True Lies’ Steve Howey and ‘Sex/Life’ Actress Sarah Shahi’s Relationship Timeline: The Way They Were
usmagazine.comA Texas love story? Steve Howey and Sarah Shahi both grew up in the Lone Star state — but their romance didn’t begin until they were both acting in Los Angeles.The twosome first crossed paths in 2003 when Shahi appeared on an episode of Reba, which aired the following year.
Howey, for his part, portrayed Van on the WB sitcom, which ran from 2001 to 2007.The former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader sparked a romantic relationship with Howey and shortly after her career took off — with a little help from the Something Borrowed actor’s father, who was an acting coach.In February 2009, the couple exchanged vows in Las Vegas.
Five months later, they became parents when their son, William, was born. The pair expanded their family again in March 2015 with the arrival of their twins, Violet and Knox.While the duo seemed to have it all — Shahi starred on The L Word and later Fairly Legal and Howey found success on Shameless — their marriage took a backseat as their family and careers grew.“My wife and I were like any other couple.
All of our time was for each other. We would go on vacation, we’d have ice cream, we’d go to a movie, we’d do whatever we wanted to do,” Howey told Talk Nerdy With Us in January 2016. “And then when we had the kids, it was really tough, all of that went away.
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