Sarah Paulson Is 'Ready, Willing and Able' to Support Holland Taylor at Emmys 2024: 'I'm Here with the Fan' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Sarah PaulsonandHolland Taylorare proving once again how supportive they are of one another.

Speaking with PEOPLE ahead of the 76th annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Paulson, 49, jokes that she’s only in attendance to hold Taylor’s, 81, fan.

Holland jokingly responds, “You’re my fan carrier.”

(L-R) Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor attend the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on Sept. 15, 2024 in Los Angeles.Amy Sussman/Getty

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Paulson and Taylor first met at a party in 2005, but it wasn’t until a decade later that theTwo and a Half Menactressfirst dropped hints of her romance with Paulsonduring a November 2015 appearance on WNYC’sDeath, Sex & Moneypodcast. At that time, she noted that she was in her first “deeply committed relationship” with a woman, also noting that she was much younger than her.

The couple officiallyconfirmed their relationshipthe following month.

Duringa January 2019 appearanceonWatch What Happens Live WithAndy Cohen, Paulson shared how the relationship began.

Billy Eichner, who appeared on that same episode, quipped, “Holland Taylor slid into your DMs?” To which Paulson replied, “She actually did. Yeah, it’s pretty great.”

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Speaking about her costars to PEOPLE, Taylor notes that Beharie “was a thrilling person to act with. Really worked so beautifully, we did together.”

Touching on working with Billy Crudup onThe Morning Showas well, Taylor also shares that “he is everything.”

SeePEOPLE’s full coverageof the 76th annual Primetime Emmy Awards as they’re broadcasting live on ABC from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

source: people.com