Matthew Rhys shares what Keri Russell told him if he secured Emmy wins

Matthew Rhys shares what Keri Russell informed him if he secured Emmy wins.

Key points

• According to ELLE, Rhys and Russell became a couple after reconnecting on the set of "The Americans" in the early 2010s.
• Stephen Colbert, Matthew Rhys, Rhea Seehorn and more winners arrive at Apple TV's Emmys afterparty.
• The prominent couple had a number of nominations between them this year at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony on Monday night, Sept.
• Russell received a lead actress nod for a drama series in Netflix's political thriller "The Diplomat, " but "Pluribus" star Rhea Seehorn took home the prize.

Matthew Rhys shares what Keri Russell informed him if he secured Emmy wins. Taylor Ardrey USA TODAY. Stephen Colbert, Matthew Rhys, more Emmy winners arrive at afterparty.

Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell know how to keep the competitive nature at television's most prestigious award show fun and lighthearted.

During an interview with E!, Rhys spoke regarding the banter between him and his partner, Russell, involving Emmy wins: "She goes, 'If you win both, I'm not coming home with you, '" he shared.

In practice, the prominent couple had a number of nominations between them this year at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony on Monday night, Sept. 14.

Rhys was nominated for his work on Netflix's "The Beast in Me" and Apple TV's "Widow's Bay." The Welsh actor created history as the first male actor to win lead acting awards in drama, comedy, and limited/anthology series.

When E! Asked whether "he was a free man" after securing the wins, Rhys joked, "I don't know if I'm free, lonely maybe." 2026 Emmys: Full list of award winners led by 'Widow's Bay'. 'She's always really the winner'.

After dual bids in 2016, 2017 and 2018 for starring in the FX Soviet-spy drama, monday night's Emmys marked the fourth time they've earned Emmy nominations in the same year.

Rhys spoke more regarding his friendly rivalry with Russell while backstage after securing his wins.

"It's not playful. It's all serious. I've bet a lot of funds on myself; the kids run a book. I was the odds-on favorite. It's gonna be a rough week for her, and I'm sorry. I don't know if I am, to be perfectly honest, " Rhys stated. "She's always the class act. She always sends her fellow nominees Gloria Steinem quotes regarding being linked and not judged. And I'm the one going, 'woo hoo!'".

Rhys may have bet on himself this year, but he's still betting on Russell in the long run. "She's always really the winner, if I'm perfectly honest. I think next year she might obtain one. That's my bet." Contributing: Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY.

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