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Ashton KutcherandMila Kunishave a true Hollywood love story.
The couple first met as costars onThat ’70s Show, where they played on-again, off-again couple Jackie Burkhart and Michael Kelso, but it would take nearly 15 more years before they starteddating off-camera.
Still, Kunis and Kutcher’s co-star,Debra Jo Rupp, saw there was a"spark" between the twobefore they got together.
“There was this little reunion, and I remember watching it,” Rupp toldAccess Hollywoodin January 2023. “It was quite a while after'70s Showhad ended, and there was kind of a little spark thing that was happening with Mila and Ashton. I caught that — I absolutely caught that.”
Fast forward a few years, and the pair is now happily married with two kids. They regularly make headlines for theirhonest commentary on parentingand generous donations to humanitarian causes. In March 2022,Kutcher and Kunis helped raise more than $30 million in donations for Ukrainian refugeesfollowing Russia’s invasion.
From starring together onThat ’70s Showto turning a “friends with benefits” arrangement into a long-lasting marriage, here is a complete timeline of Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis' relationship.
August 23, 1998: Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis meet as castmates onThat ’70s Show, where they share their first kiss
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Kutcher and Kunis met on the set ofThat ’70s Showback when Kunis was 14 years old and Kutcher was 20. Kunis played Jackie Burkhart while Kutcher played Michael Kelso, and their characters dated on and off throughout the series.
In 2001, Kunisrevealed to PEOPLEthat not only did she and Kutcher have their first kiss during the show, but it was also her first kiss ever.
“I was like, ‘Oh, he’s so cute, it’s the Calvin Klein model!’ " she said. “Then I was like, ‘I have to kiss him?’ I was so nervous and uncomfortable. I had the biggest crush on him.”
The actor was also nervous about the kiss. “I’m the first she kissed? Oh my god, I had no idea!” he said in 2001. “I’m so glad I didn’t know that or it would’ve been too much pressure.”
Kutcher added, “I was so nervous. She acted so cool. She seemed as if she’d done it a thousand times. I was the one with the butterflies in my stomach. I mean, here’s this little girl and I have to kiss her. It was nerve-racking.”
September 24, 2005: Ashton Kutcher marries Demi Moore
AfterThat ’70s Showwrapped, Kutcher and Kunis went their separate ways, and in 2005, Kutcher married actressDemi Moore.
January 3, 2011: Mila Kunis and then-boyfriend Macaulay Culkin break up
Meanwhile, Kunis had been dating her then-boyfriend,Macaulay Culkin, for eight years. The twoquietly splitin the beginning of 2011. During a later appearance onDax Shepherd’s podcastArmchair Expert,Kunis calledit “a horrible, horrible breakup.”
November 17, 2011: Demi Moore announces she and Ashton Kutcher are getting a divorce
That same year, Moore announced that she and Kutcher were separating.
In astatement, she said, “It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I have decided to end my six-year marriage to Ashton.”
Kutcher echoed the sentiment and said, “I will forever cherish the time I spent with Demi. Marriage is one of the most difficult things in the world and unfortunately sometimes they fail.”
January 15, 2012: Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis reunite at the Golden Globes
A few months after ending things with their respective partners, Kutcher and Kunis reconnected at the 69th annualGolden Globe Awards.
During a later appearance on theWTF with Marc Maronpodcast,Kunis talkedabout reuniting at the event, saying, “I was looking around, and there was a really beautiful man from the back. I was literally like, ‘Oh, he’s kinda hot’ … and then he turned around, and I was like, ‘Oh my god, it’s Kutch.’ "
She added, “I thought it was the weirdest thing that I was checking this guy out, and it was someone that I had known forever.”
January 2012: Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have their first off-screen kiss
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After reuniting, Kutcher invited Kunis to his housewarming party in the Hollywood Hills. However, both stars have slightly different memories about what happened that night.
