24+ Times Celebrities Opened Up About Their Divorces

Celebrities Who Opened Up About Their High-Profile Divorces

Celebrities get through partners like they’re going out of fashion. But while some stars move on, seemingly unaffected, others are devastated by breakups. Let’s take a look at celebrities who opened up to share the juicy details of their high-profile divorces, why they split, and how they coped. Did they quickly move on, or did they crumble? Along the way, we’ll discover that there are two sides to every story.

Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth

On March 24th, 2023, celebrity couple Reese Witherspoon and her talent agent husband Jim Toth took to social media to announce their intention to divorce after more than a decade. They cited irreconcilable differences, but Reese later revealed that Jim had some kind of midlife crisis that changed his outlook on life.

Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth

Reese and Jim stated, “We have enjoyed so many wonderful years together,” before adding they will move forward with love, kindness, and mutual respect as they co-parent their son, Tennesee James.

Chris Pratt and Anna Faris

In 2017, Anna Faris and Chris Pratt announced their separation on social media, writing, “We still have love for each other, will always cherish our time together, and continue to have the deepest respect for one another.” Maybe Anna divorced Chris because he was spending more time bringing up his baby velociraptors than with his family. Clever girl.

Chris Pratt and Anna Faris

A year later, Anna opened up on the aptly named podcast Divorce Sucks!, and fessed up by admitting she found it very difficult to separate from the man she’d given her life to. Awww, bless.

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon married in 2008, split in 2014, and finalized their divorce two years later. Mariah opened up in a 2016 interview with Complex, saying, “I never thought I would have babies with someone and then get divorced. Like, ‘Oh, great job. Repeat your past.'”

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon

Four years later, Nick got up close and personal, giving the above quote to Entertainment Weekly. In other words, Mariah Carey put him off marriage for life. And music! Only kidding.

Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen

It was the marriage made in heaven. The NFL’s greatest-ever quarterback and one of the world’s most beautiful models. Tom and Giselle had it all — two wonderful children, fame, fortune, trophies… But then, after 13 years, Gisele announced she was divorcing Tom Brady in October 2022.

Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen

While the official reason is that they had grown apart, rumors abound that Tom cheated. Later, the Brazilian model told Vanity Fair magazine all the sacrifices she made for her ex-husband, including moving to Boston for him — which was wicked kind of her!

Adele and Simon Konecki

British singer Adele got together with married charity magnate Simon Konecki in 2011. They had a son, Angelo, before getting married in 2018 and splitting just three years later. According to The Sun newspaper, the singer was ordered by a judge to pay a $140 million majority of the divorce settlement to her ex-husband.

Adele and Simon Konecki

Adele explained further, “It just wasn’t right for me anymore. I didn’t want to end up like a lot of other people I knew.” Since the divorce, she looks fantastic!

Madonna and Guy Ritchie

Everything was fine and dandy when Her Madgesty got together with British movie maker Guy Ritchie. “When you start off, everything’s great and lovely, and the person you’ve married is flawless, and you’re flawless,” she mused.

Madonna and Guy Ritchie

But the Queen of Pop admitted by the time they had children, the cracks started to appear: Madonna later said she asked herself how much she was willing to sacrifice for the relationship. How about $75 million?

Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries

The Kardashians welcomed NBA star Kris Humphries to the family when he married Kim in August 2011. In October 2011, the E! Network aired a TV special showing the wedding preparations and ceremony. Later the same month, Kardashian filed for divorce after just 72 days of marriage. Hump revealed, “Our actual relationship was 100% real.”

Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries

In a 2012 episode of Kourtney and Kim Take New York, Kim said their relationship wasn’t a publicity stunt, she and Kris had genuinely fallen in love, but then she changed her mind. Seems legit!

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West

In the final episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Kim revealed why she split with Kanye. She admitted she felt “numb” and “lonely” in her marriage and stated things got rocky after Kanye West moved northeast to a ranch in Wyoming while she stayed in California. Is that why they’re called the Rocky Mountains?

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West

Kim said she realized that she was getting on best with her eccentric husband when he was living on his $11 million Wyoming ranch. So, she filed for a $2.7 billion divorce.

Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds

Did you know that Marvel’s Black Widow and Deadpool used to be an item? Yup, Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds tied the knot in 2008, the same year the first Marvel movie, Iron Man, came out. The marriage lasted three years, and Scarlett described the divorce as horrible.

Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds

In interviews, Johansson implied that the breakdown occurred because Ryan was missing the fundamental characteristic of compassion. That might explain why he bought Welsh lower league soccer club Wrexham FC… to appear more compassionate like Ted Lasso!

Drew Barrymore and Will Kopelman

Drew Barrymore married actor Will Kopelman in 2012, and the couple had two children before separating four years later. Drew loved motherhood and adored Will’s family, but they had clashed over where to live, leaving Kopelman “devastated.”

Drew Barrymore and Will Kopelman

Barrymore laid her heart bare to Chelsea Handler while a source close to the family said, “They’ve had marriage issues for a while.” There was tension over where to live, with Drew drawn to Los Angeles and Will preferring New York City.

Khloé Kardashian and Lamar Odom

Reality star Khloé Kardashian married NBA player Lamar Odom in 2009, and they were together for seven years. Sadly, Lamar’s rumored infidelity led the marriage to break down in spectacular fashion. After that, his dependencies on illegal substances nearly ended his life.

Khloé Kardashian and Lamar Odom

Lamar said, “For part of my marriage, I had to tell Khloé. You can’t hide that forever. She was hurt, but Khloe was a good wife. She wasn’t dismissive or ‘Get away from me,’ she was protective and wanted to protect me even more.”

Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen

Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards were married for years and had two daughters, Sam and Lola, before divorcing in 2006. When discussing her breakup, Denise said she was persecuted by the media and that Charlie wasn’t always a bad boy. Yeah, right!

Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards

But he’s defo made up for it since! Charlie and his more recent ex, Brooke Mueller, were such unfit parents that a judge made Denise Richards the legal guardian of their twins, Max and Bob.

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin met at a Coldplay gig, married a year later, and had two wonderfully-named kids, Apple and Moses. But in 2014, they consciously uncoupled. Gwyneth said, “I am from a tribe of people who stay married.” Her parents, Bruce Paltrow and Blythe Danner, were married from 1969 until her dad passed away in 2002.

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin

While the split seemed mutual, adult, and amicable, in the 2018 documentary Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams, Chris said he struggled with his mental health throughout their separation.

Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale

Gwen Stefani’s world changed forever in 2015 when her marriage to musician imploded after more than a decade. In an interview with CBS’s Sunday Morning, Gwen had no doubts that “At that time, everything was like I had no skin; it was so raw.”

Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale

The No Doubt singer also admitted she fell deeper and deeper into the abyss. So, when Gwen asks if we understand her embarrassment, yes, we 100% know what you mean, sister…

Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon

Just one year after divorcing Rick Salomon, Baywatch babe Pamela Anderson admitted looking in the mirror and asking herself, “Who is this person? How did I let myself get to this place?” But, sadly, Pamela didn’t learn her lesson and went back for more… twice!

Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon

Pammy and Rick rekindled their relationship two more times, but the rumor mill suggests she’s recently divorced him for a third time. It wasn’t a case of “Third time’s a charm” for Pammy!

Courteney Cox and David Arquette

Courteney Cox and David Arquette got together while they were filming Scream way back in 1996. They had a daughter, Coco, in 2004, and eventually married five years later. But the marriage only lasted a year. David says he felt insecure about his wife being more famous than him.

Courteney Cox and David Arquette

When she appeared on an episode of Running Wild With Bear Grylls, Courteney told the adventurer that she and David were polar opposites. With all these polar bears running around, it must have been like an episode of Lost!

Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber

Another Scream star to divorce a fellow celebrity was Liev Schreiber. He was with British-Australian actress Naomi Watts for 11 years until 2016. The following year, Naomi told Vogue Australia that she wasn’t dating and that she was finding co-parenting a struggle.

Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber

She explained she and Schreiber were doing their best for the sake of the children, Kai and Sasha, and hoped to keep moving forward. But later, in 2017, Naomi got together with actor Billy Crudup. So, she’s not single anymore.

Jewel and Ty Murray

Did you know singer-songwriter Jewel married a real cowboy? The lucky man was professional rodeo cowboy Ty Monroe Murray. They were married for six years, but Jewel bucked him off in 2014. She told People magazine, “I don’t think any parent goes into a relationship and a marriage and having a child thinking of a divorce one day.”

Jewel and Ty Murray

In a lengthy blog post, Jewel explained, “We have chosen the much more difficult task of undoing ourselves stitch by stitch, and releasing each other with love so that we may take on our new form: dear friends and devoted co-parents of our beloved son Kase.”

Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose

Rapper Wiz Khalifa and model Amber Rose got together in 2011, married, and had a son, Sebastian Taylor, in 2013. But after just 15 months, Amber filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. She later spoke of her “true heartache” over the split.

Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose

As for Wiz, he said he learned how to be present when he needed to be present but that the relationship wasn’t what he had envisioned, so he walked away. They still co-parent Sebastian, who’s growing up real fast.

Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis

After Olivia Wilde divorced Italian prince Tao Ruspoli, she got together with actor Jason Sudeikis. They were engaged for three and a half years and had Otis and Daisy. Wilde accused Sudeikis of breaking their agreement to let the kids finish the school year in California while the actor filmed Ted Lasso in London.

Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis

The Hollywood hottie explained she didn’t want the marriage to end and that she still loved Jason. It’s almost as sickly sweet as a Ted Lasso storyline!

​​Kaley Cuoco and Ryan Sweeting

Kaley Cuoco was married to tennis star Ryan Sweeting for 21 months before they divorced in 2016. The Big Bang Theory actress blamed Ryan for the breakup but confessed that when she falls in love, she falls deep. Next, she paraphrased a Lennie Kravitz song by saying, “When it’s over, it’s over,” before adding she was excited to see what the future holds.

Kaley Cuoco and Ryan Sweeting

The future was bright for Kaley. She got together with Tom Pelphrey, and the couple welcomed their first baby, daughter Matilda Carmine Richie, on March 30th, 2023.

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony

Back when J-Lo was still “Jenny From the Block”, she married Marc Anthony. Not Marc Anthony from William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, but one of her dancers. She told W magazine that it would have been easier for her to be haunted by the negatives and fall into despair rather than find forgiveness.

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony

But J-Lo didn’t stick the knife in like Brutus. She explained that Marc is the father of her children, so they had to work hard to make things right for their kids’ sake.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner were married in 2005, had three children, and divorced in 2018. In a 2020 interview, Ben spoke candidly about his struggles with his dependencies, saying that the divorce was his biggest regret. The actor also opened up about his feelings of shame and low self-esteem.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner

Garner said: “My heart’s a little on the tender side right now, and it’s always easier to focus on the ways that you feel hurt.” We know how you feel, Jen!

Kevin and Torrei Hart

Kevin Hart might play the big kid and the consummate fool, but he took responsibility for the breakdown of his marriage to Torrei. The funnyman confessed he told his ex-wife about his infidelity and said that it was his fault for not understanding how to be a husband.

Kevin and Torrei Hart

Kevin accepted his culpability and stepped away because he didn’t want the sitch’ to worsen: “You’re the mother of my kids — I don’t want to hate you!”

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie met while filming Mr. and Mrs. Smith in 2004. Pitt immediately kicked his wife, Jennifer Aniston, to the curb. “Branjelina” had six children and finally wed in 2014. Jolie filed for divorce in 2016, claiming Brad got physical with her and one of their children on a plane.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

After an anonymous tip about the high-altitude altercation, the authorities investigated the claim, but they ultimately brought no charges. Five days later, Angelina filed for divorce.

Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt

Jennifer Aniston opened up about Brad Pitt trading her in for a younger model. When we say trading her in, we mean betraying and abandoning. “There are many stages of grief,” the actress revealed. And Jen wasn’t done baring her heart and soul there…

Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt

In later years, the media speculated that Jen left Brad because she wanted children, and Bradley didn’t. Aniston dismissed the speculation as “absolute lies.” Do you think Jen and Brad remained Friends?

Justin Theroux and Jennifer Aniston

After Brad broke her heart, Jen got together with hunky dreamboat actor, writer, and director Justin Theroux. They were married for two years before splitting in 2017. While the gossip columns reported many acrimonious reasons, Justin told them they were all wrong.

Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux

The Leftovers star explained, “Like it or not, we didn’t have that dramatic split, and we love each other. I’m sincere when I say that I cherish our friendship.”

Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey

Bart and Lisa’s sister, Jessica Simpson, got real with Glamour magazine about her divorce from Nick Lachey. She said she went through all the stages of grief but ultimately had to get come out the other side by relying on herself and no one else.

Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey

In her autobiography, Open Book, she admitted they were too young and that their reality TV show Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica placed too much pressure on their relationship, especially as they were so young. She wrote, “We really got crushed by the media and by ourselves.” D’oh!

Heidi Klum and Seal

Supermodel Heidi Klum met British singer Seal while clubbing in 2005. Don’t worry; they weren’t seal clubbing. But in 2012, the gorgeous couple announced, “While we have enjoyed seven very loving, loyal, and happy years of marriage, after much soul-searching, we have decided to separate.”

Heidi Klum and Seal

The same year, Heid told Elle magazine that she felt like she was living inside the eye of a storm but that “as hard as it is, so is life.”

Russell Brand and Katy Perry

Brand and Perry married in India in October 2010. But Katy revealed, “Let’s just say I haven’t heard from him since he texted me saying he was divorcing me [on] December 31st, 2011.” Russell later said, “I still feel very warm towards her.” But nonchalantly added, “When I hear about her or see her, I think… ‘Ah, there’s that person, that person in the world.'”

