Celebrity Couples That Met on Set and Are Still Going Strong
Finding the perfect match can be difficult, but when you're paired up as a couple on a TV show or movie or in close quarters for filming, it's even harder to fall for each other. These celebrities met their soulmates on set, and they have been together ever since. Keep reading to find out which of your favorite fictional pairings and celebrity couples met on set.
TV Show:Once Upon a Time
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What they've said: Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas met on the set of Once Upon a Time when they were cast as Snow White and Prince Charming. The connection on-screen was clear and apparently it was behind the scenes, too.
It hit me like a blinding light ," Dallas explained. "I thought, 'I'm in trouble now.'" He also shared that rather than not acting on their feelings, they made a move. "We didn't fight it. We went straight for it."
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively
Movie: Green Lantern
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What they've said: Although Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are couple goals today, they started out as just friends. " We were buddies for a long time ," Reynolds explained, "which I think is the best way to have a relationship, to start as friends."
But not too much later, they realized there was a real connection. "About a year after Green Lantern had come and gone and we were both single, we went on a double date...and it was like the most awkward date for the respective parties, because we were just like fireworks coming across."
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr.
Movie: I Know What You Did Last Summer
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What they've said: This longtime couple is everything we aspire for now, but in the beginning, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. weren't exactly fans of each other. Prinze explained they "really didn't dig each other" at first, but all of that changed after an accidental first date.
We were supposed to go with someone else , and the third person didn't make it out and we decided to still go," Gellar shared, noting that one minute they were just friends catching up and then "things just happened."
Freddie & Sarah's 22-Year Love Story Will Make You Believe in SoulmatesMovie: The Oranges
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What they've said: Technically, Adam Brody met Leighton Meester they worked together—at Canters Deli in Los Angeles. Meester was dining with Josh Schwartz, who created Gossip GirlThe O.C., which starred Meester and Brody, respectively. Brody even admitted he was "smitten" for a long time before coupling up with Meester.
But it wasn't until 2011 the now couple appeared in the same movie and officially met. Today, the couple has been together for 10 years and Brody has some simple advice for a happy marriage. " Pick someone good . Be lucky and be in love with someone who's great and then just kind of listen to them."
Kristen Bell and Adam Brody Are Coming Back With Season 2 of 'Nobody Wants This'TV Show: Bosom Buddies
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What they've said: The couple, who have been married for over 30 years, hit it off instantly—as friends. Hanks had been starring on Bosom Buddies while Wilson only appeared on one episode, but they got along well.
One of the things , when we met, was that we just got along instantly," Wilson explained of their meeting. Then in 1985, the two starred in the movie together and there was no denying their connection.
"Rita and I just looked at each other and...that was that" Hanks shared. "I asked Rita if it was the real thing for her, and it just couldn't be denied."
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos
TV Show:All My Children
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What they've said: Ripa met her now-husband, Mark Consuelos, on the soap opera All My Children, when they did a screen test together. While Ripa had been on the show for five years already, Consuelos joined in 1995.
I fell in love with Mark the day I met him," Ripa explained. "The day I met him, I just knew. I knew that he was the guy I was going to marry."
Movie: The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
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What they've said: Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn met in 1966 on the set of The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band, but it was another 17 years before the two would start dating. In 1983, they crossed paths again on the set of Swing Shift and that was the beginning of their relationship. The two never married, but have been happily together ever since.
TV Show:Game of Thrones
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What they've said: Kit Harington and Rose Leslie first met on set when they portrayed star-crossed lovers Jon Snow and Ygritte. While that relationship couldn't survive, the stars began their own love story.
" It was always such a privilege to be working opposite him and such a blessing that we get on in real life, because it made our characters more believable," Leslie shared.
TV Show:True Blood
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What they've said: Anna Paquin met her husband Stephen Moyer while starring on True Blood and, according to Moyer, it's clear in the series that they were truly falling for each other.
It was just like this ... I don't know, this magnetism," Moyer shared. "And if you watch the show, like those first few episodes when we're coming together—it's kind of like off the charts."
Movie: Fantastic Four
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What they've said: Alba and Warren met for the first time on the set of Fantastic Four in 2004, where Alba portrayed Sue Storm and Warren was a production assistant. They said they hit it off instantly and Warren shared, " I fell in love with you from the first moment I saw you."
Movie:Black Swan
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What they've said: Portman is well known for her starring role in Black Swan, but did you know that's also where she met her husband? Millepied was a choreographer on the movie, hired to train Portman in ballet, and she fell quickly.
I met my husband on it, so I think I was in, like, dreamland..." Portman shared. "He was teaching me to dance... you know, one of those romantic [stories]."
This story was originally published October 16, 2024, 4:30 PM.
