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Conrad Fishermight still be vying for Isabel “Belly” Conklin’s heart onThe Summer I Turned Pretty, butChristopher Brineyonly has eyes for his own real-life Isabel — girlfriend of two yearsIsabel Machado.
When asked why their relationship works, the actor told PEOPLE at the 2023 Women’s Wear Daily Honors on Tuesday: “We were friends first.”
Machado noted, “We were roommates first.”
Briney explained of their meet-cute as schoolmates andcostarsat Pace University: “We went to college together and we lived together. We knew that we could do it.”
They made their red carpet debut as a couple atThe Summer I Turned Prettyseason 2premiere in July and occasionally document their relationship on Instagram, includingcute tributesand asweet anniversary postfrom June 23, 2022, where Briney wrote, “a whole year!? i could never want anything else 💘.”
Ahead of the second season ofThe Summer I Turned Pretty, Briney spoke with PEOPLE at June’s TAG Heuer Flagship Boutique Opening Event in New York City, sayinghe feels most confident“when my girlfriend tells me I’m pretty.”
He also shared some style advice from Machado: “The biggest thing [she has told me] is just wear something that you think is cool. Not something that you think someone else thinks is cool. It’s hard to do that, easier said than done.”
And even when the fashion risks don’t pay off, Machado told PEOPLE: “We support each other in anything. It doesn’t matter … if it’s a hell yes, it’s a hell yes, and if [one of us] is going to do [something, the other] is going to support you.”
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The Summer I Turned Prettycan be streamed in full on Amazon Prime Video.
source: people.com
