Is Andrew Rannells in a relationship? What we know as Another Simple Favor star jokes about dating Anna Kendrick

Popular actor Andrew Rannells has often mentioned his relationship status. The actor has been dating Tuc Watkins for a long time now.

A notable Broadway face, Rannells has been a part of many notable productions and has risen to fame over the years. The actor has won a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatrical Album for his remarkable performance as Elder Kevin Price in the 2011 Broadway musical. But why have these speculations arisen all of a sudden?

Recently, a fan posted a picture of Rannells and Anna Kendrick looking towards each other and talking with the question 'Do you guys think they are dating?' To this, Rannells cheekily reposted the picture with the text 'Yes. Yes, we are!'. This left fans wondering who the actor was dating.

In a recent interview with People Magazine, the 46-year-old actor appeared on Today with Jenna and Friends, where the actor spoke about the closeness he shares with his boyfriend and his admiration for his children. The actor spoke about his boyfriend Tuc Watkins, and his two kids have made a big difference in his life. He said,

"My boyfriend has two kids. They were 6 years old when we started dating and that was not on my radar, actually."

He also added,

"It’s been really unexpected. And there’s no good way to prepare for it. Which is really what this monologue that I do is about. There’s no way to really prep for parenthood."

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All we know about Tuc Watkins

Born on September 2, 1966, in Kansas City, Kansas, Charles Curtis Tuc Watkins III graduated from Park West High School in 1985. He has a major in commuications from Indiana University Bloomington.

Watkins, who is also an actor, began his career in the year 1990. In the beginning of his career, he played small roles in projects like Get A Life, Melrose Place, and Baywatch. His debut was in the movie I Think I Do. Some of his noteworthy roles include the role of Hank in the Broadway production The Boys in the Band in 2018, Bob Hunter in Desperate Housewives, David Wickers in One Life to Live, and Colin McKenna in Uncoupled.

Rannells and Watkins met during the production of The Boys in the Band in the year 2018, where the actors played the role of a couple. This is when they started dating. The chemistry between the actors was clearly visible in the production. In the year 2020, Netflix made its own version of The Boys in the Band starring both the actors. Both the actors were then seen together in Netflix's dark comedy series Black Monday.

In the year 2012, Watkins decided to welcome his two boys via surrogacy and became a single father. While in an interview with People Magazine, Rannells had shared his doubts about having children, especially with the advancements in the LGBTQ community; he also mentioned that things changed after he met Watkins.

"It's very tricky now that we have the option to have kids," he said. "It was the same thing with marriage. When that became possible, everyone was like, 'You gonna get married?' And I was like, 'Well, I don't know."

He said that meeting Watkins and sharing children with him is a bliss.

"I met someone with two children. And all of that clarity disappeared. Tuc is a wonderful father. I was confronted with the fact that I was in love with someone who did have two children. Could I make that work? And what is my role in that?"

Rannells often mentions Watkins and the two boys and how happy he feels to have them. Rannells seems to have found happiness and fulfillment in his relationship with Watkins and the children.