Watch: Why Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys Might Never Get Married
The beasts in Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys came out while filming The Americans.
Indeed, The Diplomat actress revealed she and The Beast in Me star—who began dating while filming the spy drama in 2013—had quite the steamy start to their relationship, sharing they “had sex all the time” while dressed as their characters Elizabeth and Philip Jennings.
“We were falling in love and staying up all night,” Russell told Chelsea Handler during a recent episode of her Dear Chelsea podcast, adding of their sex life that they were often “wearing disguises.”
She added, “Like, I’m f–king [in] crazy wigs and wearing pearls.”
And in their excitement, they didn’t always make it home before getting it on. As Russell put it, “When have you ever worn pearls and [been] f–king in trailers and f–king everywhere. I mean, it was insanity.”
And while the pair have been together for over a decade, Rusell can’t help but blush over their escapades.
“It was so fun and sneaky,” she said, “and sexy and so good.”
Russell, 50, and Rhys, 51, played Soviet KGB intelligence officers posing as an American married couple for six seasons on the FX show. And just like their onscreen characters, what began as a professional relationship didn’t take long to flourish into something more.
Even so, the Felicity star—who shares kids River, 19, and Willa, 13, with ex-husband Shane Deary as well as 10-year-old son Sam with the Widow’s Bay star—revealed why she’s in no rush to tie the knot anytime soon.
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“I’ve had a big party, you know,” she explained. “I get to dress up all the time, and I know for a lot of people, marriage is something different.”
“People used to be married to have a credit card,” she continued. “We can have credit cards now. I don’t need my last name to go away. Like, I’m cool. If you want to be here, be here. If you don’t, that’s cool too.”
Plus, sharing their son is the ultimate proof of their commitment. As she put it, “We have kids, so like, that’s forever.”
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