Fans are always shocked when Monaghan doesn’t know how his co-star is doing. The relationship between Ian and Mickey on Shameless is so authentic that many fans assume they are married in real life.

Monaghan may have been persuaded by fans who begged to see his character, Ian, rekindle a relationship with ex-boyfriend Mickey, in a cliff-hanging teaser that started an online movement to bring ...

Mickey broke out of prison and decided to head to Mexico to start a new life. Giving Gallavich fans the moment they’ve been waiting for, Ian went along with Mickey. As they headed from Chicago ...

The character became an unexpected fan favorite early on when he came out as gay and entered into a relationship with Ian Gallagher. Though oftentimes volatile and explosive, Mickey and Ian's ...

Mickey (Noel Fisher ... In the Season 5 finale of “Shameless,” the fan favorite couple called their relationship quits after Ian admitted that he was struggling with depression.

“Shameless” fans were elated when Mickey — who had been in prison, chipping away at an eight year sentence — returned to the Showtime original series in Season 7, episode 11. While it seemed as though ...

Wells then reassured fans that although a future romance for Ian and Mickey isn’t set in stone, he’s very hopeful that the two will reunite somewhere down the line in a future installment of ...