Actors Who Couldn’t Lock Lips Onscreen

You’d think that on a sitcom that’s LITERALLY about a guy and his girlfriend, there’d be a fair bit of smooching and closeness. Seems ironic that there was a bit of tension given the acting role!

On-screen, it sure looked like Martin and Gina were close, but off-camera? Well, that was a different story. Apparently, Martin Lawrence had been after Tisha, but he didn’t take the rejection too well either, becoming “increasingly manic and volatile.” You can guess that the show ended when things had escalated.

Bollywood stars Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif used to be an off-screen couple as well as an on-screen couple. But after their public break up, the pair decided that they would put an end to the smooching, even if it was just acting.

Scared to reignite the former flame perhaps? Who knows! The couple went on to star in the Hindi movie Jagga Jassos, but Kapoor downright refused to kiss Kaif in the film, despite playing each other’s romantic interest.

When you’re put opposite one of the hottest artists around, but Janet was reluctant to film the required love scenes with the rapper, due to the fact that his reputation preceded him; he was a bit of a player!

But whilst Jackson resisted on numerous occasions to get hot and heavy with Tupac, in the end, she gave up and went ahead with the scenes.

Firstly, it wasn’t because of Hemsworth’s on-again-off-again relationship with Miley Cyrus while shooting the "Hunger Games." Apparently, the pair didn't want to make their relationship more than friendly. Lawrence made it her mission to make their kissing scenes as uncomfortable as possible! Liam confirmed this in an interview.

Hemsworth goes on to say “Right before the scene, she’d be like, ‘Yeah, I ate tuna’ or ‘I had garlic, and I didn’t brush my teeth.’ And I’d be like, ‘Fantastic, I can’t wait to get in there and taste it!’” Quite the comedienne it seems!

The endearing Neal McDonough made fans swoon even harder for not kissing co-star Virginia Madsen. The starred actor has spoken openly about his reluctance in being intimate with women who are not his wife, due to his commitment to his faith.

According to McDonough, being in bed with another woman is a little too real for him, and would rather not end up in the position of being asked by his kids, "dad, what are you with that lady?". Can’t really argue with that, can you?

Can you really blame Lohan for not wanting to kiss Charlie Sheen? Yeah, you can’t. When filming Scary Movie 5, it was required for the pair to share an on-screen kiss. Audiences may think they saw Lohan kissing Sheen, but that’s exactly what producers wanted them to think; it was, in fact, her body double!

Sheen didn’t seem hurt by Lohan’s rejection. If she’d had to kiss him, it wouldn’t have been a Scary Movie only for the audiences!

Who would think that of all Hollywood’s superstars, Brad Pitt is the one who’d have an issue with kissing one of his stunning co-stars! At the time, Pitt was married to the equally gorgeous Angelina Jolie and refrained from kissing Blanchett out of respect for his wife.

Sources say that their marriage was on the rocks, so Pitt decided to refrain from kissing Blanchett, much to director David Fincher’s shock! Pitt did eventually agree, due to its importance in the film. Looking back now and seeing that Jolie has split from Pitt, it seems that he doesn’t regret going in to steal a kiss!

Julia Roberts is, of course, one of the darlings of the screen. So when she was cast opposite the extremely accomplished Denzel Washington, it seemed that audiences would be witnessing a locking of lips between two greats! But Denzel asked to have any intimate scenes between the two removed! Julia was rather hurt by this decision.

Washington didn’t want to hurt his image; if African-American female fans saw him with a white woman, it could potentially polarise his fans! Washington explained: “Black women are not often seen as objects of desire on film. And they have always been my core audience.”

Some actors are just TOO good at their jobs eh? Such is the case with Eric Stonestreet, who plays Cam on Modern Family. The way he plays Cam is so convincing that we think you might be surprised that he is indeed straight! If you watch carefully, you’ll see that no smooches are exchanged!