Katy Perry and Russell Brand

The Hot N Cold singer also had a warm and tingly feeling, but mainly because she was existing on a diet of  Flamin’ Hot Cheetos! She later said Russell wasn’t entirely to blame as she was often away touring.

Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe

Reese Witherspoon opened up about her first husband, Ryan Phillippe. She admitted the divorce was hard to reconcile: “Laying blame is so easy. I don’t have time for hate or negativity in my life. There’s no room for it.” She also fessed to finding the experience “very humiliating and very isolating.”

Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Philippe

As for Ryan, he admitted he really struggled with the separation and divorce. He said his mental health suffered and that he went through the darkest days of his life.

Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore

Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore got together in 2003, but their relationship ended with a messy divorce ten years later. Ashton opened up on socials, tweeting, “I will forever cherish the time I spent with Demi.” Then, Ashton went into recovery mode by hiding out in a mountain cabin.

Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore

Next, he married Mila Kunis, which will help any man get over their ex. Ashton and Mila have a son and daughter and have somehow become earth-saving entrepreneurs.

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman

Beautiful young Australian actress Nicole Kidman first met Tom Cruise while filming the high-octane NASCAR racing flick Days of Thunder in 1990. They fell in love and wed the next year. They adopted two kids before Cruise filed for divorce in 2001.

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman

In 2012, Kidman opened up about their marriage, the divorce, and the aftermath to People magazine. She said her time with Cruise was fantastic but that she was isolated and alone in the years after they split.

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes

After Tom Cruise’s manic declaration of love jumping on Oprah Winfrey’s couch, he married beautiful young actress Katie Holmes in 2006. The pair divorced in 2012, and Katie moved to New York City with her daughter Suri. They have remained tight-lipped over the reasons behind their split.

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes

However, some believe the split was to protect Suri from her father’s controversial beliefs. After the divorce, Katie implied she finally felt free to live the life she wanted.

Eva Longoria and Tony Parker

After Eva Longoria divorced NBA star Tony Parker in 2011, the actress spoke to Dr. Oz about how the divorce affected her mental health. The Desperate Housewife confessed she got the most compliments because she had lost so much weight and was subsisting mainly on coffee.

Eva Longoria and Tony Parker

Eva explained, “So people kept saying, ‘You look amazing. Divorce agrees with you,'” she said. “And I was like, I don’t feel good. I have no energy … I didn’t know I was depressed.”

Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan

Tatum and Dewan met while filming the greatest film ever made, Step Up, in 2006. They married three years later and had a daughter. But in 2018, the celeb couple announced their amicable separation on Instagram: “We have lovingly chosen to separate as a couple. We fell deeply in love so many years ago and have had a magical journey together.”

Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan

Tatum confessed to Elle magazine that his life had been turned upside down by the separation. Luckily, they stayed best friends. Even more luckily for Channing, he’s currently dating Zoë Kravitz.

Amy Poehler and Will Arnett

Comedian Amy Poehler married Canadian actor Will Arnett in 2003. They had two children before separating in 2012. Amy divulged her feelings about going through a divorce in her 2014 memoir Yes Please: “You feel incredibly alone, yet you are constantly reminded by society of how frequently divorce happens and how common it has become.”

Amy Poehler and Will Arnett

A source close to Amy and Will told Radar Online, “They drifted apart… like a lot of couples do, but there’s no malice in the split, nor was anyone else involved.”

Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock

We might never know why Kelly Clarkson and The Kelly Clarkson Show exec producer Brandon Blackstock split. They first met in 2006 and married seven years later. But Kelly filed for a divorce in 2020 and wants the details of their divorce to remain a secret to protect their two children.

Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock

While chatting to Kaley Cuoco on her TV show, Kelly admitted she’s open to finding love again but said, “I will never get married again. Not because I don’t believe in love, I think love is beautiful, and it’s not that, I just did not… that didn’t suit me in my life.”

Elisabeth Moss and Fred Armisen

Elisabeth Moss and comedian Fred Armisen were married from 2009 to 2011. The Handmaiden’s Tale actress told Vulture she felt she was far too young at the time. She talked of how traumatic and stressful the separation was but added, “I’m glad that it didn’t happen when I was 50.”

Elisabeth Moss and Fred Armisen

Moss went on to say she was glad she didn’t have kids with Fred and that she “got that out of the way.” Next, she wistfully added, “Hopefully. Like, that’s probably not going to happen again.”

Kate Hudson and Chris Robinson

Goldie Hawn’s daughter, Kate Hudson, married The Black Crowes’ lead singer Chris Robinson in 2000 when she was just 21. The marriage lasted seven years. Kate opened up to Vogue magazine with this incredibly poorly structured sentence: “The process of discovering with somebody that you love that you don’t work is so painful.”

Kate Hudson and Chris Robinson

But in a much better sentence in the UK tabloid The Daily Mail, she stated, “Chris and I had no animosity. Chris and I divorced for the right reasons; we just didn’t work.” Use your words, Kate!

Mary J. Blige and Kendu Isaacs

Mary J. Blige was married to her manager, record producer Martin “Kendu” Isaacs, between 2003 and 2018. After they split, she told Good Morning America that she realized she must leave because her husband never ever respected her.

Mary J. Blige and Kendu Isaacs

Mary continued, “It just seemed like I was beating a dead horse. It seemed like I was talking to a wall. I just wasn’t getting it back, so if I can’t get respect in the relationship, then I have to move on and save myself.”

Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie

In 2016, Hilary Duff opened up on Nico Tortorella’s podcast, The Love Bomb, about her divorce from Canadian ice hockey player Mike Comrie. The actress explained to her friend Nico just how hard marriage was. Whenever she’s asked if she’s ever going to get married again, Duff admits, “I’m like, ‘I don’t know!'”

Hilary Duff and Mike Comrie

But marry again she did! In 2019, Hilary married singer-songwriter, DJ, and record producer Mathew Koma and they’ve since had two kids. We like a happy ending!

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard

Amber Heard and Johnny Depp’s toxic laundry was washed in public. The fun began when she filed for divorce and obtained a restraining order alleging Johnny’s abusive behavior. Amber requested a divorce settlement of $50,000/month to support her lifestyle. Depp paid her $7 million, which she “pledged” to donate to charity.

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard

However, during 2022’s infamous Depp vs. Heard court case, the entire world got to see who was the victim and who wasn’t. You’ll have to make your own mind up which is which.

Bill and Melinda Gates

Bill Gates married Melinda in Hawaii in 1994. The Microsoft founder and his philanthropist wife were seemingly happily married for over a quarter of a century, but in 2021, Melinda filed for divorce. In a tell-all interview with CBS Morning’s Gayle King, Melinda revealed that she left the world’s richest man because of his affairs.

Bill and Melinda Gates

Melinda also confessed she didn’t like that Bill had been meeting with certain people. Some estimates say she walked away with $2 billion. Others say she was awarded half of Bill’s $150 billion wealth!

20 of the Longest Celebrity Marriages — & Why They Lasted

Join us as we take a look at some of the celebrity couples out there who, through all of the glitz and glamor have managed to stand the test of time.

