{"id":247852,"date":"2026-06-23T05:56:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T05:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/23\/sarah-shahi-reveals-which-television-acting-legend-was-one-of-the-best-kisses-she-ever-had\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T05:56:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T05:56:27","slug":"sarah-shahi-reveals-which-television-acting-legend-was-one-of-the-best-kisses-she-ever-had","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/23\/sarah-shahi-reveals-which-television-acting-legend-was-one-of-the-best-kisses-she-ever-had\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Shahi Reveals Which Television Acting Legend Was One of The &#8216;Best&#8217; Kisses She Ever Had"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-2234062\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- Franchise logo or primary category --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/post title --><\/p>\n<p><!-- subheader --><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tpd-post-thumbnail-container caption_belowImage credit_onImage\"><figcaption><span class=\"credit-text\">Credit: Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/post thumbnail --><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/sarah-shahi\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Sarah Shahi<\/strong><\/a> is recalling one of the \u201cbest\u201d kisses she ever had was during her guest-starring role on <em>The Sopranos<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 46-year-old <em>Paradise<\/em> star appeared during a recent episode of <strong>Lauryn<\/strong> and <strong>Michael Bosstic<\/strong>k\u2019s podcast <em>The Bossticks<\/em> and reflected on her time on the show where she played Sonya Aragon in the Emmy-winning season 6 episode \u201cKennedy and Heidi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sonya was a stripper and the mistress of Christopher Moltisanti, but she and Tony Soprano (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/james-gandolfini\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">James Gandolfini<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>) end up having sex in Las Vegas and doing peyote together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sarah<\/strong> says <strong>James<\/strong> ranked among her \u201cbest\u201d kisses.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYeah, I did a sex scene with Tony Soprano. One of the best, I have to say, kisses I\u2019ve ever had,\u201d she shared on the podcast. \u201cI remember thinking to myself, like how am I going to get turned on by this 47-year-old large balding man? Like, there\u2019s nothing. How is this going to work for me? But oh boy did it work for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While they were filming the scene in question, the <em>Sex\/Life<\/em> actress said she had to sit on his lip and kiss, but when they would call cut, she and <strong>James<\/strong> would keep kissing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThen we have to kiss, and when they called cut, we were still kissing,\u201d she revealed. \u201cWe did it three, four times, and every time like they would call cut and we\u2019re still f\u2013king making out.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even before they filmed the scene, <strong>Sarah<\/strong> said <strong>James<\/strong> made an effort to reach out to her, sending her flowers and a note.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe\u2019s incredible. He was incredible. He was a very troubled man, but the crew loved him,\u201d <strong>Sarah<\/strong> said, recalling him not showing up to set on the first day they were set to shoot the episode. \u201cI went back to my hotel room and he sent me a dozen roses with a note saying like, \u2018Sorry about today. Don\u2019t be nervous cuz I suck. Love, the fat man.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When they met in person, <strong>Sarah<\/strong> tried meeting his \u201clarger than life\u201d energy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe\u2019s like, \u2018You get the flowers?\u2019 and me thinking, you know, I\u2019m a badass and trying to keep up with this energy, I was like, \u2018Yeah, what\u2019s with that?&#8217;\u201d she continued, \u201cLike, \u2018Next time, send me something I can actually take back with me, like, <em>Jimmy Choo<\/em>, size seven.\u2019 And again, I was just trying to match his energy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later that night, when she got back to her hotel room, she found those shoes waiting for her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this year, <strong>Sarah<\/strong> got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/02\/23\/sarah-shahi-reveals-how-sexlife-role-inspired-her-divorce-from-steve-howey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">candid about her divorce from <strong>Steve Howey<\/strong><\/a> and her work on <em>Sex\/Life<\/em> inspired her to make that huge life change.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How To Rebuild Your Life After Divorce, Heartbreak &amp; Major Change | Sarah Shahi\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TEPJWXhNGKY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"categories single-categories\">Posted To:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/james-gandolfini\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">James Gandolfini<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/sarah-shahi\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sarah Shahi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/the-sopranos\/\" rel=\"tag noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Sopranos<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/06\/23\/sarah-shahi-reveals-which-television-acting-legend-was-one-of-the-best-kisses-she-ever-had\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: Getty Images Sarah Shahi is recalling one of the \u201cbest\u201d kisses she ever had was during her guest-starring role on The Sopranos. 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