Celebrity Couples Who Met on Set: Photos of Bennifer & Other Hollywood Work Romances

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February 12, 2024 2:19PM EST
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Hollywood history is full of workplace romances. Learn about all the A-list couples who met while on set.

Who says office romance is off-limits? Sometimes, it’s the perfect place to spark a fire with your flame. And if you’re in showbiz, on-set romances are far from taboo.

Even Hollywood’s finest need to find their special someone, and what better way to do that than while working on set for movies or TV shows? Some of these famous relationships have endured the test of time, while others were just a blip on the radar.

Take Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, for example. They fell head-over-heels while working on All My Children in 1996. Kelly confessed it was love at first sight, telling Sirius XM, “When I saw him, the photograph of him, I saw my entire future with him flash before [my eyes] — like I saw it. And I don’t believe in any of that and now I do because of that moment.” They eloped months later and three kids on, are happier than ever.

Want to know which other famous couples found love while on set? Check out our gallery for all the juicy details!

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Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelo

Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelo
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Take Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, for example. They fell head-over-heels while working on All My Children in 1996. Kelly confessed it was love at first sight, telling Sirius XM, “When I saw him, the photograph of him, I saw my entire future with him flash before [my eyes] — like I saw it. And I don’t believe in any of that and now I do because of that moment.” They eloped months later and three kids on, are happier than ever.

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Ryan Gosling & Eva Mendes

Ryan Gosling & Eva Mendes
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Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes met on set of The Place Beyond The Pines in 2011. They’ve kept their romance out of the spotlight since, but Eva referred to Ryan as her “husband” during a Nov. 2022 interview. They have two kids.

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Goldie Hawn & Kurt Russell

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Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell first fell for each other on the set of 1984’s Swing Shift. Though they’ve been going strong for decades, they’ve never gotten married.

“Marriage didn’t work for either one of us,” Goldie said of their previous divorces during a 2020 Today interview. “I’m not saying that it wouldn’t work again, but I didn’t think that we really needed to get married. I mean, what marriage ended up being, in many ways, is big business”

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Rose Leslie & Kit Harington

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People could tell there was chemistry between Rose Leslie and Kit Harington the minute they appeared on screen together in Game Of Thrones‘ second season in 2011. After a years-long romance, they were wed in 2018 and have a son.

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Mila Kunis & Ashton Kutcher

Mila Kunis & Ashton Kutcher
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Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher were just teenagers when they met as cast members of That 70s Show. Ashton was even Mila’s first kiss during an onscreen moment, but they were friends for years before things got romantic. The couple began dating in 2012, got hitched in 2015 and now have two children.

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Tori Spelling & Dean McDermott

Tori Spelling & Dean McDermott
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Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott’s romance started on the set of the TV movie Mind Over Murder in 2005. Both were married at the time, but they left their spouses and married each other in 2006.

The start of their relationship would be far from the only drama the duo had to endure. Dean admitted to cheating on Tori in 2014, and revealed he went into “treatment” after the infidelity.

Despite reports of issues in the 2020s, the relationship turned around come 2022, when an insider EXCLUSIVELY told HollywoodLife Dean had done everything he could to avoid divorce. They have five kids.

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Lucy Boynton & Rami Malek

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Rock and roll romance! Rami Malek and Lucy Boynton made their connection while playing Freddie Mercury and Mary Austin in 2018’s Bohemian Rhapsody but didn’t go public until awards season 2019.

He thanked the blonde in an acceptance speech at the 2019 Palm Springs International Film Festival, telling the audience, “Thank you, Lucy Boynton. You have been my ally, my confidant, you are my love.”

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Matthew Rhys & Keri Russell

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Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell began dating in 2014 after meeting on The Americans. In 2021 interviews, Keri and Matthew referred to each other as wife and husband. They have a son, born in 2016.

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Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck

Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck
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One of Hollywood’s most infamous on-set romances of all time is between Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck. They fell for each other after making Gigli in 2001. They were engaged in 2002 but the intense media focus on their love strained their relationship and they broke up in 2004.

