Actress Mischa Barton revealed that she had an off-screen romance with her older love interest on “The O.C.” when she was “17 ½-18 years old” and he was 25.
During the 38-year-old actress’ appearance on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, Barton opened up for the first time that her known difficult times on the show were because she became romantically involved with her co-star Ben McKenzie.
“It wasn’t just onscreen,” Mischa told the host. “It was kind of complicated for me because I went into that like a virgin, like a kid. Like really feeling like I needed to grow up quickly to feel like I could portray acting with people older than me.”
“It was a bit like, ‘Oh wow, they know what they’re doing. There’s gonna be relationships on this show, and you’re gonna need to play that part,” she added. “And I didn’t feel really ready for that because I was…
