How Lost’s Josh Holloway Met His Wife Yessica Kumala

Josh Holloway and his wife Yessica Kumala definitely have a funny “how-I-met-your-mother/father” story to tell their two children in the future. During an interview with Harry Connick Jr., Holloway explained that he first met his wife while flirting with a bunch of her friends at a bar.

Holloway was out with the guys and feeling bold, so he decided to approach Kumala’s friends and do a little flirting. At the time, he hadn’t noticed his future wife was part of the group because her back was turned to him.

As he was getting ready to return to his own table, he felt someone slap his shoulder to get his attention. He turned around and saw that it was Kumala who had tapped him. “She looked me up and down and said, ‘Give me your number before you leave,’ and then left with her martini,” he recalled. “And I was like, ‘Who was that?” Later in the night, Kumala would be the one to approach Holloway. She cheekily reminded him to hand over his number. The awestruck actor was more than happy to oblige, though when he asked for her digits in return, “She said, ‘Oh, I don’t give it out,’” he recalled.

Kumala’s confidence left a lasting impression on him. “I stood no chance from the beginning,” he confessed with a laugh.