Fans Can’t Believe Jenna Dewan and Steve Kazee’s Real-Life Romance vs. Their On-Screen Feud
Imagine playing a volatile, abusive ex on-screen while sharing a home and two children with your real-life fiancé. That’s the delightful paradox Jenna Dewan and Steve Kazee have been living since Kazee joined *The Rookie* in season 4 as Dewan’s character’s murderous ex-husband. Dewan, who plays firefighter Bailey Nune, described the experience as “fun,” which is either a testament to their acting skills or their ability to compartmentalize. “It was fun for him to play a really bad guy — just truly, outright bad — and it was fun for me to be able to unleash on him,” she told *Variety* in February 2025. Apparently, nothing says romance like pretending to kill each other for the cameras.
But Dewan and Kazee aren’t the only *Rookie* stars blending their personal and professional lives. Alyssa Diaz, who plays Angela Lopez, met her fiancé, musician Gustavo Galindo, on Bumble while working in Mexico City. Their real-life pregnancy was seamlessly written into Diaz’s character’s storyline, proving that sometimes life imitates art—or at least network TV. Meanwhile, Shawn Ashmore, who portrays Wesley Evers, has been married to Dana Wasdin since 2012, and Nathan Fillion, the show’s leading man, remains happily single, describing himself as “unlucky in love” but content with his career.
The article also highlights the surreal experience of Dewan and Kazee filming intense scenes while their newborn daughter, Rhiannon, was on set. “We were thrust into this crazy contrast of life and death,” Dewan said, which is either poetic or deeply unsettling, depending on your perspective.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and People Magazine
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