He then uses his influence to draw Josie into the cool crowd, much to the dismay of Aldys. To help her, Rob enrolls as a student and becomes an instant hit. Rob, who was their high school's most popular boy in his teens, urges her to let go of her old self and start anew. Josie confides in her brother Rob about her fears. He arranges for her to wear a hidden camera, and soon the whole office becomes obsessed with her story.

Her managing editor Augustus 'Gus' Strauss loses patience with Josie after a rival paper scoops The Court story, and orders Josie to become friends with the popular kids. One night while out driving with Aldys, Josie encounters Guy and his gang at a local hangout called 'The Court' where promiscuity and underage drinking take place. However, on the night of the prom, Billy arrives with another girl and both of them hurl eggs and insults at Josie, humiliating her and breaking her heart. After reciting a romantic excerpt from Shakespeare to Sam, Josie has horrible flashbacks to when she read a romantic poem aloud in class to her high school crush, a popular boy named Billy Prince, who later asked her to their senior prom, making her dream come true. Josie falls in love with her English teacher, Sam Coulson, and becomes the top student in his class. Aldys, who loathes Guy and his gang, invites Josie to join The Denominators, a group of intelligent students. Josie loses hope but is reassured when a kind-hearted nerd named Aldys befriends her. She also has an unfortunate run-in with three obnoxious popular girls, Kirsten, Gibby and Kristin, and the school's most attractive and popular student, Guy Perkins. Josie reverts to the old geek persona that ruined her first high school experience. Her first day at South Glen South High School is miserable. One day, her editor-in-chief, Rigfort, assigns her to report undercover at a high school to help parents become more aware of their children's lives. Josie Geller is an insecure 25-year-old copy editor for the Chicago Sun-Times who has never had a real relationship. In 2020, Barrymore reprised her role from Never Been Kissed as a sketch on The Drew Barrymore Show. Reilly and James Franco in his film debut. Never Been Kissed is a 1999 American romantic comedy film directed by Raja Gosnell and starring Drew Barrymore, Jessica Alba, David Arquette, Michael Vartan, Leelee Sobieski, Jeremy Jordan, Molly Shannon, Garry Marshall, John C.

Kiss Me Like You Mean It by Jacki James