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Keri Russell recalls falling in love with Matthew Rhys on The Americans
Keri Russell has spoken about the start of her relationship with actor Matthew Rhys.
They reconnected in 2012 while filming the first season of the TV series The Americans and fell in love during production.
Russell described their early days as exciting and secretive.
Their relationship became public in 2014, and they have been together for more than a decade.
They share a son, Sam, and Russell has two children from her previous marriage.
Russell said she does not feel she and Rhys need to marry, calling marriage somewhat outdated.
She said sharing a child means they will be connected forever.
Keri Russell said she fell in love with Matthew Rhys while they were filming the early seasons of The Americans.
On the Dear Chelsea podcast, she recalled staying up late, wearing disguises and having sex during that period.
Russell and Rhys reconnected in 2012 while filming the show’s first season.
Their relationship became public in April 2014 after dating rumors emerged in late 2013.
They share a son, Sam, born in May 2016, and Russell said she does not feel a need to marry Rhys.
- Who
- Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys, actors and longtime partners.
- What
- Russell recalled falling in love with Rhys while filming The Americans. She also said she does not feel a need to marry him.
- When
- They reconnected in 2012; their relationship became public in April 2014.
- Where
- While filming the early seasons of The Americans.
- Why
- Not stated
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We were like falling in love and staying up all night and like having sex all the time and just like wearing disguises, like, I'm f---ing [in] crazy wigs and like wearing pearls
It was so fun and sneaky, and sexy, and so good.
I don’t need my last name to go away. I’m cool. If you wanna be here, be here. If you don’t, that’s cool too.
Russell and Rhys had met briefly.
They reconnected to film the first season of The Americans.
Dating rumors about Russell and Rhys emerged.
Their relationship became public.
Russell and Rhys welcomed their son, Sam.
- Podcast
- Dear Chelsea
- Television series
- The Americans
- Reconnected
- 2012
- Relationship became public
- April 2014
- Son
- Sam, born May 2016
- Career
- Russell is promoting the fourth season of The Diplomat