Cindy Crawford & Rande Gerber – 20 Years

The couple got married in 1998 and since then, they have been inseparable. According to Gerber, the secret to their marriage is being friends, first and foremost. “We started as friends, and we remained? friends,” he said. “You have to just keep that friendship and fun in the relationship.”

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Jerry & Jessica Seinfeld – 19 Years

It’s unclear if Jessica Seinfeld’s friendship with comedian Jerry caused her previous marriage with Eric Nederlander to fall apart. Nevertheless, the two hit it off shortly after and the rest was history. Apparently, food is what has kept the two together. “Chicken parmesan. It’s why Jerry wanted to marry me,” she said. “It remains the glue of our family.” Fast forward over two decades later, and the couple is still going strong. They have even had three kids together.

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John Travolta & Kelly Preston – 29 Years

John Travolta and Kelly Preston met at a screen test for their 1989 comedy, The Experts. Preston was still married to actor Kevin Gage at the time, but for Travolta, it was love at first sight. In 1990 John Travolta managed to sweep Kelly off her feet. He proposed on New Year’s Eve 1991, and Kelly hasn’t thought twice about her decision since.

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Judd Apatow & Leslie Mann – 23 Years

One of the industry’s funniest couples is living proof that comedians take love very seriously. Filmmaker Judd Apatow and actress Leslie Mann met on the set of the 1996 film, The Cable Guy. They were married a year later, and have two daughters, Maude and Iris. The couple works together often, Mann has been featured in many of Apatow’s films such as Knocked Up and This Is 40. Both of their daughters appeared in the two movies as well, as Leslie Mann’s character’s daughters.

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Kevin Bacon & Kyra Sedgwick – 32 years

Married for over 30 years, Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick are the Hollywood couple who we have all grown to envy. The actors met on the set of the television series, Lemon Sky when Bacon was 29, and Sedgwick was 22 and married in 1988. They live a happy life, both have successful careers and have two children together. The couple manages to get through their struggles by not only loving one another but also liking each other as well.

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Catherine Zeta-Jones & Michael Douglas – 20 Years

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas, who share the same birthday, met at the Deauville Film Festival in 1998, after being introduced by Danny DeVito. The couple got engaged in 1999 and were married in 2000. Their wedding was named “wedding of the year” by the BBC. In 2010, Douglas was diagnosed with tongue cancer, and Zeta-Jones faced an emotionally hard time. The couple decided to live separately in 2013 but reconciled in 2014 and have stayed stronger than ever, ever since.

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Annette Bening & Warren Beatty – 28 Years

Annette Bening and Warren Beatty have been married for what seems like an eternity. They met in 1990 when Beatty was searching for a leading lady for the mafia drama Bugsy. He fell in love with her on their first date, but the two stayed friends until just before the filming of the film was over. Warren invited Annette to dinner, and although she had her doubts, she went with him. Twenty-six years and four kids later, the power couple is stronger than ever.

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Michael J. Fox & Tracy Pollan – 30 Years

Hollywood may break some people up, but it also sometimes brings people together – like Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan, who actually first met on the set of Family Ties, where they played love interests Allen and Ellen. They even had some kissing scenes for the show, but they didn’t fall in love right away! It wasn’t until 1987 when they starred together on the film, Bright Lights, Big City, that they realized they could be the couple they kept playing in the movies.

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Julia Roberts & Danny Moder – 16 Years

It’s amazing that an actress as famous and as sought-after as Julia Roberts has managed to stay in a stable marriage for as long as she has! Even after roles in movies such as Notting Hill and Pretty Woman, Roberts has no plans on breaking up with her husband Danny Moder anytime soon! Moder, who was working as a cameraman on the set of one of her movies when they met, was actually married at the time. Despite this, she just had to be with him.

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Steve Carell & Nancy Carell – 24 Years

While he has been something of a late bloomer in the world of comedy, Steve Carell has certainly been able to hold down a stable marriage for a long time. He met wife Nancy Walls in a drama class and didn’t know how to talk to her. Apparently, Nancy said the following to Steve: “If somebody like you were to ask me out, I would definitely go out with him. If there was a person like you.”

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Viola Davis & Julius Tennon – 17 Years

Viola Davis had pretty much given up on love until meeting the love of her life, Julius Tennon. Davis prayed for Tennon, literally, and less than a month later, the couple met. He was exactly what she was looking for, an actor and former football player, that overheard Davis complaining that she didn’t know many people in Los Angeles, so he introduced himself. The two married in 2003, and in 2011, they adopted their daughter, Genesis. Together, they focus on good parenting and putting their marriage in the center.

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Mark Harmon and Pam Dawber – 30 Years

Mark Harmon and Pam Dawber, one of the hottest ‘it’ couples of the ’80s, have been married for thirty-two years. While the duo has kept their personal lives quite private over the years, we know that Harmon is completely smitten with his wife. During an interview, he revealed that he wears a ring when he’s not shooting because “…I’m proud of who I’m married to. I’m just so proud of her.” It’s clear that this marriage is all about love and respect, which may be the very secret to their successful marriage.

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David McCallum & Katherine Carpenter – 50 Years

David McCallum is an actor who first gained notoriety in the 1960s television series, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Today, you may know him for his role as Dr. Donald ‘Ducky’ Mallard from NCIS. McCallum and former model, Katherine Carpenter, have been married for fifty-two amazing years. McCallum might have suffered heartbreak initially when his first wife left him for actor co-star, Charles Bronson in 1967. However, McCallum met then 21-year-old Carpenter during that same year. The two fell in love, got married, and share two beautiful children together. Things really do have a way of working out…

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Billy & Janice Crystal – 47 Years

When Harry Met Sally star, Billy Crystal, and his wife have been married for forty-nine years! This is almost unheard of considering that most Hollywood relationships crumble within a few short years…if that couple is lucky. So what’s the secret exactly? During an interview with Us, Crystal revealed that he and Janice “laugh a lot. We’ve grown together, we’ve parented together, we’ve grand-parented together. I’m lucky that I found the person when I was 18.” Beyond that, Crystal revealed that he and his beloved wife “just keep listening to each other.”

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Tom & Lois Bergeron – 37 Years

Tom Bergeron is a television personality best known as the host for America’s Funniest Home Videos and Dancing With the Stars. He and his wife met back in the ’80s. Though they only got married in 1982, Lois had a big effect on Tom’s meditative transformation and anger management from the very beginning. The two have been married for 37 years and share two beautiful daughters together. Considering that we see very few pictures of the couple, it’s clear that they prefer to keep their personal lives under wraps, which also may be a secret to their healthy relationship.

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Steven & Maureen Van Zandt – 36 Years

There is no denying that Steven Van Zandt is quite a versatile celebrity! Although he has played in Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, Van Sandt has also starred in shows such as The Sopranos! With many strings to his bow, it’s not too surprising that the actor/musician was able to hold down a stable relationship over the years. He has been married to Maureen Santoro since 1983. Funnily enough, Santoro also played Van Zandt’s on-screen wife in The Sopranos!

