Mischa Barton has admitted that she secretly dated her co-star Ben McKenzie when they were teenagers.
The actress, now 38, was 17 when she co-starred on The OC when she was 25. Over the years, she has faced speculation about their bond, but she admitted that their relationship was not limited to “only on screen.”
Misha said on the Call Her Daddy podcast: “I was a virgin and a child.
“Acting with people who are older than me was like, 'Wow, these guys know what they're doing.' There's a lot of relationships in this show, so you're just like, 'Wow, these guys know what they're doing.' You have to play the role.”
“I felt really unprepared.”
Misha added: “I was always a late bloomer when I was in school and never dated. I really had no idea what I was doing. So I felt like I needed to catch up.”
Misha also revealed that her relationship with Ben, now 45, was new to her, adding that she had “no idea” what she was getting into.
She said: “I think that also got things going in the wrong direction, because it was like people would get hooked on these shows and things would happen. But we did it very quickly. I put all my effort into it.
“So when you break up and things don't work out, and you're seen going on dates with other people. Infamously, there were a lot of dates on that show, and a lot of different people.”
Misha admitted that it was also “awkward” that their relationship “started right out of the gate” and that she felt “overwhelmed and not ready for it.”
She also talked about how the producers of the Fox series were concerned about their age difference when they had an off-screen relationship, adding, “They said, 'Misha is with Ben. “I remember him saying, 'It disappeared.'” he added. , she is only 17 and a half, 18 years old.
“The producers went to my parents. It was kind of a test.
Misha and Ben previously denied they were dating, with Misha branding the rumors about them as “very strange”.