Photo: Jesse Grant/Getty Images; David Livingston/Getty ImagesAshley Greenesays her feelings forJackson Rathboneextended beyond theirTwilightroles as vampire couple Alice Cullen and Jasper Hale.Greene, 35, admitted she had a crush on her costar, whom she appeared with in all fiveTwilight Sagafilms, which started with the 2008 original and ended with 2012’s finale,Breaking Dawn: Part 2.The actress said on the Tuesday episode of her podcastThe Twilight Effect,“I had a big old crush on Jackson Rathbone while we were filming.““Within our first encounter, I was like, ‘This dude’s super cute and a Southern gentleman. … I was like, ‘Okay, I’m into it,'” she said of Rathbone, now 37. “He sings, he taught me how to swing dance.“SummittNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Referring to their roles as a couple in theTwilightfilms, Greene said, “And he’s supposed to be my lifetime love onscreen and I was like, ‘This is gonna be easy.’ “While she said Rathbone “had to have known” about her crush, Greene added, “if hedidknow, he just wasn’t into me.“Greene explained that, at the time, she “hadn’t developed the skillset of creating onscreen chemistry and separating that,” adding, “So I was like, ‘We have chemistry, great!’ “Now, she looks back on her feelings as “a harmless crush” that was “super fun.“Greene — whomarried Paul Khouryin 2018 and isexpecting her first childwith him — said she dated other people while crushing on Rathbone. “I wasn’t just like, chilling, hopelessly waiting for him,” she said.On an earlier episode of her podcast, Greene opened up about her character and the special significance Alice holds for someTwilightfans as their"gay awakening.““The first time someone told me, I cried,” Greene said. “I was like, ‘That’s so incredible!’ You know the impact thatTwilighthad on people, but to kind of go that extra step and be able to allow people to be their true selves is really special.”
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Ashley Greenesays her feelings forJackson Rathboneextended beyond theirTwilightroles as vampire couple Alice Cullen and Jasper Hale.Greene, 35, admitted she had a crush on her costar, whom she appeared with in all fiveTwilight Sagafilms, which started with the 2008 original and ended with 2012’s finale,Breaking Dawn: Part 2.The actress said on the Tuesday episode of her podcastThe Twilight Effect,“I had a big old crush on Jackson Rathbone while we were filming.““Within our first encounter, I was like, ‘This dude’s super cute and a Southern gentleman. … I was like, ‘Okay, I’m into it,'” she said of Rathbone, now 37. “He sings, he taught me how to swing dance.“SummittNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Referring to their roles as a couple in theTwilightfilms, Greene said, “And he’s supposed to be my lifetime love onscreen and I was like, ‘This is gonna be easy.’ “While she said Rathbone “had to have known” about her crush, Greene added, “if hedidknow, he just wasn’t into me.“Greene explained that, at the time, she “hadn’t developed the skillset of creating onscreen chemistry and separating that,” adding, “So I was like, ‘We have chemistry, great!’ “Now, she looks back on her feelings as “a harmless crush” that was “super fun.“Greene — whomarried Paul Khouryin 2018 and isexpecting her first childwith him — said she dated other people while crushing on Rathbone. “I wasn’t just like, chilling, hopelessly waiting for him,” she said.On an earlier episode of her podcast, Greene opened up about her character and the special significance Alice holds for someTwilightfans as their"gay awakening.““The first time someone told me, I cried,” Greene said. “I was like, ‘That’s so incredible!’ You know the impact thatTwilighthad on people, but to kind of go that extra step and be able to allow people to be their true selves is really special.”
Ashley Greenesays her feelings forJackson Rathboneextended beyond theirTwilightroles as vampire couple Alice Cullen and Jasper Hale.
Greene, 35, admitted she had a crush on her costar, whom she appeared with in all fiveTwilight Sagafilms, which started with the 2008 original and ended with 2012’s finale,Breaking Dawn: Part 2.
The actress said on the Tuesday episode of her podcastThe Twilight Effect,“I had a big old crush on Jackson Rathbone while we were filming.”
“Within our first encounter, I was like, ‘This dude’s super cute and a Southern gentleman. … I was like, ‘Okay, I’m into it,'” she said of Rathbone, now 37. “He sings, he taught me how to swing dance.”
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Referring to their roles as a couple in theTwilightfilms, Greene said, “And he’s supposed to be my lifetime love onscreen and I was like, ‘This is gonna be easy.’ "
While she said Rathbone “had to have known” about her crush, Greene added, “if hedidknow, he just wasn’t into me.”
Greene explained that, at the time, she “hadn’t developed the skillset of creating onscreen chemistry and separating that,” adding, “So I was like, ‘We have chemistry, great!’ "
Now, she looks back on her feelings as “a harmless crush” that was “super fun.”
Greene — whomarried Paul Khouryin 2018 and isexpecting her first childwith him — said she dated other people while crushing on Rathbone. “I wasn’t just like, chilling, hopelessly waiting for him,” she said.
On an earlier episode of her podcast, Greene opened up about her character and the special significance Alice holds for someTwilightfans as their"gay awakening.”
“The first time someone told me, I cried,” Greene said. “I was like, ‘That’s so incredible!’ You know the impact thatTwilighthad on people, but to kind of go that extra step and be able to allow people to be their true selves is really special.”
source: people.com