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Christopher & Georgianne Walken – 49 Years

Marriage and movie-making don’t easily go together, which is why movie stars notoriously struggle with balancing their work and their personal lives. But Christopher Walken, who has a reputation for being good at everything, is here to prove that stereotype wrong. He’s been in over 100 movies since he started his acting career in the 1950s but has spent almost 50 years of that happily married to his wife, Georgianne. Her time is also centered in Hollywood as a casting director.

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Alan & Arlene Alda – 61 Years

The actor behind the role of Hawkeye Pierce in the beloved show M*A*S*H, Alda has been married to his wife Arlene since 1957. According to one CNN review, his book Never Have Your Dog Stuffed (And Other Things I’ve Learned) is quite the testament to their love. One reviewer wrote, “…he writes rapturously of meeting a woman named Arlene. Within a few pages, they’re taking walks in Bronx Park, stealing time from Alda’s military service…and getting married. The book is 224 pages, so you wait for the other shoe to drop: petty arguments, ugly affairs, divorce … Nothing.”

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Ron & Cheryl Howard – 43 Years

Even though Ron Howard has been married to writer Cheryl Alley since 1975, today they still look as happy as ever. Out of their four beautiful children, two have even pursued acting careers of their own, just like dad – although he’s since made the switch to directing. “I felt really lucky when we met,” he said of his wife. “It’s crazy — we were teenagers, it shouldn’t have worked. We got married young, that shouldn’t have worked either, and yet it really and truly has,” he said.

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Jeff & Susan Bridges – 42 years

Just when Jeff Bridges was starting to get noticed and looking at a potentially huge career, he found himself starring in another big, romantic drama: his own relationship with the woman who would one day become his wife. While on the set of the 1975 country film Rancho Deluxe, he fell in love with a waitress named Susan. After only a summer together, the film ended and the two had to make a big decision. Jeff wasn’t ready to get married, but he wasn’t willing to lose the girl, either – so they married in 1977, and lived with their three children happily ever after.

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Felicity Huffman & William H. Macy – 23 Years

Although these two split up for several years in the ’90s, they got back together, and when William proposed, Felicity said yes. The duo tied the knot in 1997, and William says Felicity has always been his “dream girl.” The couple had two daughters together, Sophia and Georgia. No matter what this couple has faced, they’ve faced it together.

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Jamie Lee Curtis & Christopher Guest – 35 years

Jamie Lee Curtis is known for playing all kinds of roles, from the truly moving to the truly angsty – but one of her many strengths is certainly making an audience laugh. So it’s no surprise that she’s married to mockumentary legend, Christopher Guest. But from the day they said ‘I do’ in 1984 until today, the world has been impressed by their devotion and strength in matrimony. The way Curtis explains it is, “I’ve always put my family first and that’s just the way it is.” They have adopted two children together.

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus & Brad Hall – 31 Years

Young love is always treated with skepticism, and rightly so – but Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brad Hall made it work with flying colors. They met as college students at the prestigious Northwestern University, and 31 years later they still love each other like it was yesterday. After her renowned success on the long-running show Seinfeld, Julia’s success trumped that of Brad’s, and many others, too – she’s won more Emmy Awards and more Screen Actors Guild Awards than any other performer. But it clearly didn’t change their love!

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Sting & Trudie Styler – 26 Years

Well, if Shakespeare isn’t romantic, nothing is. For Sting and Trudie Styler, their first taste of Shakespeare brought them together for life. They met at the Royal Shakespeare Company, and became a couple in 1982 – but they waited ten more years before officially tying the knot. Although they waited for marriage, they didn’t wait for children. Out of their many children, only one was born after they became man and wife. Although Trudie stuck with acting for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Sting moved on to pursue his musical career as the frontman of the famous rock band, The Police.

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Kirk Douglas & Anne Buydens – 64 Years

Kirk Douglas and Anne Buydens really take the wedding cake on this one. Having been married since 1954, there are few other couples in Hollywood whose relationship has lasted this long. And with both of them on the other side of 100 years now, it seems like they really will love each other til death do them part. Between Kirk’s two more sons with Anne and his two other sons from a previous marriage, it seems like their children have caught the bug from their father: Michael Douglas is a renowned actor in his own right, with Eric also acting, and Joel and Peter as producers.

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Vincent & Linda McMahon – 53 Years

When we talk about the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment), it’s impossible not to include Vince McMahon in that conversation. Despite being at the center of a lot of the show’s drama, the CEO has managed to stay married all that time. There is no denying that Vince and wife Linda have been on a big journey over the last 30 years. Now though, they are in charge of a multi-million dollar company and even their kids Shane and Stephanie have big positions in it.

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Meryl Streep & Don Gummer – 40 Years

It’s hard to see which has lasted longer, Meryl Streep’s reputation as one of the greatest actresses in the world or her marriage to Don Gummer. For the last 40+ years, the star of Mamma Mia has been joined at the hip with husband Gummer. Streep has decided to stay fairly quiet about her long-lasting marriage. However, what we do know is that the couple has four kids together, and that’s got to mean something.

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Amy Adams and Darren Le Gallo – 18 Years

It all started in 2001 when Amy Adams met her future husband, Darren Le Gallo, in acting class. Although the two didn’t begin dating until a year later — when they collaborated on a short film called Pennies — it’s clear that their love is unfaltering. A painter and actor himself, Gallo “demanded that we go out on a date” and the rest is history. In 2010, just two years after getting engaged, the lovebirds welcomed their first child. Finally, after thirteen years of blissful love, Adams and Gallo exchanged vows during their classic spring wedding.

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Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller – 16 Years

The first time they met, Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller spent their night together eating grilled cheese sandwiches and playing Scrabble until the sun came up. Their first date after that initial meeting was definitely exciting although a bit disastrous considering they had gotten into an accident on their way back from mini-golfing. This duo may have hit a few bumps along the way, as all couples do, but we think it’s safe to say that it was love at first sight. Rogen popped the question in 2010, just six years after they initially met and started dating.

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Lisa Kudrow and Michel Stern – 25+ Years

Phoebe and Mike weren’t the only ones to find love. In fact, Lisa Kudrow found her match with French advertising executive, Michel Stern. According to Kudrow herself, it was love at first sight when they met in the late eighties although Stern was already in a relationship. Under those circumstances, Stern had to wait a bit before making a move. In 1995, just one year after Friends premiered on NBC, the couple got married. So, what’s the secret to their twenty-plus marriage? During an interview with Glamour, Kudrow revealed that they “respect each other’s independence…”

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Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman – 27 Years

Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman met on the first day of college at the University of Pennsylvania in the early nineties. That’s right — they were college sweethearts before tying the knot in 2003. The two have been together for twenty-seven years now, which is the thing Banks is “most proud of.” While they’ve hit their obstacles like any other couple, Banks believes that “a little traditional when it comes to marriage” is good. The two now own Brownstone Productions together, the company responsible for all three Pitch Perfect films as well as the Charlie’s Angels reboot.

