{"id":403702,"date":"2026-01-12T22:13:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T22:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/403702\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T22:13:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T22:13:17","slug":"inside-rose-byrne-and-bobby-cannavales-private-romance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/403702\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale’s Private Romance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Originally appeared on E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n

Since Bobby Cannavale does, indeed, have legs, he might just be kicking himself for missing partner<\/a> Rose Byrne<\/a>‘s win for Best Female Actor \u2013 Musical\/Comedy at the 2026 Golden Globes<\/a> Jan. 11.<\/p>\n

Though the reason for his absence is rather, uh, wild.<\/p>\n

“I want to thank my husband, Bobby Cannavale,” the If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You star said while accepting her trophy at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. “He couldn’t be here because we’re getting a bearded dragon, and he went to a reptile expo in New Jersey.”<\/p>\n

It was a plan hatched by their sons Rocco, 9, and Rafael, 8.<\/p>\n

“He can\u2019t come, which is such a bummer,” the actress said<\/a> on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ahead of the Nikki Glaser<\/a>-hosted ceremony, explaining why brother George Byrne would serve as her plus-one. The expo “is the place to go,” she detailed, noting it’d be a “parent fail” if they didn’t follow through on their promise.<\/p>\n

And speaking of vows, the two have taken to using the terms husband and wife rather colloquially some 14 years into their romance, and a decade after Byrne began wearing a rather sparkly ring on her left hand.<\/p>\n

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“I hate all the other words! It’s just easier to say ‘husband and wife,'” Cannavale explained to Vulture<\/a> in January 2020. “‘Boyfriend and girlfriend’ feels so young. ‘Partner’ feels so sterile.”<\/p>\n

Though Byrne wasn’t totally opposed to one unstuffy suggestion, joking, “My lover, Bobby.”<\/p>\n

They’d been planning to wed, she noted, “and then another baby, and then\u2014”<\/p>\n

Bottom line, Cannavale summed up, “Who gives a s–t. It’s just funny what people care about.”<\/p>\n

And though the Cuban-Italian New Jersey native and the Australian actress would describe themselves as decidedly private\u2014”It’s way more interesting for other people than it is for us,” he told Vulture of their romance\u2014fans have been invested in their journey from the beginning.<\/p>\n

\"Rose<\/p>\n

Scott Kowalchyk\/CBS<\/p>\n

Introduced by mutual friends in 2012 when Byrne, now 46, was wrapping her five-season run in the legal psychodrama Damages, “the chemistry between them, it\u2019s just so remarkable,” her costar Glenn Close<\/a> told Vanity Fair<\/a> in 2019. Not to mention, “they\u2019re both kind of universally loved.”<\/p>\n

Soon they were teaming up for both business and pleasure, playing a married couple in the 2014 indie Adult Beginners, co-starring in a remake of Annie that same year, portraying villains in 2015 comedy Spy and finally taking to the stage mere blocks from their house in Brooklyn’s Boerum Hill for Simon Stone’s adaption of Euripides’ tragedy Medea.<\/p>\n

Despite the dicey material, the two maintain a burning desire to play off one another more frequently.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s hard,” Byrne told Vulture of finding the right opportunities. “You have two parents not putting kids to bed. That\u2019s the biggest part of the decision.”<\/p>\n

But when it works…<\/p>\n

At this point, “We’ve worked together in TV and film,” the 55-year-old told Us Weekly<\/a> in October of making a cameo on her Apple TV+ series Platonic. “We have done a play together and we’ve made commercials together. It’s nice and it’s unusual to get to go to work together in any capacity\u2014in any profession. We’re parents of small children and it’s nice to be able to go to work together and the kids know where we are. We’re together. It’s good and just a family band.”<\/p>\n

Though, admittedly, there are times they’re not convinced everyone in their household is in perfect harmony.<\/p>\n

“We hear them talking about us in the room,” Cannavale\u2014also dad to actor Jake Cannavale with ex-wife Jenny Lumet\u2014revealed to Stephen Colbert<\/a> during a January 2020 appearance on The Late Show<\/a>. “Like, in the morning before we come in. You know, the 4-year-old helps the 2-year-old out of the sleep sack so he can climb out of the crib. He pulls him out.”<\/p>\n

\"Rose<\/p>\n

David Fisher\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

In other words, “They’re conspiring,” he continued. “And it sounds like they’re upset about something.”<\/p>\n

