How did Molly Gordon and Jeremy Allen meet? Relationship timeline explored amid rumors of the co-stars being romantically involved

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Molly Gordon and Jeremy Allen White met in February, 2023, when Gordon signed on for Season 2 of The Bear where she plays Jeremy's onscreen love interest, Claire. During a July 2023 interview with Vogue, Mollly opened up about working alongside Jeremy and said:

"I didn't even know what the character was or like anything about it, so learning that I was going to work opposite Jeremy was like, Jesus Christ."

During another July 2023 interview with Glamour, Molly opened up about the time when she first met Jeremy:

"Once they sent me the scripts and I started reading, I couldn't believe they would put me in the same room as Jeremy Allen White. My slob self? How dare they? I was very nervous because he is such a brilliant actor, and I wanted to live up to his talent."

She looked back at the time when she first met Jeremy Allen White and said:

"Our first day of shooting together was the refrigerator scene. The first time I met him, I felt that excitement of meeting an actor that you admire, but I also felt like I had known him for so long."

She went on to call Jeremy a "generous, available person" and added that she "felt safe" in their dynamic.


More about Jeremy Allen White and Molly Gordon's relationship

Jeremy Allen White and Molly Gordon first met in February 2023, on the sets of the series, The Bear. While speaking to Vogue at the time, Gordon revealed that she didn't have to go through a chemistry test for the role, and met Jeremy when they filmed their first scene together.

In June, 2023, during an interview with Variety, Jeremy praised Molly Gordon for her performance in The Bear:

"It was very welcoming to see Claire for Carmy. I also think Molly does such an amazing job."

In July, 2023, Molly Gordon opened up about her instant connection to Jeremy while speaking to Glamour and a year later in June, 2024, Molly said meeting Jeremy was like an "opposites attract moment."

The two were spotted kissing in public for the first time in Los Angeles in September, 2024. A source at the time, spoke to People and noted that the two had "intense chemistry" early on "even when they not filming." The source added that they recently started "hanging out romantically" and that Jeremy "really seems into Molly."

In October, 2024, they two were pictured on a date night in New York City. Amidst dating rumors, Jeremy made an appearance at the screening of Molly's new movie, Oh, Hi! on July 22, 2025.

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Edited by Sarah Nazamuddin Harniswala