Whether your favourite kiss is the one from Gone With the Wind or that wedding day tender kiss between Prince William and Kate Middleton, we all know of an iconic peck or racy snog that captured the world’s imagination.
There is now even a national day to celebrate the act for couples and lovers around the globe.
What is International Kissing Day? When is it?
The 12th annual smoochathon takes place on June 23, 2018.
This year will be the 12th such event after it was introduced in 2006.
In 2016, the most kissable British Man was awarded to 50 Shades of Grey heartthrob Jamie Dornan.
Kate Beckinsale, of the Underworld film series fame, took the gong for Most Kissable British Female.
What are the most famous kisses from history?
Several kisses have attained iconic status today, whether they be from real-life events, art or cinema.
Prince William and Kate Middleton, Buckingham Palace, 2011
The nation hurrahed when a newly-wed William and Kate shared a tender kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following their wedding in 2011.
The moment was witnessed by crowds of 500,000 and tens of millions around the world.
The pair event went in for a second one that lasted longer with William remarking: “One more kiss? Go on, come here!”
Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler in Gone With The Wind
Telling his onscreen love “You need kissing badly”, Rhett Butler moves in to passionately kiss Scarlett O’Hara, the fictional Southern belle in one of cinema’s most iconic scenes.
V-J Day in Times Square, 1945 by Alfred Eisenstaedt
One of the most famous ones is the V-J Day in Times Square, 1945 by Alfred Eisenstaedt.
It captured a sailor passionately kissing a nurse in Times Square in celebration of the end of World War II.
Couple caught up in Vancouver Riots by Rich Lam
It was a heartwarming moment in an otherwise ugly night of violence on the streets.
Scott Jones, from Perth, was caught locked in a kiss on the floor with his girlfriend Alexandra Thomas during the Vancouver riots in 2011.
Mr Jones says he made the move to calm his girlfriend in frightening scenes between police and people after ice hockey fans rioted following their city’s defeat in the Stanley Cup Final.
What are other iconic kisses?
The Kiss (Lovers), 1907/08 oil painting by Gustav Klimt
The Kiss (Rodin sculpture) 1882 marble sculpture by Auguste Rodin
Kissing Coppers by Banksy, 2004
Madonna and Britney, 2003 MTV Video Music Awards
Prince Charles and Princess Diana on their wedding day in 1981
Lady and the Tramp’s kiss in the eponymous animated film from 1955
Sgt Warden (Burt Lancaster) shares a passionate beach kiss with his captain’s wife Karen Holmes (Deborah Kerr), 1953
