Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher were ‘friends with benefits’ before getting serious

They agreed to have a casual relationship back in 2012
Friends with benefits: Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis had a casual relationship before getting serious
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Jennifer Ruby20 July 2016
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Mila Kunis has revealed that she had a casual relationship with husband Ashton Kutcher before they got serious.

The A-list pair, who met on the set of That 70s Show when they were teenagers, originally intended to be keep things relaxed when they started dating in 2012.

Before they got together, Kunis starred in film Friends With Benefits and Kutcher in No Strings Attached, both about casual relationships becoming more serious.

During an interview on Sirius FM, the 32-year-old said: “I don't know if I should tell this story, I could get in trouble for it.

“We were in similar movies and we should have paid attention to them because this doesn't work in real life.

“We clearly didn't pay attention and we shook hands on it and said we would just have fun. We literally lived out our movies.”

Although the couple had known each other for years, they only started a relationship after Kucther’s marriage to Demi Moore ended in 2011.

Kunis had also been in a long-term relationship with Macaulay Culkin since 2002, also ending it in 2011.

“We started dating with the idea we both were never going to get married. He had just got out of a marriage and I had gotten out of a relationship,” she said.

“We shook hands on it and life was great. But we were in agreement that it was just fun. And three months later, I was like, 'this isn't just fun anymore'.

“And then a year later we wanted to get married. I think it took everyone by surprise.”

Kunis and Kutcher welcomed baby daughter Wyatt in October 2014 and tied the knot in July 2015.

They are currently expecting their second child together.

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