Umukunde Pierrine
Work relationships don’t only happen between your co-workers David and Marie. They happen all the time even in Hollywood. The only difference is that some people are famous and your co-workers are only known (and gossiped about) in your work circle.
Today we are going to look at celebrities who mixed business with pleasure and ended up dating their co-workers in real life.
PENN BADGLEY AND BLAKE LIVELY (GOSSIP GIRL)
The two talented actors met while playing star-crossed lovers Dan Humphrey and Serena Van on gossip girl and dated from 2007 to 2010. Regardless of their personal business (breaking up), the two had to keep working together until 2012 when the series ended. The funny part? Their characters got married.
Talking to his co-hosts about how it felt marring his ex on screen, he said that it wasn’t awkward for anybody and later said that they were always very professional. “I sure don’t think it was awkward for anybody. From my memory, I’m pretty sure we were exes for nearly half of the entire run of the series.” He said.
ZENDAYA AND TOM HALLAND (SPIDER-MAN NO WAY HOME)
Tom Holland and Zendaya met on set in 2016 and played love interests Peter Parker and MJ in ‘Spider-man: No way home’ since 2017 where they first sparked romance rumors. The rumors were later legitimized in July 2021 when paparazzi caught them kissing at a stop light. Since the shared kiss, the pair quickly became and still remains one of the internet’s favorite Hollywood couples.
RYAN GOSLING AND RACHEL McADAMS (THE NOTEBOOK)
Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams started dating in 2005 after meeting on the set of romantic drama the notebook. Their relationship ended in 2007, but their swoon-worthy acceptance of 2005 MTV Movie awards for the best kiss will live forever.
Just like the characters they portrayed on ‘The notebook;’ Allie and Noah, their relationship in real life was very similar to the one of their characters. According to the film’s director, Nick Cassavetes, the two would fight constantly and “didn’t agree on much” but were so “crazy about each other.”
Long after wrapping up filming, the two decided to give each other a shot. Gosling told E! That “I don’t know what happened,” talking about how the two went from enemies on set to lovers. “Two years later, I saw her in New York and we started getting the idea that maybe we were wrong about each other.” The actor explained, adding that the bond they shares was one filled with love and support.
McAdams on the other side too, talking to Times, she said that she never expected their relationship to turn romantic after their filmmaking experience. “Our later relationship certainly wasn’t something that either of us has expected would come out of the filmmaking experience.” She said.
Unfortunately for both of them, their relationship didn’t last, with Gosling blaming it on “Show business.” When asked whether he and his ‘The notebook’ co-star were still dating, he responded with “No Idea.” He then tells GQ, “Show business is the bad guy,” in regards to romantic relationship.
“When both people are in show business, it’s too much show business. It takes all of the light, so nothing else can grow.” He said.
KIT HARRINGTON AND ROSE LESLIE (GAME OF THRONES)
Rose Leslie and Kit Harrington started dating in 2011 after playing fictional lovers Ygritte and Jon Snow on games of thrones. Ygritte died in season 4 but their romance survived as they tied the knot in 2018 and later welcomed a son and the couple is currently expecting their second child.
BEN AFFLECK AND JENNIFER LOPEZ (GIGLI)
No co-star romance would be complete without J.LO and Ben, who started dating after meeting in late 2001 on the set of the notorious box-office bomb Gigli.
The couple got engaged but later canceled their wedding that was supposed to take place in 2003 due to excessive media attention and later split in early 2004. The two however rekindled their romance in early 2021 and Affleck proposed again in April 2022 and the couple finally exchanged their vows later that year.
SKYH AKVESTER BLACK AND KJ SMITH (SISTAS)
SISTAS’s star KJ smith and actor Skyh Black first met on the set of “SISTAS” and while covid precautions kept them apart, after exchanging numbers months later, their story extended beyond the screen.
The two began dating in 2021, and got engaged on Christmas day of 2021. The couple later wedded in on September 3rd 2023 at the Malibu dream resort in a ceremony that was attended by most of their Sistas co stars.
CAMILA MENDES AND CHARLES MELTON (RIVERDALE)
Riverdale costars Camila Mendes and Charles Melton who play Veronica Lodge and Reggie Mantle respectively, dated from October 2018 to December 2019 after meeting on the set of the teen drama. They are not the only Riverdale stars who dated after playing lovers on the show. Lili Reinhart (Betty Cooper) and Cole Sprouse (Jughead Jones) dated off and on from 2017 to 2020.
JOEY KING AND JACOB ELORDI (THE KISSING BOOTH)
Joey King and Jacob Elordi starred together in the movie “The kissing booth” as the lead actors but the two enjoyed ‘the kissing’ off-screen as well as they dated for over a year before unfortunately breaking up eventually. Unfortunately, or fortunately for the both of them, they had to film a sequel of The Kissing booth, ‘The kissing booth 2’, where the real life exes had to play lovers on screen once again.
Talking about how it was working with her ex she said that “it was crazy. It was a wild experience. But honestly, it was a really beautiful time, because I learned a lot about myself and I grew as an actor.”
ZENDAYA AND JACOB ELORDI (EUPHORIA)
It was never clear whether or not HBO’s glitter-soaked Euphoria series costars Zendaya and Jacob Elordi dated, but one thing is for sure that the two were “inseparable”, per the E! News source. The pair was seen visiting Greece and Australia together in 2020. The two have since moved on to other relationships with currently Zendaya dating her Spider-man co-star Tom Holland.
Makana Kennedy
