23 Celebrities Who Married Their On-Screen Love Interest
Celebrities are humans too and there have been many a time when on-screen chemistry goes off-screen. Meet the celebrities who fell in love on set, including those who married their on-screen love...
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Some celebrities marry their childhood sweetheart or meet their love at an event - but have you ever wondered which celebrities married their love on-screen interest?
It's not unusual for on-screen chemistry to become a real life relationship and we have the celebrity case studies to prove it. As well as the famous faces who fell in love with their on-screen partner, we've also uncovered several celebrity couples who met their partners on the set of films, music videos, series and even reality competitions.
Shows like Orange is the New Black, The Voice, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and even John Legend's 'Stereo' music video have all led to many an iconic celebrity wedding - some of these celebs were single at the time and some, awkwardly, were not...
As well as that, films and film sets have also led to a number of super famous celebrity marriages including The Last Song, Step Up, Northern Lights and Pearl Harbour - yes Ben Affleck - we're looking at you!
Celebrities Who Married On-Screen Love Interests
1. Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth met whilst filming The Last Song back in 2008. After 10 years of being on-and-off-again, Miley and Liam tied the knot in 2018. Their marriage lasted seven months and they later divorced in 2019.
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2. Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan
Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan met on the set of Step Up in 2006. They played love interests Nora, a prestigious ballet dancer and Tyler, a hip-hop dancer who is carrying out community service. The pair married in 2009 and later split in 2018.
3. Kit Harington and Rose Leslie
In 2012, actors Kit Harrington and Rose Leslie met on the set of Game of Thrones. They played star-crossed lovers Jon Snow and Ygritte on the show and later married in 2018 and welcomed their first child in 2021.
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4. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
On the set of Mr & Mrs Smith, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie played married-couple-turned-spy-enemies Jane and John Smith. Though he was still married to Jennifer Aniston, Brad and Angelina were rumoured to have fallen in love on set and went on to get married in 2014. The pair later filed for divorce in 2016.
5. Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds
One of our favourite Hollywood couples, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds met whilst filming the Green Lantern film in 2010. After playing love interests Green Lantern and Carol Ferris, the pair eventually got together in 2011 and married in 2012. They've since welcomed three daughters, James, Ines and Betty.
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6. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner
Ben Affleck met Jennifer Garner on the set of Pearl Harbour in 2001, but they fell in love when they played love interests Matt Murdock and Elektra in the 2002 film Daredevil. They got married in 2005, making Jennifer Garner the *original* Jennifer Affleck (soz J.Lo) - but the pair later finalised their divorce in 2018. Ben is now married to Jennifer Lopez. Discover more celebrities who changed their name after marriage here.
7. Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher
Though they didn’t begin dating until 2012, Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher first met playing love interests on ‘That 70s Show’ in 1998. The pair reconnected years after the show aired and later married in 2015. They have two children and co-starred in a number of other ventures including the Super Bowl commercial and Friends With Benefits.
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8. LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian
LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian had a controversial start to their relationship as the pair were both married to other people when they met and fell in love on the set of Northern Lights in 2009. Eddie was married to Real Housewives of Beverley Hills star Brandi Glanville and LeAnn was married to chef Dean Cheremet.
Rimes and Cibrian played love interests in the 2009 film and are still together more than a decade later.
9. Chad Michael Murray and Sophia Bush
Chad Michael Murray, everyone’s favourite Princeton Boy, met ex-wife Sophia Bush during the filming of One Tree Hill in 2003. The couple married in 2005, but the marriage was short-lived and the pair divorced in 2006.
10. Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz
Although they first met in 1994, Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz didn’t begin a romantic relationship until they were co-stars on the 2010 hit Dream House. The pair played married couple Will and Libby Atenton who relocated to New England with their two children. We won’t spoil the plot but put it this way - the actors have a way nicer story than the couple they portrayed!
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11. Emily VanCamp and Josh Bowman
Emily VanCamp is no stranger to finding love on set and has had previous romances with co-stars Chris Pratt and Dave Annable. Emily finally found the one whilst filming ABC drama Revenge. She and on-screen love interest Josh Bowman fell in love whilst playing characters Emily Thorne and Daniel Grayson. The pair wed during Revenge’s third season.
12. Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas
Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas met on the set of Once Upon a Time in 2011. The pair have been very vocal about how magical their relationship was both on and off screen. They played Disney couple Snow White and Prince Charming and married in 2014.
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13. Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens
Teen Disney sensations Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez - sorry, we mean Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens - met and fell in love on the set of High School Musical. Their relationship was soaring, flying throughout most of the brand’s trilogy of films, until the pair split in 2010 after a five year relationship.
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Married Celebrities Who Met Their Partner On-Set
14. Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli
Samira Wiley, also known as Poussey Washington from Orange is the New Black, met her now-wife Lauren Morelli on the set of the show. Morelli was a writer on the show who was already married when she met Wiley. Sparks flew, the couple fell in love and dated for three years before tying the knot in 2017.
15. Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton
Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton famously found love on the set of The Voice US where they were both cast as judges for the reality singing competition. It’s reported that the pair first started dating in 2015 and officially tied the knot in 2022.
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16. Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuck
Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuck first met when Paltrow made a guest appearance on Glee - the show that Falchuck had co-created. After both recently becoming single, they began dating in 2015 and tied the knot in a very private ceremony which took place in the Hamptons in 2018.
17. Grace Gealy and Trai Byers
Grace Gealey and Trai Byers met on the set of Empire in 2015. They didn’t play love interests - in fact, Grace’s character Anika Calhoun dated Trai’s on-screen father and brother. The pair fell in love on-set and tied the knot in 2016.
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18. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith first met on the set of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air when Jada auditioned for the part of Will’s girlfriend.
She actually wasn’t cast for the role and took a part in A Different World. Will reportedly took a liking to Jada’s character Lena and attended a taping of the show just to meet her - but he was married to Sheree Fletcher at the time and the meeting didn’t take place.
Eventually, the pair’s paths crossed for a third time and marriage and children followed.
19. Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost
While hosting an episode of Saturday Night Live in 2006, Scarlett Johansson met now-husband Colin Jost. Although they first met in 2006, their romance didn’t blossom until she hosted her second episode in 2017. Colin is a writer for Saturday Night Live and it’s rumoured they hit it off while on set together. The pair married in 2020.
20. Mariska Margitay and Peter Hermann
Mariska Margitay, otherwise known as Detective and now Captain Olivia Benson, met husband Peter Hermann on the set of Law & Order: SVU. Peter played Trevor Langan when the pair met on set during the filming of Season 2 and they later married in 2004.
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21. Leighton Meester and Adam Brody
Leighton Meester met Adam Brody on the set of The Oranges in 2011. The pair co-starred when Leighton played Nina, who had an affair with Adam Brody’s character’s father - confusing, we know. Their real-life relationship has had much more luck - they officially got together in 2013, wed in 2014 and share two children together.
22. Chrissy Teigen and John Legend
After meeting on the set of his music video Stereo in 2007, singer John Legend and dancer Chrissy Teigen instantly hit it off. It’s rumoured that they hooked up straight after the shoot and have been together ever since. They later married in 2013.
23. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman
Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman met, and subsequently fell in love, during the casting of Days of Thunder. They got married in 1990 but later divorced in 2001. Tom split from third wife Katie Holmes in 2012 and Nicole is married to singer and second husband Keith Urban - the pair tied the knot in 2006.
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