During anappearance onThe Howard Stern Show, Kutcher discussed their first kiss and said, “I think I was smoking cigarettes at the time, and I was still a smoker. And she had quit smoking and she was like, she wanted me to like shotgun cigarette smoke so she could breathe it in and I was like, ‘All right.’ "
He added, “And gradually through the night, it got closer and closer and closer … It was kind of obvious that things were happening.”
Kunis told her version of the night during anappearance onThe Late Late Show. “I found out later in life that my husband was trying to set me up on a blind date with one of his friends that night,” Kunis explained. “So he was like ‘come over’ and he had a friend he wanted to set me up with and that didn’t happen.”
Early 2012: Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis start casually dating
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After the party, Kutcher and Kunis started casually seeing each other. During hisappearance onThe Howard Stern Show, Kutcher said that they “legitimately lived out” their movies (Kutcher had recently starred inNo Strings Attachedat the time and Kunis had starred inFriends With Benefits, both of which follow friends who agree to a casual hook-up pact).
Kunis was also down to keep things casual at first. “We were just like, let’s just hook up. Let’s have fun. We’re both single. We both trust each other. Everything’s great,” she said during an appearance on theWTF with Marc Maronpodcast.
April 2012: Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis move in together
Despite their casual start, the couple’s relationship quickly turned serious, and they moved in together in 2012.
Kunis later saidshe developed actual feelings for Kutcher"overnight” and decided to voice them.
February 2014: Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis get engaged
After Kunis was spotted walking around with a diamond ring on her finger,PEOPLEconfirmed that the two were engaged.
Asource told PEOPLEthat Kutcher had asked Kunis' dad for his blessing around Christmas. “It was important to Ashton to be respectful and traditional,” the insider said. “This is the real thing for him and he wants to do it all right.”
The source added that they didn’t want to wait too long to get married, saying, “This relationship started on solid ground and everything is working out. They are in it for the long haul, truly.”
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Shortly after their engagement was announced, a source confirmed toPEOPLEthat Kunis was pregnant with the couple’s first child. “They are both very, very happy. It’s still early,” the source said.
In May, Kunis confirmed the news onThe Ellen DeGeneres Showand discussed some of her pregnancy cravings. “I eat sauerkraut all day long,” the actress said.
October 1, 2014: Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis welcome a daughter
On the first day of October, the coupleofficially became parentswhen Kunis gave birth to their daughter, Wyatt Isabelle Kutcher. Kutcher revealed the newborn’s name on his website, saying, “Mila and I would like to welcome Wyatt Isabelle Kutcher to the world. May your life be filled with wonder, love, laughter, health, happiness, curiosity, and privacy.”
He also posted several photos of different babies and wrote, “Can you guess which one is ours, or does it really matter? All babies are cute.”
July 4, 2015: Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis get married
The two tied the knot in a private, low-key ceremony in July 2015. Asource told PEOPLEthat the wedding took place at The Secret Garden at Parrish Ranch in Oak Glen, California.
Sources saidthat they turned the property into “Camp Kuku,” a play on both of their last names, setting up outdoor activities and rows of tents to make a luxe campground. Kunis wore a white dress and kept her hair up, and their daughter also wore a white dress.
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Kutcher and Kunis welcomed another child, a son,Dimitri Portwood Kutcher, at the end of November 2016.
Kutcher had previously said onLate Night withSeth Meyersthat hewas secretly hoping for another girl. “First of all — our first girl is unbelievable. But also I figured if we had a girl second, [Mila] might give me one more shot at having a boy and now I don’t know!” he joked. “It’s even money—she might cut me off!” He added that his daughter was excited to be a big sister.
December 3, 2017: Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis walk the red carpet together for the first time as a couple
It took nearly five years and two kids before Kutcher and Kunis made theirred carpet debutat the Breakthrough Prize Awards at the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California. The couple packed on the PDA, holding hands and laughing as they posed for photos.
July 2018: Mila Kunis discusses Ashton Kutcher’s previous marriage to Demi Moore
In July 2018, Kunisopened up about her husband’s first marriageto Moore and called it a “normal, real relationship.” She added that Kutcher really loved Moore’s three children (with actorBruce Willis) and helped to raise them.
