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Once Upon a Time Stars Dish on Their Real-Life Romance! Plus, What's Ahead in Season Two?

Exclusive! Josh Dallas and Ginnifer Goodwin, who play Prince Charming and Snow White, reveal they are dating, with Josh telling us, "Love is always a surprise"

By Kristin Dos Santos, Tierney Bricker May 16, 2012 8:06 PMTags
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Talk about a storybook romance!

Not only did Once Upon a Time's Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Prince Charming (Josh Dallas) finally get their happy ending on the ABC breakout hit, but costars Ginnifer and Josh were able to find love offscreen as well.

And that's not all: Emma's (Jennifer Morrison) set to have her own proper love interest when the show returns in the fall.

We chatted with Josh, Ginnifer and Jennifer at the EW/ABC upfront party, where they dished on last week's "intense" finale, what's in store next season and more...

Raise your hand if you teared up a bit when Snow and Charming were finally reunited in the season finale! (Yes, both of our hands are currently in the air because we bawled like babies and we're not ashamed to admit it!)

Josh is aware that fans have been waiting for the reunion all season and says, "So were we...it's been a long time coming! But now we have magic coming to Storybrooke, so now anything can happen!"

And the fairy-tale romance doesn't end onscreen for Josh and Ginnifer: The costars are currently dating in real life. So was Josh expecting to find love on Once Upon a Time? "No, of course not. Love is always a surprise," he says.

Of her real-life Prince Charming, Ginnifer tells us, "I have a very blessed life, I have to say!"

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Ginnifer tells us she was blown away when she received the script for the finale. "I thought for sure that this would be the episode that ended the entire series, not the season," she told us. "Anything can happen now that magic really has come to Storybrooke!"

While creators Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis are currently keeping season two storylines a secret from their charming cast, Jennifer did have some scoop for us. (She truly is the savior!)

"Season one, for Emma, it was about Henry, and season two is going to be about the idea of romantic love in her life—she's never allowed that before," she says. "And also exploring the relationship with her mother now that she knows who her mother is." (Aka her same-generation roommate Mary-Margaret.)

Emma has experienced her fair share of love interests in season one, Sheriff Graham (Jamie Dornan) and August (Eion Bailey), but Jennifer isn't sure who the lucky guy will be next season. She just knows he will be attractive. "They're promising me these romantic things in season two, but I don't know who or what or why or when!" she tells us. "I mean, look at all the men who have been on our show; they're all pretty hot. I'm not too worried about Adam and Eddie finding some hot men. It's like Jamie Dornan, Sebastian Stan and Josh Dallas...we have very attractive men on our show!"

One thing Emma won't be experiencing in season two? A change in hair color! Jennifer rocked some gorgeous red locks on the carpet ("I just wanted to try all the colors of the Charlie's Angels!"), but she confirmed, "I'm going to have to go back to blond because we pick up where we left off!"

To hear more from Josh, Ginnifer and Jennifer, including the foretelling birthday gift Ginnifer gave her costar years ago, watch our interviews with them above!

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