Chicago Fire is a drama used to showcasing romantic relationships as the heroes of the 51st Battalion immerse themselves in their laudable work. Something that is part of the fundamental narrative of the program. But, what many do not know is that in addition to the sentimental relationships of the characters, the actors also end up falling in love on set.
Chicago Firethe broadcast network’s dramatic firefighter series NBC Airing since 2012, throughout its ten seasons across network television it has kept fans hooked with its riveting plot that sees the heroes of the 51st Battalion risking their lives to save others.
Millions of viewers follow the successful show season after season, not only because of the plot arc created by Dick Wolf, but also because of the quality of the interpretation of each of the characters that are a fundamental part of the stories. With ten seasons under its belt, Chicago Fire has won everyone’s hearts and received the support of specialist critics who consider the drama one of the most realistic on television.
It is customary to see the characters in Chicago Fire developing their respective arcs as they evolve through time and often get involved in romantic stories with their co-workers. Without a doubt, this is another of the keys to the success of the NBC drama, which has shown several sentimental couples in the midst of complicated situations, as happened recently with Kelly Severide (Taylor Kinney) y Stella Kidd (Miranda Rae May) and it’s happening between Matt Casey (Jesse Spencer) y Sylvie Brett (Kara Killmer).
In this sense, many fans of Chicago Fire always wonder if there could be a romantic hint between the same actors that could lead them to a relationship in real life, beyond the one shown by their characters in fiction. Importantly, many firefighter drama leads have partners and are married off-screen. In fact, most of them have been married since before the series began, but others arrived at the altar not so long ago.
Unlike them, a Chicago Fire actor met his real life partner on the film set of the firefighter drama. Cast member Joe Minoso, who plays firefighter Joe Cruz on the series, met his wife off-screen Caitlin Miles Murphywhen she was one of the show’s makeup artists during season 2.
The couple married in 2016 and Joe Minoso later commented that, like his character Joe Cruz, he had some silly misadventures when he wasn’t in production on the series Chicago Fire. However, ten years later he became a very happy man who lives in the suburbs and is in bed by 9:30 pm The actor also told Occhi Magazine that he identified with Cruz’s relationship problems.
“I definitely fell for all the wrong women,” he said. “Cruz definitely had this problem.”