It’s a whirlwind romance. Megan Hilty met her husband, Brian GallagherIn 2012, at a bar
“There were a lot of drinks that night. There were many vodka sodas. The details are blurry,” the SmashIn a May 2016 interview, the alum laughed at himself Playbill.
Gallagher told the outlet that he was leaving for the Jekyll and Hyde tour at the time — which ended up working in the duo’s favor.
“Since I was leaving town two weeks later it was sort of like, ‘Let’s hang out. There’s no pressure.’ Neither of us were looking for a relationship. Both of us had just gotten out of very long-term relationships, so it was very casual, and I think that’s actually why it ended up working out,” he said.
The singer-songwriter quipped that he was only vaguely aware of who Hilty was when their paths first crossed and he didn’t feel a desire to do much digging.
“That first night went so well and we had such a good time that I didn’t want to Google her and see how much she out-credited me,” he said. “I didn’t want to be intimidated next time we were together shooting the s—t.”
The couple married in November 2013 and decided to skip the engagement period. “To us, it’s more about the marriage than the actual wedding, which is why we decided to skip the whole engagement thing. We couldn’t be happier,” the Sean Saves The WorldThe actress said Us WeeklyAfter the nuptials.
She added: “It was only our immediate family. We called them around a week ago to inform them. We invited everyone but didn’t expect anyone to show up since it was so last minute, but they did! It was perfect!”
Viola Philomena, Viola Philomena’s daughter, was welcomed into the world by the happy couple in September 2017. Ronan Laine, their son, was born to them in March 2017. In a November 2019 Instagram post, the Tony Award-nominated actress admitted that “parenting is real hard.”
She continued, “The one thing that makes it easier (and a whole lot more fun) is Brian Gallagher. I am the luckiest person in the world to have such a kind, funny and just generally good-natured partner to navigate all the crazy things life throws our way.”
Before her relationship with Gallagher Hilty was a sex-partner to an actor. Steve Kazee from 2005 to 2012.
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