Colin Farrell recently revealed the reasons behind his enthusiastic decision to work alongside Margot Robbie in the upcoming romantic drama A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, which premieres on September 19. Highlighting the Margot Robbie collaboration reasons, Farrell praised her professionalism and the warm environment she creates on set, making the partnership an easy choice.
What Drew Colin Farrell to Team Up With Margot Robbie
During a joint interview on Late Night With Seth Meyers on September 16, Colin Farrell shared that his choice to work with Margot Robbie was influenced by strong endorsements from others who had collaborated with her. He said,
“I’d met people through the years who’d worked with Margot, both actresses, and actors and crew members,”
Colin explained.
And they all— the men and women—said how extraordinary she was.”
Farrell, aged 49, acknowledged that he was already aware of Robbie’s exceptional skill set, but what impressed him most was hearing about her kindness and team spirit.
how kind, and how fun and how one of the team she is,
he added. This camaraderie and her warm-hearted nature solidified his eagerness to join the project. Farrell admitted,
Which is always a turn-on for me, straight up!
Mutual Admiration and On-Set Bonding Over Food
Margot Robbie, who is married to Tom Ackerly and shares an 11-month-old son with him, also playfully noted a friendly bet with Farrell regarding his kindness. She enthusiastically returned the compliment during the interview.
Everyone talks about what a great guy he is,
Robbie said.
Two of my closest girl friends have worked with Colin before as crew members and they, too, were like, ‘He is just the most divine human being on the planet.”
Colin Farrell had already demonstrated his caring nature during filming by preparing a special treat for Margot each day: a peanut butter and jelly sandwich topped with potato chips, a British snack style she calls “chippy sandwiches.” On the September 16 episode of Today, Farrell recalled,
I was talking about crisp sandwiches, which she calls ‘chippy sandwiches.’ So, I made her one,
and added,
That was my job, every night, was to make her a sandwich.
Margot also emphasized how sharing meals helped them form a strong connection, commenting to USA Today on September 16,
We both eat a lot and get excited about our meals,
calling the experience so fun.
Famous Couples Who Found Love on Set
While Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie have begun a promising professional and personal camaraderie on A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, numerous other celebrities have taken their relationships beyond the screen. Here are some co-star couples who found love while working together.
Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes: Love Behind the Scenes
After making waves with several high-profile romances, Ryan Gosling began his relationship with Eva Mendes during the filming of The Place Beyond the Pines. Since 2013, the pair has maintained a private personal life and have two daughters, Esmeralda and Amada. Mendes has spoken openly about how her perspective on motherhood changed after falling in love with Gosling. She shared,
“I was lucky enough to work my bum off for 20 years,”
and further explained,
“I never wanted babies before until I fell in love with Ryan, and then it just kind of worked out to where I was 40 and having my first baby and then I think I was 42 with my second one, so it worked out in that way that I had a career and then I changed my focus to my family.”
Mendes also expressed interest in collaborating with Gosling again, praising him as a director.
“I really want to work with Ryan again. My most fun experience was being on set with him when he was directing,”
she said.
“It was really so creatively satisfying being in it together and he’s such an amazing director. I would love that experience again, for sure.”
Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton: A Lasting Music and Love Partnership
Singing stars Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton met during their time on The Voice and began dating in November 2015. They initially bonded over dealing with past divorces, creating a strong foundation for their romance. Shelton has acknowledged the immense impact Stefani had on him, stating, Gwen saved my life. He recalled,
“Who else on earth could understand going through a high-profile divorce from another musician?”
After five years together, Shelton proposed in October 2020, and they wed in a private ceremony in July 2021. Carson Daly, who officiated the wedding, described the event as
“a perfect blend of country and glamour.”
He elaborated on their compatibility during an interview with Today:
“It was as elegant and refined and cool as Gwen is, and it was country and down-home and fun as Blake is,”
adding,
“They just work. They’re an unlikely pair. They’re like if you paired delicious fried chicken with a glass of champagne. On paper, on the menu, it doesn’t seem to work, but it works. They’re comfort food with class, and everybody roots for that.”
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos: From Onscreen Romance to Lifelong Partnership
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos first crossed paths in 1995 as love interests on the soap opera All My Children. Their relationship quickly moved off-screen, culminating in an elopement in Las Vegas on May 1, 1996. Consuelos reminisced about their early dates to Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live, saying,
“We would go out with groups of people from work and slowly each date would go that the groups started getting smaller and smaller until it was just us two. I was shy, I wasn’t very aggressive that way.”
Ripa opened up about a difficult moment before their wedding, noting,
“We broke up and we got back together the day before we went off and eloped,”
while adding,
“Yeah, we eloped. We went to Vegas and got married.”
Nearly three decades and three children later, their bond remains strong, and they are currently co-hosts on the morning talk show Live.
Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly: Intense Connection Born on Set
Megan Fox encountered Machine Gun Kelly (Colson Baker) during the filming of their 2020 movie, sparking what Fox described as a once in a lifetime romance. On a podcast with director Randall Emmett and his then-fiancée Lala Kent, Fox recounted sensing that something profound would develop upon hearing Machine Gun Kelly had joined the cast.
