{"id":2419389,"date":"2026-05-16T11:13:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T11:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2419389"},"modified":"2026-05-16T11:13:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T11:13:14","slug":"kelli-giddishs-magical-meet-cute-with-her-husband-began-when-he-was-her-driver-on-law-order-svu-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kelli-giddishs-magical-meet-cute-with-her-husband-began-when-he-was-her-driver-on-law-order-svu-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelli Giddish&#8217;s &#8216;Magical&#8217; Meet-Cute with Her Husband Began When He Was Her Driver on \u201cLaw &#038; Order: SVU\u201d (Exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kelli Giddish met her husband Beau Richards when he was her driver on the set of <em>SVU<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We prayed for stoplights,&#8221; Giddish tells PEOPLE of first falling in love with Richards<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The season 27 finale of <em>Law &amp; Order: Special Victims Unit<\/em> airs Thursday, May 14 at 9 p.m. ET on NBC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kelli-giddish-returns-law-and-order-svu-season-27-11831411\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Kelli Giddish;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kelli Giddish&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Kelli Giddish<\/a> has <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/meet-law-and-order-svu-cast-real-life-partners-11822351\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Law &amp; Order: Special Victims Unit;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Law &amp;amp&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Law &amp; Order: Special Victims Unit<\/em><\/a> to thank for introducing her to her husband.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Giddish, who rejoined the long-running NBC show as a series regular this season, first met her now-husband Beau Richards when he was her driver.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;[He&#8217;s] just one of those people that you sit beside and you&#8217;re like, &#8216;I&#8217;m fine being completely quiet and I&#8217;m just comfortable,'&#8221; Giddish tells PEOPLE while chatting about the <em>SVU<\/em> season 27 finale, which airs Thursday, May 14. &#8220;And he drove me for a while, and we became friends, and then all of a sudden we were like, &#8216;Wait a minute, I miss you when I don&#8217;t see you.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Kelli Giddish and Beau Richards attend the New York City Ballet Spring Gala at Lincoln Center on May 07, 2026 in New York City<br \/>Credit: James Devaney\/GC Images<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Giddish says their friendship evolved slowly into a &#8220;magical&#8221; relationship, and they even spent the pandemic together before getting married in 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I know it was a really hard time for a lot of people, but I think a lot of people took advantage of it like we did to go, &#8216;We don&#8217;t have work to go to; we just have these beautiful kids and me and you and time,'&#8221; she says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/law-and-order-svu-star-kelli-giddish-introduces-baby-no-3-son-oldie-7969984\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Giddish and Richards share son Oldie;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Giddish and Richards share son Oldie&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Giddish and Richards share son Oldie<\/a>, 2, who was born in June 2023. Giddish is also mom to sons Ludo, 10, and Charlie, 7, whom she shares with her ex-husband, Lawrence Faulborn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I feel really lucky now,&#8221; says Giddish. &#8220;[Beau&#8217;s] such a great father, such a great stepfather.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Giddish resides in New York with her family given her long-running tenure on <em>SVU<\/em>, and now with a break from filming, she&#8217;s ready to soak up the nice weather and time with loved ones. In fact, just recently, Giddish says she was overwhelmed with gratitude\u2014 so much so that she called Beau.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Kelli Giddish with her three sons and husband BeauCredit: Kelli Giddish\/Instagram\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Gk8n5w9DYPQB0vQktWcxaw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/1dfe1a5029bb2fb3fb2ca8f4c7a29081\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Kelli Giddish with her three sons and husband Beau<br \/>Credit: Kelli Giddish\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It&#8217;s funny, here in New York, we&#8217;ve had a long, intense winter. And about three weeks ago, it finally hit 70 degrees, and I remember I dropped off our two-year-old and I called Beau and I just left him a message and I go, &#8216;I just want to tell you, I&#8217;m just so grateful for you. And I love our boys and I love our life and I&#8217;m just so, so happy. All right. I love you. Have a good day.&#8217; And I was like, &#8216;What got into me?&#8217; The sun! The sun is out!&#8221; she recalls, laughing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PEOPLE'&quot;}\"><strong> PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Giddish and Richards still cross paths on set sometimes, she says, and they always think back to how they first fell in love.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Every now and then he still drives me home, and then we laugh about how much we prayed for stoplights when we were first meeting. I know,&#8221; Giddish says, acknowledging the sweet sentiment. &#8220;It&#8217;s true though. It&#8217;s so true. We were like, &#8216;God, why is every light green tonight? We need more time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The season 27 finale of <em>Law &amp; Order: Special Victims Unit<\/em> airs Thursday, May 14 at 9 p.m. ET on NBC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kelli-giddish-how-met-husband-svu-law-and-order-driver-11973977\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:People;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Kelli Giddish met her husband Beau Richards when he was her driver on the set of SVU &#8220;We prayed for stoplights,&#8221; Giddish tells PEOPLE of first falling in love with Richards The season 27 finale of Law &amp; Order: Special Victims Unit airs Thursday, May 14 at 9 p.m. ET on NBC [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2419390,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[473945,338978,342194],"class_list":["post-2419389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-beau-richards","tag-kelli-giddish","tag-law-order-special-victims-unit"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Kelli-Giddishs-Magical-Meet-Cute-with-Her-Husband-Began-When-He.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2419389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2419389"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2419389\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2419391,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2419389\/revisions\/2419391"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2419390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2419389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2419389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2419389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}