October 19, 2007
The kissing marathon went on for hours, but budding star Georgia Groome was unfazed.
“You have to pretend you’re enjoying it, because the kissing has to look real,” the 15-year-old told me as we sheltered from the rain sweeping through Eastbourne.
Girl gang: Georgia Groome (second left) and friends in the film
But she was quick to assure me that the romantic scene she filmed over and over – and over – with actor Aaron Johnson, 17 (who plays Robbie, a sort of teenage sex god), was purely acting.
Director: Gurinder Chadha
Georgia plays, well, actually a character also called Georgia, in Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha’s big-screen version of Angus, Thongs And Full-Frontal Snogging. The film is based on Louise Rennison’s popular novels about a schoolgirl who lives with her parents on the South Coast and hangs out with her three girlfriends, known as the Ace Gang.
“I was acting, and so was Aaron,” she laughed, although she did confess she has some things in common with the screen Georgia.
“I did once shave my eyebrows like her,” admitted Georgia, who was in the hard-boiled film thriller London To Brighton before Angus.
Mr Johnson’s fellow teen actors on the movie, Sean Bourke and Tommy Bastow, with nothing much to do on a rainy day, jokingly planted the suggestion that the snogging between Georgia and Aaron might have been more than acting.
By the time I’d asked around a bit, I realised the lads were winding me up.
In any case, Sean, who plays Robbie’s brother Tom, admitted that it’s not quite the nirvana he thought it might be having all these teenage girls on set.
“I have to remember that I’m 18 and they’re 15 and when I do my snogging scenes (with Eleanor Tomlinson, who plays Georgia’s friend Jas) her mum’s always on set watching – and so is Gurinder – so it’s hands-behind-my-back time,” said Sean who, in any case, has a girlfriend of two years.
Gurinder guffaws when we chat about her youthful wannabe Lotharios. She jokes that one of the boys was absolutely shaking during his romantic scene.
“I said to him: ‘Just kiss her on the lips! Don’t go for the ear, go for the lips!’”
Initially, Gurinder and husband Paul Berga were just going to write the screenplay of Rennison’s book and move on.
For one thing, Gurinder was pregnant with twins (who were born in June), but she and Paul were so happy with the script that they decided they wanted to continue working on the film.
“I was able to go back to my schooldays and write about what it was like to be a teenager, but I was adamant that because everything about Louse Rennison’s books is so English, it would remain so.
“If we do anything that looks American, I won’t shoot it,” Gurinder said defiantly.
The rain in Eastbourne was certainly un-American.
21 responses to "Girls ganging up for on-screen snogging"
hey im bec and im from australia i think this is werid but we nearly look like twins. i no its scary lol
hi now i am watching angus thongs and perfect snogging as i write this and have nevre snogged a bot in my life what is it like ps you must have loved snogging aaron
ps that is not my email lol
plz reply
I So Wish I Was You Georgia
I Bet He Is A Great Snogger
Please Reply
Have You Go Bebo/MSN
LOVE YOU AARON
Hi Georgia,,
You okay?
In fact, silly question, of course you are okay… You got to snog Aaron Johnson!
Oooft. He’s such a fittie!
I’m in love with him?
I’ve watched the special features on the DVD, how could you keep calm talkin to a person as good lookin as he is?!
Love, hugs and kisses,
Maddy xxx
omg i sso like ur movie it was great if you hav got msn can you giv me your address please
Hello Georgia
i was wondering what it was like kissing him i watch it and i get so jelous i was wondering if you have bebo/msn/facebook/myspace
and what Aarons msn is
but i loved the movie and it was moving / touching / your just like me lol
ummm im from australia
so
umm WB
if it dosent show up my msn is pink_lady_999@hotmail.com
i agree wiv maddie how can u not wana kiss him all the time hahah he lwks soooo fit when hes rockin onstage phwwaaahhhh he rlly is a sexgod hehe
xxx lucy xxx
btw tell georgia henshaw i am welsh 2 would lurve 2 meet all of u’s escpessally aaron haha bye xxx and ask her where in wales sis she live in wales i bearly see welsh ppl in movies xxx
omg there is 2 much 2 say …. tell aaron i lurve his accent i dunno y but i lurve it its soft and sweet awww……. and when he says “georgia’s perfect too…shes just a perfect nutter” awww myyyy godddd i nearly cryed how sweet that was hes rlly hot xxxxxxxxxxx
hi georgia aaron is soooooo hot!!!!! my email is xponystarx@yahoo.co.uk and can you give him my email address cos im really fit.
wow some of these kids are sad, but this film was mad! it had everything and i loved it (still do), gurinder is such a talented writer and director and i would love to take a few notes out of her book and end up as successful as her or georgia someday, it truly is a dream, but hey uni first this september aaaah!
sorry for being a pervert if you read this btw aaron lol if you’re anything like you’re charactdr you really would be the worlds only perfect man 
hehe im so lucky my boyfriend looks like aaron johnson cos DAMN he is fiiiine
xxxxxxxxx
I love your film, i have watched it soo many times,
do u have msn?
plz reply
xxx
Hiyaa Georgia
Im Watching Angus Thongs And Perfect Snogging
Right Now
My Msn Is
hannahread@live.co.uk
Add MeIf You Want
Thanx
x
Hi Georgia,
Just want to say TOMMY BASTOW is FIIIIIT! hehe yh i love dave the laugh and i cant wait to see if you are doing a second movie- in which you WILL kiss! hehe
love alexandra
xxx
hi
near the end when aaron says he wrote a song about you and you say that your moving to new zealend he calls you random. please tell him i love the way he says random. i wouldn’t stop snogging him if i were you! he is a sex god!!!!!!!!!!
please WB
alex b xx
georgia hanshaw = lush
Hi Georgia,
I thought the film was amazing and wish you lots of success in the future!! Hopefully your next film will include some more snogging scenes with hot boys XD
Rhiannon XX
hey georgia its aaron just wanted to see to you really reply on this site
hi georgia,
I though the film was amazing
The ace gang was brill to
i must say my if aaron is there my friend stella she’s 18 in two weeks time she thinks you the most FITEST MAN IN THE WORLD
Same hear but Im 19 in a months time and if you the man you are in the film call me any time any way Georgia i though you where AMAZING and hopefully in the future your next film we be Amazing to and include a lot of hot boys XD
Christina xxx
Hi ,,
Is it really you ?
add me on msn my emails in the email box we have to include <3
Cute_Geniuss@live.co.uk
Hey Georgia, I just want to say that I love you and all the gang?is it true that you and jas have dated Aaron Johnson?can you please reply?I think Aaron Johnson is lush
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