Since the show\u2019s end in 1974, fans have long been curious about the cast\u2019s lives off-screen, and recently Barry Williams<\/a> opened up about his real-life connection with costar Maureen McCormick<\/a>.<\/p>\n In a January 2026 episode of I\u2019m a Celebrity\u2026Get Me Out of Here! Australia,<\/a> the 71-year-old actor compared the cast’s off-camera romances to the dynamics of a reality dating show.<\/p>\n \u201cHave you ever been to Love Island?\u201d Williams asked Matt Zukowski<\/a>, who was the runner-up on Love Island Australia season 2. \u201cWell, it\u2019s kind of like that, you know? You look around, and you take in the environment, and you start chatting, and suddenly things are happening.\u201d<\/p>\n CBS via Getty Images Maureen McCormick and Barry Williams in ‘The Brady Bunch.’<\/p>\n Williams, who played Greg Brady, noted that he had dated McCormick, who played his sister Marcia Brady, \u201con and off for different times\u201d while working together on the series.<\/p>\n Reflecting on that period, he didn\u2019t hold back in describing her appeal, calling the now 69-year-old actress \u201cthe hottest girl on television at the time and cute as could be.\u201d<\/p>\n According to Williams, their relationship unfolded in an environment where the entire cast was closely intertwined.<\/p>\n “We were the only people we knew\u00a0and liked and cared about,” he explained.<\/p>\n \u201cWe had a great time together. And the rest of the kids all got together, either dating or being very friendly,\u201d he told Zukowski, breaking down the group dynamics by age: \u201cBobby and Cindy, the two youngest, Peter and Jan, the two middle kids, and then Greg and Marcia.\u201d<\/p>\n Williams also explained that the bonds formed on set went far beyond a typical workplace. \u201cWe were going through this whole thing together,\u201d he shared. \u201cAnd we were together as a television family more than with our own families at times of the year. So we knew each other, we trusted each other, and you know, we liked each other.\u201d<\/p>\n Rachel Luna\/Getty <\/p>\n Maureen McCormick and Barry Williams.<\/p>\n The dynamic between Williams and McCormick<\/a> clearly didn\u2019t go unnoticed by those around them. Last year, Christopher Knight<\/a> \u2013 who played middle brother Peter Brady \u2013 revisited the iconic \u201cA Room at the Top\u201d episode, in which his costars argued over the attic bedroom while on The Real Brady Bros.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cYou two were looking a little bit close, a little bit less like brother and sister and more like …\u201d Knight said, prompting Williams to interject, \u201cYou mean dreamy-eyed?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe longing kind of wide-eyed. Yeah. That was you. And she was looking dreamy,\u201d Knight, now 68, replied.<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n Today, both former child stars have moved on<\/a>. Williams has been married to Tina Mahina since 2017, while McCormick shares a daughter with her husband of over 40 years, Michael Cummings.<\/p>\n In September 2025, McCormick and her husband spoke to PEOPLE<\/a> about the key to being married for four decades. “You’ve got to have a sense of humor about things. You can’t take things too seriously,\u201d Cummings said. \u201cYou got to let things go and just love the one you’re with. It’s a lifetime deal.\u201d<\/p>\n Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n![\"CBS](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4935696a5c45d36a432c06ffa3d9ce5c.jpeg\"\/)
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