Holland Taylor Opens Up About Girlfriend Sarah Paulson's 'Very Attractive' Quality (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Sarah Paulson; Holland Taylor.Photo:Kevin Mazur/WireImage

Kevin Mazur/WireImage

Holland Tayloris getting candid about what keeps her relationship withSarah Paulsonso solid.

“I think we like thinking about people in the same way, understanding them. ‘What is their thing? What is the thing that drives them, pleases them, hurts them? What’s the thing?'” she continues. “We just like to understand these things.”

Holland Taylor; Sarah Paulson.Michael Loccisano/Getty

Michael Loccisano/Getty

The Morning Showstar also admires Paulson’s love of those close to her. “I mean, she has quite a number of really close friends,” Taylor says. “But for Sarah, having close friends means spending time with them, knowing what’s going on with them, keeping in touch with them. And if anything is going on with anybody, she’ll have them on her mind, and she’ll check in late at night, ‘How are you doing? How’s it going?’ I mean, she’s just the most thoughtful and attentive friend I’ve ever seen anybody be. She’s really wonderful though.”

She adds that Paulson, 49, also “dotes on"her three dogs. “She spends a lot of her time loving other creatures. It’s a very attractive quality,” says Taylor.

The pair first met at a party in 2005 but didn’t connect again until nearly a decade later when they followed one another on X (formerly Twitter) and began talking.PEOPLE confirmedin December 2015 that the two were in a relationship.

Fellow guest on the showBilly Eichnerasked, “Holland Taylor slid into your DMs?”

“She actually did,” Paulson replied. “Yeah, it’s pretty great.”

In Taylor’s recent interview, she said another thing that keeps their relationship strong is their “identical” tastes. “When we’re at a play, or watching a movie, or watching a television show, we invariably like the same things, and the same character, and the same actor’s work,” Taylor says. “Out of the blue, any actor I mention or she mentions, the other will always [say], ‘Oh, I love her. Oh, she’s my favorite,’ or, ‘He’s great.’ So, we really have very similar tastes in that regard.”

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Holland Taylor.Victoria Stevens

Victoria Stevens

“She comes to anything I do,” says Taylor. “She comes multiple times, which is so flattering. I don’t know how anybody can stand that. I know when I didAnn, I retired my own performance of Ann [Richards] in Pasadena a couple of seasons ago, she must have come to that thing seven times. It was amazing.”

She calls Paulson a “very specific admirer.” After watching a performance, “she’ll tell you things you did that were just so great,” says Taylor. “She’s definitely a wonderful fan.”

“I was surprised,” she says of her nod. “Four women were nominated just fromThe Morning Show, so I was lucky to be among them.”

She joins costarsNicole Beharie,Greta LeeandKaren Pittmanin the category of outstanding supporting actress in a drama series.

The Emmys will serve as a special date night, as Paulson is also up for a nomination for guest actress in a drama series forMr. & Mrs. Smith.

When asked if she has any red carpet tips and tricks, Taylor says she always carries her mascara and lipstick. “I can’t be without either,” she says, but confesses, “There’s no special talisman though.”

source: people.com