Liz Gillies is opening up about what made her controversial relationship and marriage with Michael Corcoran work.
The actress and singer once shared that she has a partner who is an “extremely talented musician” in Corcoran.
“When we first started dating, I thought, ‘Oh, we’re going to be like James Taylor and Carly Simon.’ And it’s like, no, actually that’s not what’s going to happen. We write music together and we write a lot together, but we choose our moments,” she said. Everybody in a new interview.
“We’re both very creative. Working together, you want to make sure that you get along and that things are peaceful, happy and fun. Sometimes it can get stressful because both We’re both very strong-willed and we have a lot of strong opinions,” she added.
Gillies went on to say that she feels “very lucky” to have worked with Corcoran, saying that she is “a charmer of a super talented musician.”
The singer added that the key to their successful marriage is that they are “best friends.”
“We laugh at the same things, we love the same shows, we are madly in love with our dogs,” she said. I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”
However, their relationship has been the subject of scrutiny. The couple caused controversy over their 20 year age gap as well as the time they met and started dating.
Corcoran is in charge of music for Nickelodeon’s winstarring Gillies. One person on TikTok pointed out that Gillies and Corcoran met when she was 16 and he was 36. They went on to point out that by the time Gillies turned 18, the pair had already started dating. They dated for 8 years before getting married.
Additionally, Corcoran worked with Dan Schneider on several shows. Notably, Schneider was the subject of several complaints with allegations from former cast members and staff, including allegations of sexism and requests for “massages from adult female co-workers.” Insider report.
He was also the subject of a 2024 documentary Silence on setaccused him of sexualizing child actors in his previous works. Schneider has denied all allegations against him.
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