When first met her future husband Freddie Prinze Jr. in 1997 on the set of horror slasher I Know What You Did Last Summer, he was already dating a girl that she knew.
The 48-year-old Daytime winner was driving an hour to get to a gym in Wilmington every day when suddenly, her 50-year-old silver fox graciously offered to drive her into town so he could run errands.
'I was like, "Oh my god, that would be amazing!" Because I literally had just gotten my driver's license. I grew up in . Like I took a subway. I didn't drive,' Gellar recalled in her new People cover story.
'So he drove me and that was like the first time that we really hung out and it was so random because we didn't know each other that well but that's when we got to know each other.'
The Star Search judge and Prinze Jr. eventually went public with their relationship three years later in January 2000.
Gellar and the Wrestling with Freddie podcaster impressively celebrated their 23rd wedding anniversary last September, and they're proud parents of 16-year-old daughter Charlotte and 13-year-old son Rocky.
When Sarah Michelle Gellar (L) first met her future husband Freddie Prinze Jr. (R) in 1997 on the North Carolina set of horror slasher I Know What You Did Last Summer, he was already dating a girl that she knew
The 48-year-old Daytime Emmy winner was driving an hour to get to a gym in Wilmington every day when suddenly, her 50-year-old silver fox graciously offered to drive her into town so he could run errands (pictured March 8)
When asked about the secret to long-lasting marriage, the Golden Globe nominee said: 'One bedroom, two bathrooms. You don't have to be so fancy that there's two bathrooms in your bedroom! There just has to be another bathroom available...[It] stops a lot of petty fighting.'
Gellar continued: 'I always say I'm two people. I'm Sarah Michelle Gellar and I'm Sarah Prinze. They're different people. [Prinze] has a quieter life and a private life. And we're allowed to live in that. And our fans have been so respectful of that.'
The Long Island-born scream queen and Prinze Jr. are simply willing to put the work in to sustain their wedded bliss.
'I was like, "Oh my god, that would be amazing!" Because I literally had just gotten my driver's license. I grew up in New York City. Like I took a subway. I didn't drive,' Gellar recalled in her new People cover story (pictured in 2000)
She continued: 'So he drove me and that was like the first time that we really hung out and it was so random because we didn't know each other that well but that's when we got to know each other' (pictured in 2000)
The Star Search judge and Prinze Jr. eventually went public with their relationship three years later in January 2000 (pictured in 2000)
Gellar and the Wrestling with Freddie podcaster impressively celebrated their 23rd wedding anniversary last September, and they're proud parents of 16-year-old daughter Charlotte and 13-year-old son Rocky (pictured in 2022)
When asked about the secret to long-lasting marriage, the Golden Globe nominee said: 'One bedroom, two bathrooms. You don't have to be so fancy that there's two bathrooms in your bedroom! There just has to be another bathroom available...[It] stops a lot of petty fighting'
2025 vs. 2000: Gellar continued, 'I always say I'm two people. I'm Sarah Michelle Gellar and I'm Sarah Prinze. They're different people. [Prinze] has a quieter life and a private life. And we're allowed to live in that. And our fans have been so respectful of that'
The Long Island-born scream queen's comments came five days after she was 'blindsided' with the news that Hulu decided not to move forward with the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot helmed by Hamnet director Chloé Zhao (R, pictured September 2)
Gellar will next appear on Bravo boozy talk show Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen this Thursday alongside fellow guest Dorit Kemsley (pictured Wednesday)
The Dexter: Original Sin star has been hard at work promoting her role as Ursula Danforth in Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin's action-horror comedy Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, which hits US theaters March 27 and UK theaters April 10.
The RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars guest judge will next appear on Bravo boozy talk show Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen this Thursday alongside fellow guest Dorit Kemsley.