Of her own relationship with Kutcher, the actress called their romance “the weirdest story that nobody believes,” but explained that they were meant to reconnect years after they met.
“The people that we were back then would never be together. But it’s just such a bummer that we missed out on 20 years together. I look back and I think, ‘We could have spent 20 years together.’ " she said. “But we would have never been together if we didn’t both go what we went through in order to be the people that we were when we met.”
June 2019: Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis shut down breakup rumors
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After tabloids reported that Kutcher and Kunis were splitting up, the two made it clear that therumors were not true.
In a video posted to Instagram, Kunis held up a screenshot of anIn Touch Weeklycover that read “It’s over” alongside a picture of the couple. Kutcher then asked his wife, “Babe, what’s happening? What’s going on?”
Kunis responded, “It’s over between us.” Kutcher joked back, “Oh my God, what are we going to do?”
August 14, 2019: Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis celebrate her 36th birthday
March 4, 2020: Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis talk parenting
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In a rare joint interview for the podcastTeach Me Something New,the coupletalked about parenthoodand their parenting style.
Kunis said that she and Kutcher are both “silly at home,” adding that they are “very goofy parents.”
“I think we’re very comfortable with ourselves acting a fool at home, but maybe that comes from the idea of being comfortable in your own body, and in your own skin, and in your mind and not having a fear of making a fool of yourself,” the actress explained.
February 7, 2021: Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis appear in a SuperBowl commercial together
For the first time in years, Kutcher and Kunis shared the screen together alongside rapper Shaggy during aCheetos commercialfor the 2021 Super Bowl.
Kunis laterjokedtoEntertainment Tonightthat they did the commercial partially to get a break from their kids during quarantine.
May 2021: Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis show off their home
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Kutcher and Kunisopened their doorstoArchitectural Digestin 2021 and discussed the house that took them five years to create.
“We wanted a home, not an estate,” Kunis said in the interview. They dubbed the house ‘KuKu Farms,’ and said they even use the six acres of land for actual farming.
The couple worked with designers to make the house look like an old barn while still feeling “modern and relevant.”
July 2021: Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis make headlines for their bathing habits
During an appearance on Dax Shepherd’s podcastArmchair Expert, Kutcher and Kunis stirred the pot when they revealed that they only bathe their kids when they are visibly dirty.
Kunis said, “I didn’t have hot water growing up as a child, so I didn’t shower much anyway. But when I had children, I also didn’t wash them every day. I wasn’t that parent that bathed my newborns — ever.”
“Now, here’s the thing,” Kutcher added. “If you can see the dirt on them, clean them. Otherwise, there’s no point.”
After experiencing some backlash,the two joked about the whole thing on social media. In avideo posted on Instagram, Kutcher filmed him and Kunis during bath time with their kids. “You’re putting water on the children?! Are you trying to melt them?! This is ridiculous! What’s going on?” Kutcher jokingly shouts in the video.
March 2022: Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis raise money for Ukrainian refugees
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In avideo statementabout the war between Russia and Ukraine, Kutcher and Kunis expressed their support of Ukraine, where Kunis grew up. “I’ve never been more proud to be a Ukrainian,” Kunis said.
They also discussed theirGoFundMefundraiser to provide aid to Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war.
“Ashton and I have decided to match up to $3 million worth of donations to Airbnb.org and Flexport.org through GoFundMe.org in an effort to raise $30 million,” Kunis said.
A few weeks later, thepower couple hit their goal, raising more than $30 million. In a post on Instagram, Kunis wrote, “We are overwhelmed with gratitude for the support. And while this is far from a solve of the problem, our collective effort will provide a softer landing for so many people as they forge ahead into their future of uncertainty.”
July 2022: Ashton Kutcher talks filmingThat ’70s Showspin-off series with Mila Kunis
Kutcher and Kunis went back to where it all started when they returned to theThat ’70s Showset to film the Netflix spin-off series,That ’90s Show. The couple will be making a guest appearance in the upcoming show along with other returning cast members includingTopher Grace,Laura PreponandWilmer Valderrama.