The straight actor has no qualms, just wasn’t totally comfortable with kissing another man – which is of course, absolutely fine! Whilst Cam and Mitchell’s intimate side is respected and not touched on (pardon us for the pun), the show is still a smash hit!

Candace, like her brother Kirk, is a devout Christian and tries to avoid any scenes which are just a little too intimate. Over the years, having appeared on "The Fuller House," Cameron confesses those scenes always made her uncomfortable.

You’d think your spouse would be all-supportive, but Cameron’s husband “doesn’t watch anything that I do for that very reason,” she explains. “Because it is uncomfortable, and I totally understand and respect it.”

The film, which centers on a charismatic gay con-man, was a role that made Smith shine as a true individual talent. Inspired by the life of con artist David Hampton, it’s a laugh-out-loud film, and definitely a conversation starter!

As Smith in the film is portraying a gay character, the original script included a scene whereby he is passionately kissed by another man. Smith flatly refused, which irked the director, but he held his position. The director, defeated, settled on a fake kiss, which was shot from an alternate angle.

From early on in his career, Tiger Shroff asked for a no-kissing clause in all of his future acting contracts! It seems that love is more powerful than money, as the reason was due to his commitment to his girlfriend Disha Patani.

The star also is very fond of his Indian culture, and, like Salman Khan, believes that on-screen kissing is not in line with cultural correctness.

In the film, "Water for Elephants," it seemed that Reese Witherspoon and Pattinson shared a tender kiss. However, this was almost forced upon the actress. Why? Well, he had a terrible cold during the filming!

Whilst the actress is a fan of Pattinson, she explained in interviews that during the time of the shoot, Pattinson was sick with a really horrendous flu. The actor apologized for the experience, but we don’t really know how Reese did it!

The pair starred in the independent film Camille in 2008, taking on the role of newlyweds. In some ways audiences were made uncomfortable – there just wasn’t that newlywed doe-eyed chemistry. Well, there could be a reason for that! Sienna Miller straight up told producers she couldn’t bring herself to kiss Franco.

The reason is going to be such an anti-climax, but here goes; the A-lister was suffering from a severe toothache at the time of filming! It was so bad that a dentist was brought on set for a professional opinion.

The perfect little vampire child, Kirsten Dunst has etched her place in movie history with her portrayal of Claudia. A scene required Claudia to kiss her “one true love”, portrayed by Brad Pitt. Whilst the precocious 11-year old wasn’t interested in smooching the Fight Club actor, she gives a convincing performance.

Dunst remarked “Everyone at the time was like, ‘You’re so lucky you kissed Brad Pitt,’ but I thought it was disgusting. I didn’t kiss anyone else until I was 16, I think. I was a late bloomer.”

When Revolutionary Road was set to be released, die-hard fans of the star-crossed lovers Jack and Rose in the iconic film Titanic were dying to get tickets. Whilst the pair had undeniable chemistry in Titanic, the two actors refused to kiss in the film as its director was none other than Winslet’s husband at the time, Sam Mendes.

Fans expecting a big reunion were quite sore, but despite their disappointment, we’ve got a feeling that Revolutionary Road was a film which perhaps gave audiences something more satisfying to stew over!

A fan favorite, the cult film stars the gorgeous Harrison Ford. His unwilling love interest, played by Sean Young, apparently, they weren’t very friendly behind the screen! The stars simply loathed one another.

This on-screen hate was not the first time someone refused to kiss a co-star, but the producers ultimately had the last word. But the tension between the two was so renowned that the cast and crew in fact renamed their iconic love scene as “the hate scene.”

Now known officially as Priyanka Chopra-Jonas, the womanly Bollywood star is in a little hot water over the claim that she wouldn’t kiss a co-star due to the age difference!

Somewhat ironically, Chopra is some 10 years older than her husband Nick Jonas, but there’s more to the story! In the production Saat Khoon Maaf, Chopra starred opposite Annu Kapoor, who was in fact 26 years her senior!

