Joshua Jackson and Katie Holmes first met on the "Dawson's Creek" set and portrayed love interests Pacey Witter and Joey Potter. Although not much is known about their real-life romance, it's believed that the pair had taken a liking to each other early on and dated in 1998, before their on-screen couple began their romance at the end of Season 3. 

In a 1998 Rolling Stones interview, Holmes was asked about her relationship with Jackson and didn't deny or confirm it (though she did seem to hint that the person she was talking about was Jackson). "I'm just going to say that I met somebody last year. I fell in love, I had my first love, and it was something so incredible and indescribable that I will treasure it always," she shared. Holmes continued, saying, "I feel so fortunate because he's now one of my best friends ... I respect him as a friend and as a professional." The couple reportedly broke up in 1999, after the airing of the first season of "Dawson's Creek," and appeared to remain friends as they continued to film the show until its final sixth season in 2003.

Though we haven't heard much about these two stars hanging out later in life after the show's end, Jackson did reveal in a 2012 interview on "George Stromboulopoulos Tonight" that Holmes reached out to him after her divorce from Tom Cruise. "Like any old friend, it was like, 'Oh, hi, how are ya? What's going on?' 'I had a kid.' 'Yeah, that's crazy, I heard!'" Jackson shared. "It was nice, it was very nice, actually." Who knows if the two will connect again following Jackson's divorce?

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