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Meet the Real-Life Loves of ‘The Hunting Wives’ Cast
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NEED TO KNOW
- The Hunting Wives premiered on Netflix on July 21
- The new series is based on the 2021 book by May Cobb of the same name
- Members of the cast are partners with fellow actors in real-life, including Evan Jonigkeit, who is married to Zosia Mamet
Netflix’s salacious new series The Hunting Wives quickly goes from howdy to rowdy.
Based on the 2021 novel by May Cobb, The Hunting Wives follows Sophie O’Neil (Brittany Snow), a woman who moves to East Texas for her husband’s new job, and finds herself entangled in the world of an elite group led by the magnetic Margo Banks (Malin Akerman).
Speaking to Parade in July 2025, showrunner Rebecca Cutter described the title as “good soapy fun,” while also teasing that it navigates tricky situations.
“Hunting Wives is not afraid to get its hands dirty — unflinching in its exploration of sexuality, social dynamics, marriage, and political realities,” she explained. “But while it portrays characters on opposite sides of the culture war, there is no good guy or bad guy – because I love each of these flawed characters equally.”
The series features unconventional relationships, but what about the actors’ romantic lives off-screen?
Here’s everything to know about the real-life loves of The Hunting Wives cast.
Malin Akerman and Jack Donnelly
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Malin Akerman plays Margo Banks, the leader of the Hunting Wives.
Off-screen, Akerman is married to fellow actor, Jack Donnelly. They wed in Tulum, Mexico, in December 2018, after announcing their engagement the year before, in October 2017.
The couple originally met through Akerman’s sister. “[Donnelly] is actually my youngest sister’s boyfriend’s friend from drama school in England. I had known him for the past four years but didn’t see him,” she said during an April 2018 appearance on Live with Kelly and Ryan.
“Then all of a sudden he came back from England like a year-and-a-half ago,” she continued. “And I went, ‘Wow, have you always been this cute?’ ”
Since then, Akerman and Donnelly have acted together in projects, including Friendsgiving, A Week in Paradise and Slayers.
From 2007 to 2013, Akerman was married to musician Roberto Zincone, with whom she shares a son, Sebastian.
Brittany Snow
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Brittany Snow portrays Sophie O’Neil, who moves from Boston to Texas for her husband’s job.
It is unclear if Snow is currently dating anyone, but she was previously married to Selling the OC star Tyler Stanaland.
They wed in March 2020, and Snow officially filed for divorce in January 2023. That same summer, the actress and real estate agent finalized their separation in July 2023.
“I think everybody goes through really tough periods and then it’s all in our perspective and how we deal with it, right?” the Hairspray star told PEOPLE in June 2023. “Because nobody’s immune to tough periods in their life. And, all I’m trying to do is focus on myself and tune out the noise.”
Jaime Ray Newman and Guy Nattiv
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Jaime Ray Newman plays Callie, a member of the Hunting Wives who is the wife of the town’s sheriff.
The General Hospital actress has been married to director Guy Nattiv since April 2012, per her IMDb.
They have two daughters, Alma Ness, born in 2018, and Mila Nico, whom they welcomed in 2019.
Notably, the couple worked together on the Oscar-winning short film, Skin. Newman was a producer, while Nattiv was the director and screenwriter.
The two celebrated when the title won for Best Live Action Short Film at the 2019 Academy Awards. They got up on stage and dedicated the win to their daughter Alma.
Evan Jonigkeit and Zosia Mamet
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Evan Jonigkeit portrays Graham, Sophie’s husband.
In real life, Jonigkeit is married to fellow actress Zosia Mamet. The pair met in 2013 while starring in an off-Broadway play titled Really, Really.
They kept their relationship a secret from their cast members and admittedly, “did a lot of gaslighting,” they said on the Today show in July 2024.
The Girls star explained that she felt their romance “was probably going to last and be serious.”
Jonigkeit and Mamet went on to marry in October 2016, per The Hollywood Reporter.