“And [Emmett] was like, ‘Oh, we just got Machine Gun Kelly,’”
she recalled,
“and immediately, I was like, ‘Uh oh.’ Because I knew, I could feel that some wild s–t was going to happen to me from that meeting but I wasn’t sure what. I just felt it in my solar plexus that something was going to come from that.”
After separating quietly from husband Brian Austin Green in late 2019, Fox dubbed MGK her twin flame, emphasizing their connection as more than soul mates. The couple showed public affection through music videos, tattoos, and red carpet appearances, eventually getting engaged in January 2022. Despite their eventual split, they co-parent their daughter Saga Blade Fox-Baker, born in March 2025. MGK expressed admiration for Fox’s parenting on a June 2025 episode of Today, stating,
“She’s killing it. I’m so excited.”
Kit Harington and Rose Leslie: Real-Life Game of Thrones Romance
Much like their characters Jon Snow and Ygritte on Game of Thrones, Kit Harington and Rose Leslie found love while filming the show’s second season. In an interview with Vogue Italia, Harington described those episodes as his favorite experience on the set, saying,
“Because the country is beautiful, because the Northern Lights are magical, and because it was there that I fell in love,”
and adding,
“If you’re already attracted to someone, and then they play your love interest in the show, it becomes very easy to fall in love.”
Their on-screen romance may have been tragic, but off-screen, the couple married in June 2018 and have since welcomed two children whose names have not been publicly revealed.
Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song: Childhood Stars Bonding Into Parenthood
Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song met on the set of the 2019 film Changeland, surprising even their director Seth Green with their unexpected romance. Green admitted to Esquire,
“I didn’t see that one coming.”
Song credited their shared experiences as former child actors as a point of connection, saying to Entertainment Tonight,
“You just look each other in the eye and you nod and we know.”
Engaged since 2022, Culkin and Song are parents to two children: Dakota Song Culkin and Carson Song Culkin.
Sarah Shahi and Adam Demos: Chemistry Both On and Off Screen
Sarah Shahi and Adam Demos, who play former lovers Billie and Brad on Netflix’s Sex/Life, revealed their off-screen romance in December 2020. Fans cherished the couple’s affectionate moments shared on social media. Shahi described working with Demos as one of her favorite things, emphasizing their strong connection by stating,
“With him, it’s just that easy,”
and adding,
“I just have to look at him and 99 percent of my work is done for me. I’m falling in love with the person in real life, but I’m falling for the person on camera. It just created that extra bit that seeped through the lens. Maybe that’s what people loved so much.”
Despite their powerful bond, reports emerged in April 2025 that the couple had parted ways.
Emily VanCamp and Josh Bowman: From Onscreen Tragedy to Real-Life Commitment
Though their characters on ABC’s Revenge didn’t find happiness, Emily VanCamp and Josh Bowman forged a lasting relationship off-screen. They married on December 15, 2018, and as of August 2021, welcomed their first child, a daughter named Iris. VanCamp shared this joyful moment on Instagram, writing,
“Welcome to the world our sweet little Iris,”
adding, Our hearts are full.
Their family grew with the arrival of a second daughter, Rio Rose, in March 2024.
Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick: A Longstanding Hollywood Pair
Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick met while filming the 1988 PBS movie Lemon Sky, marrying later the same year. Their relationship, one of Hollywood’s most enduring, has lasted decades. The couple has two children: Travis Bacon, a composer, and Sosie Bacon, an actress.
Jared Padalecki and Genevieve Cortese: Love Between Supernatural Hunters and Demons
Jared Padalecki and Genevieve Cortese connected after she joined Supernatural in its fourth season as Ruby. They became engaged after two months and married in 2010 in Cortese’s hometown, Sun Valley, Idaho, with TV co-star Jensen Ackles serving as a groomsman. Together, they have three children: Thomas, Austin, and Odette. The duo reunited professionally on The CW’s Walker, where Cortese portrayed Padalecki’s character’s deceased wife in flashbacks.
Josh Dallas and Ginnifer Goodwin: A Fairy Tale Romance in Storybook Roles
Together on ABC’s fantasy drama Once Upon a Time, Josh Dallas and Ginnifer Goodwin’s fictional love story blossomed into a real one. Dallas reflected on his feelings, saying,
“It hit me like a blinding light, I thought, ‘I’m in trouble now.’”
Goodwin recognized their future during their first date at Disneyland, stating,
“I knew that in fact I was going to marry my husband Josh at Disneyland because I took him for his first time ever and we had just started dating,”
and recalled,
“We were on Big Thunder Mountain and he threw his arms in the air and he goes, ‘This is the best day of my life’ and I was like, ‘We’re totally getting married.’”
The two married in April 2014 and are parents to sons Oliver and Hugo. Dallas hopes to collaborate with Goodwin again, saying,
“She’s the greatest. I miss working with her every day,”
and joked,
“I think she was like, ‘look, we’ve worked together and we’ve lived together six years, give me a break.’ But I think we’ll work together again, I hope so.”
Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys: A Decade-Long Journey to Love
Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys’s relationship began on the set of The Americans, though their initial meeting occurred 10 years prior. Rhys recounted on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen,
“We actually met a very long long time ago,”
and shared a humorous memory:
“I very drunkenly asked her for her number when she was a young, single, slip of a thing, so I sort of knew then when I was 26.”
The couple quietly started dating in 2014 while portraying married KGB spies and had their first child, son Sam, in May 2016. Russell also has two children from a previous marriage.
Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn: Hollywood’s Timeless Pair
Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn first met during filming of 1968’s The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band but fell in love years later when working on Swing Shift in 1984. Hawn revealed to BBC News,
“We both said we would never go out with another actor.”
The couple starred together in the romantic comedy Overboard in 1988 and have been longtime partners since, sharing son Wyatt Russell alongside children from previous relationships, including Oliver and Kate Hudson.
Russell joked with E! News about their secret for working well together:
“Do it every 33 years, first of all!”
Wyatt Russell and Meredith Hagner: Following Their Parents’ Footsteps
Wyatt Russell, son of Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn, met Meredith Hagner while filming the 2016 movie Folk Hero & Funny Guy. They also appeared together in Ingrid Goes West. Engaged in 2018, the couple married in 2019 at Hawn’s Aspen home. A source described the celebration as,
“It was Western themed and everyone came in cowboy hats and boots,”
adding,
“It was a big casual gathering of family and friends that lasted all weekend.”
Their family expanded with the births of sons Buddy Prine Russell in November 2021 and Boone Joseph Russell in February 2024.
Kate Mara and Jamie Bell: Love From a Challenging Project
Kate Mara and Jamie Bell’s romance started on the set of the universally criticized 2014 Fantastic Four reboot. Although they did not openly date initially, they were later spotted holding hands at a Met Gala after-party in May 2015. Married in July 2017, Bell expressed to E! News,
“It feels like we’ve been married for years. In the best way. We’re having a great time.”
Mara announced the arrival of their first child via Instagram in May 2019:
“We had a baby a couple weeks ago…”
showing her baby’s feet. The couple welcomed a second child in November 2022 in a similar announcement:
“Had a baby a week ago,”
accompanied by a photo of the baby’s feet. Bell also shares a son, Jack Bell, with ex-wife Evan Rachel Wood.
Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara: A Quiet but Deep Connection
Sisters Kate and Rooney Mara both found love on set, with Rooney and Joaquin Phoenix meeting during the filming of the Oscar-nominated movie Her in 2013. They later reunited for the 2018 biblical drama Mary Magdalene, where their attraction deepened during shooting in Italy.
The couple made their first red carpet appearance together at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival and became engaged quietly in 2019. When Phoenix won the Oscar for Best Actor, he emotionally acknowledged Mara, telling her, I love you. In September 2020, it was revealed the pair had welcomed a baby boy named River, reportedly in tribute to Phoenix’s late brother River Phoenix.
Ryan Bingham and Hassie Harrison: A Romance Ignited on Yellowstone
Yellowstone fans celebrated when Ryan Bingham and Hassie Harrison confirmed their relationship with a passionate Instagram photo in April 2022. Sharing a kiss in front of an open flame, Bingham captioned the post, More than a spark. Harrison responded affectionately, I love you, cowboy. The couple has since continued their relationship as husband and wife.
Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer: Falling in Love On and Off True Blood
Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer’s romance began during filming the debut season of HBO’s True Blood in 2008. Moyer openly expressed his affection, telling E! News in 2009,
“There’s no one I’d rather work with,”
and,
“I love working with her and that’s how it all started, by falling in love on camera.”
They announced their engagement after a year and married in August 2010, welcoming twins Poppy and Charlie in 2012.
Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen: Finding Love Through Shared Past Heartbreaks
Neither Ted Danson nor Mary Steenburgen were seeking new relationships when they met on the set of Pontiac Moon in 1993. Steenburgen shared to Closer magazine,
“I announced to all my friends—not dramatically, but very seriously—that I was done with relationships.”
However, playing a married couple brought them closer. Danson recalled, We paddled in sync during a canoe scene, saying,
“We went out as friends and by the time we came back, we were in love… Ironic how life works in those moments. Once you throw up your arms and surrender, a lot of times things come your way.”
The pair celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in October 2020, with Steenburgen gushing,
“I’m ridiculously in love with him. I find him endlessly fascinating. He surprises me all the time and most of all he makes me laugh.”
Danson admitted,
“I get nervous around her because I want to impress her—I am the luckiest.”
Grace Van Patten and Jackson White: Onscreen Chemistry Becomes Real
Fans of the Hulu drama Tell Me Lies speculated about grace Van Patten and Jackson White’s off-screen relationship due to their magnetic on-screen rapport. Confirming the rumors, White shared multiple photobooth pictures of the couple at the 2022 CFDA Awards, including a kiss. He captioned one photo,
“if we kiss can we get a s2 @hulu.”
Their real-life romance pleased viewers eager for a season two.
