How Logan Lerman used papayas and 'Sex and the City' to woo his fiancée

Logan Lerman isn’t one to play games: If he’s into you, he’ll make it clear.

In an interview with Bustle published on Friday, the 33-year-old actor revealed the “totally weird” lengths he went to “lure” his fiancée, ceramist Ana Corrigan, into spending more time with him early into their relationship.

“When my fiancée and I were early on dating, I used to lure her to hang out with me by getting these really special papayas. I’d order them and take photos and send them to her and be like, ‘Look at these papayas! You want to hang out tonight? I mean, I have really good fruit,’” he told Bustle.

But Lerman didn’t stop at “special papayas” to maintain Corrigan’s interest.

“I’d be like, ‘God, how can I message her?’ This is psycho, but I’d record the opening to Sex and the City as if I was watching it, even though I wasn’t,” he said. “I’d be like, ‘Hey, I’m watching Sex and the City…’ and try to hang out that way. There’s some really crazy shit that I’ve done, but we all do crazy shit when we’re in love.”

Lerman’s Bustle interview isn’t the first time he’s publicly spoken about his and Corrigan’s relationship. The Perks of Being a Wallflower actor, who cites not liking movies, music and concerts as red flags, revealed on The Drew Barrymore Show in 2024 that he and Corrigan met on a dating app. It wasn’t long before Lerman knew he wanted something serious with her.

“Honestly, right away. I knew right away. I swear, I really did,” Lerman told Barrymore.

Lerman’s luring tactics seem to have left a lasting impression on the 30-year-old artist: He and Corrigan became engaged in late 2023.

“We ended up in Central Park. My fiancée pointed out the rowboats, and I was like, ‘Oh, let’s do it.’ And that’s when I learned I don’t know how to row a boat at all. I was terrible at it,” Lerman said of the proposal during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in 2024. Corrigan ended up rowing the boat, while Lerman regretfully sat back.

“Finally, she rowed us to a quiet part of the lake there, and I popped the question. It was great. It went really well,” Lerman added. “She said yes. Thankfully.”

Lerman’s starring role in the upcoming dark comedy Oh, Hi! marks a departure from his real-life, hopeless romantic self. In theaters July 25, the film stars Molly Gordon as Iris and Lerman as Isaac, who embark on their first romantic getaway together. But their blissful weekend turns sour when Isaac reveals that he isn’t actually looking for something serious. Iris then handcuffs Isaac to the bed before desperately trying to show him all the ways they’re actually compatible as a couple.

“I had a lot of empathy for those people that I dated in the past and have hope for them to get to a place where they can be happy in a relationship,” Lerman told Bustle. “I had the same thing with Isaac. I was like, ‘I really hope that he can get to a place where he can be happy with someone.’”