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This is how old all the actors in ‘The Kissing Booth 2’ really are

Can't get over someone being thirty years old 🤯

In the two years since Netflix’s The Kissing Booth first came out, the world’s obsession with the charming cast has exploded. With the release of The Kissing Booth 2 and the exciting announcement that a third movie is coming, Kissing Booth fever has reached an all-time high, us included.

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We spoke with Taylor Zakhar Perez and Maisie Richardson-Sellers and Joey King and Joel Courtney ahead of the film’s Netflix debut to get the scoop on what they think is in store for their characters next. The third film was filmed back-to-back with the second, which also means we’re not going to see our faves unrealistically age even more over their next (totally parent-free?!) ‘summer break.’ Like many beloved films and TV series, the IRL actors behind these high school and college students are actually a fair bit older than their characters. 

We gotta say, we’re glad this appears to be a cast that takes their skincare and SPF-wearing seriously because being a thirty-year-old high school student would be quite a trip.

Here’s everything you need to know about the real ages of the cast of The Kissing Booth 2 compared to their characters.

Joey King as Elle Evans

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Real age: 21

Joey King actually isn’t too far off from her character Elle’s age! Joey Lynn King was born on the 30th of July in 1999, in Los Angeles, and after turning 21 recently is now about three years older than her character.

Jacob Elordi as Noah Flynn

Jacob Elordi real age

Real age: 23

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Our boy Jacob Elordi was born on the 26th of June 1997, in Brisbane Australia. He’s about five years older than his character in the film and wants you to know he was *not* miserable filming The Kissing Booth 2.

Taylor Zakhar Perez as Marco Valentin Peña 

Taylor Zakhar Perez

Real age: 28

Taylor Zahkar Perez’s real age was something of a mystery, but we now know the handsome actor who portrays Marco is 1) a Capricorn, and 2) 28 years old. Zahkar Perez was born in Chicago on Christmas Day in 1991, making him more than ten years older than his Kissing Booth character. We do not, however, know if him holidaying with Joey King means they’re dating

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Maisie Richardson-Sellers as Chloe Winthrop

Maisie Richardson-Sellers real age

Real age: 28

The English-born actress Maisie Richardson-Sellers is 28, born only a few months after Zakhar Perez on the 2nd of March in 1992. While we don’t know her character Chloe’s specific age, we do know about the intricate backstory Richardson-Sellers created from scratch for her. 

Joel Courtney as Lee Flynn

Joel Courtney real age
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Real age: 24

Elle’s BFF Lee is played by Joel Courtney, who was born on January 31st 1996 in Monterey, California. This puts him at around seven years older than his character.

Meganne Young as Rachel

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Real age: 30

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The oldest of the main cast is Meganne Young, who plays Lee’s long-suffering girlfriend Rachel—last name unknown because that’s about how much importance the film gives her. 😬 Young was born on March 22nd 1990 in South Africa.

The Kissing Booth 2 is streaming now on Netflix.

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