{"id":2016286,"date":"2025-09-12T09:30:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T09:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2016286"},"modified":"2025-09-12T09:30:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T09:30:06","slug":"a-wilmington-shot-series-has-among-best-romances-in-tv-history-fashion-magazine-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/a-wilmington-shot-series-has-among-best-romances-in-tv-history-fashion-magazine-says\/","title":{"rendered":"A Wilmington-shot series has among best romances in TV history, fashion magazine says"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Love stories. From fairy tales to television sitcoms, who doesn’t like to see couples falling in love, especially the couples that you thought will they or won’t they get together?<\/p>\n

According to Marie Claire fashion magazine, Wilmington-shot “One Tree Hill” has among the best romances in TV history with characters Haley and Nathan (played by Bethany Joy Lenz<\/a> and James Lafferty).<\/p>\n

“One Tree Hill” featured many dramatic pairings. But at the center of it all was Haley and Nathan, also known as Naley, (played by James Lafferty and Bethany Joy Lenz), writes Katherine J Igoe. Their relationship was grounded and mature \u2014 still considered one of the strongest in teen TV history.<\/p>\n

“One Tree Hill” was filmed in Wilmington for a decade and aired from 2003 to 2012 on The CW. It can currently be streamed on HBO Max and Hulu.<\/p>\n

Bethany Joy Lenz<\/a>, known for her role as Haley James Scott in “One Tree Hill,” was named Queen Azalea 2025 for the North Carolina Azalea Festival. Lenz lived and worked in Wilmington for years as a star of the series.<\/p>\n

Here’s Marie Claire’s complete list of the best romances in TV history<\/h2>\n
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    “ER” Doug and Carol (George Clooney and Julianna Margulies)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “Friday Night Lights” Coach Taylor (Kyle Chandler) and Tami (Connie Britton)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “Friends” Ross (David Schwimmer) and Rachel (Jennifer Aniston)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “Grey’s Anatomy” Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) and McDreamy (Patrick Dempsey)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “How I Met Your Mother” Marshall (Jason Segel) and Lily (Alyson Hannigan)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “I Love Lucy” Lucy and Ricky (Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “The Jeffersons” George (Sherman Hemsley) and Louise Jefferson (Isabel Sanford)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “The L Word” Alice (Leisha Hailey) and Dana (Erin Daniels)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “The Mindy Project” Mindy (Mindy Kaling) and Danny (Chris Messina)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “Moonlighting” David (Bruce Willis) and Maddie (Cybill Shepherd)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “New Girl” Jess (Zooey Deschanel) and grouchy Nick (Jake Johnson)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “Normal People” Marianne and Connell\u00a0(Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “The Office” Pam and Jim (Jenna Fischer and John Krasinski)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “One Tree Hill” Haley and Nathan, also known as Naley (James Lafferty and Bethany Joy Lenz)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “Orange is the New Black” Alex (Laura Prepon) and Piper (Taylor Schilling)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “Outlander” Claire (Caitr\u00edona Balfe) and Jamie (Sam Heughan)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “Parks and Recreation” Ben (Adam Scott) and Leslie (Amy Poehler)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “Pose” Angel (Indya Moore) and Lil Papi (Angel Bismark Curiel)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “Scandal” (Kerry Washington) and Fitz Grant (Tony Goldwyn)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “Schitt’s Creek” David (Dan Levy) and Patrick (Noah Reid)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “Shameless” Ian (Cameron Monaghan) and Mickey (Noel Fisher)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “This is Us” Randall and Beth (Sterling K. Brown and Susan Kelechi Watson)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “The Vampire Diaries” Elena and Damon, aka Team “Delena (Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “Veronica Mars” Veronica (Kristen Bell) and Logan (Jason William Dohring)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “The Walking Dead” Glenn (Steven Yeun) and Maggie (Lauren Cohan)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “The X Files” Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “Gilmore Girls” Luke (Scott Patterson) and Lorelai (Lauren Graham)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Angel (David Boreanaz)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    “You’re the Worst” Gretchen and Jimmy (Aya Cash and Chris Geere)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Cheryl M. Whitaker covers community news for the StarNews. Reach her at cheryl.whitaker@starnewsonline.com.<\/p>\n

    This article originally appeared on Wilmington StarNews: One Tree Hill, shot in Wilmington, NC, named among TV’s best romances<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

    \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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