SEPTEMBER 2, 2019 Star 39WHO
SPLI
T
COUPLES
ONSCRE
EN
BLAKE LIVELY &
PENN BADGLEY
When the two Gossip Girl actors
hooked up off screen, they kept
their relationship quiet out of fear
of what their bosses on the show
would say. “[But then] we were
like, ‘Oh no, that’s exactly
what they want,’” Blake,
32, who’s now married
to actor Ryan Reynolds,
told Vanity Fair. “They
wanted us all to date... it
fed their whole narrative.”
They broke up in 2010 but
didn’t tell coworkers as
they continued working
together. “I don’t know
how they did it,” copro-
ducer Joshua Safran
said. “They kept it from
everybody, which is a
testament to how good
they are as actors!”KALEY
CUOCO &The Big Bang Theory,
nerdy Leonard and
actress Penny found
love and married on
the series. Behind
the scenes, Kaley
and Johnny dated
for two years before
calling it quits in
2010 but remained
“the best of buds,”
the actress insisted.
For fans who hoped
their chemistry
would continue to be
explosive in real life,
she said, “Leonard
and Penny will just
have to suffice!”KEPT^
BREAKUP
QUIET^ ON
SET^ FOR
MONTHS