Christine Taylor has revealed that her husband, Ben Stiller, orchestrated a surprise proposal while filming “Meet the Parents,” creating a sweet connection between their relationship and the 2000 comedy. At the time, Stiller’s character, Greg Focker, was also preparing to propose.

The “Brady Bunch Movie” star shared the story with Page Six at the “Focker-in-Law” premiere on Wednesday. She explained that Stiller was getting ready to ask her the same life-changing question his character was contemplating onscreen.

“The story is simultaneous [with our lives],” Taylor told Page Six at the “Focker-in-Law” premiere on Wednesday.

“He was getting ready to propose to me as he was shooting. He was literally asking my dad for my hand in marriage, unbeknownst to me, so it was a little bit of life imitating art.”

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The overlap between the movie and their lives even extended to Stiller approaching Taylor’s father. Fortunately, Taylor said the real conversation was less intimidating than the tense family dynamics depicted in the comedy.

“But as Ben has said before, my dad wasn’t quite as intimidating as Bob De Niro’s character!” she joked.

Taylor, 55, said Stiller, 60, managed to keep the proposal completely secret. She was in Los Angeles and believed he was in New York rehearsing for “Meet the Parents,” leaving her with no reason to suspect what he was planning.

Instead, the “Zoolander” star had flown to Los Angeles without her knowledge. He then arranged for Taylor’s friends and family to gather inside her home while she was away at the movies.

The surprise began unfolding when Taylor returned and discovered that her garage clicker was not working. That unexpected inconvenience forced her to park and approach her house through the front entrance.

“I was driving to my house, and oh, my garage clicker isn’t working, and oh, shoot, I’ve got to park the car and go in the front door, and when I started to walk up the front steps, the door was open, rose petals were lining the rooms,” Taylor remembered.

The scene waiting inside stunned Taylor, who had not realized Stiller was even in the same city. Her family’s involvement made the moment even more remarkable because everyone had successfully kept the plan from her.

“He had flown in; my whole family was involved. I couldn’t believe it,” she added. “I really pride myself on…it’s very hard to surprise me, let’s put it that way.”

For Taylor, the elaborate effort delivered exactly the kind of romantic moment Stiller had intended.

“It was absolutely perfect in every way. It was so beautiful.”

The couple met on set in 1999 and married the following year. They share daughter Ella, 24, and son Quinn, 21, and have appeared together in several films, including “Zoolander.”

Taylor and Stiller separated in 2017, but their relationship eventually found another chapter. They reconciled after living together during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In an interview earlier this year, Taylor said the couple “found the way back” to each other after devoting “a lot of time” to working on their relationship with a therapist. She also acknowledged that discussing those struggles can be difficult.

“I think it’s something people don’t love to talk about because it feels like a failure.”

The movie that became intertwined with their proposal went on to produce two sequels. “Meet the Fockers” arrived in 2004, followed by “Little Fockers” in 2010.

The latest installment, “Focker-in-Law,” is scheduled to hit theaters on Thanksgiving. It reunites original cast members Robert De Niro, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo and Owen Wilson, while Ariana Grande joins as a newcomer.

Wednesday’s premiere was held at New York City’s Beacon Theatre. Other stars attending the event included Mike Myers, Adam Scott, Rosanna Arquette, Jon Cryer and Rachel Zegler.

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