Michelle & Ryan in ‘Blue Valentine’ were the most believable and realistic on-screen couple I’ve seen in a long time!
For Michelle Williams, living in King of Prussia, Pa., for four weeks with Ryan Gosling, 30 while filming Blue Valentine was an amazing experience for actress. The two had to live like a real married couple for the duration of their stay — they got by on the combined budget of a nurse and a painter’s salary — and they agreed that living together was necessary for conveying certain scenes in the movie.

“We did everything; we lived together during the day,” Michelle told HollywoodLife.com at the Cinema Society & Piaget’s special screening of Blue Valentine in NYC  at the Tribeca Grand Hotel on Dec. 14. “He always helps out with the dishes. It was [nice]!”