Kevin McKidd and Danielle Savre both appear on shows produced by Shonda Rhimes.
The couple has been dating since at least June 2023 when they were photographed together in Italy. They eventually made their red carpet debut in November 2023 at the Global Down Syndrome Foundation’s 15th Annual Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show.
Two months later, the couple attended the Walt Disney Company’s 2023 Emmy Awards, where McKidd opened up to PEOPLE about her relationship with Savre, saying, “I feel happy on so many levels in my life right now.”
He also told PEOPLE that his real-life relationship with Shonda Rhimes — in which he stars Grey’s Anatomy while Savre stars in the spinoff Station 19 — “it just happened.”
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Here’s everything you need to know about Kevin McKidd and Danielle Savra’s relationship.
They both star in series produced by Shonda Rhimes
Left: Danielle Savre on ‘Station 19’. Right: Kevin McKidd on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’.
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McKidd was cast in the Rhimes series Grey’s Anatomy 2008 as Dr. Owen Hunt, United States Army trauma surgeon. His character became the love interest of Dr. Cristina Yang Sandra Oh, and the pair struggled with his war-related PTSD. In the years that followed, Hunt and Yang divorced, Oh left the show, and Hunt began dating and later married Dr. Teddy Altman, his good friend and fellow veteran.
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Savre was a member of the cast of the series Rhimes and Grey’s spinoff Station 19 from the premiere in 2018. Five years later, after directing an episode of the series, she said to Phosphorus magazine that playing her character, Maya Bishop, was a huge journey.
“Playing Maya taught me that you have to balance work and personal life… I’m probably a bit too much of a workaholic, but it’s always been a priority, and Maya’s arc shines a light on the fact that your personal life also has to have its priorities and there have to be boundaries “, said Savre.
The couple even had the opportunity to work together several times. They first starred in one episode Grey’s Anatomy in the 16th season of the series in 2020, when Bishop is introduced at Gray Sloan Memorial Hospital. Likewise, Hunt appeared several times on Station 19including crossover episodes, starting with the third season of the series in 2020.
They started a relationship in 2023
McKidd and Savre were seen kissing while on a trip to Italy in June 2023, although they did not officially confirm their relationship at the time.
A few weeks later, McKidd took to Instagram to share footage from a trip to the Lower Zambezi in Zambia, featuring Savre in various romantic clips.
He captioned the video: “A million thanks to everyone @chiawasafaris & @howelltalentrelations for the trip of a LIFETIME! Your hospitality, knowledge, heart and humor made our trip to the Lower Zambezi beyond our expectations. Our adventure has been breathtaking, awe-inspiring, humbling and uplifting, all because of you people.”
Before dating Savre, McKidd was married twice. The Grey’s Anatomy the star and his 17-year-younger wife, Jane Parker, divorced in 2017. They are the parents of two children, Iona and Joseph. McKidd and his second wife, Arielle Goldrath, also had two children, a son named Aiden and a daughter named Nava. The couple announced they were separating in July 2022, and the divorce was finalized 11 months later.
They made their debut on the red carpet in November 2023
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Kevin McKidd and Danielle Savre attend the Global Down Syndrome Foundation’s 15th Annual Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show on November 18, 2023 in Denver, Colorado.
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In November 2023, Savre and McKidd made things official when they hit the red carpet together for the first time.
The couple attended the Global Down Syndrome Foundation’s 15th Annual Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show in Denver, Colorado and posed for cute photos on the red carpet.
They like to travel together
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Kevin McKidd and Danielle Savre in Lower Zambezi National Park in Zambia, Africa.
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McKidd and Savre have been traveling a lot since they started dating. In addition to the trip to Italy in early June 2023, they also traveled to Zambia, Scotland, the Dominican Republic and Greece.
The Train spotting the actor took to Instagram to share photos and videos from their Caribbean vacation in August 2023. “Family, fun, sun and lots of laughs! What an amazing family vacation!” he wrote in the title.
McKidd said he was “happy” to have Savre
McKidd has been open about his love for Savre and how much he admires her.
While attending the 2023 Walt Disney Company Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, he told PEOPLE, “Everything is great. We’re really happy, and she’s an amazing human being, so I feel lucky on so many levels in my life right now.”
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