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Bryan Cranston and Robin Dearden – 36 Years

Bryan Cranston met his wife, Robin Dearden, in 1984 but the pair didn’t get married until July of 1989. Nothing like his Walter ‘Heisenberg’ White character from Breaking Bad, Cranston credits therapy as an important part of his real-life marriage to Dearden. According to the actor himself, “I see a [therapist] from time to time when I’m feeling edgy or anxiety-ridden. My wife and I go to a couples’ therapist. Our agreement is, if either of us feels like we want to go, the other can’t object.” Now, if only Walter and Skyler could have taken some notes…

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Tina Fey and Jeff Richmond – 26 Years

Comic icon, Tina Fey, began dating Jeff Richmond back in 1994 just two years after she joined Chicago’s Second City improv theater group. It wasn’t until seven years later that the two got married in a Greek Orthodox ceremony on June 3rd, 2001. The two work together quite a lot as Richmond works as a composer and soundtrack consultant for shows like 30 Rock and The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. They live in a multi-million dollar apartment on the Upper West Side in New York City with their two daughters, Alice and Penelope Athena.

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Hugh Jackman & Deborra-Lee Furness – 22 Years

This relationship might be a little one-sided, in terms of fame. However, Hugh Jackman’s marriage to Deborra-Lee Furness is one for the ages, literally. After they met on the set of the Aussie show Correlli back in 1995, the two tied the knot just a year later. “She was the star, and I had this major crush on her,” he said. However, it turns out that Furness reciprocated the feelings and they have been together ever since.

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Joel McHale & Sarah Williams – 24 Years

It’s hard being a celebrity and living your life out of the public’s eye, but Joel McHale and his wife, Sarah Williams, have managed to do it for more than 20 years. The couple met straight out of college and got married in 1996. The couple has managed to stay out of the tabloids, they attend red carpets together and post happy photos of each other on social media. The couple has two sons together, and to be honest, we think they make the perfect family.

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Matt & Luciana Damon – 15 Years

Actor Matt Damon met Argentine Luciana Barroso in 2003 while he was filming Stuck on You. Not much is known about Barroso, but she and Damon got engaged in September 2005 in a private civil ceremony in 2005 at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau. The couple has four daughters, Isabella, Gia, and Stella from their marriage and Alexia, from Barroso’s previous marriage, whom Matt considers his own. Over the years, the Damon family have split their time between Miami, New York, and Los Angeles.

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Elton John & David Furnish – 26 Years

After more than 25 years together, Elton John and David Furnish have become “couple goals.” The couple met in 1993 and were immediately attracted to each other. They met at a dinner party, hosted at Elton John’s house. David had just turned 31, and his lifestyle was much different than Elton’s. After 12 years of dating, Elton proposed, and they married as soon as same-sex marriage became legal in the UK in 2014. In 2010, David and Elton had their son, Zachary, via surrogacy, and in 2013, they welcomed Elijah into the world.

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Bono & Alison Hewson – 38 Years

Bono, the frontman of one of the world’s most successful band’s U2, married his wife, Alison, in 1982. The couple attributes the success of their marriage to the fact that they are both passionate about what they do, and they allow each other to pursue their goals. Although they have been married for nearly 40 years, the couple did go through a strain in 1986, due to the time the band spent recording Joshua Tree. The pair managed to work it out and have been head over heels in love proving to be a rock star doesn’t mean you cannot pursue a family.

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Steven Spielberg & Kate Capshaw – 29 Years

Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg met while shooting for a film he directed, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom in 1984. She had been working on the soap opera The Edge of Night until then, which she ended up giving up to be a part of his film – little did they know the movie would change their lives forever. They married in 1991 and have seven children in total, both from previous marriages and together.

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Dustin Hoffman & Lisa Hoffman – 40 Years

Dustin Hoffman married Lisa in 1980, and the couple has four beautiful children together. The couple met because Dustin’s mother was friends with Lisa’s grandmother. They were childhood friends that reconnected when she was 22, and Dustin was 38. Lisa talks openly about being very disconnected from Hollywood, stating that she “just happens to be married to an actor.” She has a law degree, and although she knew that she wouldn’t practice law, she wanted to do something for herself.

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Bruce Springsteen & Patti Scialfa – 29 Years

Springsteen and his E Street Band invited Scialfa on the road as a part of their Born in the USA tour…and the rest, well the rest is history. The couple has been married for nearly 30 years and has had three children together – rumor has it that Patti had been in love with Bruce for years and that it came as no surprise when the two finally got together. Springsteen has been writing love songs about Patti for years, and it doesn’t seem like this love is going to die down anytime soon.

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Dolly Parton & Carl Dean – 52 Years

It was love at first sight for Carl and Dolly. They met when she was only 18, and he was 21, it was Parton’s first day in Nashville, they met outside of a laundromat – their love story sounds like a country song. Two years later, the couple tied the knot. The only people that attended the wedding were Parton’s mom, the preacher, and his wife. Although the couple does not have kids, they love spoiling their nieces, and Parton’s famous goddaughter, Miley Cyrus.

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Christian Bale & Sibi Blažić – 20 Years

The notoriously private couple Christian Bale and Sibi Blažić have been married for 20 years and have two children together. The former model changed the award-winning actor’s view on love before he met her he had no interest in getting married, seeing as everyone in his family had divorced. The couple met when she was working as a personal assistant to Bale’s friend, Winona Ryder. They fell for each other quickly and eloped in January 2000. Although there is not much known about their relationship, these two are deeply in love.

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Martin & Helen Scorsese – 21 Years

Hollywood legend Martin Scorsese married his fifth wife and current spouse, Helen, in 1999. They have a daughter together, Francesca, who appeared in both The Departed and The Aviator. Before meeting the love of his life, Scorsese was married to several leading ladies, including Isabella Rossellini and Julia Cameron. The couple has been living out of the limelight, despite Scorsese being one of Hollywood’s most well-known filmmakers.

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Sam Elliott & Katharine Ross – 33 Years

Sam Elliott and Katharine Ross first met back in 1969 when Ross was filming Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid alongside Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Elliott had a very small role, so it wasn’t until almost 10 years later that the two ultimately reconnected for the horror film, The Legacy. They began dating in 1978 and tied the knot in 1984. Although this was Ross’ fifth marriage, it seemed as though she finally found the one. 37 years later and they’re still going strong, although “you’ve got to work at it [marriage],” says Elliott.

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Rachel Zoe & Rodger Berman – 22 Years

Back in 1991, at the tender age of 19, Rachel Zoe met the love of her life, Rodger Berman. The future couple was both working in restaurants when they met. “I vividly remember the first time I saw her, wearing a tight black mini dress, high-heeled pumps, stick-straight hair, and big red lips covered in M.A.C. Chili lipstick (her trademark),” he revealed. “She was the most beautiful woman I’d ever seen.” They’ve had two kids since.

