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Jane Seymour exposes real-life romance with ‘Dr. Quinn’ co-star Joe Lando 35 years later: ‘We really fell in love’

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Cardoza, R. (2026, October 21). Jane Seymour exposes real-life romance with ‘Dr. Quinn’ co-star Joe Lando 35 years later: ‘We really fell in love’. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/10/21/entertainment/jane-seymour-exposes-real-life-romance-with-dr-quinn-co-star-joe-lando-35-years-later/

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📰 Jane Seymour And Joe Lando Relationship Revelation
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Lando PERSON · 7× Seymour ORG · 4× Byron Sully PERSON · 1× Jane Seymour PERSON · 1× Joe Lando PERSON · 1× John Zambetti PERSON · 1× Mexican NORP · 1× Michaela “Mike” Quinn PERSON · 1× Page Six Daily ORG · 1× People ORG · 1×

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The actress confessed during a panel attended by People that she and Lando, who respectively played Dr. Michaela “Mike” Quinn and Byron Sully between 1993 and 1998, “really fell in love” on the set of the Western drama. “That’s a secret,” she shared with the audience before acknowledging it was “not a secret anymore.”
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🔮 Lando, for his part, welcomed four kids — Jack, Christian, Kate, and William — with wife Kirsten Barlow, whom he wed in 1997.

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Jane Seymour surprised 90s Cons fans with a rare comment on her “secret” romance with “Dr. Quinn” co-star Joe Lando. asserted
Seymour → surprise → star
The actress confessed during a panel attended by People that she and Lando, who respectively played Dr. Michaela “Mike” Quinn and Byron Sully between 1993 and 1998, “really fell in love” on the set of the Western drama. “That’s a secret,” she shared with the audience before acknowledging it was “not a secret anymore.” asserted
it → confess → audience
Seymour, 75, explained that their relationship began just days into filming when Lando drove her in his pickup truck to avoid a flash flood — and to enjoy Mexican food and margaritas. asserted
Lando → explain → food
“It took us, like, $5, and then we realized that, you know, we had actually fallen in love,” the “Wedding Crashers” star, who is currently engaged to musician John Zambetti, recalled. asserted
who → take → Zambetti
“So everything you saw on ‘Dr. Quinn,’ certainly in the pilot, [was real].” asserted
you → see → pilot
However, she and Lando, 64, called it quits before long because Lando “had a plan” for his life involving four children and a white picket fence. asserted
Lando → call → children
She went on to welcome twins John and Kristopher, now 30, with James Keach after she and Lando called it quits — and joked over the weekend that she sure “showed him.” asserted
she → go → him
Lando, for his part, welcomed four kids — Jack, Christian, Kate, and William — with wife Kirsten Barlow, whom he wed in 1997. asserted
he → welcome → 1997
His failed romance with Seymour helped bring the pair’s characters “sexual tension that [they] wouldn’t have had if [they’d] been playing happy households or something,” the latter told Us Weekly when first discussing the romance in 2019. asserted
latter → fail → 2019
“We didn’t actually talk to each other, other than in dialogue or making out for about six or seven years,” she revealed of the “difficult” and “tough” experience. asserted
she → talk → experience
Seymour continued, “We, obviously, clearly loved one another and realized we couldn’t be actually in real-life together. asserted
we → continue → life
I think we just played it [off] as Michaela and Sully.” asserted
we → think → Michaela
The series, notably, wrapped with two TV movies in 1999 and 2001 — and the ex-colleagues are now close friends. asserted
colleagues → wrap → 1999
“[She] allowed us to come over to her house and opened it up for us without any hesitation and, thank God, gave us someplace to come and sleep,” Lando told his Instagram followers in 2025, calling the ex-Bond girl an “angel.” asserted
Lando → allow → girl
The duo last worked together in 2022 when they co-starred in the Lifetime movie “A Christmas Spark.” Conversation Your voice matters. asserted
voice → work → movie
Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted
Discussions → moderate → civility
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