Our favorite celebrities, whether they had a whirlwind wedding like Julia Roberts and Daniel Moder or waited years to walk the aisle like Harrison Ford and Callista Flockhart. Many of them have built long-lasting relationships.
In fact, Jada Pinkett and Will Smith, Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks have been married for over 30 years, and Victoria and David Beckham will soon celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary. Celebrate more lasting love stories…
Faith Hill and Tim McGraw
Country music icons Faith Hill and Tim McGraw met at a show in Nashville in 1994, and despite the fact that they were both seeing other people, Tim told Billboard that they had a “strong physical relationship”. He admitted that he had a certain charm. Their relationship did not become romantic until 1996, when Faith ended her engagement to Scott Hendricks.
After a whirlwind romance that included multiple proposals from the “It's Your Love” singer, the couple tied the knot in their aunt's garden. They are now the parents of three daughters: Gracie, Maggie, and Audrey.
In a rare comment about their relationship, Faith told People magazine: “If I was engaged to someone and someone criticized my character because I left him for someone else, I'd be like, 'Oh, okay, now she's a slut. And you’re a bad person’ – you can’t control that. But I wasn’t going to let Tim slip through my hands.”
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi
Ellen DeGeneres married Portia de Rossi in 2008 after same-sex marriage was legalized in California. They met at a Rock the Vote concert in 2001 and dated for four years.
Portia admitted that she “just felt an immediate attraction” to Oprah Winfrey, adding: “But it took me three years to actually tell her how I felt about her because at the time I was in Ally McBeal and I wasn't living as a woman.”
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas
Apart from a brief split in 2013, Catherine Zeta-Jones and her husband Michael Douglas have been dating since meeting at the Deauville Film Festival in 1998. Michael admitted that he was very positive on her first date, telling the actress, “You know, I'm going to be the father of your children.” And he was right!
The couple got engaged in December 1999 during a New Year's Eve trip to Aspen, and tied the knot at New York's Plaza Hotel nearly a year later. They are the parents of two children, Dylan and Kaylis.
What is the secret of their long marriage? “This is a long process, and I think people today are quick to give up on marriage. We have to do our best and not give up when the first problem arises. That's the last problem. Because it's not,” she told Good Housekeeping. “There will be more to come.”
Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks
After Tom Hanks split from his childhood sweetheart Samantha Lewis in 1987, he began dating Rita Wilson, whom he met on Botham Buddies, six years earlier in 1981.
The pair married in April 1988 and have two children, Chester and Truman, and Tom is also the father of Colin and Elizabeth from his first marriage.
The actor takes every opportunity to rant about his wife, even admitting in 1988: “Yeah, we've been dating for about two and a half years, and I'm like, 'Oh, six months ago I thought I loved this woman, but now I love her even more.' It’s always changing.”
victoria and david beckham
Spice Girl Victoria Beckham married former England footballer David Beckham at Luttrellstown Castle in 1999 after dating for two years. Their eldest son Brooklyn served as a page boy and they welcomed three more children, Romeo, Cruz, and Harper.
Speaking on the Ellen DeGeneres show, David revealed the secret to their marriage: “We have three beautiful boys and that's our priority, but I think…in our marriage, we do very well.'' We have to make time for each other.” .And we're doing it. So I think that's important. ”
They renewed their vows in 2017.
Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart
Harrison Ford first met his third wife, Calista Flockhart, who is 22 years his junior, at the 2002 Golden Globe Awards. He filed for legal separation from his second wife in 2001, and the length of Harrison's relationship with Calista was made public. After meeting, it wasn't until 2010 that they got married in New Mexico.
Harrison was previously married to Mary Marquardt from 1964 to 1979, during which time they welcomed sons Benjamin and William, followed by Melissa Mattison, mother of sons Malcolm and Georgia, from 1983 to 2004. Ta.
When asked about the secret to his happy relationship with Calista, he joked to Parade Magazine, “Don't talk. Nod.”
Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith
Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith's relationship may not have been without its problems, but the two insist they have no intention of divorcing. Their love story began in 1990 while filming The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and they married seven years later on New Year's Eve.
The couple, who are parents to Jaden and Willow, shocked fans when they claimed in Jada's memoir that they had been “separated” for seven years, but Jada told People magazine, “I understand that. ” he said.
After considering divorce, he later dismissed the idea, he explained on the NBC News special “Jada's Story.” “I promised her there would never be any reason to divorce. We would work it out no matter what, but I just didn't divorce.” She couldn't break that promise. ”
sarah jessica parker and matthew broderick
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick first dated in March 1992 and married in 1997, before welcoming their three children together.
Even though they were both in other relationships when they first met, Matthew told Watch What Happens Live that he knew right away that Sarah was “the one.” “The first time I met her, she saw her walking down her street and she thought, 'This is it,'” he said.
Meanwhile, Sex and the City actress Sarah told Howard Stern that during their 30-year relationship, “We've never spent a night apart since then, except for on-location work.” No,” he admitted.
Julia Roberts and Daniel Moder
Julia Roberts and Daniel Moder met on the set of The Mexican in 2000, but started dating two years later, after both ended their relationships with Benjamin Bratt and Vera Steinberg. was.
They married on Independence Day 2002 at the actress' 82-acre ranch in Taos, New Mexico. They are now parents to three children, twins Hazel and Phineus, and son Henry.
Speaking passionately about her marriage on Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop podcast, Julie said: “Marrying Danny was my first time. My life will never be the same. I can't even describe it in words. It was the best decision I ever made.” Life was about hitching the wagon to Danny Moder. ”
nicole kidman and keith urban
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban wasted no time in strengthening their love for each other, stepping out at Sydney's St. Patrick's Estate in June 2006, just a year after meeting at the G'Day USA Gala. held a wedding ceremony.
However, the actress admitted that she didn't think Keith was interested in her at first because it took him so long to get in touch. She told Ellen DeGeneres, “I remember thinking he wasn't interested in me even though I was so into him. It's true! He didn't call me for four months. ” he said.
Appearing on the Armchair Expert podcast, Keith, who shares Nicole and children Sunday with Faith, said: “She's exactly the person. She's the person I've been looking for my whole life and everything just changed. I had to change,” he said. If I'm going to go that route. “It was like the ultimate watershed moment in my life. You literally either get it right now or you'll never get it right. This is your one shot. It felt so obvious.” ”
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