For some actors, kissing a co-star can be a downright dreadful experience, sometimes because the parties involved have a strong dislike for one another. This wasn’t an issue for Danica McKellar though, who admitted to having some pretty strong feelings for Fred Savage before they shared what was both of their first kisses. “It was that little-kid crush where it’s so innocent and so intense. It’s not a little thing — you’re like, ‘I’m in love!'” she told Entertainment Weekly. So, when it came time to shoot a kissing scene with Savage, she was far from disappointed. “I was so excited, jumping out of my skin,” she said.
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In “The Wonder Years,” McKellar and Savage’s characters, Winnie Cooper and Kevin Arnold, share their first kiss while “When a Man Loves a Woman” plays. Kevin is comforting Winnie, who has learned that her brother was killed during the Vietnam War, so the mood is supposed to be somber. But in a video for NOVA’s Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers, McKellar admitted that she couldn’t resist smiling during the first take. She revealed that they shot six takes of the scene and the final take was used in the show because it includes a tender moment where Kevin strokes Winnie’s hair. “After we had our first kiss, the entire crew erupted into applause,” McKellar recalled to Entertainment Weekly. “And it was just so humiliating. Like, I’m trying to have a private moment here!”
