Actors dating actors is nothing new.
Often, you may find yourself wondering if these celebrity dalliances are fabricated.
While some of them might be a publicity stunt, many are real.
And there is even a scientific reason that explains why actors fall for each other so often.
In psychology, it is called thepropinquity effect.
In simple terms, the propinquity effect is the tendency to bond with the people you encounter most often.
When you work on a soap opera, this effect can be intense.
Not only do you see someone every day, but pretending to be in love can heighten the attraction.
These are some of the greatest soap opera love stories to occur off-camera.
Unfortunately, she didn’t get the part.
Coincidentally, that character didn’t exist until after Herbst’s first audition.
Although Juan fell for Emily Quartermaine after arriving in Port Charles, Saucedo fell for Herbst.
The two worked together for a year before they started dating.
In 2001, the couple married.
And within a decade, they welcomed three children.
It was an affirmation that good things can happen in the often volatile world of celebrity romances.
It was also proof that those good things can last.
Ripa began her decade-plus run as Hayley Vaughan on “All My Children” at the end of 1990.
It didn’t take long for Hayley to become a fan favorite.
In 1996, Consuelos proposed, and the two stars eloped in Las Vegas.
A year later, the couple became a trio with their first son, Michael.
It wasn’t because he loved her it was because he was being paid to break up her marriage.
As often happens on soap operas, the plan backfired.
Doug actually fell in love with Julie.
On July 23, 1970, the “Days of our Lives” couple shared their first kiss.
And two years later, in 1976, their characters, Doug and Julie, also married.
Fairly early in Bill’s career, the actor had a No.
And according to Susan, Bill was thefirst performer to singon daytime television.
Congratulations to a beautiful and inspiring couple!
Suffice it to say, Manning and Alamain had an intense ride on the soap.
The actors, however, found something of value in those tumultuous plotlines.
The couple dated for a few more years before deciding to have get hitched.
After getting married, Chappell and Sabatino continued to work in TV.
In fact, both actors have returned, at times, to “Days of Our Lives.”
The two married in 1984 and eventually started a family.
… you could’t separate one from the other after 35 years."
Fisher chimed in with a laugh, “And our son’s still alive.”
Davidson quipped, “And not a psychopath!”
Thankfully for Fisher and Davidson, they lead a much less dramatic life.
And come 2024, the couple will have been married for 40 years.
The two would later meet on the set of “One Life to Live.”
Melissa didn’t realize who he was at first, but it eventually came out.
And, as fate would have it, he developed a crush on her too.
In 2006, the couple got engaged and married a year later.
These days, Gallo and Fumero are still going strong and have two sons together, Enzel and Axel.
Andy Dixon was one of those characters that viewers just could never seem to get enough of.
His saga on the soap has been told by five actors.
The longest and most memorable stint was when Scott DeFreitas took on the role.
Similarly, Carly Tenney’s life was just one bad choice or one selfish manipulation after another.
She was not necessarily a role model.
They married on January 22, 2000 and now have five children.
That was all it took for the two to start dating in real life.
And in 2003, the couple said, “I do.”
That was over 40 years ago.
The two actors remain married and have three sons together, Duke, Vince, and Jesse.
Between the two, they have amassed nearly 200 acting credits.
With so much screen time, you might think they’d have to work on the same series occasionally.
And this is true.
While they don’t always work on the same episodes, they do share similar credits.
Ashby and Walters didn’t wait long after Cupid’s first arrow struck.
The pair married in 1986 and went on to welcome two children.
Even better, there were some things that started in those early years of the soap that have endured.
Actors James Kiberd and Susan Keith met on the set of “Loving” back in the ’80s.
In 1986, only a couple of years after meeting on set, the two married.
Additionally, he found work in shorts, films, and other TV shows.
While both Kiberd and Keith have moved away from acting, they remain married.
Natalie Zea and Travis Schuldt
Admittedly, “Passions” was a strange soap.
Some things, such as the slow-burn relationship of Natalie Zea and Travis Schuldt, held lasting value.
This was a silver lining in the otherwise dark, horror-themed, paranormal world of Harmony.
A real-life relationship eventually began, which led to the actors getting engaged in 2013.
A year later, Zea and Schuldt said “I do” in Hawaii.
The following year, the couple added a new member to their family.
