What Anna Kendrick Has Said About Her Steamy Scene With Blake Lively

What’s the secret behind the best on-screen kisses? Gum. In “A Simple Favor,” cheery vlog mom Stephanie (played by Anna Kendrick) befriends classy corporate mom Emily (Blake Lively). The two develop a friendship riddled with sexual tension and mystery, and in one scene they even share a kiss. Speaking with Pride Source, Kendrick explained that she and Lively were both conscious about their breath on set. “I mean, all I’m ever thinking about in [kissing] scenes is, who has gum? Who has a mint?” laughed the “Into the Woods” star, adding that her costar took care to freshen up before the make-out session. “[We] were the mintiest, freshest two people to have ever kissed in the history of America,” she joked. Throughout her years in Hollywood, Kendrick’s other on-screen kissing partners have included Ryan Reynolds (yes, Lively’s husband), Skylar Astin, and Chris Pine.

In the wake of filming, the co-stars even joked about their relationship status on Instagram, Lively writing, “[Anna Kendrick] is the hotter, female[r] version of my husband [Ryan Reynolds] . . . so, would it reaaaally count as cheating?” Anna Kendrick responded, joking, “So glad we’re finally taking this relationship public. I let Ryan have Deadpool, he can give me this.”