We asked the members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us what age gap between a minor and the actor who played their love interest surprised them. Most of their responses were about underage female actors and male actors who were well over the age of 18. Here are some of the alarming casting age gaps they shared:
Dalton James was 22 during filming.
They played love interests in the movie.
During that second season, their characters on the show became romantically involved with each other.
3.
Hilary Duff was 15 when she filmed A Cinderella Story.
Chad Michael Murray was 22 when he filmed the movie.
And their characters were an item.
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Claire Danes was 15 during My So-Called Life.
Jared Leto was seven years older during the show, at 22 years old.
Their characters dated each other on the series.
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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.
Ashton Kutcher was 20 at the time.
They played boyfriend and girlfriend on the show.
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Selena Gomez was 15 during the first season of Wizards of Waverly Place.
Brian Kubach was 24 when he appeared in the first season.
During that season, they played boyfriend and girlfriend.
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In Starstruck, Danielle Campbell was around 15 years old.
Sterling Knight was around 20 years old in the film.
At the end of the movie, they reconcile and he almost kisses her.
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In Endless Love, Brooke Shields was 16.
Martin Hewitt was 22 at the time.
In the movie, they played lovers.
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Selena Gomez had just turned 16 when Another Cinderella Story was released.
Drew Seeley was 26 at the time.
They played love interests throughout the film.
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Chloë Grace Moretz was 16 in If I Stay.
Jamie Blackley was 22 while filming the movie.
They played love interests in the film.
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Madison Reyes from Julie and the Phantoms was only 16 during Season 1.
Charlie Gillespie was 22 during Season 1.
Their characters had a romance growing between them.
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Maitreyi Ramakrishnan was 17 while filming Never Have I Ever Season 1.
Darren Barnet was 28 during the filming of Season 1.
Daren Barnet and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan played love interests, and her character wanted to lose her virginity to him.
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Emmy Rossum was only 17 in Phantom of the Opera.
And Patrick Wilson was 30.
Both men played her love interests at some point, and she kissed both of them.
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Keira Knightley was 17 while filming Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
Orlando Bloom was 25 while filming the movie.
They played love interests in the film.
15.
Mandy Moore was 17 while filming A Walk to Remember.
Shane West was 23 during filming of the movie.
They played a couple in the movie.
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And finally, J.C. Brandy was 17 when she guest-starred in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Tapestry.”
Patrick Stewart was 52 during that episode.
In the episode, their characters kiss and sleep together.