“If I was your boyfriend, I’d never let you go, I can take you places you ain’t never been before,” – now that was something Bieber couldn’t sing to one of his co-stars in the film Uber Girl. As a result of his refusal to kiss a male backup dancer in the film, he was cut from it altogether!

Bieber certainly has made a career for himself out of wooing teenage girls and women alike, so maybe he didn’t want to break from character. Controversially, however, Bieber’s reps denied the rumors and actually claimed he was never even involved in the movie!

Funnily enough, it was what the actress DIDN’T want that was in fact written into the script. Sadie Sink, who portrays Maxine, or “Max” in the hit Netflix series, was nudged into doing a kissing scene with Caleb McLaughlin.

During interviews, Sink opened up about her reluctance to share her first on-screen kiss, which made audiences and critics alike a little uncomfortable. Whilst, in the end, it wasn’t a big deal, there’s no doubt that the young star was quite distressed over it.

It seems that Franco isn’t having much luck with the ladies on the screen! Spring Breakers just wasn’t the right fit for Hudgens, who at the time spoke about her experience with Franco: “It was very nerve-racking for me. I told my agent that I never want to do it ever again.”

Now we can only speculate the reasons why Hudgens was so averse to kissing Franco, but it’s pretty strong to say you’d rather kiss “a girl again” than kiss Franco again! Ouchy!

Now if this isn’t #breakupgoals, we don’t know what is. The ex-lovers and Vampire Diaries star Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder are well known for their passionate exchanges over the years. Despite breaking up, the pair are reportedly, still friends. Nina is reportedly even friends with his now-wife, Nikki Reed.

Despite the steamy scenes between the pair on the show – pretty sure every teenage girl and/or mom got a little jealous of their on-screen chemistry – after Somerhalder’s engagement to Reed, the set became a no-kissing zone.

It seems that when it comes to questions of sexuality in film roles, actors need a certain fortitude and confidence to pull off the role convincingly. Whilst he seemed okay with the kiss with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in "Central Intelligence," this was a one-off.

The well-known comedian refused the role of Alpa Chino in the film "Tropic Thunder" due to his own beliefs about the character. Whilst the comedian has huge respect for the LGBTI community, he confessed that he wasn’t confident in playing those types of roles.

Netflix series "The Get Down" was Herizen F. Guardiola’s first major screen role. Created by Australian director extraordinaire Baz Luhrmann, the story is narrated by Justice Smith, her love interest in the series.

Guardiola recalled how Luhrman would tell her to put the scripts away Herizen to just simply kiss her co-star to show some intimacy. She did not want to, saying that she just did not feel comfortable kissing people she did not know.

Kimberly McCullough was in "General Hospital," the star, only aged fourteen at the time, was asked to kiss a twenty-two-year-old actor. While some teens these days might feel they’re fully ready to share a kiss with a hunky actor, it just isn’t right.

To make matters worse, the actor who remains unnamed, made inappropriate jokes about the scene with the minor. When we didn’t think it could get worse, Kimberly wasn’t aware of her co-star’s age until the day of filming! Whilst McCullough complained to her producer, she was still made to do the scene.

Alyson Hannigan is everyone’s favorite slightly awkward redhead! Also extremely well known for her role on the hit sitcom "How I Met Your Mother," you’ll be surprised to know that she and co-star Jason Segel had some issues with sharing a kiss!

Refusing to kiss her cigarette fiend co-star Jason Segel, Hannigan just couldn’t pucker up! Segel eventually decided to quit smoking altogether. The result? Many more cute little kisses between Lily and Marshall!

It seems that in Bollywood, it’s fairly common to have a “No Kissing Clause” in a star’s contract. Whilst this seems plausible in regular films, it does seem a little peculiar given Sunny Leone’s particular line of acting work.

The adult film star stipulates no kissing in her movies. Leone never disclosed the exact reasons for protecting her right to kiss, but it certainly is noticeable that in any intimate scenes, there’s not even a peck!

