Long-time fans "The O.C" will remember the infamous love triangle between Rachel Bilson, Adam Brody, and Samaire Armstrong's characters in the hit Fox drama. In the first season of the show, Seth Cohen tries (and fails) to juggle dating two different women: Summer Roberts and Anna Stern (via People).
On her rewatch podcast, "Welcome to the O.C, B******!," Bilson revealed that the love triangle between the three characters was fictional, but it did temporarily bleed into her real-life romance as well. Apparently, it all started when Armstrong and Brody shot a kissing scene together, and Armstrong used some illicit tongue action. Re-watching that scene for her podcast brought back old feelings for Bilson.
Watching it unfold at the time, Bilson said, "I get a little jealous and I'm like, 'Um what are you doing slipping tongue in his mouth?'" She shared the detail with her co-host, Melinda Clarke, who appeared on "The O.C." as Julie Cooper. Bilson went on to say, "It was like the real-life [love] triangle playing out as I'm watching it. There's no tongue in television!"
According to the "Hart of Dixie" star, the love triangle "definitely played out a little bit in real life for a minute" and she experienced "tension with Samaire." Thankfully, Seth and Summer were able to make it through that relationship bump, and so did Brody and Bilson, who went on to date for a few years after the incident.
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