荧幕恋情

很多娱乐节目都曾经盘点过历史上经典的“荧幕伴侣”，他们在荧幕上的爱情故事可能曾经感动了很多人，也可能很多观众会误以为他们在现实生活中也是一对。他们这样的恋情就叫做showmance（荧幕恋情）。

Pong&Bee

A romance developed between two actors during the filming of a movie or production of a play that ends directly after the project has ended. Often, a showmance occurs between two people playing lovers (this could be caused because of the close contact between the actors in such situations, or because of confusion between real emotions and the character’s emotions). This typically occurs when two actors share one or more scripted “love” scenes or on-screen kisses. An actor or actress may mistake scripted passion or chemistry on screen, for a real life romance off-set.

Showmances do, however, develop between two co-stars playing roles in which they are in no way romantically linked, however due to long hours on set and often odd or isolated locales, a couple may develop some sort of relationship to bide their time or otherwise entertain themselves.

Current usage also applies to reality show contestants who hook up during the show for the sake of good television, but this term has been used in theatre circles for many decades.