The Christian drama “Fireproof” seemed an interesting choice for Kirk Cameron, we’d think he’d be A-OK with some kissing scenes, but things change when you become a Born Again Christian.

After his time on Growing Pains, Cameron actually went on to marry his co-star and love interest on the show, Chelsea Noble! In a solemn vow following their nuptials, he promised Noble that he would never kiss another woman, purely out of respect for his wife.

Who really needs to manage their anger here? We’re going to go ahead and say, Sheen. On the sitcom "Anger Management," Selma Blair was his love interest. Sheen fired Selma Blair via text!? Apparently, she’d complained to producers about Sheen, who then gave her an ultimatum!

He basically said: she goes or I walk. We can only imagine that there was an abundance of negative energy, with the two stars refusing to BE on-screen opposite one another, let alone CUDDLE! We’re going to blame the casting agent on this one.

When you sign on for films like "The Cell," you don’t think there’s going to be ANY kissing whatsoever. Veteran actor Samuel L. Jackson signed the dotted line thinking this was another psychological thriller by genius Stephen King.

But boy was he in for a shock when he found out the character he was playing was actually gay. In an interview, the actor made it very clear that he would never do two things: a) crossdress or b) kiss a man in an acting role.

Now whilst Rob Lowe is probably the dream man of a few women, it seems that he just didn’t do it for singer Jewel! The pair were cast opposite one another as each other’s romantic interest.

When the singer came to set, she wasn’t into kissing him at all!  At first, Jewel was wary and refused, but with time she agreed.

It seems that at the end of the day, the producers have the last word on kissing. In the film "Passengers," starring Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence, there was one love scene in the script that was non-negotiable.

At the time, Pratt was married to Anna Faris, and Lawrence had some qualms with kissing a married man.  Jennifer was so paranoid and anxious about doing the scene with Pratt, that she got her mom on the line to get the A-OK.

It was made very clear to Pat Boone, the star of April Love, that he would not be kissing his co-star, out of respect for his partner. During one particular scene, however, the director asked the pair to kiss, to enhance the romantic mood.

After a discussion with his wife, Boone was given permission to kiss his co-stars in films if it was required! In the end, it never happened.

At the time “I Will Be” was released, there weren’t many stars as hunky as Chace Crawford. But when it comes to affairs of the heart, people will go a long way to make sure their lover doesn’t turn green with envy!

To keep her boyfriend at the time satisfied, Lewis refused to kiss Crawford! She personally selected Crawford to appear alongside her as her love interest in the clip but made it very clear that there would be no lip-locking whatsoever!

During the filming of "RocknRolla," the actress starred opposite Gerard Butler. Newton didn’t have a problem with the love scene itself, but with the condition of her co-star. On the day of the love scene, Butler, rocked up sick as a dog.

Thandie requested director Guy Ritchie find a creative workaround. It ended up being one of the most brilliant scenes. Seems that with a bit of forced improv, great things can happen!

"The Notebook," one of the most romantic films EVER, had a not-so-adorable story behind its filming. Ryan Gosling even tried to fire Rachel McAdams from the movie; apparently, there were differences between the pair! But by the ending of the film, the two become a red-carpet couple.

Whilst working on the film, the actors didn’t have a perfect time on set! Don’t even get them started on intimate scenes involving kissing and touching – it was a real uphill battle to get the two close enough to read their lines without an argument or outburst!

How important is keeping your sexuality certain to you? Well, clearly it meant everything to Luke Grimes, who quit True Blood after refusing to engage in a same-sex kiss with the fabulous Nelsan Ellis.

Ellis, who only recently passed away (RIP), portrayed the exuberantly gay Lafayette on the hit series.  Ellis, in an interview, confirmed the rumors about the actor decided to quit over portraying a gay character. He wouldn't comment further.

The owner of America’s most dazzling smile, Julia Roberts is known for many films, but the film "I Love Trouble" doesn’t quite get the recognition. It seems that the film’s stars, Julia Roberts and Nick Nolte, just weren’t feeling the love.

