Julia Stiles & Joseph Gordon-Levitt
It turns out Julia Stiles and Joseph Gordon-Levitt were madly in love with each other during filming 10 Things I Hate About You.
The film's director Gil Junger spilled the beans during a chat on the YouTube series Mirá a Quién Encontré.
The topic came up during a discussion about Julia's performance in the movie's classroom scene.
Her character Kat stands up to read out a poem she wrote.
The scene is incredibly emotional, and Junger revealed it only took Julia one take.
"That was maybe one of the most moving performances I've ever seen, and I've seen plenty."
"It just killed me. It was so raw, and it was so honest, and it was so vulnerable."
"I even asked her - I said, 'Where did that come from?'"
"And she told me, 'I was just thinking about' - that person's name that she was deeply in love with at the time."
He teased, "It wasn't me, certainly, but it wasn't Heath either."
"She, for a minute or 10, went out with Joseph Gordon-Levitt," Junger revealed.
"They were very, very attracted to each other, which was cool," he recalled.
The interviewer pointed out that Joseph and Julia didn't share many scenes together.
The director replied, "I know, right? Isn't that funny?"
"She's, like, professing her love to Heath, and she's in love with the guy who's waiting in his trailer to shoot the next scene."
"Yeah, but watching them, it was beautiful how much they enjoyed each other."
Watch the interview here:
In September 2017, Julia married Preston J. Cook.
The following month, they welcomed their first child together, a baby boy named Strummer.
Meanwhile, Joseph tied the knot with Tasha McCauley in 2014 and they have two boys together.
We think it's time to re-watch 10 Things I Hate About You.
