Claire Danes says that she was “ distraught ” when kissing with Jared Leto on My So-Called Life and that she was “ terrified ” to fall in love with him when she was 14 and he 21
While the teenage drama of the 90s, My So-Called Life, only lasted one season, Claire Danes still has bad memories of having to kiss Jared Leto, the older co-star and more experienced.
While speaking with Dax Shepard, 45, on the Armchair podcast, the 40-year-old star, Homeland, declared himself candid on the set and on a seven-year gap with Leto.
The beauty admitted that her older co-star had to guide her through the kissing process – she was only 14 at the time and he was 21 – and she was afraid of falling in love with him because he was so much older.
Age gap: Claire Danes became aware of being “ distraught ” on set and going through an age difference of seven years with Leto while filming romantic scenes
“ I think I also made it clear from the start that – you know, 14, ” she said to explain why she never crushed Leto
“Is it true that you had your first real kiss on this show?” the host of the podcast asked the winner of the Golden Globe, who played Angela Chase.
‘It is not true. But it was true that it was more of an involved kiss than I had ever had, ” replied the actress.
At the time, Leto had to awkwardly guide her through romantic scenes and kissing scenes.
In high school: unlike her older co-star, she was tutored between scenes and always finished school, which she described as “ really weird ”
No hard feelings: when Kristen Bell’s husband, father of two, asked if the Danes had run over Leto while filming, she quickly denied
“I was supposed to kiss Jordan Catalano’s face, not his lips, and I didn’t understand anything at all,” she said.
When Kristen Bell’s husband and father of two asked if the Danes had run over Leto while filming, she quickly denied it.
“No, he was way too old,” she says. “I was way too terrified. It was very brotherly. And he was actually quite protective of me.
A last was asked to her at a young age: she also kissed Leonardo DiCaprio in Roméo + Juliette; seen here in 1996
She reminded the host, “I think I also made it clear from the start that – you know, 14 years old.”
Unlike her older co-star, she was tutored between scenes and still finished school, which she described as “ really weird ”.
“ Going back to high school and making sense of these two identities was stressful and I don’t miss it, ” she said of her teen drama days.
Although the series was not renewed for a second season, it did help launch the two star careers after finishing in 1995.
A season: Although the series was not renewed for a second season, it helped launch the two careers of the stars after finishing in 1995
In April 2018, the Danes first thought about these kissing scenes worthy of squeaks, in The Howard Stern Show. “He must have tried to teach me. It’s ridiculous.’
She also remembered thinking “he looked old” and “incredibly good” before adding that she still had a great affection for him.
Next month, the eighth and final season of the hit drama series on Showtime will debut on Homeland on Sunday, February 9 at 9 p.m. ET.
Her one and only: the star with her husband Hugh Dancy at the 72nd annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in 2018