Mireille Enos,Alan Ruck, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Hilarie Burton.Photo:Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic, Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic, Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
Shonda Rhimesmight produce hit dramas, but theseShondalandromances are as real as it gets.The production company behindGrey’s Anatomy,Scandal,How to Get Away with Murderand many more has cultivated some real couples off-screen. Some pairs — like Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel —met prior to foraying into Shondaland, while others — like Kevin McKidd and Danielle Savre — hadcrossover storylines that turned into real-life love.See all the real-life couples of Shondaland below.
Shonda Rhimesmight produce hit dramas, but theseShondalandromances are as real as it gets.
The production company behindGrey’s Anatomy,Scandal,How to Get Away with Murderand many more has cultivated some real couples off-screen. Some pairs — like Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel —met prior to foraying into Shondaland, while others — like Kevin McKidd and Danielle Savre — hadcrossover storylines that turned into real-life love.
See all the real-life couples of Shondaland below.
01of 13Kevin McKidd & Danielle SavreKevin McKidd, Danielle Savre.Jon Kopaloff/Getty, Tommaso Boddi/WireImageKevin McKiddandDanielle Savreare more than just crossover costars – they’re Shondaland’s newest real-life couple. TheGrey’s Anatomyactor andStation 19actress have been spotted getting cozy around the world, far from their shows' Seattle setting.In June 2023, they were seenpacking on the PDAwhile enjoying the sights and seas of Italy. Then, a few weeks later, they were offvisiting the Lower Zambezion what McKidd called the “trip of a LIFETIME,” onInstagram.
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Kevin McKidd & Danielle Savre
Kevin McKidd, Danielle Savre.Jon Kopaloff/Getty, Tommaso Boddi/WireImage
Jon Kopaloff/Getty, Tommaso Boddi/WireImage
Kevin McKiddandDanielle Savreare more than just crossover costars – they’re Shondaland’s newest real-life couple. TheGrey’s Anatomyactor andStation 19actress have been spotted getting cozy around the world, far from their shows' Seattle setting.
In June 2023, they were seenpacking on the PDAwhile enjoying the sights and seas of Italy. Then, a few weeks later, they were offvisiting the Lower Zambezion what McKidd called the “trip of a LIFETIME,” onInstagram.
02of 13Jay Hayden & Jaina Lee OrtizJay Hayden and Jaina Lee Ortiz on vacation in Italy.Jay Hayden/InstagramWhile they’ve never officially confirmed their relationship status,Jay HaydenandJaina Lee Ortizhave spent the past two years getting quite close off-screen. TheStation 19costars were most recently spottedtraveling together in Italy, where they snapped photos of each other to share onInstagram.The closest the rumored pair got to making an official announcement was a 2021 New Year’s Eve pic in which Ortiz planted a kiss on Hayden’s cheek. “2022 here we come,” thelatter captioned the tweet.
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Jay Hayden & Jaina Lee Ortiz
Jay Hayden and Jaina Lee Ortiz on vacation in Italy.Jay Hayden/Instagram
Jay Hayden/Instagram
While they’ve never officially confirmed their relationship status,Jay HaydenandJaina Lee Ortizhave spent the past two years getting quite close off-screen. TheStation 19costars were most recently spottedtraveling together in Italy, where they snapped photos of each other to share onInstagram.
The closest the rumored pair got to making an official announcement was a 2021 New Year’s Eve pic in which Ortiz planted a kiss on Hayden’s cheek. “2022 here we come,” thelatter captioned the tweet.
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Marika Dominczyk & Scott Foley
Marika Dominczyk and Scott Foley.Bruce Glikas/Getty
Bruce Glikas/Getty
Scott FoleyandMarika Dominczyktied the knotin 2007, long before either of them stepped into Shondaland.
Before playing Talia Mallay on the 2022 Shondaland miniseriesInventing Anna, Dominczyk also appeared onGrey’s Anatomy. Her character, Dr. Eliza Minnick, came a few seasons after Foley’s character was killed off, but Dominczyk did get the opportunity to see her husband on set — sort of.
Speaking onThe Late Late Show with James Cordenin 2017, Foley shared a photo of his wife – in costume as Dr. Minnick – beside a bust of his head on the operating table.
“When I died, they made this prosthetic head of mine, and they did a very good job. It looks very realistic,” Foley said, referring to his character’s death in season 8. “And they’re expensive to make, and so instead of making new ones every time someone dies, they just use my head.”
