Legendary TV Duos Who Couldn’t Stand Each Other In Real Life

You might think that you watch TV shows for the plot, but a lot of the time, in fact, we’d say 99% of the time it’s the chemistry between the lead actors that makes or breaks the show. You want them to get along, or have some sort of chemistry and banter that’s believable. So many of our favourite shows are centred around main characters, be it a couple, two best friends or a close-knit group of people. Friends, The Office, Scrub – you name it, they all have great chemistry and seem like they actually enjoy spending time together even when they’re not on set. But what you might not know is quite a few of your favourite TV show co-stars couldn’t stand each other and you would never know. Here are a few that might surprise you.

1. The X-Files: Mulder and Scully

There are few TV duos as famous and legendary as Mulder and Scully. It was so fun watching them on screen, and considering the show had 11 seasons, and how well they worked together it’s really surprising that while on set they actually hated each other. Apparently, they always argued and just couldn’t stand to be around each other. But thankfully none of that came across on the screen.

2. Gilmore Girls: Luke and Lorelei

These two took forever to actually become a couple on screen, but for most of the show their relationship was very flirty and they seemed to have incredible chemistry. We know the banter was in the script, but it seems impossible that these two wouldn’t get along. However, Lauren Graham has mentioned in interviews that while they’re not exactly enemies, they’re not even remotely close to being best friends either.