NEED TO KNOW
- It’s been a busy month for Molly Gordon, who costars alongside Jeremy Allen White in The Bear season 4 as well as Logan Lerman in Oh, Hi!, which premieres on July 25
- The actress, 29, tells PEOPLE what it’s like for her working with two of the internet’s biggest crushes
- Her costar, Lerman, also weighs in on the “internet boyfriend” label and the response it elicits in him
Molly Gordon is not complaining.
The 29-year-old actress has achieved an enviable feat with her two most recent projects. In June, the fourth season of The Bear premiered to rave reviews, and she’s following up that success with the upcoming film, Oh, Hi!
In the hit FX series about a moody Chicago chef, Gordon plays Claire, a childhood love interest of Carmy (Jeremy Allen White), who reconnects with him later in life. In Oh, Hi!, she chains Logan Lerman to a bed after their first trip as a couple takes an unfortunate turn when he confesses he doesn’t want to date her.
Between the two projects, she’s worked with two of the internet’s favorite boyfriends — White and Lerman — and she knows she’s lucky.
“They’re both lovely,” Gordon tells PEOPLE of her two costars at Sony Pictures Classics and The Cinema Society’s screening of Oh, Hi! at the Roxy Cinema and Jimmy on July 22.
“They’re both lovely people, so that’s the similarity [between them],” she adds.
Courtesy of Sundance Institute
“But, yeah, I’m lucky,” Gordon says. “My job is easy.”
Lerman, 33, who joins his costar for the joint interview ahead of the screening, says it still “shocks me any time somebody says” that he’s an internet boyfriend — even as Gordon teases, “You know that.”
“It’s a very jarring thing to be told,” Lerman admits. “But it’s a sweet compliment, so that’s nice.”
The actress had both aforementioned viral crushes by her side as she stepped out for the celebration in New York City.
White, 34, attended the screening and party with Gordon, while Lerman was joined by his fiancée, Analuisa Corrigan.
FX
It was the first time that Gordon and White were photographed together since they were spotted sharing a kiss in Los Angeles last year.
Following the PDA moment, a source told PEOPLE that there had been “set rumors early on that they had intense chemistry even when not filming,” but they “didn’t start hanging out romantically” until the summer of 2024.
At the time, the source said the actor “really seems into Molly” and “they’re affectionate, often in deep conversations and seem curious to get to know each other better.”
Neither White nor Gordon has spoken publicly about the nature of their relationship since.
The Theater Camp star did briefly touch on the response to her and White’s kiss during a recent interview with Vanity Fair, as she said, “With the internet, I just think — I even see it in myself as a fan of things — we’re just a more judgmental society.”
Aeon/GC Images
The actor, who will next play Bruce Springsteen in the upcoming biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere, was linked to singer Rosalía prior to speculation about his off-camera relationship with Gordon. They were last seen together in July 2024, a year and a half after their first sighting.
White was previously married to Addison Timlin, with whom he shares daughters Ezer and Dolores.
Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Oh, Hi! premieres in theatres July 25 and The Bear can be streamed on Hulu.