Eve Plumb Explains Crush on Co-Star Christopher Knight During 'Brady Bunch' Fame
Eve Plumb revealed that she once had a crush on her Brady Bunch co-star Christopher Knight, but she downplayed any great romance.
In a May 2026 interview on Joann Butler In Studio With… Plumb, 68, admitted she liked Knight when they worked together on the ABCsitcom from 1969 to 1974, playing siblings Jan and Peter Brady, because they spent a lot of time together on set.
"Oh, yeah, of course," the actress said of her co-star crush. "I mean, it was proximity, you know, as a little girl and he's a little boy, and we're hanging out, and so I didn't have any other pool of applicants."
When asked if Knight knew about her crush at the time, Plumb replied, "I don't think so," but admitted he "probably" found out about it later. "Probably. People like to talk about it," she said, before adding that she remains close with Knight and his wife, Cara, fifty years later.
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In her memoir Happiness Included, Plumb revealed that at the height of The Brady Bunch fandom, Knight was considered a "big heartthrob" who would have to "outrun his adoring fans" when the cast went on tour to promote their musical group. She admitted that she relished waving to the frenzied fans from "the back seat of the enclosed car, where I was sitting next to Chris."
Plumb also revealed that she went on a date with Knight after The Brady Bunch ended. But she noted, "Any attempts at making out that evening ended with laughter and resignation that we'd always be sister and brother, even in real life."
Of the one-time date, Plumb told Page Six, "It was fun, but we were really already by that time, just too good of friends to make that transition into being romantic partners."
Plumb, who is married to Ken Pace, added that she keeps in touch with Knight and his wife via regular Zoom happy hours.
Knight, 68, also talked about his relationship with Plumb, and hinted he was aware that she had a thing for him when they were kid actors. Speaking with People magazine in April, the actor recalled that Plumb had her "claim" on him early on, but he wasn't mature enough to do anything about it.
"It was sweet, but it was [not] destined, and I'm glad," he added of the fleeting romance. "Because surely, you know, exes aren't somebody you normally stay very close to. So we never had a chance to be an item, to find a distance in one another."
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This story was originally published May 16, 2026 at 5:42 AM.