Katie Lowes and Adam Shapiro
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Katie Lowes plays Jill, a fellow Hunting Wives member wed to a reverend.
Away from the cameras, Lowes is married to actor Adam Shapiro. The two tied the knot in June 2012. They have two kids: a son, Albee, and a daughter, Vera Fay.
In June 2025, the couple told PEOPLE their secrets to a long-lasting relationship, which they revealed involved couples therapy.
“We’re both actors. Obviously. Couples therapy,” Lowes quipped. “We love to talk it out. We love personal therapy. Couples therapy. If therapy is in the word, we’re doing it.”
Shapiro added that traveling helps, as does humor, with Lowes noting, “He’s very, very, very funny.”
Chrissy Metz
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Chrissy Metz portrays Starr, who finds herself outside of the Hunting Wives social circle.
The This Is Us alum is in a relationship, but has not revealed the identity of her mystery man.
In an April 2025 Parade interview, Metz explained why she hasn’t posted her boyfriend on her social media, saying, “[Sometimes] you have to keep some things for yourself.”
That same month, during an appearance on Live with Kelly and Mark, the Emmy-nominated actress revealed that she went to Nigeria to visit her boyfriend’s family. “They are the most beautiful, special, wonderful people,” she said.
Metz went on to describe a Nigerian welcome as, “Love, kindness, food. Some of it spicy, a little spicy for me.”
Dermot Mulroney
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Dermot Mulroney plays Jed Banks, Margo’s wealthy husband.
In June 2025, the Chicago Fire star filed for divorce from Prima Apollinaare, his wife of 15 years.
The two started dating in 2008 and married in 2010. They share two daughters together.
Alexandria DeBerry and Tyler Beede
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Alexandria DeBerry portrays Taylor.
DeBerry is married to professional baseball pitcher Tyler Beede.
According to the actress’ Instagram, the couple has been together since 2014. They wed in November 2017 and have two children.
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Daveigh Chase’s mom breaks silence on actress’ death

Daveigh Chase’s mother, Cathy Chase, revealed her stunned reaction to her daughter’s death in an emotional new interview.
“I was devastated. It felt like something inside of me squeezing all of the air out of me, and at the same time, It felt like I was exploding outwardly,” she told the Daily Mail in comments published on Friday.
She told the outlet that after hearing about her daughter’s death on Tuesday at age 35, she was in disbelief.
“I let out this guttural scream and I just was running,” she recalled. “And these weird sounds were coming out of me, these kind of, like, primeval sounds.”
“And I went out into the backyard, and I was screaming, “No, no, no, no!” I am in so much pain but I hope her soul heard me,” she said.
Cathy told the outlet that on Tuesday evening — the day before news of the “Lilo & Stitch” star’s death emerged — she’d been searching online forums for clues of where her “sunshine” daughter might be, something she’s done on a nightly basis.
“The Ring” actress and her mother had not seen each other since 2019. Cathy, who lives in Los Angeles, told the outlet that she’d frequently check the LA County Medical Examiner’s system for her daughter’s name, as well.
“I would look at their list of unidentified bodies,” Cathy divulged. “It was very difficult, but you do everything you can as a mother.”
When TMZ broke the news that the “Spirited Away” voice actress — who had reportedly been living near Los Angeles’ infamous Skid Row — had died after battling meningitis and a blood infection leading to sepsis, Cathy confessed she thought it was “fake news.”
“But then all of a sudden, it’s all of these different legitimate sites had her name and I realized that it wasn’t fake,” she shared.
The grieving mother identified her daughter’s body on Thursday at a Los Angeles hospital, and prayed with a chaplain while “touching the glass” because it was “as close as we could get.”
“It was a beautiful experience, and, and I feel very blessed, too, have been able to share that with my daughter.”
Cathy told the outlet that her daughter’s problems began in 2016, when she was injured in a motorcycle accident and began taking painkillers.
After that, Cathy said the “Big Love” actress was “seeking drugs and was partying with the wrong people,” and said despite rumors, she “never kicked [her] daughter out.”
