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Love is always in the air at Hallmark Channel, both on screen and off, and these real-life celebrity couples can attest to it!
Known for their feel-good rom-coms, the network is responsible for staging several meet-cutes between the stars of their movies, including Katie Cassidy and Stephen Huszar, who first connected while filming a Hallmark movie, and new parents Chris McNally and Julie Gonzalo from The Sweetest Heart.
But, it turns out, the set of a made-for-TV movie isn’t just for finding love, but also nurturing already established relationships as Hallmark has become a destination for several married couples. Carlos and Alexa PenaVega have worked on several projects together, while another famous pair worked together for the first time in their decade of marriage, teaming up for a Hallmark movie.
We absolutely love to see love blooming behind the scenes, and the real-life romances of these celebrity pairs are every bit as heartwarming as the movies they star in. Check out these eight pairs who have co-starred in a Hallmark Channel movie together and find out the one couple that recently split, a storyline rarely seen on the network known for happily-ever-afters:
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Katie Cassidy and Stephen Huszar
How fitting for true love to blossom on the set of A Royal Christmas Crush.
Cassidy and Huszar met in March while filming their TV movie in Canada, and they sparked romance rumors when she posted a photo on Instagram of them kissing, calling him “Prince Charming” in the caption.
Cassidy confirmed their real-life relationship in June, sharing photos from the couple’s vacation to Fiji, writing, “Welp, cat’s out of the bag!”
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Chris McNally and Julie Gonzalo
The pair quietly began dating when they met on the set of 2018’s The Sweetest Heart.
“At the end of the day, chemistry is about feeling good about the person you’re with and knowing their energy,” Gonzalo told FanSided at the time. “So we took the time to just kind of chat and talk and get to know each other as much as we could in the little time that we had. And then throughout the film, we were able to get together after work and read some lines.”
The couple never publicly confirmed their relationship until Gonzalo revealed that they had welcomed their first child in June 2022.
Our hearts are full,” the Veronica Mars actress captioned an Instagram photo of their newborn holding their hands.