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Samuel L. Jackson & LaTanya Richardson – 38 years

It’s amazing to think that at 70 years old, Samuel L. Jackson is still starring in so many huge blockbusters. Not only is he as prolific as ever in Hollywood – but he has also been married for nearly 40 years! Ever since marrying LaTanya Richardson back in 1980, Jackson has had a loyal wife by his side. Together, they have even founded a charity in a joint effort to improve education.

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Tom Selleck & Jillie Mack – 31 Years

He is often regarded as one of the most wanted men on TV. Men have wanted to be him and women have wanted to be with him! But for Tom Selleck, there is only one woman who can have his heart – Jillie Mack. The Magnum P.I. star opened about why his marriage has been so great. “Hopefully you marry someone who you not only love, but who you like as well,” he said. “I just still enjoy my wife’s company enormously.”

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Denzel and Pauletta Washington – 35 Years

After being labeled the best-looking man of 1996 by People magazine, many fans were hopeful of winning the heart of Denzel Washington. However, they would prove to be devastated when they learned he was already married! The Training Day star met his wife Pauletta back in 1977 and six years later, they tied the knot. Since then, they have had four children and a few decades after first getting married, they renewed their vows in South Africa, of all places!

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Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith – 21 Years

There is no denying that Will and Jada Pinkett Smith aren’t your typical couple. A marriage takes hard work, and Hollywood specifically packs the pressure onto couples. Will and Jada have always managed to make it work for them. “If there is a secret I would say is that we never went into working in our relationship,” Will said. “We only ever worked on ourselves individually, and then presented ourselves to one another better than we were previously.”

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Ellen DeGeneres & Portia de Rossi – 14 Years

Ellen Degeneres and Portia de Rossi are honestly couple goals. The two have known each other for nearly 20 years and have been together for 15 of those years. The pair met in 2000 at a social gathering when same-sex relationships were still fairly taboo. They started dating in 2004 but didn’t come out as a couple until 2005. Finally, the two tied the knot in 2008 once the same-sex marriage ban was lifted. This couple continues to awe on the red carpet together, and it’s clear that their love is everlasting.

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Angela Bassett & Courtney B. Vance – 13 Years

Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance have been one of Hollywood’s most gorgeous couples for years – they seem to be aging like a fine wine, both together and apart. The couple met at the Yale School of Drama, and despite their romance blossoming into one of Hollywood’s finest, it wasn’t anything close to love at first sight. The two remained friends for years, but it didn’t turn romantic for over a decade. They began dating in 1994 and made things official when they tied the knot in 2007.

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Sissy Spacek & Jack Fisk – 44 Years

Singer and award-winning actress, Sissy Spacek, has been married to Jack Fisk for nearly forty-six years. Spacek met Fisk, a production designer and art director, in 1973 on the set of Badlands in which Spacek was playing the role of a serial killer’s girlfriend. The two got hitched just a year later on April 13th, 1974. and have been going strong ever since. During an interview with People, Sissy “never expected a lifelong relationship. In fact, we even opened a bank account and put $30 in it, because that’s how much it cost to get divorced.”

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Billy Ray & Tish Cyrus – 26 Years

In December of 1993, Billy Ray secretly married Tish Finley, against his record company’s advice. Tish was pregnant with their second child, Braison. Billy Ray adopted two young children Tish had brought into their marriage, Brandi and Trace, and raised them as his own. In 2010, the couple hit a bit of a rough patch but they managed to work through it and kept their love alive.

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Michelle Pfeiffer & David E. Kelley – 26 Years

Michelle Pfeiffer and David E. Kelly met on a blind date in 1993 – believe it or not, the couple went bowling. Their story is your typical whirlwind romance – they married ten months after they began dating. With so many Hollywood relationships that seem to start and end in the blink of an eye, it comes to somewhat of a surprise that this love story has stayed strong for more than 25 years. According to sources, it was Kelly’s support that made an impression on Michelle.

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Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson – 30 Years

While they are regarded as one of the most stable couples in all of Hollywood, Tom Hanks actually met Rita Wilson under interesting circumstances. When the two met on the set of Bosom Buddies, Hanks was already married. Rita Wilson left a lasting impression on Hanks and the couple married in 1988. “I still can’t believe my wife goes out with me,” Hanks has been quoted saying.

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Victoria & David Beckham – 19 Years

This pop singer/fashion designer and professional footballer have been married since 1999, just two years after they began dating. But after four beautiful children and almost twenty years of anniversaries with neverending declarations of love for each other, it’s easy to see why the couple has managed to make it last throughout the years. These two really are the definition of couple goals.

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Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally – 17 Years

Comedian actors Mullally and Offerman met while acting in a play in Los Angeles in 2000. Mullally had already made it big acting in Will & Grace, Offerman was still trying to make his mark in Hollywood. The dynamic duo’s secret to a successful marriage is that the couple refuses to be apart for more than two weeks. The couple is so confident in their relationship, they recently wrote a book together, The Greatest Love Story Ever Told.

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Sarah Jessica Parker & Matthew Broderick – 21 Years

While her character on Sex and The City might struggle to hold down one relationship and have some sort of stability, Sarah Jessica Parker definitely hasn’t had that problem in real life. It was Parker’s brother who introduced her to Matthew Broderick a few decades ago and it didn’t take long before they tied the knot. “I love that he’s the father of my children,” she said. “And it’s because of him that there’s this whole other world that I love.”

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Cobie Smulders and Taran Killian – 8 years

Cobie Smulders gain fame during her iconic in the role of Robin Scherbatsky in How I Met Your Mother. She met her husband, and after a few good pool games and listening to jazz in New York, they fell in love. The couple has been happily married for eight years, and they have 2 daughters. Taran Killian appeared in a few episodes of How I Met Your Mother back in the day, as an anchorman for a local television.

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Ru Paul and George LeBar – 3 years

Ru Paul met his husband, George LeBar, a couple of years ago in New York City. It was in a club called the Limelight on the dance floor at George’s birthday party in 1994. They decided to tie the knot in January 2017. Apparently, he was very amused when the press announced their marriage because the media thought they were just married, when in fact, they were married for a few years at the time. He shared this in January, on the red carpet at Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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Rachel Brosnahan and Jason Ralph – 4 years

Rachel Brosnahan is the star of the show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and tied the knot with fellow actor Jason Ralph, who is one of the main characters in shows like The Magicians and Land’s Younger. Apparently, he was very amused when the press announced their marriage because the media thought they were just married, when in fact, they were married for a few years at the time. He shared this in January, on the red carpet at Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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Kerry Washington and Nnamdi Asomugha – 7 years

Kerry Washington is one of the main characters in the TV series Scandal, playing Olivia Pope’s character. She married the former San Francisco player, Nnamdi Asomugha, in 2013. She is happily married to the former player, and they have three kids together. Kerry Washington is very protective of her personal life and doesn’t like to talk about it with the press. Who can blame her?

