Kate Mara is opening up about the heartwarming tale that has come to define her enduring love story with actor Jamie Bell and explaining why it took years for them to fall in love, despite being just good friends. The House of Cards alum, who has been married to Bell for eight years, opened up on the September 3 episode of the Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast.
Her bond with Bell, she said, started as completely platonic. "We were friends, but not, we didn't really know each other," she said. They were able to move on and change their dynamic when they co-starred in the 2015 film, the blockbuster hit Fantastic Four. Although the making of the film had not gone smoothly, it was, as Mara put it, "a bit rough." The troubled circumstances proved serendipitous, as they gave her and Bell time to bond profoundly. "And then we made the Fantastic Four movie together, which was a really interesting experience," Mara said.
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"We got to know each other on it, and I thought, 'Oh, he's so great." But despite the burgeoning affection, Mara confessed she didn't initially think of Bell as a dating prospect. Mara wouldn't learn of their connection until later. She said it happened almost instantly, saying, "I just thought he was the best." That simple, understated acknowledgment would lay the groundwork for a lifelong romance that would sustain them through nearly eight decades of married squabbling and harmonious living.
The couple has notoriously kept their relationship relatively private over the years, protecting their love life from the everlasting spotlight of Hollywood. Mara's recent musings are a reminder of how timing and meeting the right person can also be key when it comes to love. From colleagues who met on a tumultuous film set to partners maneuvering life together, their tale serves as a reminder that sometimes the best relationships are built over time, the way they would be in a friendship, and the right kind of love is the one that starts growing slowly.
The path to Kate Mara and Jamie Bell's relationship speaks too, as an ever-classic reminder that love might take time, patience, and evolving compatibility to wake up and realize that the one for you has been there all along, standing right in front of your nose. But for fans of the couple, Mara's revelation is both revealing and inspiring, proving that behind every Hollywood romance lies a richer story of friendship, timing, and serendipitous twists and turns that result in lasting love.
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