Kim Fields (left); Jason Bateman.Photo:Arturo Holmes/Getty Images; Jesse Grant/Getty Images
Arturo Holmes/Getty Images; Jesse Grant/Getty Images
Kim Fieldsis opening up about her “sweet teen kiss” withJason Bateman.
The actress, 54, appeared on Tuesday’s episode ofJimmy Kimmel Liveand revealed she kissed Bateman, 55, when they were teenagers on the sitcomTheFacts of Life.
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“We would all do these game shows and things together so we did a show calledBody Languageand while we were filming - and we knew each other before then - I had an appearance actually to perform ‘Dear Michael’ and the other song at the Tropicana,” Fields said.
She added, “There was this kind of chemistry, this vibe and so I invited him to come and watch me perform and he did.”
“Before I went on stage we were backstage and had this sweet teen kiss,” Fields revealed. “And then it was like that happened and then we just went on with our lives and our careers.”
Kim Fields attends the Writers Guild of America Awards in Los Angeles on March 5, 2023.David Livingston/Getty Images
David Livingston/Getty Images
TheLiving Singlealum went on to say that she and Bateman have “the utmost respect for one another.”
Fields is now married to Christopher Morgan, with whom she tied the knot in 2007. The couple also share sons Sebastian, 16, and Quincy, who was born in 2014.
Meanwhile, Bateman is married to Amanda Anka, with whom he shares his 17-year-old daughter Francesca Nora Bateman and daughter Maple Sylvie Bateman, 12.
source: people.com
