Melissa Benoist and Chris Wood’s Complete Relationship Timeline
Actors Melissa Benoist (The Waterfront) and Chris Wood (The Vampire Diaries) may have begun as Supergirl co-stars, but they’ve since become so much more. From going public with their romantic relationship in 2017 to welcoming their first child together three years later, the couple has quickly achieved some pretty important milestones. Here’s everything we know about their relationship history.
Benoist and Wood first met on the set of her DC Comics series Supergirl, where she played the titular character, Kara Zor-El (a.k.a. Supergirl). Wood joined the cast in season 2 as Mon-El, Supergirl’s love interest.
Benoist and Wood were spotted vacationing together in Cancún, Mexico, on March 28, 2017.
On June 10, 2018, the new couple made their red carpet debut at the 72nd Tony Awards at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall.
On February 10, 2019, Benoist announced their engagement via Instagram. She captioned the photo with a simple, “yes yes yes it will always be yes♥️”
The couple got married later that year, on Sept. 1, 2019. Over Labor Day Weekend, they held an intimate wedding ceremony in Ojai, California. Celebrity guests included Paul Wesley and fellow Supergirl actress Odette Annable. A source told E!, “It was a beautiful setting for a wedding, very peaceful and quiet. The vows were brief and lasted about 15 minutes. There was lots of cheering and applause as it ended.”
The source continued, “There were lots of glowing candles and lights strung above. The food was served family style, and everyone passed the dishes back and forth. It looked like an elegant outdoor dinner party. There was a lot of laughter and happiness.”
Later that month, the newly married couple attended the Saturn Awards.
On Nov. 15, 2019, Benoist posted an intimate wedding photo of her and Wood embracing with the caption, “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?’ I still don’t understand how, but you prove to me every day that I’m one of the damn luckiest out there.” She also included a Dior tag on her white gown.
On March 4, 2020, Benoist announced that they were expecting their first child together, writing, “A non-canine child is coming to our family very soon!!! 😱😆😭 @christophrwood has always been an old dad by nature but now he’s going to be a real one!”
Wood also posted his own announcement that leaned more on the comical side. In the photo, Benoist is shown caressing his fake pregnant belly. He wrote, “The photo is a joke but the news is real...!!! 👶🏻🍼🤗.”
Later that month on March 20, Wood announced that they were having a boy. He posted a photo of his New Balance sneaker next to a much tinier one. “My little boy is gonna rock 990s just like his dad, and that makes the world feel a little less sad today,” he shared.
On Sept. 25, 2020, Benoist shared the first photo of their baby boy, Huxley Robert Wood. In her caption, she wrote that he was born “a few weeks ago” and that he was “everything.”
Wood shared the same photo and cheekily wrote, “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.”
On Nov. 4, 2022, Wood made his Broadway debut as the musician Russell Hammond in Almost Famous. Benoist joined him on the red carpet and shared photos on Instagram. In her caption, she wrote that she was “so unbelievably proud” of him.
Benoist wished Wood a happy Valentine’s Day with a sweet photo of them on the beach.
Deadline announced that the couple would play co-stars yet again in a forthcoming NBC series titled Duo, written and executive produced by Wood. The project is currently in development. Benoist will also executive produce via her production company, Three Things Productions.
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