Jensen Ackles Talks Evolving Friendship With Jared Padalecki & His Experiences With Different Fandoms | Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
Jensen Ackles is opening up about decades-long friendship with Jared Padalecki!
The 47-year-old actor and his longtime friend and co-star first became close on The CW series Supernatural, which will celebrate the 20th anniversary since it first premiered in September.
Now, the guys are reuniting on screen in the upcoming fifth and final season of The Boys, along with their Supernatural co-star Misha Collins, and Jensen opened up about how their relationship has evolved over the years.
Keep reading to find out more…
“You’re talking about two young guys who all of a sudden got thrown together, moved away from their lives, [were] put up in Vancouver, Canada, and just told: ‘You’re both going to be working your asses off for the next 15 years,’” Jensen told Men’s Health. “That created a bond early on, and it’s evolved as we’ve grown up and matured in our real lives. What started out as a couple of buddies in their 20s getting into a little too much trouble, having a little too much fun on set, has now evolved into two fathers with six kids between them. We’ve grown into men. We’ve got wives, children, and mortgages. We’ve got a lot of responsibility outside of just showing up to work on time. And we did all that together.”
“There is a brotherly bond that still exists today. We still talk all the time; we still see each other all the time,” he continued. “He’s on my short list of the people I can call if I ever need anything, and I’m on his as well. I don’t know many people who could have facilitated that kind of relationship for that many years. I’m very thankful it was him.”
Jensen also opened up about his experiences with different fandoms.
“Fans show up. They follow you. They follow your career. They take a vested interest in the characters and the actors who play them, and the writers and directors. I’m fascinated by that. And also humbled and inspired by it,” he dished.
“If you’re on Broadway and you walk out onto that stage, you have an immediate audience reaction. You don’t get that on a film or TV set,” the actor added. “You’ve got a camera that’s giving you nothing. You might have a few crew members who chuckle if you land a laugh, but you’re not getting the energy of an audience. But when you get to go to a Comic-Con, you’re finally getting the feedback that you don’t ever get in front of a camera.”
Did you know Jensen auditioned for all of these roles??
