Lena Dunham took a trip down memory lane as she recounted the early chapters of her love life during her Famous book tour in Los Angeles.
It was during the final stop of her book tour on May 20 when she revealed that her husband, Louis Felber, had no idea why she was famous when they first met – she says meeting Felber was one of the things she loved most.
The 40-year-old author said Felber had never seen her hit HBO series, girlsAnd instead, she thought she was a model.
“The thing that was so wonderful about meeting him, he had never seen before girls,” Dunham recalled.
Dunham said she learned about it when, before their first meeting, someone messaged Felber on Instagram asking if he would be interested in having dinner with her. Dunham explained that their reaction was unexpected and surprisingly sweet.
She said that Felber recognized that she might be famous for working as a curve model rather than acting, writing or directing. Dunham admitted that she found the comment charming and called it “the sweetest thing” she had ever heard.
Dunham also revealed that Felber approached their relationship without having a lot of assumptions about who she was. She said that he seems to be interested in getting to know her as a person but is not too focused on her public image or celebrity status.
“He was present and interested but not too interested,” Dunham shared.
Dunham and Felber first met in 2021 after setting up a blind date. Their relationship progressed rapidly and within a few months they started living together. The couple married in a private ceremony later that year.
Discussing her marriage, Dunham described her husband as an incredibly kind and supportive person.
“I love talking about him because it fills me with joy,” she shared.
She said that her personality and emotional intelligence matter most to her, while her creativity and sense of humor is an added bonus.
“And so all the other things, like her being funny and sweet and cool and creative, are like the cherry on top,” he told People. “Lou is really able to understand the complexity of people and still do everything in a way that is connected with love.”
