Sterling K. Brown’s wifeRyan Michelle Bathéis fully aware of his close bond on and offscreen with hisThis Is UscostarSusan Kelechi Watson.
Inan interviewfor E! News’first-ever digital cover story, Brown opened up the conversation he had with Bathé, also 45, about his “love” for Watson.
“I told my wife early on, I said, ‘Ry, I want to say this to you in person because you’ll probably hear me say this in different interviews, but I love Susan Kelechi Watson,’ " Brown, 45, recalled. “I don’t love her in a way that is disrespectful. I don’t love her in a way that you have anything to worry about. I love her spirit, her soul, the way in which she approaches the work.”
“I mean, listen. I am blessed. Truly. I really have what I know I will consider for the rest of my life, one of the best scene partners to have. And I know that and I’m fortunate in that way with Sterling K. Brown,” Watson said onThe Ellen DeGeneres Showin April. “And not only do I have that but I have a very good friend.”
The star continued, “That’s my partner right there. We make it do what it do every time we get a chance to, and we enjoy being with each other and we work off of each other’s energy. And I couldn’t ask for somebody who’s more dedicated and it means something to them to bring something to the table every time.”
Watson added, “It’s a joy for me to work with him. Even on the days where it’s like, ‘Wow, how are we going to do this? How are we going to make this work?’ It’s a joy to figure it out with him.”
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Brown has been married to Bathé since 2006. The longtime pair met in 1998 before eloping, and they had a larger wedding ceremony in 2007. They share sons Andrew, 10, and Amaré, 6.
Recently, theFirst Wives Clubstar toldParadeabout her “first memory” of Brown.
“I saw his audition forJoe Turner’s Come and Gone[when I was an undergrad at Stanford University]. And I was riveted,” she said. “I had never seen anybody so young do what he was doing. I was floored.”
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Sterling K. Brown and Ryan Michelle Bathe.Mike Coppola/Getty
Meanwhile, Watson announced in November 2020 that shewas singleafterending her engagementto Jaime Lincoln Smith.
This Is Usfans will soon get to see Watson and Brown reunite on-screen whenthe NBC drama’s sixth and final seasonreturns.
Season 6 ofThis Is Uspremieres Jan. 4, 2022,on NBC.
source: people.com
