Rami Malek and Lucy Boynton met on the set of the 2018 Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, where Malek starred as Freddie Mercury and Boynton played his real-life companion Mary Austin. The on-screen chemistry carried into real life and the two began dating during production in 2017. Malek acknowledged Boynton in his Golden Globe and Academy Award acceptance speeches. After approximately six years together, the couple quietly split in 2023.
- How they met
- They met while filming Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), in which Malek portrayed Freddie Mercury and Boynton played Mary Austin.