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Back for its second season, Netflix’s comedy series Nobody Wants This follows the unexpected romance between an agnostic podcaster, Joanne ( Kristen Bell ), and a progressive rabbi, Noah (Adam Brody)—but the show’s premise isn’t purely a work of fiction.

The Netflix hit was inspired by creator Erin Foster’s real-life love story with her husband, Simon Tikham.

Much like Joanne, Foster, who doesn’t remember growing up religious, fell in love with Tikham, who is Jewish. The couple met while working out at a Los Angeles gym in 2018 and got engaged the following year. Foster and Tikham married on New Year’s Eve in 2019 and have since welcomed their first child.

“This show is based on the only good decision I ever made: falling for a nice Jewish

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