Virgin River centers around the dramatic love lives of those living in a small town, but the cast has found more stable relationships in real life.
The Netflix drama, which debuted in 2019, centers around Melinda “Mel” Monroe (Alexandra Breckenridge), a widow who answers an ad to work as a midwife and nurse practitioner in the remote California town of Virgin River. While she initially believes she’s found the perfect place to start over and heal from her past, she quickly realizes the town isn’t as “quiet” as she expected.
Throughout the show’s four-season run, no citizen of the small, sleepy town has been able to elude their own personal romantic drama. That’s especially true for Mel, who finds herself falling in love with Jack (Martin Henderson), a veteran who has his own traumatic past. The timing never seems quite right for the pair, as something always ends up tearing them apart.
Off-screen, however, most of the cast, from Breckenridge to Colin Lawrence and more, have found their own fairy tale romances.
Scroll down for everything there is to know about the Virgin River cast’s dating histories!
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Alexandra Breckenridge
Breckenridge dated Evan Peters from 2007 to 2010 before moving on with Seth MacFarlane in 2011. The former couple split less than a year later.
In 2012, the actress found love with guitarist Casey Hooper at a Grammys after party. Breckenridge got engaged to the musician in 2014 and they were married shortly after. In 2016, the pair welcomed their son, Jack. Their daughter, Billie, was born one year later.
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Martin Henderson
Henderson dated Demi Moore in 2012 following her split from Ashton Kutcher. In 2014, the New Zealand native commented on her life in the spotlight, saying, “I feel for her, I feel for anybody who has that level of celebrity where you can’t lead a normal life.”
It’s unknown when the two ultimately called it quits, but the actor has since been linked to Radha Mitchell, Marnette Patterson, Aishwarya Rai and model Nicky Watson.
In 2020, Henderson began dating model Aisha Mendez, and the pair even quarantined together in a hotel room during the coronavirus pandemic. However, all traces of their relationship were scrubbed from their respective social media accounts, causing some fans to believe they split.
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Tim Matheson
The Hart of Dixie alum, who plays Doc in the streaming series, has been married three times. He first tied the knot with Jennifer Leak, whom he met not the set of Yours, Mine, and Ours in 1968. The exes called it quits less than four years later.
In 1985, the California native wed Megan Murphy, with whom he shares son Cooper and daughters Molly and Emma.
Following his split from Murphy in 2010, Matheson married Elizabeth Marighetto in March 2018.
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Annette O’Toole
The Women Who Kill actress, who portrays Hope McCrea, married Bill Geisslinger in April 1983. While the duo divorced a decade later, they share two daughters, Anna and Neil.
In March 1999, O’Toole tied the knot with Michael McKean, and the lovebirds currently work as songwriting partners
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Colin Lawerence
The Riverdale alum found love early in life, marrying Walters in 1999. The couple share two daughters.
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Ben Hollingsworth
The actor — who portrays Dan Brady — began dating fellow Canada native Nina Dobrev in 2006 after the pair lived as roommates. The pair called it quits in 2009.
Hollingsworth married lingerie designer Nila Myers in November 2012 after two years of dating. The couple welcomed two sons in July 2016 and March 2018, respectively, and a daughter in October 2020.
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Lauren Hammersly
The actress, who portrays Charmaine Roberts on the Netflix drama, has been notoriously private about her love life. She does, however, have a dog named Olive.
