The pair’s new Netflix movie, The Kissing Booth 2, dropped at midnight on Friday.
In order to safely celebrate together, Joey King and her co-star Taylor Zakhar Perez underwent coronavirus testing to enjoy an at-home viewing party and slice of cake.
‘Got tested just so we could hug today,’ the 20-year-old Golden Globe nominee wrote under a sweet snap of herself wrapping both arms around the budding Netflix star via Instagram Story.
Staying safe: Joey King and her co-star Taylor Zakhar Perez underwent coronavirus testing to enjoy an at-home viewing party and slice of cake
While the friendly duo beamed in the first picture, surrounded by bouquets of flowers and a decadent cake, she also shared a playful snap of them making silly faces on Saturday.
In her second post, the hunky actor appears to be sticking his tongue out at King, who gives him a suspicious look and makes a confused hand gesture.
For their reunion, King could be seen sporting a cream, cable knit sweater, courtesy of her pal Taylor Swift, who has been sending the cozy garment to a number of celebrities, after releasing her surprise album on Thursday.
Funny: In her second snap, the hunky actor appears to be sticking his tongue out at King, who gives him a suspicious look and makes a confused hand gesture
Despite covering up for pictures under a gold banner, which spelled: Kissing Booth 2, earlier in the day, she spoke of getting ‘all dressed up’ to eat a bagel.
In the sultry selfie, she flaunted her enviable curves in a plunging black top, while putting her plump pout on full display.
King returned as Shelly ‘Elle’ Evans in the follow-up to Netflix’s hit 2018 film The Kissing Booth, just days after signing a historic first-look deal with Hulu, becoming the youngest person ever to strike a first-look deal with a streaming service.
Feeling good: In the sultry selfie, she flaunted her enviable curves in a plunging black top, while putting her plump pout on full display
The Kissing Booth 2 is based on the novel The Kissing Booth 2: Going the Distance by Beth Reekles.
Jacob Elordi returns as Noah Flynn, along with Joel Courtney as his brother Lee Flynn, with Molly Ringwald coming back as their mother Mrs. Flynn.
The sequel welcomes new cast members Maisie Richardson-Sellers as Chloe, Taylor Perez as Marco, Meganne Young as Rachel and Carson White Brad Evans.
Plot twist: The sequel welcomes new cast members Maisie Richardson-Sellers as Chloe, Taylor Perez as Marco, Meganne Young as Rachel and Carson White Brad Evans
King’s first-look deal with Hulu comes on the heels of her hit series The Act, which earned her Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG nominations.
The actress is set to star in and executive produce a limited series based on Jodi Picoult’s best-sellingi book, A Spark of Light.
She also serves as an executive producer on The Kissing Booth 2, with the actress teasing on Thursday that she would be willing to star in a third Kissing Booth movie.
Making history: King’s first-look deal with Hulu comes on the heels of her hit series The Act, which earned her Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG nominations
King appeared on The Today Show on Thursday morning, where she revealed all of the cast members want a third movie.
‘Well, me and the cast have been talking and we want that so bad and we’re kind of relying on the fans to help us out,’ she said.
‘They loved the first one so much and they’re the reason that we got a sequel. So if they love this one and they make it known to the world and to Netflix, our fingers are crossed that Netflix will give us a third movie because that’s what we want really badly,’ she added.
Happy cast: King appeared on The Today Show on Thursday morning, where she revealed all of the cast members want a third movie