Whilst actors are well, acting, it seems that the veil of the screen wore thin for these two, with Julia labeling Nick as “completely disgusting.” It takes two to tango apparently, with Nick spouting the same vitriol, saying that Roberts was “not a nice person.”

Bad breath can be a slight deal-breaker when it comes to kissing. That's exactly what happened on the set of the teen hit, "The Spectacular Now." Apparently, Miles Teller was disgusted by her breath and really tried to avoid locking lips with the actress.

Bad breath aside, looks like those managed to pull off some on-screen magic, because their onscreen chemistry seemed undeniable.

The Spider-Man and Mary Jane upside-down kiss in the rain is seriously one of the most memorable kisses in pop culture. Unfortunately, it wasn't as sexy in real life. Dunst said that Maguire couldn't breathe during the kiss! It still looked sexy!

It's crazy what a bit of lighting and music can do. Just imagine that scene without all the cinematic effects. The awkwardness of the two gasping for breath might have been just too much to bear.

Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth had some fun on the set of "Mocking Jay." The two who are actually best friends clearly tried maintaining that platonic bond by pranking each other on set when it came to the make-out sessions.

Jennifer Lawrence would apparently stuff her face with stinky foods right before getting all loved up with Hemsworth. In an interview with Jimmy Fallon, Hemsworth described the experience as "uncomfortable."

For most people, having a shot at kissing Angelina Jolie would not cause them a moment's hesitation. Not for James Mcavoy. The British beaut apparently felt a little taken aback by the idea.

He clearly needed a little more buttering up, perhaps even a dinner with the stunning starlet beforehand. That being said, they seemed to pull it off regardless.

When you're kids growing up on set, it can feel almost like you are siblings. That's what happened to Rupert Grint and Emma Watson. Acting together for years made them feel like they were family, so you can imagine that kissing your so-called sibling can get a tad awkward.

Emma told MTV News:  "We were both just like, 'Oh my God, I can't believe we have to do this. This is so awkward. Really awkward.' They just giggle like a couple of 12-year-olds and tried to hold it together. Good job!

On the set of "Get Smart," Dwayne Johnson and Steve Carell had to share a tiny romantic moment. What seemed like a thoughtless funny thing at first, in reality, turned out be some really icky business for the actor/wrestler.

Johnson really didn't want to kiss the actor and claimed that Carell's mouth felt like a cat's paw and that his tongue. "That's the physical experience", he said. Ouch!

Hollywood is an overwhelming place for many. Even the actors themselves can get affected. Carry Mulligan was completely starstruck when working with Johnny Depp on the set of "Public Enemies" that she couldn't even handle kissing him.

On the Graham Norton Show, Carey Mulligan revealed that she was so uncomfortable kissing Johnny Depp that the director actually decided to cut the scene.  According to the actress, 16 takes were made but each time looked simply horrible.

Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman had some trouble getting a little bit intimate. The film that depicts two lovers in the rougher parts of northern Australia during world war II obviously involved a challenging setting, so it's no wonder that these two had a hard time.

In an interview, Jackman described said it was hard to portray intimacy under the conditions of a film shoot with her.|"It’s never particularly comfortable making out with someone in front of 70 people. That’s really not something that turns me on."

French actress, Virgine Ledoyen, who starred in the 2000 thriller, "The Beach," was not so impressed with Leonardo DiCaprio. Ledoyen claimed that she just felt zero passion for the actor. She also said that DiCaprio lacked sensitivity, making it very hard for her to get into character.

"There was no honest passion. No real sensitivity in our love scenes." In the water scenes love scenes, all she could do was try not to drown. She couldn't even remember the kiss.

Helana Bonham Carter and Woody Allen starred together in the unforgettable Indie comedy, "Mighty Aphrodite." That film had quite a star-studded cast, but Helena Bonham Carter felt really uncomfortable kissing Allen.

