14 real-life couples who met on the set of soap operas

Even amid the high drama of daytime TV, these couples fell in love on set

By Mary Sollosi
Updated June 25, 2020 at 06:19 PM EDT

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Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos 

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Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos met on the set of All My Children in the ’90s. They've been married since 1996 and now have three children.

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Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes

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The legendary daytime duo of Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes met when Bill joined Susan on Days of Our Lives in 1970. They were married in 1974 and have been together ever since. The pair were honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2018 Daytime Emmy Awards.

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Kassie DePaiva and James DePaiva

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Kassie DePaiva and James DePaiva met as costars on One Life to Live in the ’90s. They were married in 1996 and have one son.

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True O'Brien and Casey Moss

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True O'Brien and Casey Moss met when they played love interests on Days of Our Lives, beginning in 2014. They've been together since 2015, despite O'Brien's character being killed off.

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Arianne Zucker and Shawn Christian

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Arianne Zucker and Shawn Christian worked together on Days of Our Lives and were friends for years before they began dating in 2014.

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Mick Cain and Schae Harrison

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The Bold and the Beautiful stars Mick Cain and Schae Harrison have been an item since 2001, and have one child together.

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Michael Saucedo and Rebecca Herbst

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Michael Saucedo and Rebecca Herbst met on the set of General Hospital and were married in 2001. They now have three children together.

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Crystal Chappell and Michael Sabatino

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Crystal Chappell and Michael Sabatino's on-screen romance turned real in the early ’90s, when they appeared together on Days of Our Lives. They were married in 1997 and have two children together.

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Doug Davidson and Cindy Fisher

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The Young and the Restless costars Doug Davidson and Cindy Fisher met on set in the early ’80s, and were married in 1984. They have two children.

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Vincent Van Patten and Eileen Davidson

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Vincent Van Patten and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Eileen Davidson met when they costarred on The Young and the Restless in the early 2000s. They were married in 2003 and have one child together.

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Maura West and Scott DeFreitas

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Maura West and Scott DeFreitas met on the set of As the World Turns and were married in 2000. They have five children.

Related: As the World Turns series finale: So long, good people of Oakdale! You will be missed

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Melissa Fumero and David Fumero

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Melissa Fumero and her now-husband David met on the set of One Life to Live. They were married in 2007, while they were both still on the show, and now have two sons.

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Darin Brooks and Kelly Kruger

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There’s a twist to this soap-star duo: Though they would eventually appear together on The Bold and the Beautiful, they first met on the set of the Spike sitcom Blue Mountain State. They were married in 2016 and had their first child in 2019.

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Jon Lindstrom and Cady McClain

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Cady McClain and Jon Lindstrom (who was previously married to soap star and Real Housewives personality Eileen Davidson) first met on the set of As the World Turns; they were married in 2014.

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