Is Christopher Briney Dating Anyone? 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Fans Might Be Disappointed
The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 premieres on July 16—and naturally, fans are curious if Christopher Briney, the actor behind Conrad Fisher, is dating or single IRL.
In the beloved Prime Video series, Briney portrays the older Fisher brother to Jeremiah () and is involved in a love triangle with their longtime family friend, Belly Conklin (Lola Tung). The show is based on the trilogy written by Jenny Han.
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However, in real life, does Briney have a special someone? A boyfriend or a girlfriend, perhaps?
The Summer I Turned Pretty fans who might be crushing over the heartthrob, 27, might be disappointed to learn that he is a taken man. Currently, Briney is dating a woman named .
Briney and Machado started dating in 2021, a year before Season 1 of The Summer I Turned Pretty premiered. In June 2022, he posted a photo of them via Instagram on their anniversary, writing, "A whole year!? I could never want anything else 💘."
The couple both attended Pace University, graduating in 2020. In addition to acting, she is a singer and dancer.
"We were friends first," the Mean Girls star told People in 2023 of the secret to their relationship. 'We went to college together and we lived together. We knew that we could do it.'
During a 2023 interview with Access Hollywood on the red carpet for the Mean Girls premiere, Briney gushed about his girlfriend.
"I couldn't do it without her," he said of Machado being there to support him. "I couldn't do anything without her. I don't think I could wake up without her. I'd forget how to breathe."
The first two episodes of The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 drop at 3 a.m. ET on Prime Video, with a new episode added weekly until the series finale on Sept. 17.
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