Princewill Pius
Back in 1988, Brad Pitt popped up with his first red carpet date, Shalane McCall, and kicked off a habit of bringing his onscreen partners (who were also reportedly his romantic partners) with him to major industry events. Early fans of Pitt may remember that he and McCall attended a screening of the CBS miniseries Windmills of the Gods in West Hollywood, where the two looked happy as could be in full view of the cameras. They also showed up together at a Valentine’s Day gala that same year. Fresh-faced and always outfit-coordinated, the pair played the perfect match.
That’s not surprising considering they were co-stars on Dallas, a show that cast him as Randy, the boyfriend of McCall’s character, Charlie Wade. Fans were used to seeing them in a romance onscreen, but having met just “an hour” before shooting their first romantic scene together, McCall told People “it wasn’t awkward,” adding, “We were laughing and kidding around.”
Still, the fact they they were reportedly dating in real life was somewhat scandalous considering he was about 24 at the time and she was only 15! And, to be honest, this wasn’t the only relationship that Pitt was supposedly involved in that featured an inappropriate (and illegal?) age gap. But more on that later.
Written by: Nicki