Kutcher opened up about his experiencereturning to the showwithVarietyand said it felt “very nostalgic to be back on the set.” He added, “It’s all the same folks that madeThat ’70s Show, so it was pretty bizarre.”
He also shared that he and Kunis had debated whether or not they wanted to return before they agreed to.
“Mila and I were contemplating it. We thought, ‘Listen, we’re only in the position that we’re in because of that show, so let’s just go back and do this. We just went back and had fun for a week. It was so random and fun,” he said.
August 11, 2022: Ashton Kutcher says Mila Kunis told him he was “like a different guy” withVengeancemustache
During an appearance onJimmy Kimmel Livewith guest hostDavid Alan Grier, Kutcher spoke about hisfacial hairfor his latest film,Vengeance, and how Kunis responded to the new look.
Luckily, Kunis also liked the look, too. The actor even said his wife let him keep it as long as he wanted. He added, “We’ve been together for seven years, so when I brought home the mustache she was like, ‘Oh it’s like a different guy!’ " Kutcher said.
August 24, 2022: Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis participate in a viral couples TikTok challenge
In August 2022, Kunis and Kutchertook part in a viral TikTok couples challenge— albeit a bit late.
Kunis and Kutcher’s rendition, which was posted onInstagram, revealed a few fun facts about the couple, including that Kunis eats healthier, Kutcher is the better singer and that they both consider themselves to be “the funny one.”
Kutcher captioned the video: “Grandma and Grandpa hopped on a trend 3 months late. But it made us laugh.”
August 2022: Ashton Kutcher gets support from Mila Kunis before the New York City Marathon
Kutcher spoke toEntertainment Tonightabout Kunis encouraging him ashe trainsfor the 2022 New York City Marathon.
“The biggest change physically has been the transfer of muscle mass from upper body to lower body. I’ve lost about 12 lbs.,” he said, adding that “my wife has been super supportive.”
The actor is running the marathon to raise money and awareness forThorn, which works on technology to defend children from sexual abuse and eliminate child sexual abuse material online — but Kutcher mentioned that his family is also a big inspiration to cross the finish line.
“My baseline ‘why’ comes down to leaving life better than what it was given to me. My daily motivator is my kids and family,” he toldET.
September 26, 2022: Natalie Portman jokes about making out with both Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis in two different films
In 2010, Portman and Kunis starred together inBlack Swan. Then, in 2011, Portman and Kutcher costarred inNo Strings Attached. Both films had heavy romantic elements.
Portman joined Kutcher for his Peloton fitness seriesOur Future Selvesin September 2022, and the actors discussed the beginning of their friendship. Portman also madea joke about making out with him and Kuniswithin a matter of months.
“I think the first time we really started hanging out is when we shotNo Stringstogether,” Kutcher said. “Which is weird because my wife … was shooting basically the same movie, calledFriends with Benefits.”
“Yes,” Portman responded. “And Mila and I had just shotBlack Swantogether right before. So we were all making out with each other!”
September 27, 2022: Ashton Kutcher admits he was drunk the first time he told Mila Kunis “I love you”
In another clip fromOur Future Selves, Kutcher reflected on thefirst time he told Kunis he loved her.
“The first time I told my wife that I love her, was while listening to ‘You and Tequila,’ " he told his guest, country singerKenny Chesney. “I might have had a little too much tequila … I showed up drunk at her house, at like two in the morning, and I just started screaming, ‘You and tequila make me crazy.’ " He continued, “And I told her I love her, and she’s like, ‘Don’t say it if you don’t mean it. Are you gonna love me in the morning when you wake up from this hangover?’ "
He added, “I woke up the next morning and said, ‘I still love you.’ "
Kunisconfirmed the story while talking toEntertainment Tonight.
“It really happened,” she told the outlet. “Oh, I remember that night. I didn’t have tequila. I was sober and I was like, ‘Oh my god.’ It happened, guys.”
