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Pierce Brosnan is looking slightly shaken and stirred. In fact the Bond star is blowing a kiss towards the cameras during a photo-call for 'Die Another Day' at the 55th Cannes Film Festival in 2002.
Taylor Swift acknowledges her audience with a kiss at the 2011 CMA Music Festival in Nashville, Tennessee. Look at her hand. It has the number '13' inked onto it. The singer considers number 13 to be her lucky number and paints it on her hand before every show.
Did you know that American actress and dancer Cyd Charisse's legs were once insured for US$5 million? And that as youngster she suffered from polio? Fred Astaire was so impressed with her abilities that he commented: "When you've danced with her, you stay danced with her." She's seen here in 1962 blowing a kiss to the camera in a promotional portrait for director Vincent Minnelli's film, 'Two Weeks in Another Town,' in which she costars with Kirk Douglas and Edward G. Robinson.
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Madonna aims a kiss to the assembled press during the 'W.E.' photo-call at the 68th Venice Film in 2011. Written and directed by Madonna, the movie charts the affair between King Edward VIII and American divorcée Wallis Simpson, and a contemporary romance between a married woman and a Russian security guard. Unfortunately 'W.E.' failed to attract an audience, and the movie and the box office went their separate ways.
Overwhelmed or overjoyed? Jennifer Lopez is likely blowing a double kiss to her audience during the taping of a March 2005 episode of the 'Today' show in New York City.
Paul McCartney, with his wife Nancy, blows a kiss as he leaves the Pavillon Populaire venue in Montpellier, southern France, in 2014. The pair started dating in 2007 and eventually tied the knot in 2011. She is the former Beatle's third wife.
Guests attending the 13th Annual Human Rights Campaign Dinner in Washington, D.C. in 2009 included Lady Gaga, who blew kisses to everyone as a mark of respect to the Human Rights Campaign, the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights organization in the United States.
Elton John and David Furnish became civil partners in 2005 during a ceremony at Windsor, in England. The couple were ecstatic, with the singer blowing a kiss to fans after campaigning tirelessly for gay rights. In December 2014, the pair were formally married.
Celebrity guest John Legend blows a kiss after performing during a keynote address by the then Yahoo! president and CEO Marissa Mayer at the 2014 International CES trade show in Las Vegas in 2014.
Remember the scene in 'The Godfather' when Michael (Al Pacino) kisses his brother Fredo (John Cazale)? It's the Mafia kiss of death, proof of Michael's decision to kill his errant sibling. Well in this photograph Pacino is in a different mood, blowing a kiss to the audience as he accepts the award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for 'Angels in America' during the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles in 2004. The actor was obviously made an offer he couldn't refuse.
James Brown, the "Godfather of Soul," puckers his lips and blows a big kiss after receiving the American Music Award of Merit in Los Angeles in 1992.
Singer, songwriter, and actress Macy Gray counts down kisses on her fingers during the 2003 nominations ceremony at the 31st Annual American Music Awards in Beverly Hills, California. Miss Gray was a guest at the awards show.
Is Will Smith reading his own palm—and discovering something he'd rather not talk about? No, nothing so dramatic. Instead, the actor is seen attending the 2008 'Hancock' Japan premiere in Tokyo, and acknowledging admirers with a flying kiss.
British rock star Sting holds his bride Trudie Styler as she blows a kiss to the press prior to the couple's marriage in August 1992 in Amesbury, England after a ten-year relationship. Now nearly 30 years together, theirs is one of the longest showbiz unions of recent history.
Screen legend Audrey Hepburn obviously taking great joy in throwing a kiss to the crowd gathered at New York's Center Theater on March 25, 1954. She was in New York to attend the 26th Academy Awards ceremony, which that year was held jointly in the Big Apple and in Hollywood. Hepburn won the Best Actress award for her performance opposite Gregory Peck in 'Roman Holiday' (1953). New York and Hollywood co-hosted the Oscars event from 1953 to 1957.
Josh Brolin takes aim with a smacker as he arrives for the 81st Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles in 2009. Wonder who's on the receiving end?
A dressed down Halle Berry warms up with a kiss as she gets ready for the 18th annual EIF Revlon Run/Walk For Women at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in 2011.
Has Paris Hilton forgotten her pet puppy, or is she just about to throw a kiss to fans waiting outside the high-class Bâoli Bar and Restaurant in Cannes, France, in this 2006 snapshot?
Portuguese soccer ace Cristiano Ronaldo kisses the sky after scoring a penalty during the World Cup 2006 quarter-final football game between Portugal and England. Portugal eventually won 3-1 on penalties.
An oh-so-cool Christina Aguilera replete in Gucci sunglasses blows a kiss across her shoulder to anyone lucky enough to catch it.
Rihanna puckers up as she walks the red carpet at the 17th Annual MuchMusic Video Awards in 2006.
A charitable Selena Gomez announces her support of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital with a big kiss during a 2008 fund-raising event in Beverly Hills, California. Founded in 1962, the hospital is a renowned pediatric treatment and research facility focused on children's life-threatening diseases, particularly leukemia and other cancers.
An elated Jennifer Hudson blows a huge kiss into the entertainment world after winning the Best Supporting Actress award for her work in 'Dreamgirls' (2006). 'Dreamgirls' was her film debut, and at just 25 Hudson became the youngest African American performer to win in a competitive acting category.
Director Quentin Tarantino is caught as if realizing he's at the wrong premiere while in fact the maverick filmmaker is blowing kisses as he arrives for the screening of his film 'Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood' at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
Hand on hip and oozing attitude, Salma Hayek send a kiss flying into the press corps during a 2011 'Puss in Boots' photo-call in Rome, Italy. In this computer-animated adventure-comedy, the actress voices Kitty Softpaws, a street-savvy feline.
British singer-songwriter Dua Lipa strikes a perfect kiss-blowing pose as she pauses on the red carpet on arrival for the BRIT Awards 2018 in London, England.
Bejeweled in diamonds and lips pursed, Uma Thurman gets ready to fire off a kiss or two as she arrives for the May 2013 screening of the movie 'Zulu.' Selected out of competition as the closing film at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, 'Zulu' is not to be confused with its 1964 namesake, which deals with a totally different subject matter.
Film director Steven Spielberg looks suitably humbled as he blows a kiss after receiving an honorary knighthood from British Ambassador Sir Christopher Meyer at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. in 2001. Sir Steven Spielberg? Kinda has a ring to it, eh.
Marilyn Monroe's famous pouting lips direct a kiss into the camera as the actress sets down in New York City for a September 1954 stopover.
After picking up the Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album, 'Shakira MTV Unplugged,' the Colombian singer-songwriter is all kisses as she poses with her accolade in Los Angeles in 2001.
Beyoncé looks hot as she launches her fragrance Heat with a kiss at Macy's Herald Square in February 2010 in New York City.
What's in a kiss? Well, quite a lot actually. But if you can't get up close and personal, the next best thing is to throw a smacker out into the air. And that's what a lot of celebrities do by way of acknowledging their fans, when receiving awards, or they're just being flirtatious.
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What's in a kiss? Well, quite a lot actually. But if you can't get up close and personal, the next best thing is to throw a smacker out into the air. And that's what a lot of celebrities do by way of acknowledging their fans, when receiving awards, or they're just being flirtatious.
Click through and find out why these superstars are blowing kisses.