Broadway Babes! Melissa Benoist and Chris Wood’s Relationship Timeline (2023)

Praise Rao for onset romance! Melissa Benoist and Chris Wood fell in love after costarring onSupergirl, and thankfully, their relationship had a happier ending than their onscreen alter-egos’.The actor joined the CW series in season 2 as Mon-El, a love interest for the leading lady’s Kara Danvers (a.k.a. the titular superhero). As their characters’ romance blossomed on the show, so too did a spark develop between the portrayers.The duo were first linked in March 2017 after they were spotted at Los Angeles International Airport together. A week later, the twosome confirmed their relationship by showing PDA at the beach in Mexico.Things turned serious in February 2019 when Benoist and Wood announced their engagement. In six months’ time, the couple walked down the aisle, making their union official.[jwplayer RfzX6gcd-zhNYySv2]They waited until November 2019 to share photos from their wedding. “I’m always going to remember looking at you every five minutes on this day knowing both of us were thinking ‘how in the world did we get so lucky?’” Benoist gushed via Instagram at the time. “I still don’t understand how, but you prove to me every day that I’m one of the damn luckiest out there.”TheGleealum briefly opened up about the nuptials during a November 2019 appearance onThe Late Late Show With James Corden. “It’s great,” she said of married life. “We had a really, really nice day. It was very special.”She added that she didn’t remember the highlight of the day, noting: “They don’t lie when they tell you it goes like [snaps fingers] that.”In March 2020, theVampire Diariesalum and theWhiplashstar surprised fans with news that they were expecting their first child. “A non-canine child is coming to our family very soon!!!” she wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of her holding up a baby shirt and Wood cradling one of their dogs. “@christophrwood has always been an old dad by nature but now he’s going to be a real one!”Benoist and Wood announced the arrival of son Huxley in September 2020.

The pair, who reunited onscreen during the 2021 series finale ofSupergirl,have continued gushing over their real-life partnership through the years.

“Whew, boy this is big love. This love wholly accepts me and encourages me to unapologetically be myself, and to unapologetically love myself — whoever that self is day after day,” Benoist wrote via Instagram in April 2021 alongside a snap of Wood kissing her cheek. “This love challenges me to be a better person and recognize that even when things aren’t easy or pretty, they should always be respectful. This love is the one I was always looking for, and I never should have accepted less.”

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The Waco alum met the Legacies star after he joined season 2 of Supergirl in 2016. Their characters, Kara and Mon-El, dated, spawning the ship name Karamel. Wood left the show after season 3 in 2018. However, Mon-El returned for the series’ 100th episode in February 2020.

After sparking dating rumors, Benoist and Wood confirmed their relationship by kissing while on vacation in Mexico.

The two made their romance Instagram official in May 2017. “Antelopes,” she captioned a photo of them in Arizona’s Antelope Canyon.

Wood and Benoist proved they were still going strong, making their red-carpet debut as a couple at the 2018 Tony Awards.

“Yes yes yes it will always be yes,” the actress wrote via Instagram, announcing their engagement. The Carrie Diaries alum, for his part, captioned his post: “The happiest.”

Us Weekly confirmed that Benoist and Wood married on September 1 — six months after he popped the question.

The Patriots Day actress revealed in an Instagram video that she survived an abusive relationship. “Everyone deserves to be loved void of violence, fear and physical harm,” she wrote at the time.

Her ex-husband, Blake Jenner, confirmed in an October 2020 Instagram statement that she was referring to their marriage. “I take full responsibility and accountability for the hurt that I inflicted during my relationship with my past partner—emotionally, mentally and yes, physically,” he wrote, claiming that abuse was “inflicted from both ends.” Benoist has yet to address her former Glee costar’s allegations.

Wood and Benoist announced that she was pregnant with their first child together. “The photo is a joke but the news is real…!!!” he captioned an Instagram pic of the Colorado native holding his stomach.

The duo confirmed via Instagram that they welcomed their first child. “Huxley Robert Wood got here a few weeks ago and this little boy is everything,” she captioned a photo of their son’s hand, while Wood wrote of the same pic: “Our son was born his name is Huxley he’s amazing and no it’s probably none of your business xo brb see you in 18 years.”

“Whew boy this is big love,” Benoist captioned an Instagram post of Wood kissing her cheek. “This love wholly accepts me and encourages me to unapologetically be myself, and to unapologetically love myself — whoever that self is day after day. This love challenges me to be a better person and recognize that even when things aren’t easy or pretty, they should always be respectful. This love is the one I was always looking for, and I never should have accepted less.”

Benoist celebrated Wood’s 33rd birthday with a sweet Instagram tribute. “Happy birthday, sweetheart,” she wrote. “Odds are you won’t see this, but I felt like shouting from the rooftops how wonderful you are and how glad I am you were born.”

Benoist wrapped up her starring turn on Supergirl with Wood by her side as he reprised his role of Mon-El during the series finale. Although their characters did not reunite romantically, she shared sweet behind-the-scenes photos of herself and her husband from earlier seasons to commemorate the CW show’s end.

Benoist supported her husband as he made his Broadway debut in Almost Famous: The Musical.