October 2, 2022: Mila Kunis shares that Ashton Kutcher dealt with nipple chafing while training for the New York City Marathon
While chatting withToday’s Willie Geist, Kunisdisclosed that Kutcher asked her for nipple creamafter experiencing severe chafing from running.
“After like three months of training, he goes, ‘Hey babe, you got any of that nipple cream from when you used to nurse?’ And I go ‘No, I don’t have random nipple cream laying around the house,’ " she said, laughing.
Kutcherconfirmed the story when he appeared onTodaywithSavannah Guthriejust two days before the marathon.
“Yeah, my nipples were falling off. I’ll be honest about it,” he said.
The actor completed the marathon on Nov. 6 and exceeded his fundraising goal,raising over $1 millionfor his non-profit Thorn.
November 30, 2022: Mila Kunis says she’s the “queen of annoying” Ashton Kutcher
Kutcher and Kunis share an office at home — and theBlack Swanstar told PEOPLE that she is the"queen of annoying” her husband.
“If he’s on a Zoom, I just walk over and write my question down, like, pay attention to me. And that’s the beautiful thing about sharing an office,” Kunis said.
She went on to add that after a hard day’s work, the couple likes to enjoy a “glass of wine” together.
December 5, 2022: Ashton Kutcher reveals how Mila Kunis helped him through his health scare
Kutcheropened upabout his 2019 battle with a rare form of autoimmune disease: vasculitis.
“I woke up one day and was having vision issues, could hardly see,” he said in a clip from Paramount Plus’The Checkup with Dr. David Agus. “Knocked out my hearing, which threw off my equilibrium, my balance and I couldn’t walk.”
“She’s the best,” Kutcher said.
December 22, 2022: Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher make an appearance inThat ’90s Showtrailer
All grown up and dressed in suits, Kutcher and Kunis — who are reprising their roles as Michael Kelso and Jackie Burkhart — made a brief appearance inNetflix’s first trailer forThat ’90s Show. The actors were seen standing in Red and Kitty Forman’s very ’70s kitchen.
January 31, 2023: Ashton Kutcher shares Mila Kunis’ thoughts on how he acted after his divorce from Demi Moore
Kutcherrevealed toEsquirethat Kunis didn’t approve of his behavior following his split fromDemi Moore.
" ‘Yeah, you were an a—— for a good two years,’ " Kutcher recalled Kunis telling him early in their relationship.
Kutcher mentioned his wife again during the interview, talking about the subtleties of their relationship. “The thing about Mila that made our relationship accelerate was that I had always admired her,” he said. “Her talents, her skills, her gifts. But I knew that she didn’t need me. And she knew that I didn’t need her.”
February 6, 2023: Mila Kunis calls out Ashton Kutcher and Reese Witherspoon for looking “awkward” on the red carpet
While promoting their rom-com,Your Place or Mine, Kutcher made the conscious decision to keep a friendly distance away from Reese Witherspoon on the red carpet — opting not to put his arm around her for photos.
“Here’s the thing: If I put my arm around her, and was like all friendly with her, I’d be having an affair with her,” Kutcher explained on theChicks in the Officepodcast. “Like, therumor would be that I’m having an affairwith her.”
As respectful and reasonable as Kutcher’s decision was, Kunis still made fun of the photos. She emailed both her husband and Witherspoon to say that the pair looked “so awkward.”
June 23, 2023: Ashton Kutcher calls himself the “luckiest man alive” in tribute to Mila Kunis
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On Instagram, Kutcher shared a photo of Kunis in a tropical locale. The actress had her eyes closed and arms wide as a rainbow stretched across the sky behind her.
“I’m theluckiest man alive,” theYour Place or Mineactor captioned the image.
August 22, 2023: Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher visit Universal Studios Hollywood
The couple enjoyed afun-filled day at Universal Studiosin Los Angeles.
“Happiness is universal!“The Ranchstar captioned a selfie of him and Kunis at the amusement park.
source: people.com
