Actors Who Dreaded Kissing Their Co-Stars On Screen

Luke Grimes and Nelsan Ellis

The idea that someone would sacrifice their role on a successful series and a huge paycheck just to get out of some same-sex kissing seems ludicrous, right? Well, that’s exactly what Luke Grimes did. Grimes left True Blood once he found out his character was going to develop a relationship with Nelsan Ellis. Nelsan addressed the rumors, saying, “You quit your job because… really? I’m just… I’m over him. You quit your job because you don’t want to play a gay part? As if it’s… You know what? I’m going to stop talking.”

Advertisement

Next Page →

The More You Know

  • "Psycho" was the first time a flushing toilet was shown on screen.
  • In every scene of Fight Club, there is a Starbucks coffee cup.
  • The names of the taxi driver and the policeman in everybody’s favourite Yuletide outing, It’s A Wonderful Life, are Bert and Ernie. The writers working on Sesame Street at the time claim it’s merely a coincidence.
  • The first toilet did not flush on the American big screen until 1960
Next Page →