Daryl and Beth from 'The Walking Dead' Are Dating In Real Life

Fans tend to "ship" characters of their favorite shows, hoping that they'll get together romantically. Some may have been shipping Daryl and Beth after their bonding in the later seasons, despite the significant age difference.

Still, if they were, they got their wish: according to Us Weekly, Norman Reedus, 46, and Emily Kinney, 29, are dating.

According to the mag, Reedus and Kinney stayed in touch even after Kinney left the show in 2014 due to Beth's premature departure. Reports from sources close to the two actors claim that they often text, and that Reedus shows up frequently for Kinney's music gigs now that she's started playing more post-"Walking Dead."

Sources also report that Kinney called Reedus "the sweetest guy on set" while they worked on the show together, and that Reedus was the first to reach out after Beth was killed off.

Of course, this is all rumor as of now. There's also the fact that Reedus continues to shoot "The Walking Dead" in Georgia while Kinney works in the Los Angeles area, doing her music and making the occasional guest star appearance (most recently she appeared on an episode of "The Flash"). So distance might be keeping the two from going official.