Colton Haynes has been through it. From his sexuality being the subject of dialogue in the press to his divorce from ex-husband Jeff Leatham, the actor has indubitably been acquainted with the darkish side of being a celebrity. Haynes came out as gay publicly in 2016, and has since been open about his struggles in Hollywood. The actor launched his memoir Miss Memory Lane, where he opens about his difficult journey with abuse, drugs and habit all through his career.
But Haynes' lifestyles has changed for the better with the actor scoring roles on the CW's Arrow, American Horror Story and even being set to reprise his role as Jackson Whittemore in the upcoming Teen Wolf: The Movie. The actor has faced his fair proportion of hindrances, but not entirely alone. Fans of Haynes know that his friends are an essential component of the actor's adventure, and he isn't shy about letting the international know about them. Colton Haynes will get through with a bit of assist from these superstar friends.
8 Holland Roden
Colton Haynes and Holland Roden performed love pursuits on MTV's Teen Wolf as Jackson Whittemore and Lydia Martin. The two had been linked as possible romantic partners while Haynes was once nonetheless no longer formally out.
It turns out the duo have been all the time just excellent friends despite seeming like a pair. Their roles on Teen Wolf had lovers shipping them to align with the courting they shared onscreen. In reality, Roden is one of Haynes dearest pals. He even posted a selfie of the two in August 2021, captioned, "This beauty always knows how to brighten my day. ❤️u Lydia Martin! I mean, @hollandroden #Holton #Jydia".
7 Tyler Hoechlin
Tyler Hoechlin, known for portraying Derek Hale in MTV's Teen Wolf and Superman in Supergirl, has been buddies with Haynes since they met on set filming Teen Wolf. The two have had a decade-long friendship that consists of "insta ridicule" the place Hoechlin has posted embarrassing throwback photos of Haynes and Haynes commemorated Hoechlin's birthday in 2014 wishing him a happy 40th birthday, when he in fact best became 27.
6 Stephen Amell
Stephen Amell and Colton Haynes' friendship began on set of the CW's Arrow. The relationship between their onscreen characters used to be undoubtedly reflective of a virtually sibling courting, with Amell's personality Oliver Queen serving as giant brother role type for Haynes' stricken persona, Roy Harper.
Their dating offscreen has been not anything brief of that. Amell opened up to People a couple of second the place he refused to interact with a fan who tried to bait him into outing Haynes before he publicly came out. Amell has been supportive of Haynes since he formally came out telling People, "He’s a good guy and he’s a good actor… such a goodhearted gentle loving guy. I’m happy that he’s happy.”
5 David Paul Ramsey
David Paul Ramsey and Colton Haynes also worked on the CW's Arrow where Ramsey portrayed agent John Diggle. The two are never shy when it comes to expressing their love for each other on Instagram.
In 2020, Haynes posted an Instagram photo of the two for Ramsey's birthday captioning, "I despatched @davidpaulramsey a compilation video of us over the yrs that I wish I may put up but since it’s his Bday...I guess I’ll be great & no longer lol. HAPPY BDAY DAVID!!! LOVE YOU!!! 🥳🥳🥳".
4 Emily Bett Rickards
Emily Bett Rickards worked alongside Haynes when portrayed Felicity Smoak on the CW's Arrow. The pair have been best friends ever since. Rickards' posts of Haynes on her Instagram account is like a time capsule of their everlasting friendship.
From car karaoke sessions singing Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" to donning drag 1950s garbs together for Vanity Fair, the duo have been the best of friends offscreen.
3 Janina Gavankar
Actress Janina Gavankar and Colton Haynes are always photo ready, especially when they appear arm in arm the Elton John AIDS Foundation's 30th Annual Academy Awards Viewing Party. Gavankar considers Haynes to be one of her "oldest friends" and even attended his wedding where he married then-husband, Jeff Leatham.
In a heartfelt 2017 Facebook post Gavankar wrote, "About a month ago, I got to watch one of my oldest pals Colton Haynes marry the love of his lifestyles, Jeff Leatham. I’ve watched him grow, and conquer so much, to get here. I will be able to’t wait to watch the circle of relatives they grow, in combination."
2 Serena Williams
Fans were certainly surprised when Colton Haynes posted selfies with one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Serena Williams. While many are unclear of how they actually met, the duo have been best friends for a number of years. They are all over each other's Instagram accounts to prove it.
From costume parties to hilariously recurring selfies together, Haynes and Williams' friendship sets the bar high for friendship goals.
1 Ally Maki
Actress Ally Maki is perhaps Haynes' best of friends. Haynes even got their first name initials tattooed on his finger as a reminder of their over decade-long friendship. The actor has many pet names for Maki including "squishy" and often references her as the love of his life.
From picture collages of the duo, to novel-length captioned Instagram appreciation posts, Maki and Haynes are perfect pal goals.
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