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Jack Quaid married his Boys costar, Claudia Doumit, in April
Quaid opened up about his wedding, which took place in Australia, for the first time during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The wedding featured a mechanical bull, cultural traditions and a surprise prank from his castmates
Jack Quaid is opening up about his marriage to The Boys costar Claudia Doumit for the first time.
During the 34-year-old actor’s appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!on Thursday, June 11, host Jimmy Kimmel, 58, congratulated him on his wedding in Australia two months ago. Quaid then proudly flashed his wedding band while sticking his tongue out. He enthusiastically shouted, “It happened! So happy about it,” before sharing more details from the big day.
“It was amazing,” the Novocaine star raved. “It was really fun.”
Jack Quaid holds up his hand and points to his wedding band
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Quaid’s wedding reportedly took place on April 18. The actor explained that his nuptials were held in Australia because Doumit, who is of Italian and Lebanese descent, was born and raised in Australia. The celebration also honored her heritage by featuring a few cultural wedding traditions.
“Half of her family’s Lebanese, and the thing they like to do in their weddings is… it was the beginning of the reception, we’re coming into the big tent, and we had a guy — I told none of the Americans this, they were very confused — I had a guy with a big drum, and then we came out, music played,” Quaid recalled. “Claudia’s Lebanese relatives, all her relatives, they got up [and] lifted us up on their shoulders. It was amazing. The Americans were very confused, but very game.”
Jack Quaid and Claudia Doumit at the 96th Oscars on March 10, 2024
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He added, “And if I had one note for my wedding, it’s that people got too amped, too fast. Because of the drums, it was like we were begging people to sit down and eat dinner. I remember I had friends coming up to my table, being like, ‘I don’t know what’s happening, but I love you!’ It was great. It was really good.”
Many stars from The Boys attended the wedding, and they surprised the couple by incorporating one years-long prank from set.
Over the course of the show, which came to an end after five seasons on May 20, the cast would have “cake wars.” They would embarrassingly present someone with a birthday cake and have everyone sing “Happy Birthday” to them when it wasn’t their birthday.
“And then at our wedding, me and Claudia are cutting the cake, The Boys’ side of the table just starts singing ‘Happy Birthday’ at the top of their lungs,” Quaid shared. “It’s amazing. So, yeah, very grateful for those people.”
Quaid’s wedding must-have? A mechanical bull.
“It was great. So many people did it, I did it. I somehow didn’t split my pants. It was wonderful. If you want people’s energy to get out in a different way, mechanical bull for the wedding. I really recommend it,” he said. “I have an amazing shot of [Claudia], full wedding dress, on a mechanical bowl. It was amazing.”
He continued, “To my knowledge, no one was hurt or injured. Kind of there was this weird montage of everyone in my life on a mechanical bull. It was very surreal.”
Claudia Doumit and Jack Quaid at the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, California, on March 27, 2022
Credit: Matt Winkelmeyer/VF22/WireImage
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Quaid met Doumit when she joined The Boys. Doumit appeared in seasons 2 through 4 as the head-popping superhero Victoria Neuman, while Quaid starred as protagonist Hughie Campbell for all five seasons.
The pair were first romantically linked in June 2022, and they made their red carpet debut as a couple at the 2024 Oscars.
Erin Moriarty, who plays Quaid’s love interest Annie/Starlight on The Boys, reflected on his wedding while exclusively chatting with PEOPLE on May 6 at a Sony Pictures Television FYC event in California.
“It’s always amazing to get together, especially in a foreign country, like in our own little bubble. It was wonderful. It was an amazing experience,” Moriarty said. “I feel very grateful to have been there, celebrating people we love so much. It was great to end the show with a celebration of love.”
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