Ransom Canyon actress Minka Kelly's dating history, revealed: from The Avengers star Chris Evans and MLB's Derek Jeter to Trevor Noah – but now she only has eyes for Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds
New Netflix show Ransom Canyon is being compared to Taylor Sheridan's hit neo-Western shows Yellowstone and
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Josh Duhamel as rancher Staten Kirkland and Minka Kelly as dance hall owner Quinn O'Grady, the show is set in the sprawling Texas Hill Country region, where rivalries over the control of the titular piece of land threaten to destroy legacies. Caught in the crossfire, Kirkland and O'Grady navigate a complex dynamic that has teetered between platonic affection and romantic attraction for years, giving us a sizzling romance worth swooning over.
Josh Duhamel as Staten Kirkland in Ransom Canyon on Netflix. Photo: TNS
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As of April 25, Ransom Canyon has racked up 56 million watch hours, according to Netflix Tudum. Meanwhile, the show's creator, April Blair, has revealed to Deadline that the writer's room is already buzzing with preparations for a second season.
With the show's success comes a new focus on its lead actors, and in particular Minka Kelly after she pushed for pay equity with Duhamel. She negotiated with Netflix to be paid the same as her male co-star, per Deadline, but in the end both parties decided on a significant raise for her instead.
Minka Kelly as Quinn O'Grady in Ransom Canyon on Netflix. Photo: TNS
'I think that's probably one of the best things about working with Netflix, is that they're very pro that. So I didn't have to fight very hard. They sort of made that easy,' Kelly told the outlet during an interview.
Kelly's electric on-screen chemistry with the Transformers actor is also raising curiosity about her real-life romances – so what do we know about the 44-year-old's IRL dating history?
Her longest relationship was with Derek Jeter
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter dated Minka Kelly from 2008 to 2011. Photo: Reuters
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