For Conrad Fisher, it was always Isabel Conklin . And for Chris Briney , there’s another Isabel who’s captured his heart. All throughout his time filming The Summer I Turned Pretty , Briney has been in a long-term relationship with his college sweetheart Isabel Machado. And they have more in common with Conrad and Belly than just a coincidental shared name. Much like the beloved romance characters, Briney and Machado built a strong friendship before taking their relationship to the next level.

“We were friends first,” Briney told People , with Machado adding another important layer to their backstory: “We were roommates first.” The two were close friends when they attended Pace University together in the late 2010s, and started dating after they graduated. “We went to college

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