Michael proposed Bethany while the actress was filming One Tree Hall in Wilmington, North Carolina. But the “Grey’s Anatomy” actress feels like the dreams she had about Lafferty were inevitable. “We’re kissing all day . We’re like making out and we’re like being all lovey-dovey,” she said. “Of course it’s going to work its way into your subconscious.” Lenz was clear that because of the four-year age difference between them it “didn’t occur” to her to intentionally have “personal romantic feelings for him.”
The cast has reunited on several occasions since the series finale, and have also kept in touch with musician Gavin DeGraw. The singer’s song “I Don’t Want to Be” was the show’s theme song. Lucas Scott’s friend from the River Court Marvin “Mouth” McFadden, who was played by Lee Norris, is a staple on One Tree Hill from the pilot episode to the series finale. Mouth’s longtime love interest Millie does slip up and sleep with hot bartender Owen one night when she’s angry, but she’s allowed to make mistakes and we don’t really blame her.
During the series’ second season, the company had fans text whether or not they felt that Nathan should kiss Taylor. Whichever answer had the most votes was how the storyline would play out on the show. Sunkist was another popular sponsor and held a contest asking fans to pick which town the gang would visit in the episode, “It Gets the Worst at Night.” Honey Grove, Texas was the overall winner. In season 4, Rachel was photographed for Maxim, which coincided with the real-life shoot that Dannell Harris, Sophia Bush, and Hilarie Burton did. It has been a decade since One Tree Hill ended after its impressive nine-season run on the now-defunct WB and still thriving CW.
James’ romance with her was notoriously private and few details were available to the media. Image sourceAs children, Nathan, excuse me, James’ mother encouraged him and his younger brother to pursue acting as a hobby. mpwh James started acting at the age of 6, doing mostly non-speaking performances before he got his first speaking role at the age of 10. James had a role in the pilot of Emeril in 2000, but the series was short-lived.
“Happy birthday to my queen. My other half. The love of my life. My best friend,” he wrote on Instagramin April 2020. The pair played high-school sweethearts Haley James Scott and Nathan Scott for all nine seasons of the hit teen drama, and their characters were married for almost the entirety of the series. He has most recently been linked to Memphis Eve Hewson, the daughter of U2 rocker Bono. The pair began dating in 2011, however, Lafferty’s secretive nature makes it hard to tell if they are still together. He was a star player for his high school team in Hemet, California, and won himself the MVP award. Having worked as an uncredited extra on television shows including Beverly Hills, and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Lafferty received his first significant acting role in a school play when he was ten years old.
When he was 18 years old and had just finished high school, Lafferty had a screen test for the film The Perfect Score, starring Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson. Unfortunately, he didn’t get the role because the director thought he was too young. Instead the role went to his eventual One Tree Hill co-star Bryan Greenberg and only a few months later Lafferty landed his huge OTH role. James graduated from high school in 2003 and moved to California State University, Long Beach. However, his college education was short-lived as he was drafted to play the role of Nathan Scott at OTH. Lafferty had originally auditioned for the role of Lucas Scott, but the directors didn’t see him as much of what they wanted for Lucas.
Another video came out where Burton said she would have stayed on with the show if she has been granted creative control instead of having to leave because Murray did. Throughout the series’ decade-long run, multiple cast members also tried their hand at the director’s chair. Sophia Bush, James Lafferty, and Chad Michael Murray all took turns giving orders behind the camera, citing their enjoyment for switching things up and trying new skills. It might have been risky for producers to include Nichols on the show, but fans appreciated it because the duo had palpable, fiery chemistry, and Julian turned out to be the man Brooke had always deserved. In July 2022, Friend died after an accident over the 4th of July weekend.
In response, the show’s stars — Sophia Bush, Hilarie Burton and Bethany Joy Lenz — came forward with 15 others in support of Wauchope in a letter published by Variety. One Tree Hill’s Chad Michael Murray and James Lafferty — among many others — are rallying around their former female costars amid sexual misconduct claims against showrunner Mark Schwahn. Lenz announced her divorce from her husband after six years of marriage in March 2012.
He recently joined members of the OTH cast for a virtual “Georgia Letter Writing Party” in December 2020 and was in the Tom Hanks movie Greyhound. Nichols also moved on in both his personal and professional life. Since OTH wrapped, he’s had recurring roles on hit shows like AMC’s The Walking Dead and Showtime’s Ray Donovan. AsUs Weekly noted, he made his red carpet debut with actor Hassie Harrison 2018.
In 2006, the actor was linked to Hayden Panettiere, but she ended the relationship two years later. From 2011 to 2013, he dated Chelsea Kane after appearing in her music video. They honeymooned in Thailand and there is Instagram evidence they did fun things like eat bugs. Johansson met his wife Romanian actress Gabriella Oltean on the set of “John Q” and later tied the knot. Sadly, they divorced during the shooting of “One Tree Hill’s” second season.
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