Theirs was a relationship born in acting class. It was borderline scandalous, given that Ratner was the teacher and Spence the student (but they’re quick to point out that they didn’t actually get involved until after she’d left his class).
“In almost 20 years of teaching, I got involved with one student, and I married her,” says Ratner, laughing. “I want to see that in print, because that’s a fact.”
Ratner was initially attracted by Spence’s pleasant disposition (“as my grandmother would say, she’s just very easy to like”), while Spence was drawn in by Ratner’s openness and worldview. They met in 2009, and married in 2011.