Jacob Hoff was convinced he was gay and only attracted to men until he met best friend Samantha Wynn Greenstone and the two couldn’t deny their feelings any longer
Love is love and when Cupid’s arrow strikes it’s best not to stand in its way, whatever form it comes in. One couple who thought they were dead set on the âtype’ of people they found attractive had things completely shaken up when they fell head over heels for each other.
Jacob Hoff, 29, and Samantha Wynn Greenstone, 36, first met at an audition for the musical Fiddler on the Roof in 2016 and it wasn’t long before the two performers were joined at the hip, quickly becoming best friends and regularly staying up until 4 am chatting.
However, while Samantha believed Jacob was gay, she battled to keep her own feelings in check as their bond grew deeper and deeper. But after keeping quiet for 16 months, Samantha eventually went to see an energy healer who told her that she could see a ‘spiritual umbilical cord’ connecting the two best friends.
Ruffled by the explanation, the 36-year-old reached out to Jacob to ask if he had ever felt more for her than just friendship, which prompted the actor to visit Samantha that weekend. The unconventional couple moved into Jacob’s home in Los Angeles, California, and six years later the pair are still as loved up as ever, having risked everything to pursue a romantic, monogamous relationship.