Their eldest is “very sensitive,” Cannavale added, while his little brother has earned the nickname Seal Team 6 “because he’s crazy and he’s a killer.”<\/p>\n

A particularly brute one at that.<\/p>\n

After a stint in Toronto, where Byrne was portraying Gloria Steinem in the FX miniseries Mrs. America, the family was packing for their return to NYC “and we had this big moving box,” Cannavale detailed. Rocco climbed in and attempted to keep his brother out, “So, Rafa grabbed him by the hair and he pulled him down with the box. Pulled him out by the hair and crawled in.”<\/p>\n

Theirs is a particularly ordinary existence, with Cannavale taking on the role of family planner while Byrne is “a little bit more moment to moment,” she admitted to Vulture. “That\u2019s why we\u2019re a good yin and yang.”<\/p>\n

But they have no issue acting as unmistakably dysfunctional couples.<\/p>\n

\"Bobby<\/p>\n

Joe Schildhorn\/BFA\/REX\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

Because no doubt, the Emmy winner is her favorite co-star.<\/p>\n

“He is one of a kind, man!” she gushed to In Style<\/a> in 2017. “He\u2019s endlessly interesting and entertaining. When something is special, it\u2019s hard to articulate it, but I feel really lucky.”<\/p>\n

Same, same for Cannavale.<\/p>\n

“Rose is my favorite actor on the planet,” he stressed to Us Weekly. “I’m always surprised and amazed at her work. The different qualities that she brings to all these characters\u2014I never see her the same way twice. I would like to show up for her\u2014unequivocally\u2014for anything that she’s a part of.”<\/p>\n

You know, as long as there’s not a bearded dragon to fetch.<\/p>\n

“It’s going well,” Byrne told Extra<\/a> after scooping up her trophy. “We’ve got the guy. He’s really cute and he’s in the house.”<\/p>\n

“Bobby is doing God’s work,” she added. “This is easy.”<\/p>\n

Of course, Byrne wasn’t the only one to walk away from the Golden Globes as a winner. Check out the full list of victors below.<\/p>\n

Best Male Actor \u2013 Television \u2013 Musical\/Comedy<\/p>\n

\"<p>Best<\/p>\n

Adam Brody\u2014Nobody Wants This<\/p>\n

Steve Martin\u2014Only Murders in the Building<\/p>\n

Glen Powell\u2014Chad Powers<\/p>\n

WINNER: Seth Rogen\u2014The Studio<\/p>\n

Martin Short\u2014Only Murders in the Building<\/p>\n

Jeremy Allen White\u2014The Bear<\/p>\n

Best Male Actor \u2013 Motion Picture \u2013 Musical\/Comedy<\/p>\n

\"<p>Best<\/p>\n

WINNER: Timothee Chalamet\u2014Marty Supreme<\/p>\n

George Clooney\u2014Jay Kelly<\/p>\n

Leonardo DiCaprio\u2014One Battle After Another<\/p>\n

Ethan Hawke\u2014Blue Moon<\/p>\n

Lee Byung-Hun\u2014No Other Choice<\/p>\n

Jesse Plemons\u2014Bugonia<\/p>\n

Best Female Actor \u2013 Television \u2013 Drama<\/p>\n

\"<p>Best<\/p>\n

Kathy Bates\u2014Matlock <\/p>\n

Britt Lower\u2014Severance<\/p>\n

Helen Mirran\u2014Mobland<\/p>\n

Bella Ramsey\u2014The Last of Us<\/p>\n

Keri Russell\u2014The Diplomat<\/p>\n

WINNER: Rhea Seehorn\u2014Pluribus<\/p>\n

Best Male Actor \u2013 Motion Picture \u2013 Drama<\/p>\n

\"<p>Best<\/p>\n

Joel Edgerton\u2014Train Dreams<\/p>\n

Oscar Isaac\u2014Frankenstein<\/p>\n

Dwayne Johnson\u2014The Smashing Machine<\/p>\n

Michael B. Jordan\u2014Sinners<\/p>\n

WINNER: Wagner Moura\u2014The Secret Agent<\/p>\n

Jeremy Allen White\u2014Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere<\/p>\n

