Entertainment TV Mixing Work with Play! Katharine McPhee Kisses Boyfriend and Costar Elyes Gabel on 'Scorpion' Set The American Idol alum and Gabel both star in CBS' Scorpion By Aurelie Corinthios Published on July 22, 2015 03:20 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Pedro Andrade/Pacific Coast News Katharine McPhee and her boyfriend/costar Elyes Gabel snuck in a sweet smooch between takes while filming scenes for their CBS show Scorpion. The actors were spotted embracing on a Los Angeles beach – both fully clothed and soaked from head to toe! Gabel wrapped his arms around the American Idol alum as he leaned in for a kiss. McPhee, 31, announced that she’d filed from divorce from husband Nick Cokas in May 2014, and while the two maintain an amicable relationship, the actress has been dating Gabel, 32, since earlier this year. RELATED: The Star of Scorpion Used to Do What as a Child? Fans of the show have long been vying for a romance to blossom between their characters Paige (McPhee) and Walter (Gabel), especially after season 1 concluded with the first on-screen kiss between the two. Scorpion will return for a second season Sept. 21 at 9 p.m. ET on CBS.