news | March 30, 2026

The Truth About Nev Schulman's Marriage

According to Newsweek, Nev Schulman and Laura Perlongo originally met on Instagram all the way back in 2015. After exchanging DMs, they went out on a date, for which the "Catfish" host picked up his lady on a motorbike. However, they broke up soon after because, as Schulman admitted to Us Weekly, he came on a bit too strong. 

After working hard to win her back, the two managed to figure things out and welcomed daughter Cleo in 2016. Although the pregnancy might have seemed rushed, in an interview with Taylor magazine, Perlongo made it clear it absolutely wasn't an accident, explaining the couple knew immediately they wanted a family and to make things work. "We really loved each other very deeply from the beginning," Perlongo shared. 

The following year, they tied the knot, with Cleo as the guest of honor. Their wedding was a sweet, backyard affair at Schulman's father's home in East Hampton, New York. Schulman gushed to People of the couple's big day, "I never imagined I could be this happy." Cleo's little brother, Beau, arrived just a couple of years later, in 2019, as E! News confirmed at the time. In April 2021, Perlongo revealed on Instagram that she was expecting once again. As Schulman quipped to People, "Every kid you have, it feels like you're leveling up and facing a new boss in the video game of parenting." Evidently, these two are more than up to the challenge.