To celebrate VE Day or Victory in Europe Day 70 years on, The Royal British Legion has asked that you #KissforVEDay.
Tom Hardy kissing his wife Charlotte
To set the ball rolling, many celebrities have kissed their partners, family members and strangers in a bid to get the rest of the nation puckering up. With one kiss, we are hoping you will feel a fraction of the euphoria that circulated when it was announced that the war was over in Europe on 8th May 1945.
So take a look at these images for inspiration and then find your loved ones and plant a big one on their cheek!
Darcey Bussell CBE kissing Afghanistan veteran Ben McBean
Bear Grylls kissing his wife Shara
Hayley Atwell kissing her partner Evan
Susanna Reid kissing her father Barry
Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford kissing each other
Hermione Norris kissing Army veteran and Chelsea Pensioner Harry Puttick
Rufus Hound kissing his wife Beth
Tom Hardy kissing his wife Charlotte
Dan Snow kissing Chelsea Pensioner Marjorie Cole
Charley Boorman, kissing his daughter Kinvara
Lorraine Kelly kissing Legion member and Royal Navy veteran Danny McCrudden
Arlene Phillips kissing The Royal British Legion's Area Manager for London, Ryan Allain
The UK's leading body language Judi James tells us why we kiss on VE Day and has come up with her top tips for making the most of your kiss on the big day!
The kiss was given by so many on VE Day as an unplanned response to the good news and footballers still do it today to celebrate a goal being scored.
During a kiss of this nature, the ice is broken and social barriers fade into insignificance. As people begin to relax more and tend to opt for the 'lip kiss' which is very uncharacteristic of the Brits! If everyone is doing it- then there is no need to be bashful.
Tips:
Start out with an 'announcement gesture' and offer them your cheek from about 2 feet or so away. Hold your hands up into the air just below your shoulders and part them shoulder width. If the recipient does not engage you, then simply swap it for an 'empty embrace' and make an action like a hug and drop your hands but remember to keep smiling!
If it is welcome then touch the other person's shoulders and they will do the same. You won't be touching each other anywhere else so you can lean in for a hug- a full body one for those you know- just a lean for strangers or people you don't know too well.
Kiss your right cheek against their right cheek for intimate relationships for those that are less so, just a brush of the cheek is enough. Then repeat left on left, pull away and smile using eye contact and if you feel like it have a little giggle with them too.
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