MICKEY Gooch Jr. is best known for being an American actor who has starred in a string of movies.
But his short-lived romance with Bridesmaids actress Rebel Wilson has got fans talking after new revelations emerged.
Who is Mickey Gooch Jr.?
Mickey is an American actor born and raised in New Jersey but now lives in Los Angeles.
He doesn’t have a lengthy list of movies to his name but he is known for How to be Single.
Mickey starred with Rebel in the flick during their real life romance.
Mickey also featured in The Clapper in 2017, Madness in the Method two years later and then Deported in 2020.
He is the son of multimillionaire banker, Michael Gooch, who is the founder of the $700 million GFI Group.
When did Mickey Gooch Jr. date Rebel Wilson?
The pair were introduced by Rebel’s Pitch Perfect co-star, Hana Mae Lee, who set them up when she was in Los Angeles.
Rebel said he pursued her and after dating for a month he went to New York to stay with her.
The pair were first publicly linked in May 2015 after they attended a New York Rangers game together.
Later that month, Us Weekly confirmed that Rebel and Mickey were introduced while they worked on the movie How to Be Single.
“They get along really well, they respect each other’s work,” a source exclusively told Us at the time.
“She’s been too busy to date for a while, they’ve been texting often and they’ve been spending some time together in L.A. and New York.”
How long were Mickey Gooch Jr. and Rebel Wilson together for?
In July 2015, the duo made their red carpet debut as a couple at the premiere of Mickey’s movie Ur In Analysis in West Hollywood.
Following the screening, the comedian and the actress jetted off to Ibiza.
And Rebel shared a series of loved up snaps of her and Mickey.
A few months after their trip, things fizzled out for the pair.
Us confirmed in September 2015, that they called it quits after just four months of dating.
Why did Mickey Gooch Jr. and Rebel Wilson split?
Rebel reportedly walked away from their relationship due to Mickey’s drug addictions.
A self-confessed addict, Mickey has been to rehab 17 times and had a “life-threatening addiction to alcohol and a frightening variety of hard-core drugs”.
But the actress walked away after discovering this following six months of dating.
Wilson says she gave him a year to stay sober, but they never did rekindle their romance.
They may not have reconnected romantically, but Rebel and Mickey have remained friends.
He called her “the most beautiful girl I know, insider and out. The full package” in a social media post dedicated to her in 2021.
Who is Mickey Gooch Jr. with now?
After their romance, Mickey has lived his life largely out of the spotlight but embarked on a romance with Georgia Harrison, 29, in 2019.
While it is not known if Mickey is in a relationship at the moment, he hit headlines with his romance with Love Island star Georgia five years ago.
The TV star originally caught his eye after appearing on endurance based MTV reality show The Challenge: War of the Worlds.
The American star, who is nine years her senior, eventually asked her to be his date at the London premiere of new film Madness In The Method.
However the romance was short-lived. Georgia is now in a relationship with Anton Danyluk, 28, who she met on Love Island All Stars earlier this year.
What has Rebel Wilson said about Mickey Gooch Jr. in her new book?
Rebel opened up about her relationship with Mickey in her 2024 memoir, Rebel Rising, revealing that she lost her virginity to Gooch at age 35.
“Micks, I know this might be news to you if you are reading this, but yes I lost my virginity to you,” she penned.
Wilson later confirmed to The New York Times in April 2024 that Mickey was the “first person” to read her book “so he knows now.”
