Jeremy Allen White And Ayo Edebiri formed a strong friendship while working on The bear.
The costars met on set in 2022 while filming the FX series, which follows a chef named Carmy (White) as he returns to Chicago to run his older brother Mikey's restaurant after his death. Edebiri, meanwhile, plays Carmy's colleague and eventual friend Sydney, who accompanies him on his journey to open a successful restaurant.
“We wanted to make something that was about friendship and partnership,” said creator Christopher Storer Variety in January 2023 about fan interest in the on-screen bond between Carmy and Sydney. “It's really so funny that that's one of the things that people have taken away – of all the heavy stuff that happens on the show! It was interesting because Ayo and Jeremy, because they are our friends and are such great people, I think there is a charisma that comes from both of them.
Since season 1, fans have pointed out the chemistry between Carmy and Sydney. However, the cast still needs to be convinced about the idea of a romance between the duo.
“I think when we were making it, neither of us were thinking about that,” Edebiri said exclusively We weekly in January 2023. “It felt really nice to be able to do something that felt different. There aren't that many platonic men [and] female relationships.”
White has publicly sided with Edebiri on this issue, despite the handful of charged moments between their characters in Season 2.
“They are trying to create something that is very difficult to create. Of course there is love and respect in this relationship. There is admiration and I hope that even in platonic relationships you can say things like, 'I need you,'” White shared. Variety in June 2023 about the emotional scenes between the couple. “When they talk under the table in episode 9, it's such a beautiful scene. It's a scene about partnership, but not about a romantic partner. Syd and Carmy do things for each other. She is a source of peace and focus for him and sometimes he can be a source of inspiration and reliability. Sometimes he can't do that.”
Scroll down to relive White and Edebiri's sweetest off-screen friendship moments: