This is love. Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia and more of the This Is Us cast have been making viewers swoon since 2016 — and their real-life love stories are just as dreamy.
The NBC hit follows Rebecca (Moore) and Jack Pearson (Ventimiglia), who lead with love as they raise their three children: Kevin, Kate and Randall. The Pearson family’s story begins in the ’70s and spans several decades of losses, triumphs and challenges.
“The first season painted Jack in this other-worldly, superhero light, but I think as the show has continued on, you realize that he’s fallible and human,” Moore told InStyle in March 2019. “He has made mistakes and has secrets just like all of us do. What I love is that they can still be considered couples goals even though they’re both complex, three-dimensional human beings.”
Her onscreen romance with the Second Act star prepared her for the “modern kind of love story” she found with husband Taylor Goldsmith, she gushed. “If someone would have told me three years ago, ‘That’s your future husband, and you’re going to meet him through Instagram,’ I would have thought that they were absolutely bonkers. It proves that you have to stay open-minded because you just never know.”
Moore married the Dawes musician in November 2018, and in February 2021, the pair welcomed their first child, August.
The A Walk to Remember actress isn’t the only member of the This Is Us cast whose love life has landed in the spotlight. Justin Hartley, who plays Kevin Pearson, has also had his fair share of rocky relationships in the past.
In May 2004, he married former Passions costar Lindsay Korman, and daughter Isabella arrived two months later. Korman filed for divorce in May 2012 after eight years of marriage, citing “irreconcilable differences.”
Two years later, Hartley moved on with Chrishell Stause, whom he wed in October 2017. Us Weekly confirmed in November 2019 that the Mistresses alum pulled the plug on their marriage.
“I found out because he text[ed] me that we were filed,” the former Dancing With the Stars contestant said through tears during season 3 of Selling Sunset, which aired in August 2020. “Forty-five minutes later, the world knew. … If that’s really what you wanted, there are better ways to go about [it].”
Amid the drama, Hartley sparked a romance with another former soap opera actress: The Young and the Restless alum Sofia Pernas. They tied the knot in a “super intimate” ceremony after one year together, Us confirmed in May 2021, with a source noting, “Their chemistry is just off the charts.”
Scroll down for a closer look at the This Is Us cast’s love lives over the years:
The Princess Diaries star shares son August with Goldsmith, whom she wed in 2018. The “Cry” musician announced in June 2022 that she was pregnant with her second child with Goldsmith. She previously dated Zach Braff and Wilmer Valderrama, and was married to Ryan Adams from 2009 to 2016. In 2019, Moore claimed in a New York Times report that she experienced emotional abuse from Adams, who allegedly used music as "a point of control," before their split. He later told Us in a statement, "I am not a perfect man and I have made many mistakes. To anyone I have ever hurt, however unintentionally, I apologize deeply and unreservedly." Frank Micelotta/20th Television/PictureGroup/Shutterstock
The Gilmore Girls alum dated costar Alexis Bledel for three years before splitting in July 2006. He later sparked a romance with Heroes costar Hayden Panettiere from 2007 to 2009. Matt Baron/Shutterstock
Us confirmed in November 2019 that Hartley filed for divorce from Stause after two years of marriage. The breakup played out on season 3 of Selling Sunset, where Stause claimed that she was blindsided by the soap opera heartthrob. A source told Us at the time, "[Justin's] irritated that she’s airing their private information publicly and knows there is more to the story than is being told." He secretly wed Pernas in May 2021, one year after they started dating. Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock
In January 2008, the Emmy nominee married writer Martyn Eaden in a California courthouse. They announced their separation five years later before finalizing their divorce in December 2015. Us reported in November 2018 that Metz was dating composer Hal Rosenfeld before she moved on with boyfriend Bradley Collins in May 2020. They celebrated their two-year anniversary just ahead of the This Is Us series finale. “I am one lucky girl who gets to love you and learn from you everyday. Beyond grateful we found one another in this lifetime. I love you!" Metz gushed via Instagram at the time. Frank Micelotta/20th Television/PictureGroup/Shutterstock
The Frozen II actor has been married to college sweetheart Ryan Michelle Bathe since 2007. They share two sons. Shutterstock
Watson confirmed her single status in November 2020 after splitting from fiancé of one year Jaime Lincoln Smith. The following April, she joked that she hadn't gotten the swing of online dating. "I'm not good at choosing from the pictures and I just need it to be in person," she said on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Aurora Rose/Shutterstock
The two-time Emmy nominee exchanged vows with Rachel Sullivan in 2010, a decade before welcoming their first child, son Bear. They announced in May 2022 that they were expecting a second child later that year. David Buchan/Shutterstock
In May 2014, the Castle alum married Nicole Bordges in Tulum, Mexico. AFF-USA/Shutterstock
The She's the Man actress shares son Jack and daughter Billie with Casey Hooper, whom she wed in September 2015. She was previously linked to Evan Peters and Seth MacFarlane. John Salangsang/Shutterstock
Fans were shocked when they learned of the actress' real-life love story with This Is Us writer Dan Fogelman. They welcomed son Ben in May 2020 after five years of marriage. Frank Micelotta/20th Television/PictureGroup/Shutterstock
The two-time Emmy winner shares daughter Jasmine Cephas Jones — who originated the roles of Peggy and Maria Reynolds in Hamilton on Broadway — with longtime love Kim Lesley. Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock
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