Rachel Zegler and Josh Andrés Rivera.Photo:Rachel Zegler/Instagram
Rachel Zegler/Instagram
Rachel Zegleris celebrating a special anniversary with a very special costar.
“2 years!” Zegler, 22, wrote in the post’s caption. She added, “happy anniversary, whammo. i love you more and more each day.”
She concluded with a sweet parenthetical: “you are the most grounded part of me.”
Rachel Zegler and Josh Andrés Rivera.Emma McIntyre/Getty
Zegler and Rivera met on the set of 2021’sWest Side Story, in which they played Maria and Chino, respectively.Steven Spielberg’s remake of the 1961 movie musical costarredAnsel Elgort,Ariana DeBoseandRita Moreno. Although the film sets up their characters for a potential romance, Zegler’s Maria instead falls for Elgort’s Tony.
Off screen, however, Zegler and Rivera began posting photos of the two of them together, includingon Valentine’s Day2022. Accepting a best actress award forWest Side Storyfrom the National Board of Review, Zegler called Rivera “the love of my life, who I was blessed enough to meet on the set of this film.”
“Thank you for holding my hand in my dreams and in my reality,” she wrote at the time. “I love doing life with you. Thanks for making me laugh."
Weeks later at the 2022 Academy Awards, whereWest Side Storywas nominated for seven Oscars including Best Picture, Zegler and Rivera made their red carpet debut as a couple.
In an Instagrampostcelebrating their second collaboration, theShazam! Fury of the Godsactress called Rivera “my favorite actor in the world.”
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In a 2022Elleprofile interview, Zegler reflected on how her boyfriend is “able to bring me back to earth.” She said, “Because he’s removed from it to a certain degree, he’s able to just snap me out of it, and tell me to stop checking my phone, or remind me of what actually matters, and remind me to be present, and to not focus on the opinions of 3,000 faceless strangers on the internet.”
Rivera also appeared in the filmCat Person, released in October. Zegler will next voice a character in 2024’s animatedSpellboundand star in Disney’slive-action adaptation ofSnow White(recentlydelayed to 2025), playing the titular role.
source: people.com
