by At the end of 2008, the couple went on their first date and they tied the knot in 2010.
Reflect on their love story during a recent appearance Late Show Stephen Colbert and Emily revealed a sweet detail about history, the first of many.
During a quick poll, Stephen asked Emily if she really had anything to throw on.
After thinking about it, Devil Wears Prada The actor said he had a “really horrible, old, royal blue velvet jacket” that he never wore but couldn’t throw away.
“I don’t. I wore it at John’s and on my first date and I didn’t throw it away,” she said hesitantly.
The host said he was right to keep the suit, causing Emily to repeat how terrible it was.
“But this is such a lousy jacket! He’s sitting there and I’m like, ‘This is a lousy jacket!
Fortunately, John also seemed unaffected by the suspicious jacket, but Emily joked that she never asked him to wear it again.
“He sent me a note: ‘Don’t put on your jacket, you’ll have another date’,” he teased.
Emily had previously told The Hollywood Reporter that she and John were very comfortable on their first date and that she was the one who asked him out.
After she agreed, the two started eating pizza in her apartment – and I guess they say the rest is history.
The couple now shares two daughters, Hazel and Violet, and prefer to keep their family life quite private.
However, Emily opened up about her and John’s first meeting over dinner with their mutual friend, Justin Theroux.
“It’s a bit of a sad, lame story,” he told Seth Meyers in 2018. He was at the restaurant. I was sitting with a mutual friend. This is our romantic comedy. This is!”
“He just stood there and made me laugh,” he said, confirming that he knew “immediately” that it was him.
Ironically enough, Emily admitted that she didn’t know much about John’s career at the time, but was “sort of aware that he was vaguely recognizable” thanks to the role. Office.
“I was a big fan of the British OfficeShe went on to say that she quickly “watched” the US version played by her husband-to-be.
And it looks like Emily and John’s daughters are starting to become fans. Office Even after John admitted there was some confusion about his original job as a result of the iconic role.
Thanks to the fans who approached him on the street and told him how they knew him. OfficeJohn explained Late Show Earlier this month, her kids think she works from 9 to 5.
And knowing that their mother was a superstar actor led the girls to assume that Emily’s decision to settle down with a normal guy was an act of “philanthropy.”
“My kids were like, ‘You’re so good for marrying an accountant! That’s very nice,’” he joked. “Because they don’t know what I’m doing.”
