Young Sheldon: Emily Osment Reveals Why She Felt Uncomfortable Kissing Montana Jordan

Emily Osment revealed that filming early romantic scenes with Montana Jordan on Young Sheldon was initially uncomfortable due to their age difference.

Remember when Georgie and Mandy's love story began on Young Sheldon? While fans loved watching the couple's relationship grow, Emily Osment has now revealed that filming their early romantic scenes wasn't a comfortable experience for her.

The actress, who played Mandy McAllister, has opened up about what it was like working with Montana Jordan, who played Georgie's older brother George Cooper. Interestingly, when the two first started filming together, Jordan was just 18, while Osment was 30. And that age difference made their kissing scenes a little awkward for the actress.

Osment shared her experience in Jessica Radloff's book, Young Sheldon: The (Juicier-Than-Meemaw's-Brisket) Inside Story of the Hit Comedy. While the CBS sitcom never had any sex scenes, the actress felt the need to have an intimacy coordinator around when her character's relationship with Georgie started getting more romantic.

Talking about her first reaction, Osment said, according to variety, "That made me uncomfortable. He was a baby! A baby with a mullet. So I spoke to Tim Marx, and obviously they were not able to get one that late in the day, but for the next few episodes they had one there, since the relationship between them escalates," Osment said. "It made everything easier having one there. I think it's something that's really important."

The actress also wanted to make sure Jordan felt comfortable during their scenes. She felt that the young actor should have the option of asking for an intimacy coordinator, too, instead of keeping his discomfort to himself. "I don't know if Montana even knew if he could ask for that. Like, let's give him the option, too. Make him comfortable. And he's such a sweet kid, I think he would just eat his discomfort. But I love those guys, and I'm really happy it got to the point where they were able to do that [for us]," she added.

Director Alex Reid also remembered how the two actors struggled with their initial kissing scenes. He admitted that the team should have handled things differently, even though the show didn't have any sex scenes.

Reid recalled having a photograph of Osment and Jordan sitting in a car between takes, looking in opposite directions. The moment made it clear that the actors were still getting used to each other. "I have a photo between takes of them sitting in that car when we shot that, and they're looking off in other directions. I showed it to Emily and she said, 'Yeah, that was so uncomfortable for both of us, because we didn't know each other.' It wasn't even about the lack of an intimacy coordinator. It's just you're having to make out with somebody you just kind of met. Obviously they worked that out, and they have a great chemistry now, but that was kind of embarrassing."

Co-creator Steve Molaro said Osment had "every right to ask" for an intimacy coordinator. He also revealed that she eventually became comfortable filming without one. Of course, fans know that Georgie and Mandy's story didn't end with Young Sheldon. The couple went on to become the stars of their own CBS spin-off, Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage. But getting the show off the ground wasn't easy, with the network initially having concerns about exploring a relationship with such a significant age gap.