“She wanted freedom and these people got her hooked on some drugs,” Cathy claimed. “That was the beginning.”
Cathy said she’d last seen her daughter during a jail visit after she faced two counts of alleged burglary in 2019, describing Daveigh as “completely gone, like out of her mind.”
“I honestly thought there was something wrong with her,” she recalled. “My daughter was never diagnosed with mental health other than PTSD. But the drugs took hold of her.”
Cathy claimed she had an agreement to pick up Daveigh when she was released from jail, but her daughter “never waited. She went back to the streets and I couldn’t find her,” she said.
The bereaved mom said it “upsets”. her that “people are saying I must’ve been a bad mother,” but insisted she “never gave up” on the “Donnie Darko” actress.
“As a mother, you don’t give up on your child. I was hoping she would still come home,” she said.
Just prior to her death — which was first reported by TMZ — Roy Hernandez, a man claiming to be Daveigh’s boyfriend, set up a fundraiser for the actress.
But the actress’s former manager, John Ryan, cast doubt on the fundraiser’s legitimacy, telling The Post on Wednesday that “apparently, a man claiming to be her ‘boyfriend’ that none of us friends or her family has heard of has set up a GoFundMe on ‘her and her families behalf’ that he set her up as the organizer.”
He added, “I can confirm Daveigh has a trust account set up at SAG to cover all costs.” Hernandez, meanwhile, insisted to TMZ that anything gained from his fundraiser would go toward a “proper memorial” for Daveigh.
Ryan — who also said he’d attempted to locate the troubled actress prior to her hospitalization for malnutrition and subsequent death — also claimed the actress left behind millions in residuals.
Ryan told the outlet that Daveigh was “too far gone” on illicit drugs to claim the funds, despite his attempts to get in touch.
Almost ten years prior to her death, Daveigh shared her final Instagram post — a grainy photo of her standing next to a unicorn balloon in Los Angeles in 2017.
In 2009, she shared with Interview magazine that she hoped to “do things that will change someone’s life, not something they’ll forget about tomorrow.”
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Hit 90s movie franchise returns after 24 years, star confirms

A hit film from the 90s and noughties is about to get revived after 24 years.
Austin Powers, the comedy spy franchise that has given us three flicks, plenty of big belly laughs, and memorable characters, is finally getting a fourth installment.
The news was confirmed by star and creator Mike Myers (who plays the lead Austin Powers), who offered up the confirmation of another sequel, but with no further details.
While attending Trevor Noah’s World Cup Watch Party this week, the actor was asked the big question by a bold fan.
“Are we ever going to see an Austin Powers 4?” they quizzed.
Myers didn’t need any time at all to respond, swiftly replying: “yes” to the fan.
But that’s all the details fans are getting for now, with the actor avoiding elaborating any more – including what the new flick will be about and which A-listers might be signing up as a cameo.
“Austin Powers” is a much-loved spoof of classic spy movies centring on a highly-sexed, cryogenically frozen 1960s secret agent who wakes up in modern times.
We were first introduced to the franchise in 1997 with the release of “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.” Two years later, in 1999, Myers returned with “Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me,” and in 2002, we were given “Austin Powers in Goldmember.”
In the trilogy, comedy mastermind Myers famously plays multiple roles, including the velvet-suited hero and his bald, pinky-biting nemesis, Dr. Evil. He also transforms into characters Goldmember and Fat Bastard.
The hilarious franchise boasts wild A-list cameos, including appearances by Tom Cruise, Gwyneth Paltrow, Britney Spears, and Beyoncé.
Over at the box office, the three films have raked in an impressive $US 676 million combined and have snagged over 20 awards, including an Oscar nomination for best make-up as well as a Grammy win for Madonna’s title track for Beautiful Stranger – a song penned for the second film in the franchise.
The news of a fourth film comes 24 years after the third flick hit cinemas.
Since its release, Myers has been hinting that the secret agent may return.
