From The Bear’s Carmy and Claire to The Summer I Turned Pretty‘s Belly and Jeremiah, TV and movie fans have a number of opinions about which couples left the precise impression.
Gordon’s character was introduced as a love interest for Carmy, which became a divisive narrative selection for critics who questioned whether Claire was fully explored as her own person. Others, meanwhile, argued that Carmy must have been paired off with Sydney, who’s played by Gordon’s real-life best friend Ayo Edebiri.
Gordon, who has been linked to White since 2024, addressed fan backlash before season 4 premiered.
“I’m all the time ‘the friend,’” she told Vanity Fair in June 2025. “I’ve never played the romantic person. I used to be like, ‘Whoa, that is going to be a special experience.’”
Gordon noted that White’s role “is a personality that individuals feel so protective over, and it’s been sort of controversial to bring a romantic element into the show. That’s been at times annoying, fascinating and interesting — simply to be an element of something that individuals have opinions on.”
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