Grey's Anatomy star 'secretly marries' co-star after whirlwind romance


Jesse Williams has reportedly secretly married his girlfriend, Alejandra Onieva, after going public with their romance in September 2025


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Jenni McKnight
Jenni McKnightUS Lifestyle Editor
May 6, 2026
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Jesse Williams is off the market once again after reportedly tying the knot with his girlfriend, Alejandra Onieva.

The Grey's Anatomy actor, 44, and his Hotel Costiera co-star Alejandra, 33, are said to have quietly exchanged vows in a private ceremony.

The couple kept the ceremony intimate and low-key and have been married for a few months, according to TMZ.

HELLOhas contacted representatives for Jesse for comment.

Jesse met Alejandra while filming the series Hotel Costiera on Italy's Amalfi Coast last year. Reports of their romance surfaced in early fall when they were spotted together in Madrid.

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Jesse and Alejandra have reportedly married in secret

They went public with their relationship last September, arriving hand-in-hand at the show's premiere in Rome.

In Hotel Costiera, Jesse starred as a former U.S Marine, Daniel De Luca, who returns to his home country, Italy, where he takes up problem-solving for the wealthy guests of one of the world's most luxurious hotels. 

"In addition to dealing with the wealthy guests' problems, Daniel is also on the trail of Alice, one of the owner's daughters who disappeared a month earlier," the synopsis reads.

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Jesse and Alejandra went public with their romance in September 2025

"Daniel must do everything he can to bring her home, but facing those who kidnapped the girl will be more challenging than any problem Daniel has ever faced."

Alejandra appeared in two episodes as Sheryl, the wife of American billionaire Aaron Tarsky, who goes missing at sea.

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Jesse and Alejandra met on the set of Hotel Costiera

This isn't Jesse's first marriage, as he was previously married to Aryn Drake-Lee, with whom he shares two children, Sadie, 12, and Maceo, 10, for five years before he filed for divorce in 2017.

The former couple met when she was a real estate broker, and he was a high school teacher, and they wed in September 2012. 

Shortly after their split, Jesse appeared in a Tidal video for Jay-Z's Footnotes for 4:44 documentary and addressed allegations that he cheated on Aryn.

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Jesse and Alejandra have reportedly been married for a few months

"I was in a relationship 13 years, 13 real years, not five years, not seven years, 13 years and all of a sudden [expletive] are writing think-pieces that I somehow threw a 13-year relationship — like the most painful experience I've had in my life, like with a person I've loved with all of my heart — that I threw a person and my family in the trash because a girl I work with is cute."

Their divorce became contentious as they argued over the custody of their kids, with Jesse accusing Aryn of "restricting" his access to them.

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Jesse and Aryn Drake-Lee split in 2017 and finalized their divorce in 2020

"Aryn restricts my time with the children and decides when, and for how long I may have them," he said in court documents obtained by Us Weekly.

"She has rejected, without any reason, each and every request I have made to have the children sleep over at my residence."

Jesse and Aryn finalized their divorce in 2020 and agreed on joint custody, with Jesse paying $40,000 per month in child support, which was reduced to $6,413 per month in 2022 after he appealed to have the payments reduced following his Grey's Anatomy exit after 12 seasons in 2021.

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