The Summer I Turned Pretty's Christopher Briney on the Secret to His Relationship with Isabel Machado (Exclusive) (2024)

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The Summer I Turned Pretty's Christopher Briney on the Secret to His Relationship with Isabel Machado (Exclusive)? ›

When asked why their relationship works, the actor told PEOPLE at the 2023 Women's Wear Daily Honors on Tuesday: “We were friends first.” Machado noted, “We were roommates first.” Briney explained of their meet-cute as schoolmates and costars at Pace University: “We went to college together and we lived together.

Christopher and Isabel met at university. They both graduated from Pace University in 2020 with a BFA in acting for film, TV, Voiceover and commercial.

Meet Isabel Machado. Team Conrad girlies, this one's for you.

Christopher Thomas Briney (born March 24, 1998) is an American actor.

Isabel Machado is known for The Last Bath (2020), Lura (2013) and The Tree (2018).

Conrad Fisher might still be vying for Isabel "Belly" Conklin's heart on The Summer I Turned Pretty, but Christopher Briney only has eyes for his own real-life Isabel — girlfriend of two years Isabel Machado.

In addition to acting, he is also a filmmaker and his main hobbies are taking pictures and playing baseball. The young actor has made some plays, such as "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare, and some short films.

"Now he's in a love relationship again. This is all new. And I think that it's important to know that Raptor's speech to Billie at the end is a signal of several things," creator and executive producer Amy Holden Jones tells ET. "One, their deep deepening friendship and relationship, which is important to the show.

Belly's First Time

While the pair also staged a secret visit to Cousins during Christmastime on the page, Belly and Conrad did not have sex. But in the second episode, it's revealed that the couple are intimate for the first time in front of the fireplace. "Conrad, it's only you," she tells a sleeping Conrad after.

But after Susannah's death, Conrad's grief created distance between him and Belly leading to their breakup at prom. This summer, Belly and Conrad seek closure for their failed relationship, while she and Jeremiah resume their friendship, after she picked Conrad over him.

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Gavin Casalegno, who plays Jeramiah, appears to be single in 2023. Previously, he had been in a long-term relationship with model, dancer, and actress Larsen Thompson. Take a spin around Casalegno's Instagram, and you'll find a bunch of memories of them together.

Christopher is around 6 feet and 1inch tall - making him an inch taller than his on-screen brother, Jeremiah.

According to reports, Lola is said to be around 5 feet and 6 inches tall.

Conrad "Con", “ Connie ” Fisher: The eldest son of Susannah and Adam Fisher, and older brother of Jeremiah. He is known to push away his loved ones and to keep all his emotions and feelings inside.

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The leading lady of "The Summer I Turned Pretty" doesn't appear to be romantically involved with anyone at the moment, or perhaps she's just keeping her relationship status private. Considering she's booked and busy with her role as Belly, the 20-year-old actor's top priority probably isn't dating.

Born in Hartford, Connecticut in the US, Christopher attended many arts schools throughout his career before moving to New York City to attend Pace University. He went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting in 2020 and currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.

The actor and director was born in Danbury. He attended the Waterbury Arts Magnet School, where he took an acting class that sparked his passion for acting. Briney later attended Pace University in New York City to pursue a bachelor's of fine arts in acting for film, television, voiceover and commercial.