· Josh Holloway Says He & Co-Star Evangeline Lilly Are Friends    ·    February 2nd, 2007

Josh Holloway says he and his ‘Lost‘ co-star Evangeline Lilly have become great friends through filming love scenes together.

The hunky actor insists his off-screen friendship with Evangeline has blossomed because of how close their characters - Sawyer and Kate - have become.

Josh told Britain’s New magazine: “Evangeline and I have such a great friendship now. And we trust each other so much as actors that we are able to actually live it. Our friendship has deepened. When you’re trying to work honestly, it’s natural that you become closer as friends. It’s definitely not a sexy thing. When you’ve got 80 people watching it can be daunting, but you get used to it.”

Josh has also revealed he gets on very well with Evangeline’s fiancé, fellow ‘Lost’ star Dominic Monaghan, and says his wife Yessica is friends with Evangeline.

He said: “We have a very good friendship. Evangeline has a great friendship with my wife and I have a friendship with Dom. “But I’m sure Sawyer’s going to mess it up with Kate pretty quick! It’s his nature.”