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Hilarie Burton & Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Hilarie Burton and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.Jamie McCarthy/Getty
Hilarie BurtonandJeffrey Dean Morganboth appeared onGrey’s Anatomy, though thehusband-wife duoworked on different seasons. Burton played Dr. Lauren Boswell on a few season 9 episodes in 2013, while Morgan’s arc was far more intense.
05of 13Kathryn Erbe & Terry KinneyKathryn Erbe and Terry Kinney.Peter Kramer/GettyKathryn Erbe and Terry Kinney were married from 1993 to 2006, but they didn’t join the Shondaland family until after their divorce.Erbe played Jacqueline Roa on four episodes ofHow to Get Away with Murderin 2016. Her ex – with whom sheshares two kids– played one of the journalists helping with the Anna Delvey investigation onInventing Anna.
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Kathryn Erbe & Terry Kinney
Kathryn Erbe and Terry Kinney.Peter Kramer/Getty
Peter Kramer/Getty
Kathryn Erbe and Terry Kinney were married from 1993 to 2006, but they didn’t join the Shondaland family until after their divorce.
Erbe played Jacqueline Roa on four episodes ofHow to Get Away with Murderin 2016. Her ex – with whom sheshares two kids– played one of the journalists helping with the Anna Delvey investigation onInventing Anna.
06of 13Mireille Enos & Alan RuckMireille Enos and Alan Ruck.Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImageMireille EnosmarriedAlan Ruckin 2008, nearly 18 years before they costarred together on Shondaland’sThe Catch. The show only ran for two seasons and featured Enos as private investigator Alice Vaughan, and Ruck as Gordon Bailey, the ex-husband of Alice’s business partner.
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Mireille Enos & Alan Ruck
Mireille Enos and Alan Ruck.Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage
Mireille EnosmarriedAlan Ruckin 2008, nearly 18 years before they costarred together on Shondaland’sThe Catch. The show only ran for two seasons and featured Enos as private investigator Alice Vaughan, and Ruck as Gordon Bailey, the ex-husband of Alice’s business partner.
07of 13Jeff Perry & Linda LowyJeff Perry and Linda Lowy.Imeh Akpanudosen/GettyWith credits onGrey’s Anatomy,ScandalandInventing Anna,Jeff Perryis certainly a Shondaland mainstay, so much so that his family is also part of that world.Perry and ex-wife, actress Laurie Metcalf both appeared in season 2 ofGrey’s Anatomy, though their characters never crossed paths. And while Perry played a recurring character — Meredith’s dad,Thatcher— Metcalf only appeared in one episode of the entire series.The former couple’s daughter, actress Zoe Perry would later join her dad onScandalin season 6 of the hit show.Linda Lowy (pictured above), Jeff’s second wife whom he married in 1989, has also been a big part of Shondaland, having served as casting director on 10 of Rhimes' shows.
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Jeff Perry & Linda Lowy
Jeff Perry and Linda Lowy.Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty
Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty
With credits onGrey’s Anatomy,ScandalandInventing Anna,Jeff Perryis certainly a Shondaland mainstay, so much so that his family is also part of that world.
Perry and ex-wife, actress Laurie Metcalf both appeared in season 2 ofGrey’s Anatomy, though their characters never crossed paths. And while Perry played a recurring character — Meredith’s dad,Thatcher— Metcalf only appeared in one episode of the entire series.
The former couple’s daughter, actress Zoe Perry would later join her dad onScandalin season 6 of the hit show.
Linda Lowy (pictured above), Jeff’s second wife whom he married in 1989, has also been a big part of Shondaland, having served as casting director on 10 of Rhimes' shows.
08of 13Taye Diggs & Idina MenzelTaye Diggs and Idina Menzel.Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImageIdina Menzelonly guest-starred onPrivate Practicefor two episodes, but her ex-husband,Taye Diggs, appeared as main character Dr. Sam Bennett on all six seasons.Menzel and Diggs becameromantically involvedin the theater world, well before their Shondaland stints, andthey marriedin 2003. They welcomed son,Walker, 13, before they announcedtheir splitin 2013.
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Taye Diggs & Idina Menzel
Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel.Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage
Idina Menzelonly guest-starred onPrivate Practicefor two episodes, but her ex-husband,Taye Diggs, appeared as main character Dr. Sam Bennett on all six seasons.
Menzel and Diggs becameromantically involvedin the theater world, well before their Shondaland stints, andthey marriedin 2003. They welcomed son,Walker, 13, before they announcedtheir splitin 2013.
