Norman Reedus remembers disastrous first onscreen kiss (unique)

Followers of The Strolling Lifeless noticed a really uncommon sight on Sunday’s episode of Daryl Dixon on AMC. It was the sight of the titular character locking lips with one other, as Norman Reedus’ Daryl and Clémence Poésy’s Isabelle shared an intimate kiss close to the top of the installment. Reedus had loads of ideas to share concerning the smooch, telling Leisure Weekly that followers mustn’t learn an excessive amount of into the second, explaining that “I do not suppose there was an intention to get to second base. I believe it was extra of scarily parting these curtains to have a look at the concept of it.”

Whereas the sight of Daryl being intimate isn’t one thing followers are used to — it had solely occurred as soon as earlier than, on season 10 of the unique sequence with Leah Shaw (Lynn Collins)… whom Daryl later killed — it’s one thing the actor is lots used to at this level. “I imply, I’ve completed it a bunch, simply not on this present,” Reedus says. Which brings us to the unbelievable, side-splitting story of Reedus’ first onscreen kiss.

“I’ll inform you the primary time I ever did it, which is hysterical,” Reedus reveals to EW. “I did a film referred to as Darkish Harbor, which I additionally made out with Alan Rickman in. However that is not the kiss I used to be speaking about.”

Wait, Norman Reedus first onscreen make-out session was virtually with Alan Rickman?! However the story of the kiss in query from the 1998 thriller additionally starring Bridgerton’s Polly Walker solely will get higher. Or worse, relying in your perspective.

“There’s one other kiss,” Reedus explains. “It was my first huge passionate kiss proper on the display screen. The actress, Polly, was tremendous, tremendous affected person with me, however I went in full tongue, after which she was going [mimics painful grunting] and I used to be like, ‘What the f— is going on?’”

However because the motto goes, if at first you don’t succeed, strive, strive, strive once more! “After which we did it once more,” Reeedus continues. “And I went in full tongue, and he or she’s going [mimics painful grunting].”

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It was lastly time for the star to hunt some exterior counsel. “I went to the director,” Reedus remembers. “And I stated, ‘She’s going [mimics painful grunting]. What does that imply? I can not inform if she’s telling me ‘Do not!’ or entering into it.’ I could not inform what that was.”

And director Adam Coleman Howard’s response? “He begins laughing, and he goes, ‘Norman, you fool. You do not actually stick your tongue in her mouth!’ And I used to be like, ‘Oh s—! I am sorry!’ And I went to her and I am like, ‘Sorry, I’ve by no means completed this earlier than.’ And he or she’s similar to, ‘It is nice.’ However that was the primary kiss I ever had on digicam.”

Whereas Reedus’ newest onscreen kiss might not match the primary by way of awkwardness, it wasn’t precisely attractive time on the set of Daryl Dixon both. As Reedus reveals of filming the most recent scene with Poésy, “There have been mosquitoes flying in our mouths the complete time.”