The Truth About Sarah Paulson And Holland Taylor's Relationship

Certain Hollywood couplings just make sense, and Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor are one of those couplings. There might be a significant age gap — 32 years, to be exact — between the two women, but the American Horror Story stalwart and bonafide screen legend are clearly meant to be together. The public is particularly interested in the unconventional pairing, either because they're both women or because of the age difference, or maybe even due to both factors. 

Thankfully, both stars couldn't care less. Speaking to Modern Luxury in May 2019, Paulson opined (via USA Today), "If someone wants to spend any time thinking I'm strange for loving the most spectacular person on the planet, then that's their problem. I'm doing just fine." Considering their swoon-worth love story, it makes sense that neither of these esteemed actresses is paying much attention to any negative speculation from outsiders. They're happy and that's it.

Although they've only been together a few years, Paulson and Taylor go way back. As the Ratched star told the New York Times, they originally met back in 2005. Although Paulson was in a relationship at the time, she admitted to thinking Taylor was "probably the most exquisitely beautiful woman" she'd ever seen. They later reconnected on Twitter in 2015 after working together on a video campaign for a reproductive rights organization.

ET confirmed the two were officially a couple later that same year, but by that stage, Paulson and Taylor were all over each other's social media pages. They subsequently, very proudly, walked the 2016 Critics Choice Awards red carpet together, as reported by ET. During an appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen in 2019, fellow guest Billy Eichner quipped, "Holland Taylor slid into your DMs?" to which Paulson simply replied in the affirmative.

Although they keep their relationship mostly private, Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor have been drawn to discuss it many times over. Speaking to The Edit, the AHS star argued (via E! News), "I'm with a much older person and people find that totally fascinating and odd, and, to me, it's the least interesting thing about me." Paulson further opined, "I am the captain of my own ship, and I've never looked to anyone else to validate that, or tell me it's OK."

Paulson subsequently made it clear to Town & Country in a 2018 interview, "I do not want to be defined by who I share my bed, my home, my soul with. My choices in life have been unconventional, and that's my business." Speaking to Us Weekly in 2020, Taylor doubled down, noting, "She's very brave and she is very truthful and she's going to live her truth. And so I basically am following her lead and I'm blessed." All things considered, love wins.