Rachel Zegler Is Dating Her 'West Side Story' Co-Star, Josh Andrés Rivera

For actors who tend to spend a lot of time on sets, it is not unexpected to see them fall in love with their co-stars with whom they have spent a lot of time together.

2021 film, "West Side Story" starred two young Hollywood talents, Rachel Zeglerand Josh Andrés Rivera. The movie garnered critical acclaim from fans and critics alike who enjoyed the enthralling performance delivered by the cast.

While the movie might be in the news after gathering claims for possible awards, its stars Zegler and Rivera are also making the headlines for reportedly beginning a new love adventure away from the big screen. Find out more below.

Valentine's day came with what many would call a revelation from Zegler and Rivera about their alleged relationship. The actress posted a black-and-white selfie on Instagram of herself and her co-star from the film musical with the caption "committing valen-crimes."

Also, Rivera fed her while they were eating dinner together in a video on her Instagram Story, and she wrote, "happy love day from me n mine."

Fans concluded that the pair's bond was beyond a platonic relationship and had delved into a full-blown love affair. Although the duo is yet to confirm the news, the prevalent idea is the couple had fallen in love a while ago but would like to keep it under wraps.

Fans can recall that Zegler portrayed Maria, Tony's love interest in "West Side Story. " Additionally, Rivera played Maria's would-be love interest, who became a prominent opponent in the Sharks against Jets scuffles.

Rivera has previously featured with Zegler on her Instagram. However, she has been tight-lipped about their dating status when fans quizzed her in the comment section. She captioned a photo of herself holding him,

"spending Christmas eve with a man i have never met before, maybe you know him, he seems pretty cool— like he could be the love child of iron man and john wick, idk though."

She also shared more photos of herself and Rivera conducting promotion for the film, commenting alongside the posts, "very awesome week!" On Valentine's Day last year, Zegler tweeted, "I adore Josh Andres Rivera," and uploaded many images of the couple together.

Via the tidbits, fans believe it was only a matter of time the pair started dating, even if they were not dating at those instances.

The 2022 edition of the Academy Awards will is weeks away, and fans are waiting to see how well their favorite films will perform at the ceremony.

After the announcement by the showrunners about the nominees for each category, Zegler praised "West Side Story's" seven Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director.

"thankful to have been a part of a film that has captured so many people's hearts, just as it captured ours from day one. and thankful to the academy for seven nominations, including best picture, but mostly thankful for Steven Spielberg. that about sums it up," she said in a statement. "thank you for all the well wishes, and all the love. it has been felt and felt deeply. til next time. x"

The movie's plot was set in the mid-1950s in New York City's Upper West Side, then a multicultural, middle-class neighborhood, and mirrored William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet."

The bad blood between the Jets and the Sharks, two young street gangs of huge racial differences, was also chronicled in the musical.

The Sharks, a Puerto Rican gang, are often mocked by the Jets, a white group. Tony, the teenage protagonist and former Jets member and the closest buddy of the gang's commander, Riff, stepped out of line by falling in love with Maria, the sister of Bernardo, the Sharks' leader.