Most recently, speaking to Entertainment Tonight at the 2024 AFI Life Achievement Award Gala, Myers dropped his biggest hint.
“I can neither confirm nor deny the existence or non-existence of such a project… It’s likely to be from Dr. Evil’s point of view,” he teased.
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Bunnie Xo reveals the fight that led to Jelly Roll divorce filing in bombshell tell-all video

Bunnie Xo finally addressed her bombshell divorce from Jelly Roll after 10 years of marriage.
“J and I have never really been good at having disagreements. So, we were the type of couple who never argued. So, he would be holding things in. I would be holding things in, and that’s a recipe for disaster,” Bunnie said on Thursday’s episode of her “Dumb Blonde” podcast.
“We always preach you gotta be comfortable having the uncomfortable conversations, and we did that for eight years in. Then the past year and a half, we kind of got away from that because, we’re in a different life right now.”
Bunnie continued, recalling their final argument that went down on Mother’s Day where she told him to “file the f–king divorce papers.”
“On Mother’s Day, we had a little bit of an argument, which I don’t think the details are necessary. And, in that argument, I was so fed up and so tired that I just looked at him and said, ‘Well, then file the f–king divorce papers,’” she said.
“In our relationship, that is the one cardinal thing that you don’t say, even though my husband has said it numerous times,” she noted. “But, when I say it, it really holds weight because I’m not the type of person who says what I don’t mean.”
The conversation ended with Bunnie packing a bag and leaving the Grammy winner, she said.
The “Stripped Down: Unfiltered and Unapologetic” host added that their IVF journey had also taken a toll on their marriage.
“In the last two years when we decided to have a baby, I had to do IVF. My hat goes off to any woman, family, couple who is going through IVF because let me tell you something dude that is one of the loneliest, darkest journeys you will be on,” she said, noting that process “completely wrecked” her.
“Yes, everybody gets to see the reward at the end, but it is not all bells and whistles. It is not a beautiful journey,” Bunnie continued. “It wrecked me emotionally, spiritually, physically. It was so hard on me that for the past year and a half, I became a shell of the person I was because I’m doing this IVF journey. I’m fighting hard just to you know be able to produce enough eggs to make a baby with my husband, especially at my age.”
The process became more difficult as she revealed that Jelly Roll “had low sperm count” so “he had to get on a bunch of hormones and a whole bunch of medication which turned him into a freaking nightmare to be around.”
Bunnie continued, revealing that the couple has “lost four embryos” throughout their experience.
“We’ve had three transfers but we lost the the two twins that we were going to try to have and then we lost the other two. And anybody that’s going through that and has to deal with these miscarriages, it’s gut-wrenching. It is so heartbreaking,” she confessed.
On Monday, news broke that Jelly Roll, 41, quietly pulled the plug on his and Bunnie Xo’s marriage on May 18, citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their split, Page Six confirmed.
The country singer filed for divorce in Williamson County, Tennessee, where he and the “Dumb Blonde” podcast host, 46, lived together.
The exes agreed to divide their assets and debts.
Movers were photographed outside of the estranged couple’s Tennessee home on Monday, though it’s unclear whose items were being packed up.
The “Wild Ones” crooner, born Jason Bradley DeFord, hinted at trouble in paradise when he opted out of wearing his wedding ring while performing at the 2026 CMA Fest in Nashville earlier this month.
Eagle-eyed fans on social media also noticed that he has ditched his ring since around February or March.
As for Bunnie, born Alisa DeFord, she compared exes to trash cans in a cheeky video of herself wearing a revenge outfit, captioning it, “Intuition when that s–t don’t add up.”
Additionally, the internet personality shared a photo of herself posing in lingerie shortly before news of their split broke.
Jelly Roll and Bunnie tied the knot in Las Vegas in 2016, but they briefly split in 2018.
They later reconciled and renewed their vows in 2023.
The “Somebody Save Me” singer has previously admitted to having cheated on his estranged wife ahead of getting sober from hard drugs.
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