As he was also the director of the film, he wanted the kissing done in a very particular way. “Allen tells you up front the certain ways of kissing he does not want. No exchange of liquid is permitted. It sounds like kissing a wall!

Once again, the lines between love and friendship become rather blurry on set. This time for then teen stars, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner in the teen classic "Twilight." While Stewart was actually involved with Robert Pattison at the time, her character, Bella Swan was caught in a love triangle between these two men.

At a press conference, Stewart said that she viewed these scenes felt weird. Well, maybe it felt weird, but most people would agree that it looked amazing.

One would think that when getting involved in a film with a rather vulgar standup comedian, set dynamics might get a little messy. Turns out that it was actually Kate Hudson that created the weirdness behind the scenes.

On the set of the film "My Best Friend's Girl," Kate Hudson would do her very best in trying to gross out her costar, comedian, Dane Cook. Cook said it was the worst on-screen kiss he has ever had.

Tom Cruise is a super seasoned Hollywood actor , though not everyone thinks that he is that amazing. At least not Thandie Newton. When it came to kissing him on "Mission Impossible 2," the British beauty felt repulsed by the actor.

The actress would go home every day complaining about how gross it was.  Apparently, Tom Cruise is a very wet and sloppy kisser, which is never good.

"Dirty Dancing," the iconic 80s film that oozed with the seemingly red hot on-screen chemistry between Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze, was in reality, quite different. According to Grey, those two shared nothing of what was depicted on screen.

When Grey talked to Glamour magazine about the film, she expressed that she felt no chemistry for the actor whatsoever.

On the set of "50 Shades of  Grey," Dakota Johnson had a hard time putting up with Jamie Dornan. The film follows the fiery relationship of Anastasia Steele and Dorian Grey and how their crazy desires slowly evolve into a deep love.

The surprising part about this is that these two actually could not stand each other. Their off-screen chemistry was in fact so bad that it was just as blatant on-screen.

Batman is pretty much a lone wolf...or lone bat. That was made abundantly clear in the 2005 Hollywood blockbuster, "Batman Begins." The film starred Christian Bale, who played Batman of course, and Katy Holmes, who played the love interest, Rachel Dawes.

Many believed that she should have not appeared in the film at all. It should not be entirely her fault, but I suppose it is partly. Good thing she left and Maggie Gyllenhaal took over. Watching Bale and Gyllenhaal is really spectacular.

"Homeland" is a heated show for many reasons. One of the most exciting aspects of the show was the cat and mouse game between Carrie and Brodie. Yet seeing the tension actually materialize into an affair was a little odd.

The moment these two got a little too close was the moment the show lost all passion. They didn't even look as into it either. Sometimes the fantasy can be better than reality.

Sons of Anarchy wasn't exactly the best show out there. As far as the characters and story were concerned, the show was lacking. Another critical factor that made this show so bad, was the dwindling chemistry between Jax and Tara.

As the seasons progressed, these two very quickly lost the passion. Off-screen feelings between them must have been extremely lukewarm leaving audiences feeling little to nothing about watching their relationship unfold.

According to Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence did not want to kiss him at all in the movie. In an interview on the Graham Norton Show, Cooper said that the actress was very critical of his kissing, making him feel rather bad!

The actor was a little offended. Despite their great chemistry, it would be interesting to see if these two get together down the line once again.

2005's "Fantastic Four" was a rather terrible film with zero redeeming qualities. There seemed to be no magnetism between the two and any physical connection felt seriously forced. It sort of looked like they were siblings.

Let's just all erase this from our collective memory.

In the teen classic, "Sixteen Candles," Molly Ringwald (Samantha of course) finally gets her chance to kiss the hottest guy in school, Jake Ryan. The whole movie was a build-up to that one climactic kiss.

Unfortunately for everyone involved, it turned out to be a total failure.  The actor Michael Schoeffling who played Jake Ryan felt that it was the worst part of the role.