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OK or not OK?

It’s supposed to be pretend, but there’s still a fallout when cosy co-stars fall for each other

HISTORY WON’T REPEAT ITSELF

After Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s love

bloomed on the set of Mr & Mrs Smith, the

actor’s not taking any chances, and no

longer does ‘sexy scenes’ with other stars.

‘He’s crazy about [Ange], and she’s the same

way about him,’ a friend of Brad’s says.

MEET MY WIFE

Fergie married a good man in Josh

Duhamel, who keeps love scenes

professional – and even had an ‘awkward’

conversation with Ryan Seacrest before

he filmed romance flick Safe Haven

with Ryan’s now-ex, Julianne Hough.

No sex scenes

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It’s supposed to be pretend, but there’s still a fallout when cosy co-stars fall for each other

Brad Pitt knows better than most that sometimes it’s impossible for those Hollywood fireworks to stay solely on the screen. Both he and partner Angelina Jolie have let slip that their long-term love affair began on the set of Mr & Mrs Smith in 2004

– despite the fact that Brad was married to Jennifer Aniston at the time. It’s understandable, then, that the actor’s taken proactive measures to ensure he isn’t tempted at work again. ‘This is a guy who has tried not to do any sexy scenes with other women since he’s met Ange,’ Brad’s friend, Frank Pollaro, says. ‘He’s crazy about her.’

But perhaps Brad should be keeping a closer eye on Ange’s colleagues. After all, Brad, 49, isn’t the actress’s first co-star conquest. When Ange met Billy Bob Thornton on the set of 1999’s Pushing Tin, he was engaged to actress Laura Dern. ‘I left our home to make a movie and while I was away, my boyfriend got married and I never heard from him again,’ Laura says of Billy Bob and Ange, 38, who went on to marry.

Tori Spelling, 40, admits the fact that she and hubby Dean McDermott, 46, started their relationship by cheating on their spouses has left their own seven-year marriage shrouded in suspicion. ‘Given our history, I often get worried that Dean is going to cheat on me. If the phone

rings and it’s a girl’s voice, I have to ask if he’s having an affair,’ admits Tori, who slept with Dean just hours after meeting him on the set of TV movie Mind Over Murder in 2005.

Vanessa Paradis, on the other hand, may have been far too trusting of her long-term partner, Johnny Depp. ‘We are best friends, and you’re never going to leave your best friend, are you?’ said the star in 2000. But sadly, that’s exactly what Johnny, 50, appeared to do when he met Amber Heard on the 2011 set of The Rum Diary. Despite their 23-year age gap, the pair reportedly started an affair, and Johnny ended his 14-year relationship with Vanessa, 40, soon after – with the actor admitting his career isn’t conducive to long-lasting love. ‘Relationships are very difficult, especially in the racket that I’m in because you’re constantly away, and so it’s hard.’

Psychologist Anita Boettger agrees: ‘Like any colleagues who spend much time in the company of one another, co-stars can form strong emotional bonds. This is particularly the case when they are on location and far away from their usual support structures. It is natural to build rapport, show empathy and exchange trust with those around you,’ she tells OK!. ‘If you pair the fostering of close bonds with the forced intimacy of a shared sex scene, you can see how blurry the lines can become.’

Actress Meg Ryan, 51, also blamed her relationship breakdowns on showbiz. ‘That

IT’S SAFER IF SHE’S AROUNDHugh Jackman, 44, avoids the awkwardness of filming intimate scenes by introducing his wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, 57, to his female co-stars. ‘What I always do on every film is we’ll all go out and have dinner together,’ he says.

‘Relationships are very

difficult in the racket I’m in’

IT’S PART OF THE GAME

Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis’s love

ended last year, and the actor – who is now

dating Amber Heard – recently broke his

silence on relationships in show business:

‘It’s hard. You play it out until it goes…

one thing leads to another,’ he says.

CouldnÕt resist!

