Brynley & Chris ‘HE BROKE MY HEART… NOW WE’RE BESTIES!’
When best friends, flatmates and fellow comedians Chris Parker and Brynley Stent first met as teens at a theatresports competition in Christchurch, it was love at first sight. Well, it was for Brynley, anyway.
“I used to have a crush on Chris,” she confesses to Woman’s Day, revealing how they went from competing against each other to spending weekends hanging out together at Riccarton Mall.
Chris continues, “Then one day Bryn texted me that she liked me, but I was in the closet, so I just said I wasn’t interested but that we could still be friends.”
“There’s your headline: He broke my heart, but now we’re besties!” jokes Brynley, 32. (Well, if you insist!) “But honestly, I was absolutely fine with it because it meant I still got to hang out with this fabulous person. In hindsight, it was just a talent crush – I’d seen him on stage and I admired his work.”
