Are Ian and Mickey Gay in Real Life? A Look at Their Off-Screen Relationships

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Ian and Mickey are one of the fan-favorite couples on 'Shameless.' Are the two together in real life?

Updated on December 20, 2023

Published on November 3, 2019

Showtime’s critically acclaimed series Shameless introduced the fan-favorite couple Ian Gallagher (Cameron Monaghan) and Mickey Milkovich (Noel Fisher). Known among viewers as Gallavich, the pair reunited in prison in season 9 and then tied the knot in the season 10 finale. However, many fans are shocked to find that the couple is not together off-screen. Let’s take a look at the couple’s relationship status in real life.

Is Cameron Monaghan gay? 

Ian Gallagher actor Cameron Monaghan has never dated his on-screen love interest Noel Fisher and is not gay in real life. Monaghan is currently in a relationship with model Lauren Searle, who he reportedly started dating in 2020. 

He previously dated actor and model Peyton R. List. The duo met on the set of Anthem of a Teenage Prophet. They went public with their relationship in September of 2017 and broke up in January 2019. 

Before List, Monaghan dated Shameless co-star Ruby Modine from 2016 to 2017. Modine played Lip Gallagher’s (Jeremy Allen White) love interest, Sierra. 

Is Noel Fisher married?

Noel Fisher married actor Layla Alizada on July 15, 2017. The duo married in an intimate wedding with just 60 of their close friends and family members.

The pair met back in 2005 when they were both in the make-up trailer for the TV series Godiva. They didn’t connect officially until the wrap party of the show. 

Alizada appeared in a 2021 episode of Shameless as a detective. Her other acting credits include Jane the Virgin, Taken, and Lucifer.

Ian and Mickey’s relationship convinced Monaghan and Fisher to return to ‘Shameless’

When Monaghan left Shameless in 2018 after over eight seasons of acting, he felt good about the “logical conclusion” the writers took his character. However, he told producers the only way he would return to the show would be to explore the relationship between Ian and Mickey further. 

“That was something that felt worth going back to,” he told Entertainment Weekly. “There’s still a lot of story to tell. We’ve never really had these characters just together in a somewhat stable environment for very long, so that’s been fun to explore.”

Shameless ran from 2011 to April 11, 2021. 

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