The Reason Rupert Grint Didn't Want To Kiss Emma Watson In Harry Potter

May 2024 ยท 2 minute read

The feeling of awkwardness was completely mutual when it comes to how Rupert Grint's kissing counterpart remembers their scene. "It's purely the fact that he's like my brother and we were both totally in the same boat. I'm sure he will tell you exactly the same thing. It was very strange and very weird," Emma Watson told Movies Ireland when discussing the infamous kiss. "Believe me, we both wanted it to be over equally as much as the other. It's honestly like kissing my brother. It was weird."

If you still ship Ron and Hermione, don't fret. The actors' feelings about kissing their co-stars wasn't personal. Watson also had to kiss Daniel Radcliffe (who played Harry Potter, of course) and it was just as uncomfortable. "I'm proud of it," Watson said in regards to her kiss with Radcliffe (via J-14). "And considering how bloody awkward it was [...] I'm really impressed that we managed to make it look anything other than awkward. Dan and I are like brother and sister, so it was tough making it look passionate, believe me."

The kiss with Radcliffe was Watson's first in the franchise, and it was strange for all three of the main actors. So much so, that Watson reportedly made Grint leave the set because they were all laughing. "When they were there actually filming that kiss, they did actually want me there to kind of play off something, but I just found that too funny," Grint said. "Emma sent me out because I kept laughing. It just looked really strange."

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