Fans thought her romance with Tyler Blackburn was real In addition to wanting their characters together, fans began to see that Benson and Blackburn were close in real life, as evidenced by their social media posts. So did they really date? Nope. “We never officially dated,” Blackburn told Playboy earlier this year.

Who does Ashley date in PLL?

Pretty Little Liars star Ashley Benson and model and actress Cara Delevingne started out as co-stars while filming the punk-rock drama Her Smell in 2018. In June 2019, Delevingne confirmed she was dating Benson and the two reportedly moved in together.