There are many things we envy in the lives of young actors: the travel, the glamour, the red carpets, the fashion, the best make-up artists in the world, and all the screaming fans – to name but a few. The experience of having their first kiss in front of a studio full of people, to then be broadcast to the whole world, however? Not so envy-inducing...
In the park and behind a bush was more than embarrassing enough for us, thank you very much. So we truly feel for 20-year-old Stranger Things actor Sadie Sink, who revealed in a recent interview that her own first kiss was not quite the private occasion she might have hoped for.
Speaking with W Magazine, Sink opened up about her experience of the significant personal milestone – that for her, took place on screen and with her Stranger Things co-star. '[My first kiss] was with Caleb McLaughlin, who plays Lucas,' said Sink. 'We were filming. You can see it on Netflix!'
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The actor, who has played Max in the hit sci-fi series since the age of 14, revealed that is was hardly the most romantic of situations. 'We were both awkward, but it was also funny because all our friends were there and all these extras and lights and music,' she explains. 'It was nerve-wracking at the time, but I look back now and can laugh about it.'
As filming for Stranger Things' fifth and final season is set to begin later this year, Sink has been busy making her mark on Hollywood as a foul-mouthed, shouty hurricane of an angry teenager opposite Brendan Fraser in Darren Aronofsky's Oscar-tipped film The Whale. The film received a lengthy standing ovation when it premiered at Venice Film Festival last year, and will be released in UK cinemas in February 2023.
Clementina Jackson is Acting Site Fashion Editor at ELLE UK, working across news and features, trends, e-commerce and SEO. She was previously Fashion Editor at Cosmopolitan and Women’s Health, and Acting Digital Fashion Editor at ELLE UK, where she was named as a PPA 30 Under 30 award winner for her work on size inclusivity. An experienced fashion, travel and luxury lifestyle journalist, Clementina has also written for Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Condé Nast Traveller, Tatler, Red and Italy Segreta.
