Joey King has a favorite part of being a married woman.
Talking to ET’s Ash Crossan at the Los Angeles premiere of We were the lucky ones On Thursday, the 24-year-old actress said she’s having a great time being married to Steven Piet and that their favorite thing to do together is very low-key.
“Attending Frasier in bed every night before I go to sleep, that’s kind of — I mean, among a lot of other things,” King said, laughing. “Honestly, it’s funny because not much has changed because we already lived together, but everything is just, like, a little sweeter.”
King and Piet, 32, met while filming Hulu The act, a miniseries based on the life of gypsy Rose Blanchard. They were first linked romantically in 2019 and announced their engagement in 2022.
“I never imagined that happiness could be so powerful that it takes the air from your lungs, overwhelming every part of you that you can’t help but feel good in your eyes due to the undeniable joy,” King wrote in her engagement announcement.
The couple tied the knot in a beautiful ceremony in Mallorca, Spain, in September, surrounded by dozens of close friends and family.
On Thursday, the newly minted husband and wife stood next to each other and posed for photos on the carpet before heading inside to screen the first episode of their new series. For King, the show is a deeply personal project
“I really hope people feel the uniqueness of this family story,” she shared. “I hope the story allows people to have compassion in their hearts for anyone going through any kind of pain without judgment.”
In the television adaptation of the best-selling novel of the same name, Logan Lerman plays Addy Kurc, the real-life grandfather of Georgia Hunter – the book’s author. King plays Halina Kurc, Addy’s sister. The show and book follow the Kurc family during World War II as they are separated and struggle to find themselves again.
“We were the lucky ones demonstrates how, in the face of the darkest moment of the 20th century, the human spirit can resist and even thrive. The series is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds,” says a description of the series.
King and Lerman – longtime friends and co-stars of the 2022 film Bullet train — they both told ET that having each other on set is something they’re grateful for.
“It was great, it was great. I mean, working with Joey is the best thing ever because you get to work with your best friend and I hope we can do that more often,” said the Percy Jackson said the actor. “We’re talking about what’s the next thing we can do together because we really enjoy it.”
In February, the pair appeared at a Television Critics Association event, where the brothers and off-screen friends said they felt compelled to join the cast based on their own experiences as individuals whose family members escaped the Holocaust.
“I think it’s important to tell these stories to all generations. This is about when hate goes unchecked,” Lerman told the audience.
“Being able to explore a role that speaks to my own ancestry is very personal,” King added.
Watch the trailer for Hulu’s new miniseries in the player below:
We were the lucky ones premieres on Hulu on March 28.
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