Things weren’t done for the duo yet, however. The stars reunited in 2021 after the end of J. Lo’s engagement to Alex Rodriguez. The reunited loves were married a year later in Las Vegas, then celebrated with a big ceremony in Georgia in summer 2022.

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Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds

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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have basically been couple goals since they started dating in 2011 after making Green Lantern together. They were wed in 2012 and have four kids.

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Alexis Bledel & Vincent Kartheiser

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Alexis Bledel met Vincent Kartheiser while working on Mad Men in 2012. Their TV tryst was just as ill-fated as their relationship. The couple, who wed in 2014, announced their split in Aug. 2022.

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Adam Brody & Leighton Meester

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As a couple, Adam Brody and Leighton Meester are basically a millennial teen dream. The star of The O.C. met the Gossip Girl lead on the set of their movie The Oranges (2010.) They married in 2014 and have two kids.

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Penelope Cruz & Javier Bardem

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Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem have been sexy since their start. They made the 1992 movie Jamon, Jamon together but didn’t start dating until 2007. In 2010 they were wed and they now have two kids.

The couple has been frequent collaborators over the years. They worked on 2008’s Vicky Cristina Barcelona, 2013’s The Counselor, and Everybody Knows in 2018.

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Justin Theroux & Jennifer Aniston

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Justin Theroux and Jennifer Aniston actually met in 2007 but it wouldn’t be until 2011 that they really struck up a friendship after working on the movie Wanderlust together. The couple got married in 2015, but decided to call it quits in 2018. Things were amicable, and they are still close to this day.

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Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie

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Another iconic – and messy – Hollywood work romance was between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. They met on 2005’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith, reportedly ending his marriage to Jennifer Aniston. The couple raised 6 kids together, waiting to marry until 2014.

The couple broke up in 2016 after an incident on an airplane. Angelina claims Brad was abusive to the children, and legal dispute over their divorce still last to this day.

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Miley Cyrus & Liam Hemsworth

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What’s sweeter than teen love? Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth really thought they were meant to be after meeting on the set of their 2010 film The Last Song. They announced their engagement in 2012 but split a year later.

The duo reconnected in 2018, and after the trauma of losing their Malibu home in Nov. 2018 wildfires, they decided to wed. The romance wouldn’t last long though. Miley and Liam filed for divorce 2019, and things were finalized the next year.

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Amber Heard & Johnny Depp

Amber Heard & Johnny Depp
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Amber Heard and Johnny Depp were love interests in 2011’s The Rum Diaries. They wed in 2015, but divorced in 2017, only to go on to lob dueling abuse accusations at one another. A US defamation case resulted in a judge awarding Johnny $10million in damages but as of 2022, Amber had appealed.

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Rachel Weisz & Daniel Craig

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While Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig’s 2011 movie Dream House wasn’t exactly a rom-com, it was where their love blossomed. They wed not long after the film’s release and have been together ever since.

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Hugh Dancy & Claire Danes

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Hugh Dancy and Claire Danes met on the set of Evening. They married in France in 2009 and have two children together.

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Julia Roberts & Danny Moder

Julia Roberts & Danny Moder
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It was star meets filmmaker when Julia Roberts connected with Danny Moder on the set of 2000’s The Mexican. Both were with other people at the time but they quickly broke things off to wed in 2002. They’ve been happily married since and have three kids.

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Sarah Michelle Gellar & Freddie Prinze Jr.

Sarah Michelle Gellar & Freddie Prinze Jr.
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Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. met while working on 1997’s I Know What You Did Last Summer but didn’t strike up a romance until years later. They wed in 2002 and now have two kids. The couple also famously appeared together in the live-action Scooby Doo movies as Daphne and Fred.

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Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson

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Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have proved that on-set relationships can really stand the test of time. They first met in the early 80s as the stars of the TV comedy Bosom Buddies and reconnected via 1985’s Volunteers. They married in 1988 and have two sons.