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Jim Parsons and Todd Spiewak – 3 years

Jim Parsons was one of the lead characters in the TV show The Big Bang Theory, which was a huge success all across the globe. Although they have been together for almost 15 years, they decided to tie the knot in March 2017. In an interview with Stephen Colbert, Jim Parsons said that the reason why they married after such a long time was that they never cared about being married. After they married, for Jim, it was very meaningful, more than he could have ever predicted.

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Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman – 38 years

Danny DeVito is a very well known actor in the industry, acting iconic roles in sitcoms such as Taxi in the 70s and in movies such as Batman Returns, having a very long career. About his personal life, Danny DeVito is married to the actress Rhea Perlman, with which he tied to knot in 1982. Rhea Perlman starred in the TV series Cheers back in the 1980s. They have a lovely marriage together and 3 children.

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Colin Firth and Livia Giuggioli – 23 years

Colin and Livia have been together for quite some time. They met on the set of Nostomo in 1996 and married one year later. So what is their secret to success? We are not quite sure. Which is probably the answer – they keep their private life private. All we know is that they have stood the test of time.

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Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman – 50 years

Like many other actors, these two actors met on the set in 1953 while performing Picnic on Broadway. It was only later when they fell in love and started dating after they starred in the movie The Long Hot Summer. They married on January 29, 1958, and they have three daughters together (Newman already had 3 children from the previous marriage with Jaqueline Witte). Their happy marriage lasted for 50 years until Paul Newman died in 2008.

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Ellen Page and Emma Portner – 2 years

When she first saw Emma Portner, Ellen Page knew that she must marry this girl. When she saw a video of her on Instagram, she saw a very talented woman in Portner, who is a Canadian choreographer. Ellen Page told The New York Times that Emma Portner is very talented and cool, and she knew that both of them are very creative spirits. They announced their marriage in January 2018. According to Ellen Page, it was love at first sight.

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Carey Mulligan and Marcus Mumford – 8 years

According to the Sun, these two knew each other since they were kids; they were childhood pen pals. An insider told the paper that they were exchanging letters through the church, but after their careers took off and things got more serious, they started talking again. Their romance blossomed in 2012, and they tied the knot. The actress and the rock wed at a farm in Somerset, United Kingdom. They have 2 kids together.

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Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. – 20 Years

Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. met in 1997 while they were filming the teen horror, I Know What You Did Last Summer, although they didn’t start dating until 2000. By April of 2001, they were engaged but didn’t get hitched until a year later in Mexico when they were both in their mid-twenties. They share two children together — a daughter (born 2009) and a son (born 2012). During an interview with Us Magazine, Gellar acknowledged that marriage is work. “It’s like any relationship in your life. You have to nurture it and take time with it.”

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Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell – 37 Years

So maybe Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell aren’t married but they definitely know a thing or two about relationships. After all, they’re one of the most iconic in Hollywood, proving that just because you like it doesn’t mean you have to put a ring on it. Although they met in 1966, the pair didn’t go on their first date until 1983. The two believe that the secret to a “lasting relationship isn’t about marriage. It’s about compatibility and communication. And you both need to want it to work.”

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Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher – 18 Years

We know — Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher initially seem like an unexpected match…until you see them together and then you understand why they’re together. The pair met back in ’02 at a party in Sydney, Australia and immediately started dating. They got engaged by 2004 and were married just six weeks later in Paris after Fisher converted to Judaism. Their wedding was intimate and small as it was “very important to me to have a beautiful ritual celebrated with my family and friends.” Today, the couple splits their time between Los Angeles and London with their two daughters and son.

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Ozzy & Sharon Osbourne – 37 years

Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne may be one of Hollywood’s most controversial couples – but through thick and thin, the couple has stayed together. Sharon met Ozzy when she was 18, while working for her father, who was managing Black Sabbath at the time. As they started dating, Sharon took over his management as a solo artist. The two were married in 1982 and have three children together, Aimee, Kelly, and Jack.

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Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos – 26 Years

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos met in 1994 at his screen test for All My Children. Kelly was playing Hayley Vaughan, and sure enough, Consuelos was auditioning for the role of Mateo Santos, Hayley’s love interest. Fast forward almost three decades later, and the actors are more in love than ever before. They have three children. Kelly’s key to making it through the rough patches is accepting the moments of frustration, looking at the bigger picture.

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Barbra Streisand & James Brolin – 22 Years

Barbra Streisand and James Brolin are known as one of Hollywood’s greatest power couples. They first met when they were set up at a party and hit it off immediately. They went on their first date in 1996 and married in 1998. She speaks fondly of their first date, “I met him at a dinner and expected a bearded mountain-man type, and he had cut off all his hair and was clean-shaven,” Streisand said in an interview.

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Keith Richards & Patti Hansen – 37 years 

Rocker Keith Richards met his wife, model Patti Hansen in 1979 – rumor has it that Hansen had no idea who Richards was at the time. The couple married four years later, on December 18th, 1983, Richards’s 40th birthday. Looking at photos of the duo, their contrasts are almost as apparent as their adoration for each other. The couple has two daughters, Theodora Dupree and Alexandra Nicole. Both daughters followed in their mother’s footsteps and are now making their way into the high-fashion world.

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Brooke Shields & Chris Henchy – 17 Years

Chris Henchy is a screenwriter and producer that married model-actress, Brooke Shields, in 2001. The two met through a mutual friend in ’99 on the Warner Bros. lot. It wasn’t long before the duo got engaged. In fact, Henchy proposed to Shields in July of 2000 when they were on vacation in Mexico. They were married less than a year later in April of 2001. According to the actress, communication is a huge part of what makes their marriage work, as well as some space. During an interview, she revealed that “a little space is good.”

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Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard – 18 Years

Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard have the kind of relationship that comes along every so often — so real, so trusting, so beautiful. Being that Sarsgaard is a close friend of Maggie’s younger brother, Jake Gyllenhaal, the two lovebirds met and began a romantic relationship in 2002. Although they tied the knot in May of 2009, Maggie gave birth to their eldest daughter, Ramona, in 2006. In 2012, Gyllenhaal and Sarsgaard welcomed their second baby girl, Gloria Ray. The family happily lives in a beautiful 4-story brownstone in Brooklyn.

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Tim McGraw & Faith Hill – 22 Years

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill first met while they were both trying to make in the business back in ’94 at the New Faces Show in Nashville, Tennessee. At that point, Hill and McGraw were both in other relationships. As fate would have it, though, McGraw and Hill ultimately met again two years later when they both headlined a joint tour in ’96. Sparks flew, and it wasn’t long before McGraw proposed and Hill accepted. Twenty-three years and three kids later, the two lovebirds couldn’t be any happier.

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Ringo Starr & Barbara Bach – 37 Years

Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach have been together for almost four decades. Bach is widely recognized for her role as the Bond girl in The Spy Who Loved Me. Starr was the drummer for the best-selling band in history, The Beatles. The two lovebirds met on the set of Caveman back in 1980 and got married just a year later. So, what’s their secret to a long and happy marriage? According to an interview with People, Bach spoke of her husband saying, “I love the man, and that’s it.” That’s clearly proof that ‘love is all you need…’

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