“So we go in for the kiss and she goes [bad coughing noise]. And I go, ‘Oh my God!’And I have to keep moving forward. There is no reverse. So I knew exactly as soon as I kissed her that within an hour I had the flu.”

Sylvester Stallone · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-25

Stallone recalled Talia Shire coughing during their kiss and said he knew he would get the flu afterward.