Allison Janney is revealing that a germaphobic costar once asked her to put on antibiotic ointment before an on-screen kissing scene.
And this incident, for the record, occurred before the coronavirus pandemic.

"Even before COVID, I had a scene partner who I had to kiss with," she told Jimmy Kimmel. "And he was such a germaphobe, he would put Neosporin on his lips and ask me to put it on mine, too, before he would kiss me."
At the time, Allison said she was perplexed by the request and wasn't even sure that would stop the spread of germs.
"I took it very personally," she said. "I thought, 'What does he think I put in my mouth?' I don't know. It kind of unnerved me, but people are germaphobes."
Jimmy, clearly baffled, pressed Allison to name the person, joking that it was famed germaphobe Howie Mandel.
"You might think so, but no, it was not Howie Mandel," she said. "I will not say who it was."
Allison noted that the current production of "Mom," has precautions for things like kissing scenes.
"I get tested almost seven to eight times a week depending upon whether or not I'm going to be doing kissing scenes," she said.