The case of Matthew Rhys

Matthew Rhys revealed on "Late Night With Seth Meyers" the hilarious way his relationship with Keri Russell was outed by the NYPD. Matthew Rhys has emerged this Saturday as one of the stories drawing attention in United States.

Key facts

• Matthew Rhys revealed on "Late Night With Seth Meyers" the hilarious way his relationship with Keri Russell was outed by the NYPD.
• Matthew Rhys revealed on Tuesday’s edition of “Late Night With Seth Meyers” the hilarious role that the New York City Police Department played in outing his then-secret relationship with “The Americans” co-star Keri Russell.
• How Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys Turned TV Chemistry Into Real-Life Love.
• Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell Celebrate Decade of Partnership.
• Matthew Rhys Recounts the Hilarious Story of How the NYPD Outed His Secret Relationship With Keri Russell | Video.

What we know

Going deeper, Matthew Rhys revealed on Tuesday’s edition of “Late Night With Seth Meyers” the hilarious role that the New York City Police Department played in outing his then-secret relationship with “The Americans” co-star Keri Russell.

On the substance, how Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys Turned TV Chemistry Into Real-Life Love.

Beyond the headlines, Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell Celebrate Decade of Partnership.

More precisely, Matthew Rhys Recounts the Hilarious Story of How the NYPD Outed His Secret Relationship With Keri Russell | Video.

It is worth noting that Russell and Rhys have been together since 2014, the year that “The Americans,” which ran for six seasons, premiered on FX.

What they're saying

“It was very unplanned,” Rhys told Meyers of his and Russell’s public outing as a couple. “It was quite terrifying, actually.

“They were like, ‘Oh, we’d love to bring you your things back and present them to you on set and do a photograph for the DA [with] the NYPD officers who caught them,’” Rhys explained. “She was like, ‘No, no, no, that’s all right!

“Lo, it came to pass that we were together,” Rhys concluded, smiling. “Everyone [knew], one clean sweep.

The wider context

On a related note, Throughout the early days of their romance, the two tried to keep their relationship under wraps, especially from the crew members and their castmates.

Going deeper, that plan was disrupted, however, when an intruder broke into their New York City apartment one night.

On the substance, We were together in an apartment, and she woke me up and said, ‘I think there’s someone in the apartment.’ I said, ‘There’s no one in the apartment,’ and then I heard someone saying something.

Beyond the headlines, I went, ‘You stay here, I shall go out.’ And I think my classically trained pipes made them flee, thankfully.

More precisely, Anyway, they caught them very quickly, apprehended them.”

The bottom line

• How Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys Turned TV Chemistry Into Real-Life Love.
• “It was early days, and I thought, ‘Whatever I do next, might define the way she regards me for the rest of my life,’” Rhys recalled with a laugh. “So I picked up a [fire] poker, instead of locking ourselves in the bathroom, calling 911, which we should do.
• That plan was disrupted, however, when an intruder broke into their New York City apartment one night.