Julia and Reese Were Married in Real Life
From Seasons 1 to 5, Julia Sugarbaker was dating lawyer Reese Watson, and their on-screen chemistry was palpable. That said, it’s probably not that surprising to hear that the pair was also an item in real life. Not just an item – they were married, having walked down the aisle two years before the show started.
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Hal Holbrook became Dixie Carter’s third and last husband in 1984, and he actually turned down the role of Reese Watson more than a few times. But then creator and co-producer Linda Bloodworth-Thomason asked him, “Do you really want some other man making love to your wife on television?” That’s all he needed to hear to take the role. (Men…)