Read the original article on Best Life. Though Thompson didn’t consistently act during her childhood, she did end up in a music video for pop and R&B artist Brenda Russell for the song “Stop Running Away,” thanks to a friend of her father’s who was a casting director and thought she was perfect for the role. Speaking to W Magazine for their “Great Performances” issue, the star of the romance Sylvie’s Love talked about how her first-ever role led to her first-ever kiss. “It’s immortalized for life,” Thompson said of the smooch. For more celeb news sent right to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. “In the video, I think it’s this idea that we play the younger version of this married couple whose relationship is falling apart, and they’re trying to get back to their child selves,” Thompson recalled. “I play this woman, and I’m in a wedding dress. We get married. I was six, but I remember that day feeling very adult, so it didn’t scare me. I felt like I was born for this.“ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb The 37 year old pointed out that she didn’t act on screen again until many years later—her first official credit is a 2003 short film—but evidently something about her earliest acting experience stuck. To see where more performers who started young are now, check out The Biggest Child Actors Ever, Then and Now. “I kissed a young boy who was also in the music video. His name was Floyd,” Thompson said, later adding, “Actually, I think about Floyd every so often.” Floyd, if you’re out there, show yourself! For the onscreen love stories that broke your heart, check out The Most Heartbreaking Movie Couples of All Time. Her first kiss didn’t end up on the cutting room floor, but, as it turns out, some of them have. In an interview with AOL Build, frequent co-stars Thompson and Chris Hemsworth shared that they’d actually shot a kiss and an almost-kiss in Thor: Ragnarok and Avengers: Endgame, respectively. Both ended up not making the final cut as the Marvel Cinematic Universal didn’t end up going the romantic route with the Valkyrie and Thor. “There’s so much in the vault with us,” Thompson said. For pairs who hit it off at work, here are 15 Onscreen Couples You Totally Forgot Dated in Real Life.