Best Female Actor \u2013 Motion Picture \u2013 Drama<\/p>\n

\"<p>Best<\/p>\n

WINNER: Jessie Buckley\u2014Hamnet<\/p>\n

Jennifer Lawrence\u2014Die My Love<\/p>\n

Renate Reinsve\u2014Sentimental Value<\/p>\n

Julia Roberts\u2014After the Hunt<\/p>\n

Tessa Thompson\u2014Hedda<\/p>\n

Eva Victor\u2014Sorry, Baby<\/p>\n

Best Picture \u2013 Musical or Comedy<\/p>\n

\"<p>Best<\/p>\n

Marty Supreme<\/p>\n

Bugonia <\/p>\n

Blue Moon<\/p>\n

No Other Choice<\/p>\n

Nouvelle Vague<\/p>\n

WINNER: One Battle After Another<\/p>\n

Best Female Actor \u2013 Television \u2013 Musical\/Comedy<\/p>\n

\"<p>Best<\/p>\n

Kristen Bell\u2014Nobody Wants This<\/p>\n

Ayo Edebiri\u2014The Bear<\/p>\n

Natasha Lyonne\u2014Poker Face<\/p>\n

Selena Gomez\u2014Only Murders in the Building<\/p>\n

Jenna Ortega\u2014Wednesday<\/p>\n

WINNER: Jean Smart\u2014Hacks<\/p>\n

Best Picture\u2014Drama<\/p>\n

\"<p>Best<\/p>\n

Sentimental Value<\/p>\n

WINNER: Hamnet<\/p>\n

Frankenstein<\/p>\n

It Was Just an Accident<\/p>\n

The Secret Agent<\/p>\n

Sentimental Value<\/p>\n

Sinners<\/p>\n

Best Drama Series\u2014Television<\/p>\n

\"<p>Best<\/p>\n

The Diplomat<\/p>\n

WINNER: The Pitt<\/p>\n

Pluribus<\/p>\n

Severance<\/p>\n

Slow Horses<\/p>\n

The White Lotus<\/p>\n

Best Male Actor \u2013 Television \u2013 Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Motion Picture<\/p>\n

\"<p>Best<\/p>\n

Jacob Elordi\u2014The Narrow Road to the Deep North<\/p>\n

Paul Giamatti\u2014Black Mirror<\/p>\n

WINNER: Stephen Graham\u2014Adolescence<\/p>\n

Charlie Hunnam\u2014Monster: The Ed Gein Story<\/p>\n

Jude Law\u2014Black Rabbit<\/p>\n

Matthew Rhys\u2014The Beast in Me<\/p>\n

Best Supporting Female Actor \u2013 Television<\/p>\n

\"<p>Best <\/p>\n

WINNER: Erin Doherty\u2014Adolescence<\/p>\n

Carrie Coon\u2014The White Lotus<\/p>\n

Hannah Einbender\u2014Hacks<\/p>\n

Catherine O’Hara\u2014The Studio<\/p>\n

Parker Posey\u2014The White Lotus<\/p>\n

Aimee Lou Wood\u2014The White Lotus<\/p>\n

Best Supporting Male Actor\u2014Motion Picture<\/p>\n

\"<p>Best<\/p>\n

Benecio del Toro\u2014One Battle After Another<\/p>\n

Jacob Elordi\u2014Frankenstein<\/p>\n

Paul Mescal\u2014Hamnet<\/p>\n

Sean Penn\u2014One Battle After Another<\/p>\n

Adam Sandler\u2014Jay Kelly<\/p>\n

WINNER: Stellan Skarsgard\u2014Sentimental Value<\/p>\n

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Drama<\/p>\n

\"<p>Best<\/p>\n

Sterling K. Brown\u2014Paradise <\/p>\n

Diego Luna\u2014Andor<\/p>\n

Gary Oldman\u2014Slow Horses <\/p>\n

Mark Ruffalo\u2014Task<\/p>\n

Adam Scott\u2014Severance<\/p>\n

WINNER: Noah Wyle\u2014The Pitt<\/p>\n

Best Supporting Male Actor \u2013 Television<\/p>\n

\"<p>Best<\/p>\n

WINNER: Owen Cooper\u2014Adolescence<\/p>\n

Billy Crudup\u2014The Morning Show<\/p>\n

Walton Goggins\u2014The White Lotus<\/p>\n

Jason Isaacs\u2014The White Lotus<\/p>\n

Tramell Tillman\u2014Severance<\/p>\n

Ashley Waters\u2014Adolescence<\/p>\n

Best Original Song\u2014Motion Picture<\/p>\n

\"<p>Best<\/p>\n

“Dream as One”\u2014Avatar: Fire and Ash; Miley Cyrus, Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson, Simon Franglen<\/p>\n

