8 Legendary Duos Who Hated Each Other's Guts
3. Mulder & Scully
The X-Files was on the air for 9 seasons. And although it was ostensibly about the supernatural, paranormal phenomena, the real heart of the show was the relationship between special agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. They were the center of the show at all times, and that meant they had no choice but to be stuck together for all that time. And it wasn't all good times on the set. Just ask David Duchovny.
"Familiarity breeds contempt. Its nothing to do with the other person. All that fades away and you're just left with the appreciation and love for the people you've worked with for so long. We used to argue about nothing. We couldn't stand the sight of each other."
Costar Gillian Anderson corroborates his story, admitting there were long periods of time during the show's run when the two didn't talk and that they could both be "pains in the arse." The reasons for their mutual contempt doesn't have a concrete starting point, rather it was just an eventual wearing down effect that the two stars' personalities had on each other.
Though Anderson recalls that she felt ostracised for getting pregnant during the second season of the show, and believes that was the first rocky bit for the pair. Other issues that came between them included some hardcore gender inequalities on set - there was a sizeable pay disparity between the two actors, and Anderson used to have to walk behind her costar in a lot of the scenes because "he was the man" - which only exacerbated any other hard feelings.