The rookieis Eric Winter and Roselyn Sanchez prove that it is possible to have a long-lasting marriage in Hollywood.
Before they met, Winter was married to an actress Alison Ford from 2001 to 2005, while Sanchez was married to Gary Stretch from 1998 to 2001 Subsequently, the couple’s paths crossed in 2005. and the rest is history. After marrying in 2008, Sanchez and Winter expanded their family with children Sebela and Dylan.
The couple also moved on find success in their respective careers — but they were in no rush to share the screen.
“It had to be the right thing and something fun and sweet that was a family affair,” Winter said MediaVillage in 2019 for their Hallmark movie A taste of summer. “And that was that. Our son and daughter were able to join us, so they were on set and could be part of the experience.”
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Winter remembered learning new things about his wife.
“We blew up, but our process is very different. It was a lighthearted romantic comedy, so there was no point in being all crazy serious,” he exclusively said Us Weekly at that time. “Having fun on set and having fun with everyone.”
He continued: “Roselyn was so serious. I looked at her like, “Why do you look like you want to kill me? We work together, we must fall in love!’
Sanchez, meanwhile, was happy to star in a movie about some friendly competition that turns into love because felt close to home.
“In real life, it’s just our personalities. We have game nights with our friends and Eric is a lot more competitive than me when it comes to that kind of thing,” she said MediaVillage. “So, we do pick on each other and fight about it, but only because he’s freaking out of control. It’s always fun.”
Over the years, Sanchez and Winter have continued to find ways to collaborate on new projects and support each other’s professional endeavors. Keep scrolling to relive their romance:
2005
The duo met at a party, but it took another three months before Winter asked Sanchez out. During an interview with InStyleSanchez and Winter recalled going out for sushi before leaving for the weekend for their second date.
2007
After two years of dating, Winter proposed to Sanchez during a midnight kayaking trip in Puerto Rico, where she was born.
“I was petrified that she would drop the ring,” he told InStyle about popping the question. “It’s never been out of the box. She accepted. I closed the box and told her she could see it again on land.
2008
Sanchez and Winter tied the knot in a ceremony in Puerto Rico at Castillo de San Cristóbal.
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2012
Sanchez welcomed her and Winter’s first child, daughter Sebela.
“Welcome to the world beautiful Sebella Rose Winter! Mom and Dad love you! This joy is overwhelming. Thanks for all the well wishes!” she wrote via X at the time.
2017
Their son Dylan was born two years later, Sanchez said People in Spanish“After many years of dreaming about you, you came into our lives in perfect condition! We are all so happy for your arrival. Your sister Sebella Rose looks at you with indescribable tenderness. Thank you for choosing our family to start your life. We love you.”
Sanchez and Winter later revealed conceive their children through IVF.
“Thank God we have human beings who dedicate their lives to fertility doctors. They do wonders and (help) women like me who want to become mothers so much,” said the actress. “I think that’s a wonderful thing.”
Sanchez called the process “pretty intense and pretty brutal,” before revealing she lost her daughter Sebela’s twin “very early.” She subsequently went through more than six rounds of treatment before becoming pregnant with Dylan.
2017
After becoming parents, Sanchez and Winter collaborated professionally on a children’s book titled Sebi and the land of Cha Cha Cha. The bilingual venture was inspired by their desire to teach their daughter about her Puerto Rican heritage.
2019
During an interview on Hallmark’s Home & Family, Sanchez erupted in winter as a fathersaying: ‘He’s an amazing father. As a woman, when you’re thinking about becoming a mother at some point, you’re very blessed and very lucky if you find someone who’s going to be an amazing father.”
Winter had similar praise for Sanchez. “I admire her drive and dedication to whatever she wants to do,” he said. “She tells me all the time, ‘I want to do this, I have no idea how I’m going to do it, but I want to do this.'” And she does. It’s a real inspiration to me.”
2019
“We’re complete opposites in almost everything, which is really ironic,” Sanchez quipped during a joint interview with us. “We always try to find ways to cooperate, to work together. If we work together, it means that we will be in the same place and that the family stays together.
Sanchez even remember that it represents reality television show. “For a second I was like, ‘Oh.’ Then he says, ‘Definitely not. We don’t do reality TV. So that’s not going to work,” Sanchez said, before joking that her husband was afraid they would divorce if they made their lives so public, to which Winter added: “I don’t think I can put my whole life out there there every week. We argue enough about what she posts on Instagram!”
He continued: “People who know us have been telling us this for a while. They’re like, “You guys are crazy! You argue about everything in a funny way. You laugh about it together.
2019
In addition to participating in A taste of summerSánchez and Winter branched out with their podcast, He Said, Ella Dijo.
“Roselyn Sanchez is quirky, fiery and sassy. She met her match in clean-cut type-A actor, perfectionist Eric Winter,” reads the show’s official description. “Aries and Cancer aren’t a perfect match, but they fight the signs and have been together for 15 years.”
2020
Sanchez appeared on ABC’s hit series Winter The rookie. The hit series followed police offers from a Los Angeles precinct. Winter’s performance as Tim Bradford left an impression – especially once the show started explore his screen chemistry with Melissa O’Neillwho plays Lucy Chen.
2021
Continuing the trend to share the screen, Winter made a guest appearance on Sanchez’s Fox series Fantasy Islandwhich was inspired by the original 1977 series.
2022
“We’re like opposites and nobody understands how we are – 17 years together now, two kids later – people are always like, ‘How the hell do you make it work?’ Because you don’t agree with everything,” Sanchez told us. “But it’s funny, you know? We do it with respect, we do it with honesty.”
Sanchez joked that their podcast is “almost like a therapy session” as they continue to learn life lessons about parenting while “laughing while doing it.”
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2023
Deadline reported that the comedy series The yardwhich will star Winter and Sanchez, worked at Fox.
2024
Winter celebrated her and Sanchez’s anniversary by writing on Instagram, “16 years ago I asked you to marry me and I can honestly say those were the best years of my life! 19 years together and counting, and I’m excited about the memories we’ll continue to make. Te amo mucho and 🥂 for the life we continue to build together. Happy anniversary @roselyn_sanchez ❤️.”
