Joshua Jackson & Diane Kruger: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

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Although Joshua Jackson is starring in a new Showtime series titled The Affair, in real life he’s in a longtime monogamous relationship.

The Dawson’s Creek alum has been dating German actress Diane Kruger since 2006.

Here’s what you need to know about their love story.

1. Their First Date Was Terrible

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Kruger told Conan O’Brien that she never agreed to a date, but only drinks. However, the actor had other plans and instead took her to an upscale restaurant.

“It was overgrown with beautiful flowers, to which I had a huge allergic reaction…like really, really bad. I was sneezing and coughing and my eyes were watery. I thought he might say, ‘Let’s call it a day. I’ll bring you home.’ And of course not. He talked about himself for an hour and a half. Nonstop,” she lamented.

His car, she said, was a “piece of sh**.”

She continued, “The door was eaten by his dog, it smelled so bad…if you know Josh, you know he was not the tidiest of guys, so trust me, it was not cute.”

Then he made his move.

“He leaned in for a kiss. I swear to God, at the end, I was like ‘Should I slap him?’” she said.

2. Diane Started Dating Him The Same Year She Split From Her Ex-Husband

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The actress took up with Jackson the same year she split from her husband of five years, French director Guillaume Canet.

In an interview with Marie Claire, she explained her past relationships. “Oh, I’m sure I punished many boys for my lack of a father figure. And I’m sure I dated many men who were much older than the men I should have been dating,” she said.

3. Diane’s Mom Found Out Josh Was Arrested

Kruger brought Jackson back home to meet her mother.

Unbeknownst to the couple, her mom produced Jackson’s 2002 mugshot, and started to question him.

In an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, Kruger said:

I thought we were doing really good. Then my mom goes, ‘Ahh, wait. I have something for you.’ She goes into the office and comes back with this classified folder of internet clippings of Josh with his mugshot. She thought it would be cute to go, ‘So, I see you’ve been arrested in 1997 at a hockey game. It says, ‘Whose fault was it?’

4. They’re Romantic

The Hollywood couple takes time from their busy schedules to lend support to each other.

She told Metro, “While we were shooting A Perfect Plan, my partner was shooting a show in Vancouver. So I flew from Kenya, via London, to Vancouver for 24 hours because we hadn’t seen each other in five weeks.”

5. She Doesn’t Intend to Marry

“I’m not married and don’t intend to be, and I never believed in love at first sight but I do believe opposites attract,” Kruger told Metro.

The couple does live together, and split their time between Paris and Vancouver. Watch Jackson’s interview above on Ellen where he talks about their living situation.