During 54-year-old Crudup’s appearance onPEOPLE in 10Thursday, theAlmost Famousstar joked that Watts, also 54, and his sonWilliam Atticus Parkerwould join him on the moon during a conversation about the new series, jobs he held before his career took off and advice he would give his younger self.
Crudup andMulholland Drivestar Watts first connected when theybegan filmingNetflix’s psychological drama seriesGypsyin fall 2016, in which they play a married couple.
Billy Crudup and Naomi Watts.Frazer Harrison/Getty
Though Crudup and Watts werespotted spending time togetherin public after filming wrapped, the pair both individually said they were single until a source confirmed to PEOPLE in July 2017 thatCrudup and Watts were indeed dating.
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The pair have made for a low-profile couple over the years. Crudup toldEntertainment Tonightin March 2018 that he tries “to make it a point of not commenting publicly one way or the other about my personal life.”
The actor only referenced his and Watts' relationship publicly for the first time at the 25th Critics Choice Awards in 2020, when he thanked his girlfriend while accepting the best supporting actor for his role onThe Morning Show.
After nearly five years of dating, Crudup and Watts made theirred carpet debutat the 2022SAG Awardsin Santa Monica, California, at which Crudup was nominated forThe Morning Show.
source: people.com
