's perhaps not surprising considering how young she was when she entered the business.
17:21 Now that's a child actor.
17:23 Even though she's worked with the likes of Tom Cruise and Sean Penn,
17:26 she claims that this kiss scene was the most intimidating moment of her career.
17:30 "I was 7 years old, he was 10. It was very nerve-wracking."
17:35 She was a little grossed out by the experience, but ever the professional,
17:40 she discreetly wiped her mouth in between takes so as to not offend her young co-star.
17:45 "In between each take when he would kiss me, I would kind of go to the side and just go like that,
17:52 like wipe my mouth off because I was so embarrassed, I didn't want to hurt his feelings,
17:56 and I was just like, 'Oh!'"
17:58 Number 3, Fred Savage and Danica McKellar. The Wonder Years.
18:02 "Well, there was no question now, we were entering uncharted territory."
18:07 The Wonder Years was a show that really delved into the bittersweet,
18:10 and sometimes just bitter moments you experience growing up.
18:14 Look, in its very first episode it had the death of Winnie's brother,
18:18 and then the first kiss between Winnie and Kevin.
18:20 Adorably enough, McKellar, who played Winnie, was so excited in the first take, she was smiling.
18:31 They had to do six takes to get the right shot, since smiles didn't match the tone of the scene.
18:36 "Now in the story, you know, my brother's just died, so I'm supposed to be really sad,
18:40 but I got so excited that I got this smile on my face. Of course, they couldn't use the first take."
18:45 Savage remembers being a little terrified, nervous, and excited about the scene,
18:50 which are pretty normal feelings surrounding a first kiss, cameras aside.
18:54 Or, hey, many kisses, for that matter.
18:57 "It was the first kiss for both of us. We never really talked about it afterward."
19:01 Number 2, Ben Savage and Danielle Fischel. Boy Meets World.
19:05 "Would it be your first kiss?"
19:07 "Hey, don't come near me!"
19:08 "Because it would be interesting if all your life you remembered
19:14 that your first kiss happened when you thought you looked weird, wouldn't it?"
19:18 And the kissing savagery continues. Millennials and fans of the show get ready for a wave of nostalgia.
19:26 Everyone who admired Corey and Topanga's relationship will be happy to know
19:30 that their first was also the actor's first kiss.
19:33 The pre-teens were quite nervous about the entire thing. Poor Savage even went pale.
19:38 "Topanga! Ow!"
19:40 Boy Meets World was also filmed in front of a live studio audience,
19:48 which didn't help the youngsters' nerves any.
19:51 The kiss ended up being the first of many, and the two would go on kissing for the rest of the show.
19:56 "Alright already. When's the wedding?"
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20:14 Number 1, Mila Kunis - That 70s Show
20:18 Whether or not you believe in fate, we can all agree that this is a pretty wild story.
20:24 Mila Kunis was only 14 when she kissed Ashton Kutcher on the set of That 70s Show.
20:30 "So I was a kid when I started 70s Show and everybody was much older.
20:34 Like, Ashton did my chemistry homework for me."
20:36 Both of them were nervous, but Kunis was also particularly stoked
20:40 since she had a secret crush on her hunky co-star.
20:44 "Please stop touching each other. It gives me needs."
20:49 Who would have thought that all these years later, these two kissers would go ahead and get married?
20:54 After all, not many people have had their first kiss with their future spouse recorded.
20:59 "I am in love with a doofus."
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