WINNER: “Golden”\u2014K:Pop Demon Hunters; Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo, Park Hong Jun, Kim Eun-jae (EJAE), Mark Sonnenblick<\/p>\n

“I Lied to You”\u2014Sinners; Raphael Saadiq, Ludwig G\u00f6ransson<\/p>\n

“No Place Like Home”\u2014Wicked: For Good; Stephen Schwartz <\/p>\n

“The Girl in the Bubble”\u2014Wicked: For Good; Stephen Scwartz <\/p>\n

“Train Dreams”\u2014Train Dreams; Nick Cave, Bryce Dessner<\/p>\n

Best Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Motion Picture<\/p>\n

\"<p>Best<\/p>\n

WINNER: Adolescence<\/p>\n

All Her Fault<\/p>\n

The Beast in Me<\/p>\n

Black Mirror<\/p>\n

Dying for Sex<\/p>\n

The Girlfriend<\/p>\n

Best Female Actor \u2013 Motion Picture \u2013 Musical\/Comedy<\/p>\n

\"<p>Best<\/p>\n

WINNER: Rose Byrne\u2014If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You<\/p>\n

Cynthia Erivo\u2014Wicked: For Good<\/p>\n

Kate Hudson\u2014Song Sung Blue<\/p>\n

Chase Infiniti\u2014One Battle After Another<\/p>\n

Amanda Seyfried\u2014The Testament of Ann Lee<\/p>\n

Emma Stone\u2014Bugonia<\/p>\n

Best Female Actor \u2013 Television \u2013 Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Motion Picture<\/p>\n

\"<p>Best<\/p>\n

Claire Danes\u2014The Beast in Me<\/p>\n

Rashida Jones\u2014Black Mirror<\/p>\n

Amanda Seyfried\u2014Long Bright River<\/p>\n

Sarah Snook\u2014All Her Fault<\/p>\n

WINNER: Michelle Williams\u2014Dying for Sex<\/p>\n

Robin Wright\u2014The Girlfriend<\/p>\n

Best Supporting Female Actor \u2013 Motion Picture<\/p>\n

\"<p>Best<\/p>\n

Emily Blunt\u2014The Smashing Machine<\/p>\n

Elle Fanning\u2014Sentimental Value<\/p>\n

Ariana Grande\u2014Wicked: For Good<\/p>\n

Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas\u2014Sentimental Value<\/p>\n

Amy Madigan\u2014Weapons<\/p>\n

WINNER: Teyana Taylor\u2014One Battle After Another<\/p>\n

Best Cinematic and Box Office Achievement<\/p>\n

\"<p>Best<\/p>\n

Avatar: Fire and Ash<\/p>\n

F1<\/p>\n

KPop Demon Hunters<\/p>\n

Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning<\/p>\n

WINNER: Sinners<\/p>\n

Weapons <\/p>\n

Wicked: For Good<\/p>\n

Zootopia 2<\/p>\n

Best Animated Motion Picture<\/p>\n

\"<p>Best<\/p>\n

Arco<\/p>\n

Demon Slayer: Kimestu No Yaiba Infinity Castle<\/p>\n

Elio <\/p>\n

Little Amelie or The Character of the Rain<\/p>\n

WINNER: KPop Demon Hunters<\/p>\n

Zootopia 2<\/p>\n

Best Musical or Comedy Series\u2014Television<\/p>\n

\"<p>Best<\/p>\n

Abbott Elementary<\/p>\n

The Bear<\/p>\n

Hacks<\/p>\n

Nobody Wants This<\/p>\n

Only Murders in the Building<\/p>\n

WINNER: The Studio<\/p>\n

Best Director – Motion Picture<\/p>\n

\"<p>Best<\/p>\n

WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson\u2014One Battle After Another<\/p>\n

Ryan Coogler\u2014Sinners<\/p>\n

Guillermo del Toro\u2014Frankenstein<\/p>\n

Jafar Panahi\u2014It Was an Accident<\/p>\n

Joachim Trier\u2014Sentimental Value<\/p>\n

Chloe Zhao\u2014Hamnet<\/p>\n

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture<\/p>\n

\"<p>Best<\/p>\n

WINNER: One Battle After Another\u2014Paul Thomas Anderson<\/p>\n

Marty Supreme\u2014Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein <\/p>\n

Sinners\u2014Ryan Coogler<\/p>\n

It Was Just an Accident\u2014Jafar Panahi <\/p>\n

Sentimental Value\u2014Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier<\/p>\n

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