09of 13Liza Weil & Charlie WeberLiza Weil and Charlie Weber.Sonia Recchia/WireImageHow to Get Away with Murdercostars Liza Weil and Charlie Weber took their characters’on-screen romanceinto the real world. The actors, who played Bonnie and Frank on the show, confirmed to PEOPLE thatthey started datingin the summer of 2016.After nearly three years together, the Shondaland duosplit in 2019. However Weber’s statement to PEOPLE assured fans that there wasn’t any bad blood between them.“Liza and I share an amazing relationship rooted in love and respect. That relationship has found its way back to the great friendship we’ve always had,” he said at the time of their breakup.
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Liza Weil & Charlie Weber
Liza Weil and Charlie Weber.Sonia Recchia/WireImage
Sonia Recchia/WireImage
How to Get Away with Murdercostars Liza Weil and Charlie Weber took their characters’on-screen romanceinto the real world. The actors, who played Bonnie and Frank on the show, confirmed to PEOPLE thatthey started datingin the summer of 2016.
After nearly three years together, the Shondaland duosplit in 2019. However Weber’s statement to PEOPLE assured fans that there wasn’t any bad blood between them.
“Liza and I share an amazing relationship rooted in love and respect. That relationship has found its way back to the great friendship we’ve always had,” he said at the time of their breakup.
10of 13Liza Weil & Paul AdelsteinLiza Weil, Paul Adelstein.Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic; Robin Marchant/GettyWeil started dating Weber aftersplitting with her ex-husbandPaul Adelstein, another Shondaland star. Between their marriage in 2006 and theirfinalized divorce in 2017, Adelstein and Weil both appeared onGrey’s Anatomy,Private PracticeandScandal.
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Liza Weil & Paul Adelstein
Liza Weil, Paul Adelstein.Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic; Robin Marchant/Getty
Weil started dating Weber aftersplitting with her ex-husbandPaul Adelstein, another Shondaland star. Between their marriage in 2006 and theirfinalized divorce in 2017, Adelstein and Weil both appeared onGrey’s Anatomy,Private PracticeandScandal.
11of 13Zach Gilford & Kiele SanchezZach Gilford and Kiele Sanchez.Michael Tran/FilmMagicIn 2011,Zach Gilfordstarred as Dr. Tommy Fuller on the first and only season of Shonda Rhimes' short-lived medical drama,Off the Map. While his career deviated from the Shondaland route, his wifeKiele Sanchez– whom he married in 2012 – ended up with a recurring role onStation 19in 2023.
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Zach Gilford & Kiele Sanchez
Zach Gilford and Kiele Sanchez.Michael Tran/FilmMagic
In 2011,Zach Gilfordstarred as Dr. Tommy Fuller on the first and only season of Shonda Rhimes' short-lived medical drama,Off the Map. While his career deviated from the Shondaland route, his wifeKiele Sanchez– whom he married in 2012 – ended up with a recurring role onStation 19in 2023.
12of 13Katie Lowes & Adam ShapiroKatie Lowes and Adam Shapiro.Rodin Eckenroth/GettyShondaland fans recognizeKatie Lowesas Quinn Perkins onScandaland Rachel DeLoache Williams onInventing Anna, though she also appeared as a guest star onGrey’s AnatomyandPrivate Practice.Lowes husband,Adam Shapiro, whom she wed in 2012, made a one-time appearance as herScandalcharacter’s boyfriend on the show’s second season.
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Katie Lowes & Adam Shapiro
Katie Lowes and Adam Shapiro.Rodin Eckenroth/Getty
Shondaland fans recognizeKatie Lowesas Quinn Perkins onScandaland Rachel DeLoache Williams onInventing Anna, though she also appeared as a guest star onGrey’s AnatomyandPrivate Practice.
Lowes husband,Adam Shapiro, whom she wed in 2012, made a one-time appearance as herScandalcharacter’s boyfriend on the show’s second season.
13of 13Kelly McCreary & Pete ChatmonPete Chatmon and Kelly McCreary.Colin Gray/GettyGrey’s Anatomy’sKelly McCrearymarried directorPete Chatmonin 2019. They share a Shondaland connection that spans across both sides of the camera: while McCreary played Dr. Maggie Pierce for nine seasons, her husband directed several episodes ofGrey’sand one episode of its spinoff series,Station 19.
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Kelly McCreary & Pete Chatmon
Pete Chatmon and Kelly McCreary.Colin Gray/Getty
Grey’s Anatomy’sKelly McCrearymarried directorPete Chatmonin 2019. They share a Shondaland connection that spans across both sides of the camera: while McCreary played Dr. Maggie Pierce for nine seasons, her husband directed several episodes ofGrey’sand one episode of its spinoff series,Station 19.
source: people.com
