Emily Osment asked for an intimacy coordinator on the set of Young Sheldon because of the age gap between herself and co-star Montana Jordan.

Osment, who played Mandy McAllister on the CBS sitcom, was 30 when the pair shot their initial episodes. Jordan, meanwhile, was just 18.

According to Jessica Radloff's new book, Young Sheldon : The (Juicier-Than-Meemaw's-Brisket) Inside Story of the Hit Comedy , Osment expressed “concern” around shooting kissing scenes with Jordan.

“That made me uncomfortable. He was a baby! A baby with a mullet,” she said.

“So I spoke to [producer] Tim Marx, and obviously they were not able to get one that late in the day, but for the next few episodes they had one there, since the relationship between them escalates.

“It made everything easier having one there.…