07-08-2025
Fans go wild over steamy peach scene on hit teen drama The Summer I Turned Pretty
Warning: Contains spoilers from The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3, episode 5
The wholesome teen series The Summer I Turned Pretty took a rather racy turn on Wednesday night's episode – and diehard fans could barely contain themselves.
The drama is based on author Jenny Han's New York Times best-selling trilogy of the same name that has been adapted into a smash-hit series by Prime Video.
Fans of the novels have waited patiently for the iconic peach scene from the book to come to life on the big screen, and the wait is finally over.
In the episode directed by Jenny Han herself, the love triangle between Isabel 'Belly' Conklin, her fiance Jeremiah and his brother Conrad – who also happens to be her ex – intensifies after a pit stop at a roadside peach stand.
With Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno) away for work, Conrad (Christopher Briney) helps Belly (Lola Tung) prep for her and Jeremiah's wedding. But Conrad's feelings for her are reignited in the racy scene that involves her biting into a peach.
Needless to say, the scene is rather, er, juicy …
As the Rolling Stones' dreamy song Wild Horses plays in the background, the sexual tension between Belly and Conrad is undeniable as he watches her devour the peach with no inhibitions. With juice dribbling down her chin and the sunlight glowing on her hair, Belly has all of his attention.
'That is a perfect peach,' she says. 'My god, I don't want to eat another one cause there's no way that it could be this good.'
Conrad hands her another and her theory is proven wrong as the second peach is even tastier.
As more juice drips off her chin, a mesmerised Conrad impulsively walks towards her, pulls his tucked-in white shirt out from his pants, and uses it to pat dry Belly's mouth, leaving her speechless.
The scene is being hailed as 'one of the most intimate, non-sex scenes on teen TV' – and the internet went wild for 'the best episode ever'.
'I lost my mind in today's episode omfg the peach scene,' one tweeted on X, as another agreed: 'THE PEACH SCENE i'm weak in the knees.'
Another tweeted, 'That peach scenes gave me f***ing chills like oh my god I want to yell so badly, the way Conrad used his whole f***ing shirt hem to wipe her face??? That felt so initmate.'
'Belly and Conrad's peach scene in #TheSummerITurnedPretty is even steamier in the book. #TSITP,' yet another commented, while one added, 'The Belly and Conrad peach scene was life changing Jenny Han you genius!'
One X user is convinced that there was an underlying lesson for Belly in the pivotal scene.
'This peach scene is so sexy,' they tweeted. 'Conrad gives belly a second peach. She says she doesn't want eat it bc the first one was so perfect. Conrad is teaching Belly that second bite of the peach can be just as good as the first bite.'
Not since Twilight 's Team Edward/Team Jacob saga have we seen fan hysteria levels like this surrounding a book-to-screen adaptation with the Team Conrad and Team Jeremiah fandom exploding online.
Even Jenny Han couldn't help but tease her fans on Instagram when she shared a photo of leading lady Lola Tung holding a peach in an off-set photo.
'Team Conrad you up??' Han captioned the cheeky snap.
Han and Tung visited Australia last week for the Prime Video Book Club Live event in Sydney, where Tung told that she loves seeing the Team Conrad and Team Jeremiah discourse coming into play as fans pick sides in the love triangle.
'It's nice to see that people are so passionate about it,' she told us. 'The discourse is great – it's what you're supposed to feel. I think there should be a back-and-forth pull, especially over the three seasons. Because Belly's not always sure where her heart is leading her.'
'That's what makes it interesting and makes you want to follow on the journey with her,' she added. 'She's not always making the most perfect decision, but I think that's what growing up is about – making mistakes and learning from them and following your heart.'
Season 3 of The Summer I Turned Pretty began streaming on Prime Video on July 16, and in the first seven days since it premiered, a massive 25 million viewers had already tuned in to the hit series.
'It's really humbling to think we worked really hard on the show and then this many people are tuning in and spending time with us,' Han told at the event.
