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17 Celebrity Parent Couples Who Met On Set, Proving Love & Work Can Mix
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In this day and age, when the details of a celebrity's life are only a snap, tweet, and click away, it's hard to imagine that there's anything else out there left to be discovered. Yet, despite the ample amount of Hollywood info available at the tip of your fingers, you might be surprised to learn about the celebrity parent couples who met on set. Some of these stars let years go by after their first introduction before they started dating, while others knew it was true love immediately. Hey, I guess that's Hollywood for ya.
Whenever there's an undeniable sense of chemistry, sometimes you just can't help but wish that certain characters would get together in real life. As it turns out, there's a term for that. My sister first introduced me to "shipping," which means you want fictional characters to fall in love, as Bustle noted. You might be surprised to find out that more than a few fan-favorite couples made it work in real life and now have a family of their own. If you're curious to see which celebrity parent couples met on set, then check out these star-crossed lovers who got together after the cameras stopped rolling.
1. Blake Lively And Ryan Reynolds
Despite the fact that they were both involved with other people at the time, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively first met on the set of Green Lantern, according to Bustle, and a seed was certainly planted for their love to later blossom.
2. Eva Mendes And Ryan Gosling
This was a pairing that broke hearts everywhere., Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling met on the set of The Place Beyond The Pines, according to Us Weekly. Since then, the two have welcomed two daughters, Esmerelda and Amanda.
3. Mila Kunis And Ashton Kutcher
If you were a fan who "shipped" Jackie and Kelso, then you probably know that Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis met on the set of That '70s Show, according to People.
4. Jada Pinkett Smith And Will Smith
In a case of life imitating art, Jada Pinkett Smith met Will Smith on the set of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air where she was auditioning for the role of his girlfriend, according to the website for the Biography Channel.
5. Sarah Michelle Gellar And Freddie Prinze Jr.
Though they've starred in several movies together, Freddie Prinze Jr. and Sarah Michelle Gellar first met while filming I Know What You Did Last Summer, as HuffPost reported. They've since traded the spotlight for the simple family life, raising their daughter Charolette and son Rocky.
6. Jenna Dewan Tatum And Channing Tatum
Channing Tatum met Jenna Dewan on the set up Step Up, where they were playing love interests, according to Elle. And, if you've seen the movie, you can see why the two fell for each other.
7. Penélope Cruz And Javier Bardem
In one of her first roles, Penélope Cruze met her future husband, Javier Bardem, on the set of Jamon, Jamon, according to People.
8. Ginnifer Goodwin And Josh Dallas
From fairy tales to real life, Once Upon A Time co-stars Josh Dallas and Ginnifer Goodwin met while filming the magical television show, as the site for Entertainment Tonight noted.
9. Gina Torres And Laurence Fishburne
You're not alone if you don't really remember The Matrix Reloaded, but it's where Gina Torres met Laurence Fishburne, according to USA Today.
10. Rachel Bilson And Hayden Christensen
Could a film about time travel predict the future? You might think so since Hayden Christensen met Rachel Bilson on the set of Jumper, according to Bustle.
11. Natalie Portman And Benjamine Millepied
She danced on-screen and he choreographed the moves for Black Swan. That's how Natalie Portman met her husband, Benjamin Millepied, according to People.
12. Anna Paquin And Stephen Moyer
So was it love at first bite for these co-stars? The answer seems to be yes, since Stephen Moyer met Anna Paquin while filming True Blood, according to People.
13. Jennifer Connelly And Paul Bettany
They may not have shared a scene together, but Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly first met on the set of A Beautiful Mind, according to the website for Entertainment Tonight.
14. Kelly Ripa And Mark Consuelos
Typically, romantic story lines are plagued by tragedy, but that wasn't the case for this couple. Kelly Ripa met Mark Consuelos on the set of All My Children, according to HuffPost.
15. Chrissy Teigen And John Legend
Though most of these celebs got to know each other while filming a movie or television show, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen met on the set of his music video, Stereo, according to Bustle.
16. Jessica Alba And Cash Warren
One was in front of the camera and the other, behind. That's how Jessica Alba met Cash Warren while filming Fantastic Four, according to People.
17. Cobie Smulders And Taran Killam
According to Hollywood Reporter, Cobie Smulders and Taran Killam met on the set of How I Met Your Mother, where Killam was often a guest star.
