'Nashville' Cast's Dating History: Connie Britton, More (2024)

Finding love in Music City! Connie Britton, Hayden Panettiere and more Nashville alums have fallen head over heels for their significant others.The Friday Night Lights alum was previously married to John Britton from 1991 to 1995, and she has kept her love life fairly under the radar ever since. While Connie hasn’t tied the knot again since her divorce, she chose to keep her married name.“Let’s put it this way: The older you get, the easier it is to date younger men,” she teased during a 2013 interview with The New York Times. “There are more of them.”Four years prior, the White Lotus star hinted that she had found someone special — but she didn’t reveal his name. “I have a great man in my life — he’s a comedy writer, but I probably shouldn’t say much more than that,” she told Redbook in 2009, playing coy.The Emmy nominee also reflected on her divorce at the time, noting, “I was married at 24. When I look back, it seems young. I grew and changed a lot. … Divorce is hard. I was about 29 when my husband and I split up. I think we probably fared better than most, because we were young and didn't have kids — but divorce is hard.”[sendtonews type="float" key="70ysBj0Xcx-3104087-14453"]Connie, who went on to adopt a son in November 2011, continued: “I do [want to get married again]. That's another thing about my 30s: I spent them exploring what I want marriage to be. A lot of times we take the idea from whatever romantic views we have or what we saw with our parents, and that might or might not be the greatest way to look at it. I really wanted to discover what marriage meant to me. So I do feel like I would get married again, and I still want to have kids.”Panettiere, for her part, has embraced motherhood full-on after welcoming daughter Kaya with ex Wladimir Klitschko in 2014. Though the formerly engaged couple called it quits for good in 2018, they remain amicable when it comes to raising their little girl.“She video chats with her daughter and checks in on her all the time. She misses her constantly and wishes they weren’t so far apart. There will be a point where she will try to have more custody but now’s not the time and it’s a difficult situation,” a source exclusively told Us Weekly in February 2022, calling Panettiere “the best mom that she can be.” (Kaya’s primary residence is in Ukraine with her father.)The exes have “a great coparenting relationship and even friendship,” per the insider. “For the sake and well-being of Kaya, they have to be able to coparent amicably. She truly thinks he’s an amazing father and is doing a great job at taking care of her. Hayden just wishes things were different.”Scroll down for a closer look at who the cast of Nashville has dated over the years:

The actress was previously married to John Britton, whom she met at Dartmouth College, from 1991 to 1995. More than two decades later, the Dirty John alum adopted her son, Eyob "Yoby" Britton, from Ethiopia. She’s was linked to comedian Jason Mantzoukas before sparking a romance with This Is Us writer David E. Windsor in fall 2019.

The White Lotus alum confirmed in January 2023 that she started dating Windsor in November 2019, shortly before the coronavirus lockdown in early 2020. Connie explained during an appearance on SiriusXM’s Radio Andy that the twosome crossed paths at a mutual friend’s party and the next day Windsor emailed her and the rest is history.

Panettiere dated Heroes costar Milo Ventimiglia from 2007 to 2009, later moving on with Klitschko. After briefly splitting in 2011, the twosome reunited in April 2013, confirming their engagement that October. The pair welcomed daughter Kaya in December 2014 before calling it quits again four years later. The Ice Princess star dated Brian Hickerson on and off from 2018 to 2020.

The Australia native has been married to Brandon Robert Young since October 2017, two years after the musician proposed at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.

In 1995, the Without a Trace alum exchanged vows with wife Keri Close. The pair welcomed daughters Katie and Ella in 1998 and 2001, respectively.

The Outer Banks actor met his wife, Patty Hanson, in college. They tied the knot in 1991 and share children Taylor, Chase and Addie.

After crossing paths on the set of General Hospital in the ‘90s, the Florida native wed Lisa Vultaggio in 2002. The couple have three children: Caleb (born in 2003), Adora (born in 2005) and Titus Gabriel (born in 2010).

The Princess Switch actor has been dating The Voice’s Cassadee Pope since 2017 after she ended her engagement to All Time Low drummer Rian Dawson. Pope and Palladio marked their fourth anniversary in February 2022.

In March 2016, the Grey's Anatomy star announced his engagement to Erin Slaver, and the couple welcomed their daughter one month later. The twosome tied the knot in October 2018 and record music under the name Life on Eris.

In September 2021, the “Golf on TV” songstress celebrated two years with boyfriend Jegor Venned. She was previously linked to musician Hank Compton and The X Factor’s Jacob Whitesides.

From 1998 to 2004, the Scream Queens alum dated actress Vinessa Shaw. Goldie Hawn and Bill Hudson’s son went on to wed Erinn Bartlett in June 2006. The pair welcomed sons Wilder Brooks in August 2007 and Bodhi Hawn in March 2010 before daughter Rio Laura joined the family in July 2013.

The Broadway performer has been married twice: to the late Lori Davis, with whom he shared two daughters, from 1998 to 2008 and to Stephanie Gibson from 2009 to 2012. Following his second divorce, the Sharp Objects alum dated Debra Messing before moving on with Ingrid Michaelson in 2015.

The Sharknado actress, who starred on the ABC series for two seasons before its move to CMT, was linked to singer Daniel Donato in 2017, but neither confirmed their relationship status. She was also rumored to have sparked a romance offscreen with Jem and the Holograms costar Ryan Guzman.

Before he began dating longtime love Hayley Erbert in 2015, the Dancing With the Stars pro was linked to singer Raquelle Gracie, actress India de Beaufort and his season 6 DWTS partner, Shannon Elizabeth. He briefly dated Cheryl Cole in 2010, noting during a London event three years later, “We dated for a while. Absolutely, we are still friends, we are still very close.”

The Supernatural alum keeps his love life out of the spotlight, never speaking publicly about his relationship history or current status.

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