25 Times Hollywood Thought It Was Completely Appropriate To Cast A Teenager And An Adult As Love Interests

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We asked the members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us what age gap between a teen actor and the actor who played their love interest surprised them. Here are some of their eye-opening responses:

1. Taylor Momsen was 15 during Season 2 of Gossip Girl.

Taylor in "Gossip Girl"

Chace Crawford was 23 during Season 2 Of Gossip Girl.

During that second season, their characters on the show became romantically involved with each other.

Taylor and Chace kissing in a scene from the show

2. Keira Knightley was 18 when Love Actually was filmed.

Keira in "Love Actually"

Chiwetel Ejiofor was 26 when Love Actually was filmed.

Chiwetel in "Love Actually"

Keira Knightley and Chiwetel Ejiofor played a couple who got married in the film.

Keira and Chiwetal kissing in a wedding scene from the movie

Andrew Lincoln was 30 when Love Actually was filmed.

Andrew in "Love Actually"

Keira Knightley and Andrew Lincoln were also love interests in the movie.

Keira and Andrew kissing in a part of the film

3. Hilary Duff was 15 when she filmed A Cinderella Story.

Hilary in a scene from the movie

Chad Michael Murray was 22 when he filmed the movie.

Chad in a scene from the movie

And their characters were an item.

Chad and Hilary kissing in a scene

4. J.C Brandy was 17 when she guest-starred on Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Tapestry."

J.C. in a scene from the show

Patrick Stewart was 52 during that episode.

Patrick Stewart in "Star Trek"

In the episode, their characters kiss and sleep together.

Patrick Stewart and J.C. Brandy kissing "Star Trek"

5. Selena Gomez was 15 during the first season of Wizards of Waverly Place.

Selena Gomez in the first season of "Wizard of Waverly Place"

Brian Kubach was 24 when he appeared in the first season.

Brian in the first season of the show

During that season, they played boyfriend and girlfriend.

Selena Gomez and Brian Kubach talking in a scene for "Wizards of Waverly Place"

6. Mandy Moore was 17 while filming A Walk to Remember.

A picture of Mandy in a scene

Shane West was 23 when during filming of the movie.

Shane in a scene from the film

They played a couple in the movie.

Shane and Mandy kissing in a scene from the film

7. Sasha Pieterse was 14 when they started filming Pretty Little Liars.

Sasha in Season 1

Shay Mitchell was 22 when they started filming the show.

Shay in Season 1

In the first season, they started building a romance between the characters through flashbacks in the show.

Emily looking at Alison undress in the locker room

8. Ryan Merriman was 26 during filming the first season of Pretty Little Liars.

Ryan in a scene from the film

It was revealed through flashbacks in the first season that his character had been romantically involved with Sasha's character.

Alison on video footage telling Ian "I know you want to kiss me"

9. Keira Knightley was 17 while filming Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

Keira in a scene from the movie

Orlando Bloom was 25 while filming the movie.

Orlando in a scene from the movie

They played love interests in the film.

Orland and Keira kissing in a scene from the movie

10. 10. When they filmed My Father the Hero, Katherine Heigl was 14.

Katherine in a sceneDal

Dalton James was 22 during filming.

Dalton in a scene from the movie

They played love interests in the movie.

Dalton and Katherine dancing and looking into each other's eyes in a scene from the movie

11. Corbin Bleu was 16 during filming the first High School Musical movie.

Corbin in a scene from the movie

Monique Coleman was 25 during filming.

Monique in a scene from the movie

Towards the end of the film is when Chad asks her out for the first time and their characters date for the rest of the franchise.

Chad asking Monique out at the end of the movie

12. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan was 17 while filming Never Have I Ever Season 1.

Darren Barnet was 28 during the filming of Season 1.

Darren in a scene from the show

Daren Barnet and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan played love interests and her character wanted to lose her virginity to him.

Darren and Maitreyi kissing in a car in a scene from the show

13. In Shameless, Cameron Monaghan was 17 when he was cast as Ian.

Cameron in a scene from the show

Noel Fisher was 26 when he was cast as Mickey.

Noel in a scene from the show

In the first season, their characters started their sexual and romantic relationship.

Cameron Monoghan and Noel Fisher in bed shirtless from a scene from "Shameless"

14. Also in Shameless, Pej Vahdat, was nearly 30 in the first season.

His character was having an affair with Cameron's and though there was supposed to be an age gap between the characters, Cameron, again, was only 17 at the time.

Cameron Monaghan and Pej Vahdat about to kiss in a bedroom in a scene from "Shameless"

15. In Endless Love, Brooke Shields was 16.

Brooke in a scene from the film

Martin Hewitt was 22 at the time.

Martin in a scene from the film

In the movie, they played lovers.

Brooke Shields and Martin Hewitt hugging in a scene from "Endless Love"

16. Chloë Grace Moretz was 16 in If I Stay.

Chloë in a scene from the film

Jamie Blackley was 22 in the movie.

Jamie in a scene from the film

They played love interests in the film.

Chloë and Jamie making out in a scene from the film

17. Emmy Rossum was only 17 in Phantom of the Opera.

Emmy in a scene from the film

Gerard Butler was 33.

Gerard in a scene from the film

And Patrick Wilson was 30.

Patrick in a scene from the film

Both men played her love interests at some point and she kissed both of them.

Emmy Rossum kissing Gerard Butler in a scene from "Phantom of the Opera" and her kissing Patrick Wilson in another

18. Madison Reyes from Julie and the Phantoms was only 16 during Season 1.

Madison in a scene from the show

Charles Gillespie was 22 during Season 1.

Charles in a scene from the show

Their characters had a romance growing between them.

Madison Reyes and Charles Gillespie looking at each other longingly from "Julie and the Phantoms"

19. Selena Gomez had just turned 16 when Another Cinderella Story was released.

Drew Seeley was 26 at the time.

Drew in a scene from the moviee

They played love interests throughout the film.

Selena Gomez and Drew Seeley kissing in a scene from the movie

20. Mila Kunis lied about her age to get cast in That '70s Show. She was 14 when she was cast and 15 when the first episode aired.

Mila in a scene from the show

Ashton Kutcher was 20 at the time.

Ashton in a scene from the show

They played boyfriend and girlfriend on the show.

Mila and Ashton kissing in a scene from the show

21. Claire Danes was 15 during My So-Called Life.

Claire in a scene from the show

Jared Leto was eight years older during the show, at 22 years old.

Jared in a scene from the show

Their characters dated each other on the series.

Jared and Claire kissing in a scene from the show

22. In Starstruck, Danielle Campbell was around 15 years old.

Danielle in a scene from the movie

Sterling Knight was around 20 years old in the film.

Sterling in a scene from the movie

At the end of the movie, they reconcile and he almost kisses her.

23. Melissa Gilbert was 15 in Little House on the Prairie when her love interest Almanzo was introduced.

Dean Butler was 23 when he started playing Almanzo.

Dean in a scene from the show

Their characters ended up getting married.

Melissa Gilbert lying on Dean Butler's chest in a scene from the show

24. In Everything Sucks, Peyton Kennedy was 13.

Peyton in a scene from the show

Sydney Sweeney was nearly 20 during filming.

Sydney in a scene from the show

Their characters kissed in the last episode of the series.

Sydney and Peyton kissin gin a scene from the show

25. And Kirsten Dunst was 11 years old in Interview with the Vampire.

Kirsten Dunst in a scene from the movie

Brad Pitt was 30 during the filming of the movie.

Brad in a scene form the movie

In the film, her character had to kiss his.

Kirsten kissing Brad in a scene from the moviee

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