Kissing actors in films is no fun, even if it is Leonardo Di Caprio, Joanna Lumley has disclosed.
The demands of filming remove any excitement from screen kisses, the award-winning actress revealed at a charity event over the weekend.
The 71-year-old actress may have starred alongside a string of stars over her career, but she revealed that screen couples are left chewing so much gum between takes that the process was more reminiscent of visiting the dentist.
Lumley starred alongside DiCaprio in the 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street, when she played the English aunt of his wife.
Speaking at a dinner for the Elizabeth’s Legacy of Hope charity, she said: “I did kiss Leonardo DiCaprio, about 15 times in fact.
“But I'll let you into a secret. It's actually no fun kissing actors, no fun at all. There are so many takes and you both have to chew so much chewing gum. It's like kissing someone in a dentist's waiting room.”
DiCaprio shared a kiss with Lumley in a scene where his character Jordan Belfort tries to sweet talk her into hiding his ill-gotten gains in Swiss bank accounts.
He later praised his co-star as “an incredibly beautiful, charming woman” and said he had loved flirting with her in the scene.
Lumley revealed the less glamorous side of on-screen kissing at a dinner for the charity which provides support to children who have lost limbs.
She is the latest star to weigh in on the pros and cons of on-screen kissing.
Diane Keaton last week called on-screen romances "the greatest" because they allowed her to kiss men without any consequences.
Keaton, also 71, has kissed actors including Morgan Freeman and Michael Douglas during her career.
She said: “Think of all the men you get to kiss and you don't have to pay the price
"The relationship is perfect because you are in the story and it's the greatest thing kissing a man in a movie.
"People say it is hard, but they are wrong
"It's the best. It doesn't get any better.”
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