From costars to husband and spouse — Rob McElhenney and Kaitlin Olson have the proper Hollywood love story.
The pair met on set of It’s At all times Sunny in Philadelphia in 2005, however didn’t begin courting till the next 12 months when Olson made a transfer on McElhenney throughout a recreation evening at costars Charlie Day and Mary Elizabeth Ellis’ home.
“He was there, and I’d been consuming, as a result of that’s how I dealt with being nervous round him,” Olson shared on Dax Shephard’s “Armchair Professional” podcast in June 2018. “I might simply transfer in to take a seat on the recreation and again up between his legs, and, like, transfer myself into his lap.”
The couple introduced their engagement in December 2007 and tied the knot in September 2008. They went on to welcome son Axel in September 2010 adopted by son Leo in April 2012.
McElhenney and Olson have continued to be open about their love for one another on social media.
In August 2024, McElhenney celebrated Olson’s birthday by getting a “Okay” tattooed on his finger.
“On aviary special occasion, someday within the 70s, a star was hatched. 🐣Blissful Birdday to the one and solely @kaitlinolson,” McElhenney wrote through Instagram. “Thanks @winterstone for speaking me out of tattooing my total again with an ostrich. The Okay is far klassier ❤️.”
Preserve scrolling to study extra about McElhenney and Olson’s relationship:
2005
Regardless of being dissatisfied in her audition, McElhenney, the present’s creator, forged Olson as Dee Reynolds, a struggling actress who works on the Irish pub, on It’s At all times Sunny in Philadelphia.
“I left the room and Rob was like, ‘How did she pass over the funniest line that was in there?’ and he didn’t wish to forged me,” Olson informed Buzzfeed in 2015. “Rob, who I’ve now married, needed to be talked into hiring me.”
2006
Olson shortly developed a crush on McElhenney — and ended up making the primary transfer on him at costars Day and Ellis’ home. Though the pair began courting, Olson shared that McElhenney “actually simply needed [the relationship] to be informal” at first.
“I used to be like, ‘This particular person is totally in love with me — and he has no thought.’ It was no drawback for me,” Olson shared on the “Armchair Professional” podcast in 2018. “It wasn’t even a recreation. It was similar to, ‘Oh, you don’t know, you haven’t any thought that you’re utterly in love with me. That’s so cute!’”
December 2007
McElhenney proposed to Olson at good friend and costar Danny DeVito’s seaside home in Malibu.
“She loves the seaside when it’s chilly,” McElhenney informed InStyle in 2008.
September 2008
McElhenney and Olson tied the knot at a winery in Malibu, California.
“We needed our marriage ceremony to supply as little waste as attainable,” Olson shared with InStyle in 2008, noting that that they had pure decorations similar to herbs and berries as an alternative of floral preparations.
Could 2010
Practically two years after getting married, the couple introduced they had been anticipating their first youngster.
“We’ve been collectively for a few years now and we’ve been speaking about youngsters for fairly some time. I’m actually prepared,” McElhenney informed Folks on the time, noting that they had been having a child boy.
September 2010
McElhenney and Olson welcomed son Axel.
“I went into labor on the Phillies/Dodgers recreation on Tuesday evening,” Olson informed Folks. “As quickly as Ryan Howard hit a three-run dwelling run, we felt snug leaving to go have our child. We love him like loopy, regardless that he made us miss the second half of the sport.”
October 2011
One 12 months after welcoming Axel, the lovebirds shared they had been increasing their household as soon as once more.
“We’re having a child boy! We’re so comfortable that Axel will get to have a brother so shut in age,” Olson shared with Folks on the time. “And that I get so as to add one other set of balls to my very, very male world.”
April 2012
The pair welcomed son Leo.
“Leo Gray McElhenney…born April fifteenth after 23 very very lengthy hours,” Olson tweeted. “We’re in love.”
August 2022
McElhenney and Olson stuffed in for Jimmy Kimmel on Jimmy Kimmel Stay!. Throughout their discuss, McElhenney started gushing about his spouse.
“We’ve had our ups and downs, we’ve been married for 14 years this September. And I can inform you that I really like you extra now than I did 14 years in the past,” McElhenney shared. “And that, for as arduous as it’s typically, similar to in any relationship, I’ll preserve displaying up and doing my finest, as a result of I really like you a lot.”
July 2023
The costar couple responded to Perez Hilton’s article about their marriage, which cited the gossip Instagram account DeuxMoi.
“Apparently two married costars of a preferred and lengthy working sitcom have quietly separated after the husband cheated on her in Wales,” the entry learn with the topic “not at all times sunny.”
Following the submit, Olson took to Twitter and joked, “It was me who had the affair. However it was not with somebody from Wales. It was with a whale. I’ve at all times cherished whales. They’re the bosses of the ocean and I’m interested in energy. We ask for privateness as we navigate this tough time. 🐳💦.”
McElhenney added to his spouse’s submit: “Unhappy to confess that the rumor is true. 💔Nonetheless a number of the particulars are….incorrect.”
November 2023
Olson outbid her husband for Kylie Kelce’s Eagles jacket, worn by Princess Diana, to learn the Eagles Autism Basis.
McElhenney bid $10,050 on the jacket earlier than getting right into a bidding conflict with an individual who was later found to be his spouse.
“I bought a textual content from anyone I do know who stated, ‘I’ve been the one bidding in opposition to you, bozo.’ And it didn’t even cross my thoughts that this was a risk. And it turned out that I reside with this particular person,” McElhenney stated on an episode of Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast.
Olson, for her half, shared that she discovered through social media how a lot cash that her husband bid and needed to win.
“I win mainly,” Olson shared, including that she was “honored” to get entangled with a superb trigger. “I win. … He is not going to be carrying the jacket, ever.”
January 2024
The couple appeared on the 2023 Primetime Emmy Awards to rejoice the success of McElhenney’s present Welcome to Wrexham, which gained 5 classes on the 2023 Artistic Arts Emmy Awards.
August 2024
McElhenney penned a candy tribute to his spouse — and marked the big day by getting a “Okay” tattoo on his finger.
“On aviary special occasion, someday within the 70s, a star was hatched. 🐣Blissful Birdday to the one and solely @kaitlinolson,” McElhenney wrote through Instagram. “Thanks @winterstone for speaking me out of tattooing my total again with an ostrich. The Okay is far klassier ❤️.”