Keri Russell Discusses Her Intimate Off-Screen Romance With Matthew Rhys on 'The Americans'
Keri Russell said on the Dear Chelsea podcast that she and Matthew Rhys were frequently intimate while filming The Americans, even while wearing their characters' disguises. The couple met on the FX spy drama, which aired from 2013 to 2018. She also recalled telling Rhys he did not need to thank her during his 2026 Emmy acceptance speeches.
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[paragraph] Need ensure no extra. Plain text. No markdown? Fine. Potential issue: "2026 Emmys" future? Source says 2026 Emmys. We can include. It's from material. Fine. Need under 120 words total for expanded. Let's count final exactly. We can combine. Need two short paragraphs. Let's craft final. Expanded: "Russell discussed her relationship with Rhys on the Dear Chelsea podcast with Chelsea Handler. She described frequent intimacy during production of The Americans, sometimes while they were costumed in their characters’ disguises. The pair met on FX’s six-season spy drama, which aired from 2013 to 2018. Created by Joseph Weisberg, the series centered on KGB agents posing as a married couple in 1980s Washington, D.C. Russell and Rhys welcomed son Sam in 2016; Russell also has two children from her marriage to Shane Deary. She additionally recalled telling Rhys before the 2026 Emmys that he did not need to thank her in his speeches; he won for Widow’s Bay and The Beast in Me." C