Hollywood’s uncompromised rule? Where there is smoke, there is almost always someone ready to fan the flames. Especially when the names involved are as revered as Halle Berry and Mark Wahlberg. Their careers have overlapped both on screen and off, igniting dating speculations that refuse to burn out. Was it ever real or just a figment of celebrity-fueled fantasy? The answer is sure to surprise a few!

Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry shared the spotlight, but did they ever share something more? 

Halle Berry and Mark Wahlberg appeared as co-stars last year in Netflix’s hit action espionage thriller The Union, filling every frame of the digital offering with their sizzling chemistry. Fans could not keep calm following their outing as on-screen flames, and have since relentlessly questioned what the secret was behind them being able to appear so smitten by each other in the said movie. Well, much to their disappointment, Berry and Wahlberg were not in love for real while filming their shots for the Netflix gig, and they have not known each other romantically ever in their lives. They, however, have been good friends since the beginning of time and attribute their chemistry both on and off screen to that very fact.

Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry, according to the latter, have known each other for “30 years,” reported Hello Magazine in 2024. The actress notably told the outlet that working with Wahlberg for the first time on The Union was the best thing that happened to her. Wahlberg echoed the same sentiments about his co-star, telling the publication he has always been “a huge admirer” of Berry’s work, and she is exactly how she appears on screen in the tangible world as well. While the duo has never been romantically involved, Berry had an interesting take on their relationship as she promoted their aforementioned film.

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No romance, no drama, just Halle Berry revealing what really keeps her connection with Mark Wahlberg so strong.

Halle Berry added in her interaction with Hello Magazine that she has always been drawn towards Mark Wahlberg because she reckons they were “cut from the same cloth.” The Why Do Fools Fall in Love star revealed how she and her friend had the same kind of beginning in Tinseltown and nearly had the same references growing up. That special connection, according to her, helped bring them closer in real life, and both she and Wahlberg leveraged the same to play their parts in the movie that set the rumor mill in motion. 

For those unversed, both Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry have their own respective partners in real life. While the Flight Risk actor, whose real estate portfolio can make anyone green with envy, is married to model Rhea Durham and has been since 2008, Berry is currently dating Van Hunt, who is a musician. All things considered, Halle Berry and Mark Wahlberg never dated; they were always two stars orbiting the same galaxy, but never colliding.

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Are you convinced Halle Berry and Mark Wahlberg never dated? Or do you still think the duo had a little something going on between them not long ago? Let us know in the comments.