15 On-Screen Couples That Got Together in Real Life

“Art imitates life” and “life imitates art” are tired, tropey phrases for a reason. Many times the best media reflects the world we live in and in turn the media we consume influences our lives. We mean, “embiggens” wasn’t an actual word until we as a society made it one after decades of watching Simpsons reruns.

In that vein, there are many movies and TV shows in which the two leads develop great chemistry with one another as scripted lovers. There are several times in which that chemistry on the screen translates into chemistry in real life. There are many celebrity couples you have read about in the tabloids that were first romantically involved in the script before becoming romantically involved after the cameras stopped rolling.

Read on to learn about some celebrity couples that were first introduced to each other while shooting a film or TV show that turned into an actual item in real life.