Alright, listen up, you know the drill. From Girls to The Hunting Wives, we love a sex scene, so why should a show about teenagers be any different?! The Summer I Turned Pretty is basically a masterclass in hot looks, messy love triangles, and way too much making out in public. I’m talking pool kisses that defy physics, straddles on beaches, and enough sexual tension to power a small city. I’ve ranked every single thigh-grinding, heart-racing moment so you can relive it all without having to awkwardly explain why you’re crying over fictional teenagers again. Buckle up, hydrate, and maybe keep a fan handy, as things are about to get very, very hot with this ranking of sexy scenes in The Summer I Turned Pretty.
The Sexiest Scenes in The Summer I Turned Pretty, Ranked
15. Belly and Jeremiah live out our swimming pool dreams (Season 1, Episode 5)
Okay, let’s just acknowledge that this kiss is so extra it physically cannot exist in real life—but we are here for it. Nighttime pool, perfect lighting, the kind of teen romance every single one of us dreamed about. Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno) literally lifts Belly (Lola Tung), she straddles him, and they go full-on, zero-chill, makeout mode like the laws of physics don’t apply. This is their first big kiss, and not a bad one to start with. I know, I know, we don’t ship Team Jelly, but this is for teenage us who just wanted to make out in a pool!!
14. Denise and Jeremiah are roommates to lovers (Season 3, Episode 11)
They might just make roommates-to-lovers my new favorite romance trope. Denise is perched on the countertop like the queen she is, and Jeremiah just can’t help himself. He pulls back for a second, all hesitant, but Denise (Isabella Briggs) yanks him right back in—boss energy, always. And then…she hits us with the iconic, perfectly delivered line: “I can’t believe Nepo Baby is kissing me.” Honestly, we can’t either, but we definitely approve. Bonus points for The Bear-themed attire.
13. Conrad and his Big Hammer (Season 3, Episode 5)
Okay, so technically this isn’t sex—or even remotely intimate—but tell me why I felt everything watching Conrad (Christopher Briney) shirtless on the roof, hammering away in those perfectly faded jeans. Like, OSHA violations be damned, this is my Roman Empire. And then Belly struts out in a swimsuit, and suddenly it’s way too much for my fragile little nervous system to process.
12. Steven and Shayla in the sand (Season 1, Episode 2)
Hot damn, this beach scene is everything. Steven (Sean Kaufman) and Shayla (Minnie Mills) are going at it on the sand, and Shayla is straddling him like she owns the coastline—in the tiniest, sexiest denim shorts, of course. Her Aussie accent literally drips through every moan, making the whole thing borderline illegal levels of hot. Sand everywhere, clothes riding up, and we are absolutely not complaining.
11. Belly and Jeremiah on a car (Season 2, Episode 7)
Teenage dreams really do come true. Jeremiah and Belly have a heart-to-heart, admit they’ve grown up enough to give it another shot, and then…boom. Belly whispers, “I want something real. I want you,” and suddenly they’re all over each other on the hood of a car like this is a John Hughes movie. Hot, heavy, zero chill… until Conrad’s pointed cough reminds everyone they exist in the real world. Yeah, this takes PDA to a whole new level.
10. Belly and Benito at midnight (Season 3, Episode 10)
Okay, so Taylor basically guilt-tripped Belly into trying new love, and honestly… it’s worth it. At her New Year’s Eve party, Belly storms up to Benito (Fernando Cattori) during the countdown and yanks him close by his shirt. Confetti is flying everywhere, his accent is melting my soul, and they share a quick but fire make-out as the clock hits midnight. It’s messy, it’s chaotic, and it’s exactly the kind of five-second chaos we live for.
9. Nurse Belly and Patient Conrad (Season 3, Episode 6)
Nothing gets the blood pumping like a hot surfing injury, am I right? Belly is playing nurse, dabbing at Conrad’s massive leg gash (yes, pun intended), and the tension is thicker than Laurel’s lasagna. Their faces are inches apart, “False God” by Taylor Swift is literally seducing the room, and Conrad is breathing like he just ran a marathon. Will they kiss? No. But did we almost combust anyway? Absolutely.
8. Taylor and Steven don’t sleep (Season 3, Episode 1)
Taylor (Rain Spencer) walks into her room expecting it to be empty and—surprise!—Steven’s still there from their last hookup like the golden retriever boyfriend he secretly is. Apparently, Sorority Catan Night (??) kept him from making his grand escape. When he tells her he wants to stay over, she hits him with a cold, “We don’t do sleepovers,” and he fires back with the panty-melting, “Then I won’t sleep.” EXCUSE ME?? What will you do instead??