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IT’S PART OF THE JOBPsychologistJo Lamble says it’s a career choiceTo tell your actor partner that they are not allowed to do any on-screen love scenes is like telling a gynaecologist that they can’t do any internal examinations – it’s part of the job. If the idea of your partner doing a love scene is too distressing, then that may well be a deal-breaker because the jealousy and insecurity will tear the relationship apart. But on-screen love can definitely remain platonic. It would be uncomfortable to watch your partner doing a love scene, and that’s why it’s important that a lot of empathy is shown for the uneasy partner. But the reassurance should not be excessive since that increases insecurity. As with any couple, the closer you are and the more supportive of each other, the easier it is to cope with your partner’s work – whatever that may involve. It’s often good for the partner and on-screen lover to meet because our imaginations can be very dangerous – picturing Brad Pitt running off with Angelina Jolie can trigger serious self-doubt! – but when we spend time with the person we are jealous of, our feelings often change.

IT’S OK! NOT OK!

It’s not OK for actors to hook up with other actors on or off screen if they are married or in a relationship. Don’t values of integrity, love and trust apply to everyone? Acting is pretending, but the unconscious mind doesn’t know the difference between pretend and reality. To keep it professional, it’s vital for the actor to keep in check and remind themselves that it is just another day at work and not get caught up in the story. As the love scenes play out, love chemicals are released – dopamine and oxytocin – so naturally actors fall in love. Studies have found that eye contact for as little as two minutes can trigger romance and there’s a whole lot more going on during a love scene. Clear boundaries need to be set for a relationship to survive and the couple also need to increase the intensity of excitement to keep their relationship strong. Feelings need to be protected and relationships treasured. Take away Tinseltown and celebrities have the core need for love and connection – after all, life without love is no life at all.

Relationship expert Samantha Jaynebelieves it’s a no-go

can be disastrous… having fun everywhere else but not together,’ she says, adding that when she met Russell Crowe, 49, on the set of Proof of Life, he offered her something lacking in her almost 10-year union to hubby Dennis Quaid, 59. ‘To be heard is the ultimate turn-on,’ Meg says.

Psychologist Danya Braunstein says it’s no surprise stars fall for each other in front of the lens. ‘For acting to be believable on screen, it needs to come from a place of genuine emotion. It’s natural that actors playing intimate roles would feel connected,’ she tells OK!. ‘Of course, this lack of boundary between on-screen and off-screen attraction can cause many problems.’

Josh Duhamel, 40, has obviously been witness to the fallout this can cause because the actor contacted Julianne Hough’s then-boyfriend Ryan Seacrest before filming began on romance flick Safe Haven last year. ‘These movies are intimate and I wanted to say, “Listen, you don’t have to worry about anything,’’’ Josh says. ‘Ryan was more cool with it than I was.’

Psychologist Dr Janet Hall believes another way for stars to stave off jealousy is to invite their partner on set and not spend large amounts of time away from each other – a theory nice guy Hugh Jackman and wife Deborra-Lee Furness subscribe to. ‘As in all situations where folk are in intense work situations, the most important thing is for the worker to be transparent about their movements,’ she tells OK!.

These celebrity couples’ obvious on-screen affection spilled into real life… at the expense of others!THE ONES THAT WENT TOO FAR

LEANN & EDDIE

After filming 2009’s Northern Lights, Eddie

Cibrian and LeAnn Rimes embarked on an affair – while

still married to Brandi Glanville (below) and Dean Sheremet (left). Four years

on, the couple are still ‘madly in love,’

Eddie says.

JEN & JUSTIN

He’d been with Heidi Bivens (inset) for

12 years, but when Justin Theroux starred alongside

Jennifer Aniston in Wanderlust, new feelings

surfaced. However, Jen insists, ‘Nothing happened on that

movie.’

RACHEL & DANIELDespite hooking up with Daniel Craig

on 2011’s Dream House and ending her relationship with Darren Aronofsky (inset),

Rachel Weisz says she trusts her new hubby with other stars. ‘It’s make-believe

– you’ve got to be flexible,’ she says.

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