Minka Kelly Opens Up About Past ‘Toxic’ Romance With ‘Friday Night Lights’ Costar Taylor Kitsch

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A tough lesson. Revealing her side of their relationship for the first time, Minka Kelly got real about how her romance with Taylor Kitsch affected her other relationships on the set of Friday Night Lights.“All the effort I might have invested in connecting consistently with the girls on the show went to Taylor,” the Roommate actress, 42, wrote in her memoir, Tell Me Everything, according to the Daily Beast. “So when my relationship with Taylor became toxic, I had no one to turn to.”Kelly and Kitsch, 42, starred in the sports drama which aired from 2007 to 2011.

The 500 Days of Summer actress left the NBC hit after season 3, but returned briefly during season 4. Kitsch, for his part, was a series regular for the first four seasons and had a guest role for season 5.

Their characters, Lyla and Tim, were love interests that were involved in their fair share of drama on the screen, including a love triangle in season 1 with Tim’s best friend, Jason (portrayed by Scott Porter).

Off screen, things got rocky too.In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesThe Titans star admitted in her tell-all that she and the John Carter actor “shacked up” too quickly despite being warned by the show’s executive producer Peter Berg not to get involved with each other.