01of 08Kelly Ripa and Mark ConsuelosAnn Limongello/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty; Eugene Gologursky/Getty for Haute LivingKelly RipaandMark Consuelosmetduring Consuelos' audition forAll My Children.They debuted their relationship one year later in 1996 and have been married for 26 years, sharing three grown children.In a 2022 conversation on theNot Skinny But Not Fatpodcast, theLive with Kelly and Ryanhost explained how her relationship with Consuelos worked despite everything she believes in.“On paper, it should not have worked,” Ripa said. “I say it all the time, I’m like, How are we still married?“She continued, “I married my crush. It’s very counter [to] everything I am.“Ripa also said Consuelos was persistent, recalling, “He was very convincing also. He was super convincing. He’s a very persuasive person. And here’s the other thing. This cannot be understated. He’s a kind human being.”
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Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos
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Kelly RipaandMark Consuelosmetduring Consuelos' audition forAll My Children.They debuted their relationship one year later in 1996 and have been married for 26 years, sharing three grown children.
In a 2022 conversation on theNot Skinny But Not Fatpodcast, theLive with Kelly and Ryanhost explained how her relationship with Consuelos worked despite everything she believes in.
“On paper, it should not have worked,” Ripa said. “I say it all the time, I’m like, How are we still married?”
She continued, “I married my crush. It’s very counter [to] everything I am.”
Ripa also said Consuelos was persistent, recalling, “He was very convincing also. He was super convincing. He’s a very persuasive person. And here’s the other thing. This cannot be understated. He’s a kind human being.”
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Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes
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Four years after Bill and Susan Seaforth Hayes shared their very first kiss onDays of Our Livesin July 1970, they tied the knot in real life on Oct. 12, 1974.
With nearly 50 years of marriage, the duo share their secrets to a successful relationship on their website,Secrets of Soap Opera Lovers.
The Hayes have both received Lifetime Achievement Emmys for their more than 50 years of powerful acting on NBC’sDays of Our Lives.
03of 08Kassie Wesley and James DePaivaPaul Archuleta/GettyJames DePaiva and Kassie Wesley married on May 31, 1996.DePaiva is best known for portraying Max Holden on the ABC Daytime soap operaOne Life to Livefrom 1987 to 1990 and from 1991 to 2003, while Wesley had a 20-year run as Blair Cramer onOLTL (her other roles include Chelsea Reardon onGuiding Lightand Eve Donovan on NBC’sDays of Our Lives).The duo have one son, James Quentin, 26.TheirOLTLcharacters Blair and Max had on-and-off feelings for one another until Max ultimately decided he was in love with Luna Moody (Susan Batten).
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Kassie Wesley and James DePaiva
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James DePaiva and Kassie Wesley married on May 31, 1996.
DePaiva is best known for portraying Max Holden on the ABC Daytime soap operaOne Life to Livefrom 1987 to 1990 and from 1991 to 2003, while Wesley had a 20-year run as Blair Cramer onOLTL (her other roles include Chelsea Reardon onGuiding Lightand Eve Donovan on NBC’sDays of Our Lives).
The duo have one son, James Quentin, 26.
TheirOLTLcharacters Blair and Max had on-and-off feelings for one another until Max ultimately decided he was in love with Luna Moody (Susan Batten).
04of 08Casey Moss and True O’BrienJohn Sciulli/Getty for NATASAfter years of sharing an on-screen romance onDays of Our Livesas JJ Deveraux and Paige Larson, this duo announced their real-life engagement in June 2022 after seven years of dating.
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Casey Moss and True O’Brien
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After years of sharing an on-screen romance onDays of Our Livesas JJ Deveraux and Paige Larson, this duo announced their real-life engagement in June 2022 after seven years of dating.
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This dynamic duo met in 1986 on the set ofLoving— and married three months later!
06of 08Crystal Chappell and Michael SabatinoEvan Agostini/Liaison; Brian To/FilmMagicCrystal Chappell and Michael Sabatino metwhen they were both appearing onDays of Our Livesin the early 1990s. Their onscreen characters, Carly Manning and Lawrence Alamain, had a wild on-again, off-again romance that eventually led to the birth of their onscreen son, Nicholas Alamain.The actors joinedDOOLin 1990 and left the show together in 1993. Four years later, the duo wed in January 1997.They have two children together, Jacob Walker and Dylan Michael.
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Crystal Chappell and Michael Sabatino
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Crystal Chappell and Michael Sabatino metwhen they were both appearing onDays of Our Livesin the early 1990s. Their onscreen characters, Carly Manning and Lawrence Alamain, had a wild on-again, off-again romance that eventually led to the birth of their onscreen son, Nicholas Alamain.
The actors joinedDOOLin 1990 and left the show together in 1993. Four years later, the duo wed in January 1997.
They have two children together, Jacob Walker and Dylan Michael.
07of 08Maura West and Scott DeFreitasRon Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty; David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via GettyThis couple met while working on the CBS soapAs The World Turnsin the 1990s and were married on Jan. 22, 2000.Scott DeFreitas portrayed Andrew “Andy” Dixon and Maura West played Carly Tenney onATWTand remained with the series until its finale in 2010. (West is also known for her roles inThe Young and the RestlessandGeneral Hospital).Together, they have four children: sons Joseph (born 2000) and Basil (born 2007) and daughters Katherine (born 2002) and Birdie (born 2009).
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Maura West and Scott DeFreitas
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This couple met while working on the CBS soapAs The World Turnsin the 1990s and were married on Jan. 22, 2000.
Scott DeFreitas portrayed Andrew “Andy” Dixon and Maura West played Carly Tenney onATWTand remained with the series until its finale in 2010. (West is also known for her roles inThe Young and the RestlessandGeneral Hospital).
Together, they have four children: sons Joseph (born 2000) and Basil (born 2007) and daughters Katherine (born 2002) and Birdie (born 2009).
08of 08Bryton James and Brytni SarpyFrancis Specker/CBS via GettyBryton James and Brytni Sarpy are known for their roles as Devon Hamilton and Elena Dawson onThe Young and The Restless.They began dating in May 2019.Of her first impression of James, SarpytoldSoap Opera Digestin 2019: “He was really cool, really calm, really collected. He seemed like a warm guy. This was actually right after Kristoff St. John passed and I knew the connection, so I gave him my condolences. He seemed like a really nice, helpful, jolly guy. He was already laughing and smiling.““My real first impression of her was she was a lot more fun and had a better sense of humor than I thought originally,” said James. “We realized she was as goofy as me. I think that’s the biggest thing. I didn’t realize she had the sense of humor that she did.”
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Bryton James and Brytni Sarpy
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Bryton James and Brytni Sarpy are known for their roles as Devon Hamilton and Elena Dawson onThe Young and The Restless.They began dating in May 2019.
Of her first impression of James, SarpytoldSoap Opera Digestin 2019: “He was really cool, really calm, really collected. He seemed like a warm guy. This was actually right after Kristoff St. John passed and I knew the connection, so I gave him my condolences. He seemed like a really nice, helpful, jolly guy. He was already laughing and smiling.”
“My real first impression of her was she was a lot more fun and had a better sense of humor than I thought originally,” said James. “We realized she was as goofy as me. I think that’s the biggest thing. I didn’t realize she had the sense of humor that she did.”
source: people.com
