﻿Christina Hendricks captured hearts everywhere when she appeared on our screens in ‘Mad Men.’
Since then, fans have been interested in knowing more about the actress’s love life. Well,
we’re here to deliver. The actress was first married for ten years before calling it quits,
and is now engaged. Why didn’t Christina’s first marriage work out? How did she and
George meet? Keep watching to find out. Christina Hendricks’s first high-profile
relationship was with actor Geoffrey Arend. The former couple was introduced by the redhead’s
‘Mad Men’ co-star, Vincent Kartheiser. Their meet-cute happened in 2007, and the actress
explained that the ‘Super Trooper’ actor’s personality immediately caught her attention.
“Geoffrey walked in, and I was like, 'Who is this guy?’ ” Hendricks shared.
She recalled being attracted to Arend’s fantastic hair, which sat all disheveled.
We’re not sure what the occasion was, but the beauty explained that everyone was waiting for
the actor, and he arrived very late. “He just came in with this very high energy,” the actress added.
Christina may not have known in the moment, but looking back, knew that
she was drawn to Geoffrey like a magnet. She described him as charming and funny.
The same day they met, the actress got Geoffrey’s number under the pretense of being friends and
immediately went home to Google him. How cute! It's unclear when exactly the romance blossomed,
but Hendricks shared that she may have freaked Arend out when they started dating.
When they finally had their first date, the actress said the L word. “I cracked it out in
such a big way. I was like, ‘You make me want to have a family.’ Thank God I didn’t spook
him enough to make him leave,” Hendricks joked. Clearly, she didn’t spook him at all because,
by December 2008, Geoffrey had asked Christina to marry him.
The following year, they tied the knot in a small ceremony at Il Buco restaurant in New York City.
The pair were surrounded by their absolute best friends and their family. “We didn’t
want to spread ourselves too thin, and we really wanted it to have a warm environment, so we kept
it with the tightest people,” Christina said. After the wedding, the duo couldn’t help but gush
about each other. Arend told People Magazine that he and his wife were both very happy.
He referred to Hendricks as “the person I’ve chosen for the rest of my life.”
They were absolutely smitten with each other. Christina and Geoffrey would spend the next
decade sharing adventures and wearing matching Halloween costumes. During their time as Mr. and
Mrs., the beauty shared a sweet memory from when she and her husband were still dating.
The bombshell explained that she was fascinated with old carnivals,
like clowns and sideshow exhibitionists. About a month into their courtship, the ‘Super Troopers’
actor surprised her with a black-and-white photo book of a 1930s circus. Hendricks said
she just started crying, which made Arend panic. The beauty remembered thinking, ‘“ ‘Oh, my God, I
mentioned this three or four weeks ago and talked about it briefly, but he was really listening to
me.’ And he actually went out and researched and found this thing for me.” How romantic!
The couple was truly in marital bliss for a while. During Christina’s interview with
the Guardian newspaper, she claimed the marriage rooted her — especially considering the actress
met Geoffrey during the first season of ‘Mad Men.’ The show skyrocketed the beauty to fame. Hendricks
appreciated Arend’s company on a journey that was so life-changing, saying “He's been amazing.”
Christina’s portrayal of Joan Harris also earned her the title of Esquire magazine’s “the sexiest
woman in the World” in 2010. The actress once said that Geoffrey was amused at the signature
pin-up style that so many were seduced by. Hendricks was flattered and surprised by the
public’s reaction because she never thought for a second that people would see her as
being sexy or a pin-up. “My husband has a good laugh about it, of course,” she added.
After about four years of marriage, the media began asking Hendricks about her plans for
motherhood. The actress opened up about her and Arend’s decision not to have children.
She explained that it was like an expectation on her to want to have kids, but she and her hubby
decided they were not interested in having any. “We got a puppy, and that's my idea of starting
a family,” Christina said. The actress also joked that people would tell her that a puppy is
practice for parenting—but she felt if anything, it was just practice to have another pup.
The pair did end up adding another furry friend to their family. They adopted one of their adorable
dogs on Christmas day, so they named her ZuZu (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7WI_Nttro0
00:16), in honor of the ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ character.
The actors traveled the world together and occasionally shared Instagram snaps
documenting their love story. Arend and Hendricks beamed in a PDA-filled pic from
a June 2016 getaway. “My love & I in Madrid,” he wrote via Instagram. Their relationship appeared
to be going strong, and they looked so happy. In 2019, the actress shared an old photo of her
and Geoffrey on Halloween. They were dressed up as Nosferatu and Wolfman. She called it her proudest
costume to date, and the post seemed to appreciate her marriage. However, just days later, Christina
announced their divorce. Fans were shocked. In October of that year, the redhead shared
the devastating news on her Instagram. The post said they fell in love twelve years before and
joined their two amazing families. They had countless laughs, made wonderful friends,
and were blessed with incredible opportunities. “Today we take our next step together,
but on separate paths. We will always be grateful for the love we’ve shared
and will always work together to raise our two beautiful dogs,” Hendricks continued.
The post concluded with Christina asking fans to respect that she and
Geoffrey needed space during the separation. According to tabloids, the actress and her
former husband had separated a while before they announced their divorce.
Court documents showed that their date of separation was actually in April of that year.
The reasoning was cited as the very familiar “irreconcilable differences.” Other than that,
neither of the former pair gave any reasons for the split. Perhaps they just grew apart.
Hendricks took time to rediscover herself after the transition by vacationing like a queen.
In January 2020, she was spotted relaxing in an 800-year-old castle in Mayo,
Ireland — talk about next-level self-care. The following year, the beauty sparked dating
rumors after being spotted with a new man at an art exhibition. The man was later identified
as George Bianchini, a successful camera operator. The two worked together on the
TV series ‘The Good Girls,’ where Christina played housewife-turned-criminal Beth Boland
Their romance became public when Hendricks started posting photos of her and her beau on Instagram.
They even began attending events together, like posing side by side at the MOCA Gala in
Los Angeles. These were all signs that the two were getting super serious about each other.
The actress once discussed what she finds attractive in a letter to men published by
Esquire magazine. She said that the sexiest drink a man can order is a glass of Scotch. Guess we
know what Bianchini likes to drink! She also said that marriage changes
very little when it comes to getting laid. “Intelligence and humor (and your smell) are
what get you laid,” Hendricks wrote. As of 2023, the couple are engaged!
The beauty shared the news on Instagram in March. “We proposed to each other,
and we said yes!!! I will love and care for him forever,” Christina gushed. How sweet.
Christina Hendricks's marriage with Geoffrey Arend may have ended in divorce, but their love
story was filled with sweet and romantic moments. While the details of why their marriage ended are
unknown, it’s great that Hendricks has moved on and has been doing well! It's clear that despite
the ups and downs of romance, the actress has a heart full of love to give, and she continues
to find happiness in her personal life. Thank you for taking the time to watch
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