Minka Kelly Details ‘Toxic’ Romance With ‘Friday Night Lights’ Co-Star Taylor Kitsch

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In excerpts from her upcoming memoir “Tell Me Everything,”

Kelly portrayed a rather difficult work environment on set after the couple, whose failed relationship onscreen appeared to mirror their own, broke up.

“All the effort I might have invested in connecting consistently with the girls on the show went to Taylor. So when my relationship with Taylor became toxic, I had no one to turn to.”

Kelly was warned not to go out with her co-star by executive producer Peter Berg.

She dated and dropped Kitsch “more times” than expected, and that life became very difficult both on and off set whenever they broke up during production.

“We were young and had very few tools to handle our emotions and personal grievances. On the days we had to work together and were broken up, he didn’t want to be in the hair and makeup trailer at the same time I was.”

They couldn’t even ride in the van together to set, where everyone felt the awkwardness.

Kitsch was far more comfortable sharing his feelings with the rest of the cast whenever they broke up, which left Kelly isolated from the group.

“My co-workers weren’t taking me out for drinks after work to mend my broken heart; they were taking him out.”

Her female colleagues distanced themselves after her fallout with Kitsch, which essentially mirrored her character arc on the show.