At 76, the Demon is still living up to his reputation as a ladies man.

Kiss frontman Gene Simmons awkwardly hits on news anchor during TV interview

At 76, the Demon is still living up to his reputation as a ladies man.

By Ryan Coleman

Ryan Coleman

Ryan Coleman is a news writer for with previous work in MUBI Notebook, Slant, and the LA Review of Books.

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December 9, 2025 11:46 p.m. ET

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Age can't stop Gene Simmons from doing what he loves most: flirting.

The legendary frontman of the rock band Kiss went to Washington, D.C., this week to lobby for the American Music Fairness Act, a new bill that aims to plug the gaps in musicians' wallets by streaming and consolidation, and ensure they're properly compensated for their work.

After testifying in Congress, Simmons spoke at length about the bill, originally introduced by Congressmen Darrell Issa and Jerry Nadler in January, during an interview on the Atlanta-based Scripps News network. Simmons maintained a polite decorum with anchor Maritsa Georgiou until the closing seconds of the interview, at which point he veered the conversation down an uncomfortable track.

"Congratulations on your honor, sir. We appreciate you being with us. One of the founding members of Kiss," Georgiou said. Simmons responded, "Thank you so much. By the way, are you still modeling?"

Georgiou appeared caught off guard by Simmons' question, simply asking him, 'What?' He repeated the question verbatim, prompting Georgiou to respond, "Modeling? I don't model sir." Then Simmons showed his hand by handing back a sly, "Oh, I assumed."

The anchor kept it courteous by closing with a professional, "Well I appreciate that. We appreciate your time. Enjoy your time in Washington. We'll be watching you on the Hill tomorrow." Simmons then simply wished her "all the best."

Kiss in Los Angeles in 1975.

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Simmons on-air advance comes as no surprise to the millions acquainted with his reputation as a legendary ladies man.

The rocker revealed in 2016 that over the course of his decades playing bass for and leading Kiss through recording studio albums and playing sold-out shows at stadiums around the world, he slept with "4,800 women" and had "the Polaroids to prove it."****

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Simmons recently struck a more somber tone in October, when his longtime bandmate Ace Frehley died at the age of 74.

In a statement shared with * *at the time, Simmons and Kiss guitarist Paul Stanley remembered Frehley as "an essential and irreplaceable rock soldier during some of the most formative foundational chapters of the band and its history."**

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