Sarah Michelle Gellar says a Daphne and Velma kiss was cut from the Scooby-Doo film
Sarah Michelle Gellar has confirmed the rumoured same-sex kiss in the first Scooby-Doo film. If you were a kid or tween in the early 2000s, chances are you’ve heard of the live-action film based on the hit cartoon franchise.
Released in 2002, the movie follows the iconic Mystery Gang – consisting of Fred Jones (Freddie Prinze Jr), Velma Dinkley (Linda Cardellini), Daphne Blake (Gellar), Shaggy Rogers (Matthew Lillard) and Scooby Doo – as they travel to Spooky Island to solve the mystery of its cursed tourists.
While the film received negative reviews during its initial release, it has since become a cult classic within the LGBTQ+ community – with many praising the film for Velma and Daphne’s queer undertones.
During a recent appearance on Watch What Happens Live, Gellar opened up about the comedy and revealed that a kiss between her and Cardellini’s characters was cut. “There was a steamy – I mean, I said it was steamy, they probably didn’t think it was hence it was cut,” the Wolf Pack star said.