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Josh Dallas & Ginnifer Goodwin

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The magic between Josh Dallas and Ginnifer Goodwin happened almost instantly when they started working on the show Once Upon A Time in 2011. Josh literally played Prince Charming in the series, making Ginnifer’s crush oh-so-understandable. They married in April 2014 and have two sons.

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Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith

Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith
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Will Smith and Jada Pinkett meet on the set of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in 1994. Jada auditioned to play his on-screen girlfriend but lost the role to Nia Long. The couple started dating, though Will was still married to his first wife until 1995. Jada and Will wed on New Year’s Eve 1997 and went on to have two kids.

In 2020, the duo endured a scandal over Jada’s affair with August Alsina. They would weather rough waters again in Mar. 2022 after Will defended Jada by slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.

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Kirsten Dunst & Jesse Plemons

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Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons were a perfect Minnesota match in the TV adaptation of Fargo’s second season in 2015. They kept their relationship low-key through the years. Kirsten and Jesse were engaged in 2017, welcomed kids in 2018 and 2021, and then wed in 2022.

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Ben McKenzie & Morena Baccarin

Ben McKenzie & Morena Baccarin
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Ben McKenzie and Morena Baccarin were a match made in Gotham when they met on the set of the CW Batman show in 2014. They began dating almost instantly, prompting Morena to file for divorce. They wed in 2017 and have two children.

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Diane Kruger & Norman Reedus

Diane Kruger & Norman Reedus
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Diane Kruger and Norman Reedus found each other on the set of 2015’s Sky. They welcomed a daughter in 2018 and have opted not to tie the knot.

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Michael Fassbender & Alicia Vikander

Michael Fassbender & Alicia Vikander
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Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander played a married couple in 2016’s The Light Between Oceans and the connection seemed to carry over into their real lives. They secretly tied the knot a year later and in 2021, welcomed a son.

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Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani

Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani
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Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani knew they were meant to harmonize after meeting on The Voice in 2014. They got together not long after, but waited until 2021 to get married. Both stars retired from the show in 2022.

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Anna Paquin & Stephen Moyer

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Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer’s romance has been scary good since they met playing love interests on the HBO vampire romp True Blood in 2007. They were married in 2010 and welcomed twins in 2012.

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Jessica Alba & Cash Warren

Jessica Alba & Cash Warren
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Jessica Alba and Cash Warren are another example of an actor/filmmaker pairing. The star met Cash on the set of 2004’s Fantastic Four, where she played Sue Storm and he was a production assistant. They married in 2008 and have three kids.

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Natalie Portman & Benjamin Millepied

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Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied were right in step when they met while working on 2009’s Black Swan. She starred in the Darren Aronofsky ballet thriller while he was the lead choreographer. They wed in 2012 and have two children.

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Mia Goth & Shia LaBeouf

Mia Goth & Shia LaBeouf
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Shia LaBeouf and Mia Goth had a steamy start as co-stars in the 2012 Lars Von Trier film Nymphomaniac II. They were engaged in 2016 and wed in a quickie Vegas ceremony months later. Later it was reported the wedding was not legally binding.

The pair split in 2018, leaving Shia to date FKA Twigs. Mia and Shia reconciled in 2020, and were seen with wedding rings afterwards. In 2022, they welcomed a child.

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Channing Tatum & Jenna Dewan

Channing Tatum & Jenna Dewan
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Dancing partners Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan’s romance was sparked on the set of 2006’s Step Up. They married in 2009 and welcomed daughter Everly in 2013. Things didn’t last for the duo, however, who split in 2018 and finalized their divorce the next year.

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Peter Krause & Lauren Graham

Peter Krause & Lauren Graham
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Peter Krause and Lauren Graham may have played siblings on Parenthood, but they’re actually dating IRL. They originally met in the 90s on the show Caroline In The City but their relationship didn’t begin until they were cast on NBC’s family drama, Parenthood, in 2010. The child-free couple broke up after years together.

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