Joanna Lumley and Leonardo DiCaprio
Although kissing the star of great films like Titanic and Romeo + Juliet may sound heavenly, Joanna Lumley did not think the experience was entirely pleasant. For the movie The Wolf of Wall Street, both actors had to kiss repeatedly. According to the testimony of Emma's interpreter, she was already tired of repeating the scene.
I kissed Leonardo DiCaprio about 15 times, in fact. But let me tell you a secret. There's nothing funny about kissing actors. It's not funny at all," the actress said. "There are too many takes and they both have to chew too much gum. It's like kissing someone in the dentist's waiting room."
Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Gray
The Dirty Dancing couple is one of the most iconic in cinema. The chemistry between the two leads is so contagious that many have idealized the characters as the ideal couple. However, it seems that, in reality, everything was the result of an excellent performance, because, according to Jennifer Grey, there was no chemistry between her and Swayze.
"I joined the cast before he did," Gray explained. He got to do the test with other subjects. I don't think we had chemistry. But either you have it or you don't. It's strange, I guess. It has nothing to do with whether you like someone or not. It's something you just have or you don't."
Rupert Grint and Emma Watson
Within the Harry Potter saga, the characters of Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger develop a strong friendship that eventually turns into pure love. For this reason, when the film adaptation of The Deathly Hallows arrived, the kiss between the two characters was one of the most anticipated elements. However, while the scene was being filmed, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson did not feel comfortable kissing each other. The reason is that having spent part of their childhood together, they saw each other more like brothers than otherwise.
"I've known Emma since we were nine years old and we have this very sibling relationship," Grint explained during an interview. “It was a very surreal experience. I have the memory of her face getting closer and closer. I can't remember anything other than that."
Dakota Johnson and James Dornan
Other actors who did not have chemistry on-screen were the protagonists of the Fifty Shades of Gray trilogy. This couple is especially striking because Anastasia Steele and Christian Gray have an amazingly passionate, aggressive, and, powerful relationship within the plot. However, it seems that the actors failed to reflect the effusion of their characters. In fact, it is said that, during the press tour of the tape, both were constantly uncomfortable.
Helena Boham Carter and Woody Allen
Apparently, the experience of kissing Woody Allen was not pleasant to the interpreter of Sweeney Todd. On the contrary, it was one of the most difficult aspects of filming Mighty Aphrodite. In an interview, Helena Bonham Carter revealed that Woody Allen is not a nice person to play a kiss scene with.
"He tells you certain ways he doesn't like to kiss. No exchange of liquid is allowed. It can be a bit offensive because he doesn't make any effort at all. It's like having to kiss the Berlin Wall," the actress explained in an interview with Elle.
