Shameless' Emma Kenney Shares Update on Romance With Conrad Hilton
Shameless' Emma Kenney Shares Rare Update on Relationship With Boyfriend Conrad Hilton
Emma Kenney is living the suite life with Conrad Hilton.
The Shameless alum shared a sweet update on her romance with the youngest child of Kathy Hilton and husband Rick Hilton, revealing the two always have reservations for a good time together.
“You have to be best friends with your partner,” Emma exclusively shared with E! News at an Alice + Olivia breast cancer awareness event Oct. 16. “He's the best. He's my best friend. My biggest support system.”
While the pair—who sparked romance rumors in December 2024—have only been together for a few years, Emma assured it feels like a lifetime.
“I feel so grateful that we've grown up together, too,” the 27-year-old added. “I love him and I'm excited for another continuation of our journey.”
Emma is equally grateful for her relationship with the 32-year-old’s family, including his mom and dad, as well as his siblings Paris Hilton, Nicky Hilton and Barron Hilton.
“They're the best,” she mused. "I feel so accepted.”
As she put it, "I love them and I'm happy to be able to spend time together.”
The Conners actress also has another Hilton-family tradition on her itinerary this year: Kathy’s iconic Christmas party.
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“We love that, and this will actually be Conrad, my boyfriend's, and I fifth Christmas together,” she said. “So it'll be a milestone.”
Another milestone Emma is pondering? Whether or not she and the cast of Shameless will ever get together for a reunion series.
“I think we'd all love that,” Emma—who portrayed Debbie Gallagher for all 11 seasons of the Showtime series—revealed. “It was like summer camp filming that show together, so I think the thought of getting back together and doing it all again would be so much fun—even if just for an episode or a season.”
Emma noted she would especially “love it” because she spent so many of her formative years starring on the series from 2011 to 2021.
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“I grew up with those people for real though,” she shared. "I've known them since I was nine years old. They're my family forever.”
For now, Emma is focusing on her charitable work—including her dog rescue Yogi’s House—which is why it meant so much to her to join the Hilton family for Alice + Olivia’s breast cancer event that raised money for the Breast Cancer Research Fund.
“I think supporting breast cancer research is obviously so important,” she said. “I’m happy to be here tonight and see everybody shopping.”
For a deep dive into the love lives of all the Shameless alums, keep reading.
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Emmy Rossum (Fiona Gallagher)
The actress, who left after season 9, and Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail have been married since 2017. The couple began dating in 2013 after she was cast in his first full-length film, Comet. They welcomed a baby girl in May 2021, followed by a baby boy in April 2023.
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William H. Macy (Frank Gallagher)
William and actress Felicity Huffman have been married since 1997 and share two daughters, Sophia Grace and Georgia Grace.
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Jeremy Allen White (Lip Gallagher)
The actor and Addison Timlin, who starred together in the 2008 film Afterschool, wed in 2019 and share daughters Ezer, 6, and Dolores, 4. However, they split in 2023. Since then, Jeremy has been linked to singer Rosalía as well as Molly Gordon, his costar on The Bear.
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Cameron Monaghan (Ian Gallagher)
The actor, who plays a gay man and leading LGBTQ activist on the Showtime series, and Disney Channel actress Peyton List, who acted alongside Monaghan in the 2018 film Anthem of a Teenage Prophet, sparked romance rumors in fall 2017 when they were photographed at Disneyland together. In early 2019, E! News exclusively reported the pair had called it quits. He was previously linked to Shameless co-star Ruby Modine.
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Noel Fisher (Mickey Milkovich)
The actor, who plays Ian's longtime love on the show and tied the knot in season 10, has been married to actress Layla Alizada since 2017. The two starred together on the series Godiva's more than a decade earlier.
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Steve Howey (Kevin "Kev" Ball)
The actor and wife Sarah Shahi wed in 2009 but split in the summer of 2020. They share eldest son William Wolf and a younger twin son and daughter, Violet Moon and Knox Blue.
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Shanola Hampton (Veronica "V" Fisher)
The actress has been married to producer Daren Dukes since 2000 and they have two children, daughter Cai MyAnna and son Daren O.C.
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Joan Cusack (Sheila Jackson)
The actress, who left after season 5, has been married to Richard Burke since 1996. The two share two adult sons, Dylan and Miles. (The four are pictured at the 2013 Creative Arts Emmys.)
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Laura Slade Wiggins (Karen Jackson)
The actress, who played Lip's girlfriend and left the Showtimes series in season 3, married studio stuntman Kyle Weishaar in June 2018.
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Richard Flood (Ford Kellogg)
The Irish actor, who played Fiona's boyfriend, and Italian actress Gabriella Pession have been married since 2016. They have one child, son Giulio.
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