7. Belly and Conrad do it very, very quietly (Season 3, Episode 5)
In this flashback, a few weeks before the Big Bad Breakup, Conrad is crashing in the guest bedroom (yes, the fake flowers are a thing), and Belly sneaks in for some extremely questionable mischief. She literally lands on his bare chest the second she enters, and you can feel the sexual electricity practically zapping through the screen. They start kissing, moaning each other’s names like horny teens in a rom-com—but there’s that extra layer of delicious tension because they have to be so quiet. Conrad peels off his shirt, flips her so he’s on top, and let’s just say… they really outdid herself. This is messy, guilty, heat-level: expert.
6. Belly and Jeremiah go to second base (Season 1, Episode 6)
Jeremiah picks Belly up after Nicole’s clothes-stealing prank, and instead of just comforting her, they start full-on devouring each other in his car, as if it’s the back row of a movie theater. He does the obligatory, “You sure?” (responsible king, we love to see it), and once Belly’s like, “Hell yes,” it’s only seconds before his hand is sliding under her sweatshirt. And honestly? That move defined Jelly. It’s messy, impulsive, and so very teenage, but wow, did it set the tone for their whole chaotic, horny vibe.
5. Belly and Conrad go all the way (Season 2, Episode 2)
Ah yes, the Big V Card moment. In a Christmas break flashback, Belly and Conrad sneak off to the Cousins House and get cozy by the fire. Things start off all soft and cuddly, but then escalate into the kind of makeout that makes you forget it’s literally freezing outside. Conrad pauses to make sure Belly’s ready (king behavior), and when she whispers, “I want it to be with you,” it’s game over. Clothes come off, her necklace from Season 1 glimmers in the firelight, and the two of them end up on the floor, rolling around like it’s the world’s hottest LL Bean catalog. With “Invisible String” by Taylor Swift playing in the background, this wasn’t just their first time, it was an endgame coronation.
4. Taylor, her skirt, and Steven (Season 3, Episode 10)
Our queen Taylor is casually FaceTiming Belly in Paris when her BOYFRIEND Steven barges in like he’s auditioning for the horniest rom-com ever. He hits her with, “We’ve got five minutes. Take your top off, leave the skirt on.” Excuse me??? Sir?? That’s illegal levels of hot. Why is “leave the skirt on” sending me into cardiac arrest? I don’t know, but I suddenly believe half-clothed chaos is the superior sex aesthetic.
3. Belly, Conrad, and the Giant Peach (Season 3, Episode 5)
Forget Call Me By Your Name, this is the new gold standard of fruit porn. Belly is absolutely ravaging that peach, juice dripping everywhere, while Conrad watches her like he’s about to combust on the spot. And then—because apparently we weren’t already feral—he lifts his white t-shirt to wipe her mouth. Excuse me while I go sit in a walk-in freezer.
2. Taylor and Steven seal the deal (Season 3, Episode 9)
After surviving Belly and Jeremiah’s flop of a wedding, Staylor delivers the kind of reunion scene that makes you forget anyone else even exists. They start off with the classic “we really need to communicate” line—sure, Jan—but within seconds they’re tearing into each other like they’ve been celibate for years. Steven slowly lowers her onto the bed, her bare legs wrapping around him like it’s second nature, and honestly? It might be the hottest make-out in the entire series. Staylor fights hard, but when they finally get it right… whew. Somebody hand me a fan.
1. Belly and Conrad go feral (Season 3, Episode 11)
Conrad is out here charming the French squad like he’s the foreign exchange fantasy we all secretly wanted in college, while simultaneously eye-fucking Belly across the table with his wine glass. Honestly, how did she keep it together? Cut to them dancing by the river under the moonlight—straight-up Nicholas Sparks core—before Belly finally caves and whispers, “Come home with me.” Cue “Dress” by Taylor Swift (obviously, what else?) and suddenly we’re in an Olympic-level makeout montage: taxi, stairwell, Belly pressed against a banister looking like she’s seconds away from seeing God. By the time they make it to the bed, it’s all naked limbs, ragged breaths, and Conrad unclasping her bra with one hand like some kind of Ivy League sex wizard. Then he hits her with, “I dream about this…you.” BRB, I just blacked out.
