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    KJ Apa Reveals Strict Rules on 'Riverdale' Set for Safe Kissing Scenes Amid Pandemic

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    The Archie Andrews depicter shares the protocol implemented for the cast members on the set of his TV show for every kissing scenes to make sure it’s sure amid the Covid-19 crisis.

    Dec 23, 2020
    AceShowbiz – The stars of “Riverdale” are taking no chances when it comes to filming kissing scenes amid the COVID-19 pandemic – the actors must rinse their mouths for a full minute before each take.
    Actor KJ Apa has been filming season five of The CW series in Canada since production resumed in October (20), following a coronavirus-related shutdown in September, and there are extra safety precautions in place when the castmembers have to lock lips onscreen.
    “They have us come to set a little early,” he tells America’s “Live with Kelly and Ryan”, “and we have to rinse our mouths for one minute. There’s a guy standing there with a timer, counting down 60 seconds, and we have to rinse our mouths out for 60 seconds before the scene, before every take…”
    “It’s Listerine,” KJ adds, naming the mouthwash brand, and explaining that the routine “kills all the germs in your mouth.”

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    He’s not entirely convinced the extreme measures are really keeping him and his pals protected at work, though.
    “In my mind, I’m like, by the time you’ve got your tongue in someone’s mouth, I’m not sure it even matters to be honest,” he shares.
    But he admits life on set is a little sweeter thanks to the special safeguards.
    “I mean, everyone’s got great breath,” he laughs.
    While the “Riverdale” cast were required to rinse their mouths before every kissing scene, it’s another story with the “EastEnders” production. Bosses at the British soap reportedly called on the real-life partners of the show’s biggest stars to join the cast and help overcome social distancing regulations. They were enlisted as body doubles for intimate scenes amid the pandemic.

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      KJ Apa Recalls Embarrassingly Crashing in Front of Michael Bay During 'Songbird' Stunt

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      When appearing on ‘Live with Kelly and Ryan’, the ‘Riverdale’ star talks about his excitement working with the ‘Transformers’ filmmaker for the pandemic-themed love story.

      Dec 22, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Actor KJ Apa hoped to really impress “Songbird” director Michael Bay with his first big stunt for the film – but he crashed and burned instead.
      The “Riverdale” star was shooting the pandemic-themed love story over the summer, for which much of the action was filmed remotely as full production was yet to resume in Los Angeles following the spring shutdown due to the coronavirus.
      And he was thrilled when the “Transformers” filmmaker came to the set in person to take charge of the New Zealander’s first action scene.
      “Michael Bay had decided to come in and direct that specific scene,” KJ shared on America’s “Live with Kelly and Ryan”, “and it was the first time I had worked with him. He was operating the camera, we were ready for the first shot.”

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      Then things went quickly downhill.
      “I was on the bike,” he continued. “I toppled right over the bike (handlebars), the chain comes off and everything. I get fully run over by the bike.”
      “Huge scrape down my leg, my leg is bleeding, and he’s (Bay) like, ‘Are you good…? You can do another one, right?’ And I was just like, (with a) stone cold face, ‘Yeah I’m good’.”
      But he wasn’t actually feeling so hot: “I just didn’t want to show him any weakness at all – not Michael Bay,” the young star quipped.

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      Pics: KJ Apa Braces Getting Stitched With a Grin After Injuring His Head on 'Songbird' Set

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      This is the latest scary incident that the ‘Riverdale’ star has experienced in the last two weeks after he got a ‘shard of metal’ struck in his eyeball, leaving him with ‘a hole’ in his eye.
      Jul 31, 2020
      AceShowbiz – KJ Apa isn’t so lucky with stunts. The actor has got into an on-set accident as he filmed his new quarantine-themed movie “Songbird”, which apparently requires him to perform some of his own stunts.
      The redhead took to Instagram on Wednesday, July 29 to reveal a head injury that he suffered from the mishap. In one of the photos, he flashed a grin as a medic stitched up his head. Going shirtless, the 23-year-old showed on the next slide his T-shirt which was tainted with his blood on the collar. “Stunts,” he simply captioned the pics.
      The Archie Andrews on The CW’s “Riverdale” shared more details of his injury on Instagram Stories on Thursday. He posted a photo of his injured head before it got stitched and later showed the staples on his head.

      KJ Apa showed his head injury.
      “I split my head open yesterday,” he told his followers in a clip. “I don’t know if you guys can see that, but I have two stitches in there, metal stitches.” He didn’t reveal, however, how the accident happened.
      This is the latest scary incident that KJ has experienced in the last two weeks after he got a “shard of metal” struck in his eyeball. On July 19, the New Zealand native shared an Instagram video which captured the ordeal.
      The 23-year-old star had to enlist the help of celebrity hairstylist friend Jason Schneidman to help remove the metal. “Bro, it’s stuck in there, bro. It’s really stuck,” he said as he looked at his eye in the mirror. “I have to work tomorrow.”
      KJ then took the swab and tried to get the metal out himself, dabbing his eyeball gently to try and work it out. “It’s actually like punctured my eye,” he said after successfully getting it out and asked Jason to check for any other debris.
      “You got the piece out, bro. That’s the piece that was f**king in your eye, dude,” the hairdresser replied. Still feeling uncomfortable after getting the metal removed, he asked Jason, “what’s that?” after seeing something left on his eyeball.
      “That’s just now a f**king damage,” his friend replied, to which KJ gasped, “That’s just a hole?” before breaking down into tears. Another friend was then heard trying to calm him down, “You’re going to be okay. Stop freaking out.”

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