THE RUNDOWN
- Leighton Meester and Adam Brody were first linked in 2011 and eventually tied the knot in 2014.
- They now have two kids together, a daughter named Arlo Day and a son whose name has not been publicized.
- Brody recently spoke about their marriage in an interview with ELLE.
It’s a match made in teen TV heaven. Leighton Meester, who played Blair Waldorf on Gossip Girl, and Adam Brody, who played Seth Cohen on The O.C., were first linked back in 2011. News of their romance sent fans into a frenzy. Since then, they’ve quietly married, co-starred in a few films, and now have two children together.
Below, a rewind on their low-key love, including what they’ve said about each other’s iconic CW characters.
Jump to:
- 2011
- 2012
- February 2013
- June 2013
- September 2013
- November 2013
- February 2014
- June 2014
- August 2014
- November 2014
- September 2015
- August 2016
- January 2017
- March 2017
- June 2017
- August 2018
- September 2018
- March 2019
- May 2019
- July 2019
- August 2019
- October 2019
- March 2020
- April 2020
- September 2020
- October 2020
- December 2020
- March 2021
- April 2021
- March 2023
- November 2023
- February 2024
- September 2024
- December 2024
- February 2025
- May 2025
- June 2025
- October 2025
- January 2026
- February 2026
- April 2026
- October 2026
2011
In 2011, Brody and Meester appeared in the indie comedy The Oranges.
2012
The co-stars reunited in September 2012 for a screening of The Oranges in NYC.

February 2013
On Feb. 6, 2013, sources confirmed to People that Meester and Brody were dating.
A couple days after their relationship became public, Meester hid from paparazzi in Brody’s car, per E!. Toward the end of the month, photos of them walking to a Mexican restaurant in Venice, California, came out.
June 2013
Brody and Meester made their first public appearance as a couple at the premiere of his film, Some Girl(s). They held hands during the outing and posed alongside Brody’s co-star Mia Maestro.

