Celebrity Couples Who Started Their Romance While Working On Set
From big screen to real life, these celebrity love stories are meant for movies.
Some celebrity romances start with a red carpet moment, but these couples found each other while doing the job. On set, between long hours and shared scenes, a few Hollywood pairings turned into marriages that have lasted far longer than anyone expected.
That is what makes this list so easy to follow, because each couple met while working on a film or TV project and then kept the relationship going long after the cameras stopped rolling. From Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds to Hugh Dancy and Claire Danes, these are the kinds of love stories that make Hollywood feel a little less cynical.
Fifteen couples made the cut, and they are still together as of this writing. Read on.
1. Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds
The couple, famed for their social media roasts of each other, met during the filming of the movie 'Green Lantern' in 2010. They began dating in 2011 after Lively broke up with Penn Badgley and Reynolds divorced Scarlett Johansson.
They got married the following year and have been together ever since. The couple has three children together.
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The happy couple met on the set of the movie 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' in 1997. However, they did not start dating until 2000.
A year later, they were engaged and got married in 2002. They have two children together, and they don't look like they're separating any time soon.
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The gorgeous pair have known each other since they were young from the set of the TV series 'That '70s Show,' where they played a fictional couple. They dated other people, and Kutcher was even married to another celebrity, Demi Moore.
They once again crossed paths in 2012 at an awards show and began dating shortly after. They got married in July 2015 and have two children together.
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4. Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling
The beautiful couple met on the set of 'The Place Beyond the Pines' in 2012 when Gosling suggested Mendes be his character's on-screen love interest.
They are very private about their relationship and have managed to keep fans in the dark. The couple has two daughters together, and they seem to be blissfully content with their family.
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5. Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas
They met on the set of the hit show 'Once Upon a Time,' where Goodwin played Snow White and Dallas played her prince. Their on-screen fairytale story soon became a real-life romance.
They started as friends, but once free from their previous romances, their feelings for each other turned into something more magical. They got married in 2014.
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Some of these pairings started as on-screen chemistry and ended up becoming the real thing.
6. Emily VanCamp and Josh Bowman
The 'Revenge' co-stars played a couple in the TV show. News of their TV love story becoming true to life broke in 2012.
The couple eventually got engaged in 2017 and tied the knot in the Bahamas a year later. They have one child together and one fur baby.
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And just like Lisa Rinna’s candid memoir response to rumors about her husband’s sexuality, celebrity relationships get scrutinized nonstop.
7. Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz
They met in 2010 on the set of 'Dream House,' and in December of that year, snaps of them being affectionate circulated in some publications. They secretly got married six months after the dating rumors.
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8. Adam Brody and Leighton Meester
They met through a common producer while the actress was on 'Gossip Girl.' The entire cast of the TV show was dining out when Brody chanced upon them in his favorite restaurant.
They worked together on the film 'The Oranges' in 2011 and have always been friendly. They started dating in 2013 and got married in 2014; they have two children together.
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9. Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem
Their first movie together was in 1992 with the Spanish film 'Jamón, Jamón.' They started dating in 2008 after reuniting on the set of another film.
They got married in 2010 in a private ceremony in the Bahamas. The couple has a daughter and a son together.
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10. Kit Harington and Rose Leslie
The couple met while filming the second season of the fantasy show 'Game of Thrones.' They confirmed the dating rumors in 2012 after being spotted together multiple times.
They dated on and off for five years before announcing their engagement in 2017. They officially got married a year later and now have a child together.
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That kind of timing makes the whole list feel even more unlikely.
11. Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn
They met on the set of the film 'The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band,' but they did not begin dating until their second film in 1983, and they got married that same year. In 1986, the actress gave birth to their only son.
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12. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith
They met when the actress auditioned for a small role on 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' as his girlfriend in 1994. Unfortunately, she did not get the part, but that one meeting changed their lives.
They began dating in 1995, got engaged in 1997, and then got married the very same year. They have two children together — Jaden and Willow.
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13. Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender
Internet sleuths believe that the couple began their very private romance towards the end of 2014. This was confirmed when they revealed they met on the dance floor of the Toronto International Film Festival, months before they began filming 'The Light Between Oceans.'
The private couple sealed the deal and got married in 2017. They confirmed that the actress gave birth to their child in 2021.
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14. Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick
The couple has been married for more than 30 years, defying Hollywood standards. They initially met when the actor was in a play and Sedgwick was in the audience.
She was only 12 years old at the time, and Bacon is seven years older than her. They reunited a decade later in 1987 on the set of 'Lemon Sky.' They got married in 1988 and have two children together.
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15. Hugh Dancy and Claire Danes
They played an on-screen couple in the 2007 film 'Evening.' They fell in love while filming and got married in 2009; the couple has two children together.
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Hollywood easily blurs the line between reality and fantasy thanks to its films and TV shows. Even reality shows are difficult to trust because we have no idea how much is staged and how many are actual events.
But we are bound to believe these workplace romances turned decades-long marriages of celebrities due solely to the fact that we are suckers for a good love story. Plus, it's just nice to know that some good things still happen in this world.
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