Emily Blunt reveals kissing some of her Hollywood co-stars made her want to be sick… After smooching heartthrobs including Tom Cruise and Matt Damon on screen
She has kissed many a heartthrob in her blockbusters, including Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon and most recently Ryan Gosling.
But Emily Blunt has revealed she wanted to be sick after hugging some of her co-stars.
When asked if she ever “wanted to throw up” after kissing an actor, the actress replied: “Absolutely, absolutely… I wouldn’t say it’s extremely disgusting, but I definitely didn’t enjoy it.”
Ms Blunt, 41, said she has developed techniques for kissing co-stars she is not attracted to and is well versed in creating “chemistry”.
Emily Blunt has revealed she wanted to be sick after hugging some of her co-stars
Emily Blunt as Judy Moreno with Ryan Gosling as Colt Seavers in The Fall Guy
Jamie Dorman as Anthony and Emily Blunt as Rosemary in Wild Mountain Thyme
The seven-second on-screen kiss between Matt Damon and Emily Blunt
She told American radio host Howard Stern: “I guess I feel like I have to find something I like in everyone. I have to find something – even if it’s just one thing. It could be like they have a good laugh or I like how they talk to people, they are polite. I mean, it could be anything random.
“But find something you like about that person or something you like about him or her as a character, and then lean into that a little bit.”
The Oscar nominee, who is married to American actor John Krasinski, added: “I’ve had chemistry with people; I didn’t enjoy working with them…
Emily Blunt as Mike and Colin Firth, as Arthur Newman, in Arthur and Mike, released 2012
Cillian Murphy and Emily Blunt in Oppenheimer
Emily Blunt and Tom Cruise on the set of The Edge of Tomorrow in 2014
‘Chemistry is a strange thing. It’s something ethereal that you can’t really bottle up and buy or sell. It’s either there or it’s not. And you can manufacture it.
‘I’ve been doing this long enough. I could have chemistry with this water bottle right now. You know how to make magic happen. But it’s just easier when you have a natural bond with someone.’
But Ms Blunt assured listeners that her connection with Gosling, who plays her love interest in the new action film The Fall Guy, was genuine.
She added: “I love his wife, Eva. I love their kids, and I feel like I’m very lucky to be friends with a gem of someone like him.”