From a horror flick meet-cute to a married couple with two children — Freddie Prinze Jr.And Sarah Michelle GellarSince their initial appearance on screen, they have come a long ways.
The She’s All That Actor Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum met on the set of 1997’s I know what you did last summerInstantly connected.
“We just would talk about life and stuff like that, and we had completely different philosophies on just about everything,” Prinze told Us WeeklyOnly in February 2020
The friendship also began over the Los Angeles native’s desire to cook for Gellar, who he thought “was too skinny” at the time.
“So, we started this weekly barbecue thing at her house, and me and my cousins would come over and cook food for her and her friends,” he recalled. “And then we’d make sure everybody ate, and that was kind of how our friendship began.”
After a disastrous dinner date in January 2000, the costars’ friendship blossomed into romance.
“We were supposed to have dinner with a friend of ours, and she didn’t make her plane, so we went anyway,” the Long Island, New York, native told UseFebruary 2020. “We’d had tons of dinners before and for some reason, it felt different that night. Organically, it just transitioned into something else.”
Two years later, they tied the knot in September 2002 in Mexico. In the same year they reunited to play Fred & Daphne. Scooby-DooThey reprised their roles for the 2004 sequel.
The ‘90s sweethearts welcomed two children, daughter Charlotte and son Rocky, in 2009 and 2012, respectively.
Throughout their relationship, the pair has grown closer and although they keep their family life private, the actors have occasionally given fans a peek at their home life and shared how they’ve managed to stay together for so long.
“Communicate. That’s the key. It’s about being present,” the Crazy Ones alum told UseJanuary 2019, “Listening is the most important thing.”
The Summer CatchActor told UseIt is important to be kind with one another. “We still make each other laugh. And we treat each other with respect,” he said.
Scroll down to see how Prinze & Gellar became friends, lovers, and eventually a family of four.
