The story of the moment Heath Ledger fell in love with Michelle Williams is so Hollywood, it could be its own movie!
In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of Brokeback Mountain, cast and crew have shared their memories from the iconic 2005 film.
Screenwriter Diana Ossana, who won an Oscar for her work on the film, was lucky enough to witness firsthand the chemistry between Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams for the very first time.
“The first day we filmed that scene where Michelle’s character is on the toboggan and falls off the sled, and Ennis is with her – they’re laughing,” she told Out magazine, naming Heath’s character of Ennis Del Mar. “Well, on the third take, Michelle fell off the sled, and at the bottom of the hill she was crying. She’d twisted her knee, and we had to call someone to take her to the hospital.”
She continued: “Heath was not about to let her go alone, and as he was getting into the vehicle with her he was smoothing her hair back. I remember him looking at her, and she looking up at him with these wide eyes. She was almost startled by the attention he was giving her, but you could see it every day from thereon. For him it was truly love at first sight. He was so taken with her.”
The setting allowed the two actors, who would eventually welcome daughter Matilda in 2005, to get to know each other.
“It was an intimate project in that way. We’d wake up and make breakfast for each other, and hang out. Heath and Michelle fell in love. It was a really special, special time,” Jake Gyllenhaal told the publication.
Inspired by Heath and Michelle’s beautiful on-set romance – we take a look at the celebrities who have mixed business with pleasure and, not surprisingly, there’s a lot of them! We look at our top Hollywood romances that have blossomed on-set.
Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan Tatum recently celebrated their seventh wedding anniversary! A part from being one of Hollywood’s steamiest couples, the duo are the proud parents to daughter Everly.
No itch here! the duo danced their way into our hearts and stepping up for one hot romance, after meeting on the set of 2006 dance flick Step Up.
And clearly the passion is well and truly alive with Channing gushing, “This woman, 11 years together, 7 married. Happy anniversary Cake. Thank you baby I love you. Plus you look daaaaaaaaanmm!!!” And the feeling is mutual for his wife, who simply penned, “7 years ❤️” Check out Channing dish on their steamy sex life in the next slide!
Channing Tatum gets real about his sex life with Jenna Dewan
Game of Thrones fans everywhere rejoice! On Sunday March 3, Kit Harington and Rose Leslie made their first official red carpet debut as a couple at the Olivier Awards in London.
“I fell in love with my co-star,” Kit confessed on The Jonathan Ross Show, as a photo of the pair flashed across the screen. “This is Rose, who plays Ygritte, who I’ve met, who is just the loveliest girl and she could do so much better!”
Heath Ledger was completely besotted with Michelle Williams when they worked together on the iconic 2005 film, Brokeback Mountain.
The film’s screenwriter, Diana Ossana was one of the lucky ones that saw the moment Heath met Michelle, revealing: “For him it was truly love at first sight. He was so taken with her.” The pair were together from 2004–2007 and welcomed daughter Matilda in 2005. Tragically, Heath passed away in 2008 from an accidental overdose of prescription medicine.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt met on the set of their 2005 film Mr and Mrs Smith.
For years they denied they fell in love on set, as Brad was married to Jennifer Aniston at the time, but in 2008 Brad finally came clean and confessed while referencing their children getting to watch the film: “Not a lot of people get to see a movie where their parents fell in love.” The pair created one of the steamiest flicks of the year and in 2005 became the industry’s biggest power couple… Brangelina. They are now parents to six kids.
Brad’s ex-wife, Jennifer Aniston, had a string of failed romances after their hugely publicised divorce in 2005. But she bounced back when she worked with Justin Theroux on the set of the 2010 film, Wanderlust.
“I thought he was very sweet and he was always very nice. But I remember thinking he was very dark. At first you think he could be like a serial killer, but he is actually the nicest person in the world.” The pair announced their engagement in 2012 but are yet to tie the knot.
In 2000, Julia Roberts met cameraman, Danny Moder on the set of The Mexican, in which she starred alongside Brad Pitt. In a real life the Notting Hill actress, she once said: “He made me believe in myself in a whole brand-new way.” They married in 2002 and have three children together.
Golide Hawn and Kurt Russell… AKA the reigning couple of Hollywood met in 1984 on the set of Swing Shift and have been together ever since. The pair have never married but are more in love than ever.
Penelope Cruz oozes seduction so it’s no wonder that her Vicky Cristina Barcelona co-star, Javier Bardem fell in love with her. The pair wed in 2010 and have two children together.
Pivoting into Natalie Portman’s heart on the dance floor of Black Swan is Benjamin Millepied, who starred and choreographed the film. The gorgeous duo married in 2012 and welcomed son Aleph in 2011.
They are one of Tinseltown strongest couples… Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr., who met while working on the ’90s classic I know What You Did Last Summer. They married in 2002 and have two kids.
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds win the award for the funniest couple (seriously, go to their Instagram accounts). The parents to baby James met while filming Green Lantern and married in 2012.
Jackie and Michael from That 70’s Show made #relationship goals come true when actors Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher finally got together in real life. The pair made hearts melt when they had a baby girl, Wyatt, while it’s believed they secretly tied the knot earlier this month.
Honourable mention goes to The Notebook’s Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams.
They embodied Noah and Allie and were the dream couple… #NeverForget! Sadly, the pair split in 2007.
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