Sarah Wright Olsen and Daniela have a close friendship. Daniela Ruah, a star of NCIS: LA, paid a touching ode to her close friend Sarah Wright Olsen on Sunday in honor of her birthday.
Sarah, the wife of Daniela’s co-star Eric Christian Olsen, received a heartfelt birthday greeting from the actress after she posted a picture of the happy couple on Instagram.
“Yesterday my sister from another mister, my Idaho companion and mama bear divine celebrated a milestone birthday!” she penned. “Love you so much lady! Flood her with love!!! @swrightolsen.”
Fans flocked to the comments section to praise the duo’s sweet friendship and to share birthday wishes with Sarah. One person wrote: “1983 supremacy, that year blessed us with stars like you two ladies! Love you both and your beautiful friendship. Hope you had the greatest birthday Sarah!” while another added: “Love this picture #happybirthdaySarah, much love.”
A third fan said how “beautiful” it was to see the two women “united” in the photo. In NCIS: LA, which came to an end after 14 seasons in May, Daniela played Kensi Blye, the on-screen love interest of Eric’s character, Marty Deeks.
Daniela is in fact married to her co-star’s brother, David Paul Olsen. The couple got together after being introduced by Eric on the set of the CBS show.
“I introduced her to my brother because they are wonderful human beings and I want them to be happy,” Eric previously told TV Insider. “It worked. They have two amazing kids. And they’re great parents.”
In a separate interview with Queen Latifah back in 2014, Eric explained that his brother met Daniela after working as a stuntman in the drama.
He said: “I would say something nice about her to him and then say something to him about her when they got together, because he came on to do stunts. That was enough to kind of get them started in conversation and it became this wonderful relationship.”
River Isaac, age nine, and Sierra Esther, age seven, are the children of Daniela and David, who were married in Portugal in 2014.In the meantime, Sarah and Eric have been wed since 2011. After five years of dating, Eric proposed while on vacation in Mexico in 2011. The couple first connected on the set of Fox’s sitcom The Loop in 2006.
They walked down the aisle the following year in Wyoming’s idyllic Jackson Hole. In an interview with People at the time, Eric said of his bride: “You hear people talk about cold feet, but there was never a moment of doubt with Sarah because no one makes me happier, no one makes me laugh more, and I can’t imagine a better mother for our future children.”
A year after being married, the couple had Wyatt Olsen as their first child. Esme Olivia, who was born in 2016, and Winter Story, who was born in 2020, are Wyatt’s two younger siblings.