Josh had not just one, but a few, painful-to-witness kisses on Love at First Kiss. His kiss with Annalisa was probably one of his better attempts, but it wasn't great. As Annalisa put it in an interview after their kiss on the show, it was quite teeth-y (and somehow close-mouthed at the same time?).
Annalisa gave John two shots, too. When the first kiss was visibly, well, off, she asked him if he was nervous, to which he said yes. So Annalisa assured John not to worry, and asked him if he was down for a second try. It was... endearing. But Josh had never successfully kissed anyone at this point, so viewers loved him for his enthusiastic effort, positivity, and sheer vulnerability.
Josh opened up about the experience in an interview with Vice. "People have never seen someone go 27 years without a first kiss," he explained. "They don't think that's real — but that was me!" He added that he's gotten messages from people telling him how brave he is, some even older than him, which made him feel much less alone.
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