It’s protected to imagine Leighton Meester doesn’t take a look at her relationship with Adam Brody by way of such an iconic lens as perhaps everybody else does.
On the surface, followers see the celebs of two of the largest exhibits from the early aughts — Gossip Woman and The O.C. — ended up collectively in actual life, however to them, their relationship is definitely rather more low-key. It’s one of many the reason why Meester stated they opted for a smaller marriage ceremony.
“On units and in life, I’ve been capable of put on a elaborate gown and hit a mark and say traces, and I didn’t need it to really feel like that,” she recently told Bustle. “I wished it to really feel intimate and personal.”
Meester and Brody — who share a daughter and son collectively — tied the knot in a non-public marriage ceremony in 2014, and have continued to maintain a lot of their private life out of the highlight.
The Good Cop/Unhealthy Cop actress later clarified that whereas she does “respect consideration” as an actor, it doesn’t imply it’s her main motivator relating to her private life.
The thought of Blair Waldorf from Gossip Woman and Seth Cohen from The O.C. getting collectively in actual life does sound like this grand love story. Simply take the viral video of Brody kissing Meester after successful greatest actor in a comedy for No one Desires This on the Critics Alternative Awards earlier this yr for example.
Even Erin Foster, the creator of No one Desires This — which stars Brody and also will characteristic Meester in season two — will get it. “They’re each like these millennial icons, and the concept that they someway acquired collectively in actual life and began a household I feel sort of blew individuals’s minds,” she advised Bustle.
Nonetheless, their life collectively appears rather more easy, as Meester continues to consider her household first, particularly earlier than taking up new appearing tasks.
“There’s been lots of stuff that I haven’t carried out as a result of I wish to be with them,” she defined. “I don’t like being away from them. I’m certain lots of people really feel this fashion, however I’m particularly not into it. Clearly, for the very proper factor, I might in all probability simply be like, ‘Let’s determine it out.’ I imply, I’m not going to depart my household for a yr. We’re not doing that. However other than that, we’ve an excellent system in place, the place I can think about jobs rigorously. And each different piece of life.”