The Merry Gentlemen is as steamy as it is joyful — drawing some inspiration from the cast’s real-life romances.
The Netflix film follows former big-city dancer Ashley (Britt Robertson) as she returns to her small hometown for the holidays and discovers her parents’ local venue, The Rhythm Room, is struggling financially. After a charming meet-cute with Luke (Chad Michael Murray), she is inspired to create a plan to save the business: a Christmas-themed shirtless male revue.
In the process of producing the show, playful banter between Ashley and Luke ignites a budding romance. In an interview with ScreenRant, Robertson shared that Ashley and Luke’s dynamic reflects her own “push and pull” relationship with her husband, Paul Floyd.
“I sort of have this banter a little bit with my husband,” she said, noting the “pushback” between Ashley and Luke. “There’s something that’s flirty and fun about it.”
In real life, Murray has also been in a long-term relationship with his …