'Shameless' star Emmy Rossum reveals first marriage came after alleged ultimatum
Key Points:
- Emmy Rossum revealed on "Call Her Daddy" that she accepted a rushed marriage ultimatum from then-boyfriend Justin Siegel at age 21, leading to a secret wedding driven by fear rather than love.
- The couple married quietly before Rossum left to film in Mexico, but the relationship quickly deteriorated, and she was already considering divorce before the ceremony.
- Rossum kept the marriage hidden from nearly everyone and only confided in her mother when seeking help to end the relationship, with the divorce finalized in 2010.
- Years later, Rossum remarried director Sam Esmail in 2017, and they have two children together; she credits her current marriage as a healing contrast to her troubled past.
- Rossum rose to fame with roles in "Mystic River," "The Phantom of the Opera," and "Shameless," where she starred from 2011 to 2019.