Jennifer Lopez did not have to audition for the part of onscreen leading lady to Brett Goldstein in Office Romance, which he co-wrote with Ted Lasso co-creator Joe Kelly.
‘They sent me the script and they were like, “We wrote this for you,”‘ the 56-year-old Bronx-born pop diva revealed to SiriusXM’s BPM on Saturday.
‘”If you don’t do it, we’re not even making the movie.”‘
Chemistry was clearly front of mind for the 45-year-old Englishman, whose sexy lawyer character Daniel Blanchflower falls for Air Cruz CEO Jackie Cruz despite her rigid anti-fraternization policy.
Lopez and Goldstein – who have an 11-year age gap – will put their ‘electric’ chemistry to the test when Ol Parker’s rom-com premieres June 5 on Netflix.
‘It has, like, hard jokes,’ the Save Me Tonight singer noted.
Jennifer Lopez did not have to audition for the part of onscreen leading lady to Brett Goldstein in Office Romance, which he co-wrote with Ted Lasso co-creator Joe Kelly
‘It’s, like, a little bit edgier than a normal JLo rom-com in a way.’
And if the characters wind up wedding, it will mark Lopez’s 10th time playing a bride in a movie.
‘Amazing supporting cast’ Betty Gilpin, Edward James Olmos, Bradley Whitford, Amy Sedaris, Tony Hale and Jackie Sandler will also be featured in Office Romance.
Last week, The Sun reported that the coy castmates have ‘grown close’ since filming wrapped and ‘they were very touchy-feely, and always laughing, and everyone suspected they were hooking up.’
On October 15, Lopez publicly gushed on Watch What Happens Live: ‘I’m gonna say my favorite [onscreen kisser]… I just did a movie with Brett Goldstein and I’d say he was the best kisser.’
And Goldstein wasn’t exactly shy on his podcast Films To Be Buried With back in 2019 when he gushed over her ‘sexy’ performance in Hustlers: ‘It’s really good on every level. F***ing hell! 50! She’s 50! I love her!’
The Shrinking co-creator has never gone public with any romance while Lopez has been married and divorced four times with two adult children under her belt.
The two-time Grammy nominee needs a hit after the box office failures of Unstoppable only earning $3,966 in 2024 before streaming on Prime Video, and The Kiss of the Spider Woman only earning $2 million last year after a $30 million budget.
‘They sent me the script and they were like, “We wrote this for you,”‘ the 56-year-old Bronx-born pop diva revealed to SiriusXM’s BPM on Saturday. ‘”If you don’t do it, we’re not even making the movie”‘ (pictured March 16)
Chemistry was clearly front of mind for the 45-year-old Englishman, whose sexy lawyer character Daniel Blanchflower falls for Air Cruz CEO Jackie Cruz despite her rigid anti-fraternization policy (pictured in 2025 on set)
Lopez and Goldstein – who have an 11-year age gap – will put their ‘electric’ chemistry to the test when Ol Parker’s rom-com premieres June 5 on Netflix
‘It has, like, hard jokes,’ the Save Me Tonight singer noted. ‘It’s, like, a little bit edgier than a normal JLo rom-com in a way.’
Last week, The Sun reported that the coy castmates have ‘grown close’ since filming wrapped and ‘they were very touchy-feely, and always laughing, and everyone suspected they were hooking up’ (pictured January 11)
![On October 15, Lopez publicly gushed on Watch What Happens Live: 'I'm gonna say my favorite [onscreen kisser]... I just did a movie with Brett Goldstein and I'd say he was the best kisser'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2026/04/19/22/103033061-15746973-Elsewhere_on_the_boozy_Bravo_talk_show_Jennifer_revealed_her_sur-a-31_1776634676679.jpg)
On October 15, Lopez publicly gushed on Watch What Happens Live: ‘I’m gonna say my favorite [onscreen kisser]… I just did a movie with Brett Goldstein and I’d say he was the best kisser’
And Goldstein wasn’t exactly shy on his podcast Films To Be Buried With back in 2019 when he gushed over her ‘sexy’ performance in Hustlers: ‘It’s really good on every level. F***ing hell! 50! She’s 50! I love her!’
The Shrinking co-creator has never gone public with any romance while Lopez has been married and divorced four times with two adult children under her belt (pictured Sunday)
On Sunday, Goldstein suited up for the New York City premiere of his next film, The Sheep Detectives, inside Jazz at Lincoln Center
The two-time Emmy winner voiced twin Norfolk Horn sheep Reggie and Ronnie in Kyle Balda’s whodunnit comedy – hitting US/UK theaters May 8 – alongside Hugh Jackman, Emma Thompson, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston and Patrick Stewart
Lopez will also star in Robert Zemeckis’ thriller The Last Mrs. Parrish for Netflix and she’ll produce Bob the Builder for Amazon MGM Studios.
The ex-girlfriend of Diddy – whose big break was starring in Gregory Nava’s 1997 Selena biopic – originally got her start in 1991 as a Fly Girl for Fox’s comedy sketch show In Living Color before serving backup dancer duties for Janet Jackson in 1993.
On Sunday, Goldstein suited up for the New York City premiere of his next film, The Sheep Detectives, inside Jazz at Lincoln Center.
The two-time Emmy winner voiced twin Norfolk Horn sheep Reggie and Ronnie in Kyle Balda’s whodunnit comedy – hitting US/UK theaters May 8 – alongside Hugh Jackman, Emma Thompson, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston and Patrick Stewart.
But first, Goldstein is scheduled to bring his Sex, Death and Small Talk tour to the Tarrytown Music Hall in New York on May 3.
The Second Best Night of Your Life comedian wrote, produced and reprised his breakout role as veteran box-to-box midfielder Roy Kent in the surprise fourth season of soccer dramedy Ted Lasso, which premieres this summer on Apple TV+.
Goldstein’s other upcoming projects include Kornél Mundruczó drama At the Sea as well as male escort rom-com Escorted for Amazon Prime Video.
