75 of the longest celebrity relationships in Hollywood that prove that love can last

Shepard and Bell have been together since 2007. They received married in a low-key courthouse ceremony in 2013, they usually share two children.

They haven’t any scarcity of heartwarming quotes and recommendation about love, from by no means strolling out on a battle to advocating for {couples} remedy, however Shepard's advice about keeping the spark alive is one of our favorites.

"Your girl needs to know that you're nonetheless very in her as a human being, that there are nonetheless questions that you haven't requested," Shepard mentioned on "Ellen" in 2018. He continued, "Go to dinner and ask questions and spend the time as in the event you simply met this particular person at a bar. That's what's thrilling I believe."

Timberlake and Biel haven't at all times been on the strongest floor — they broke up for three months in 2011, earlier than giving it one other shot. Fortunately, the second likelihood took they usually've been collectively ever since.

Despite the fact that they went by way of a tough patch, Biel was by no means in doubt. She still keeps an email she despatched to her producing associate early in their relationship that mentioned, "I’ll marry this man." 

After their wedding ceremony in 2012, Biel gave beginning to their son Silas in 2015. In 2020, the two welcomed their second youngster, Phineas, after a secret being pregnant.

This energy couple met on the set of Legend's music video for "Stereo" in 2006, they usually have been collectively ever since, give or take a 30-minute breakup in 2007.

Since then, they've gotten married, starred in one other music video collectively, had three lovable children, and created an empire.

"There are some well-known {couples} I take a look at and I'm like, 'Ugh, we get it. Cease attempting so arduous, you're so lame.' I believe folks undoubtedly suppose that about us," Teigen joked to Vanity Fair in December 2019.

McConaughey and Alves have been collectively since 2006, tying the knot in 2012. The low-key couple reside in Texas, they usually have three children collectively.

In 2016, the "Interstellar" star shared the story of his proposal with Esquire. "I bear in mind hitting the knee, trying into her eyes. I bear in mind her face. I bear in mind this smile developing from her ft. I bear in mind her having to catch her breath," he mentioned. "And she or he didn't say sure instantly. After which the entire household was going, 'Jeezus, she's gonna say no.'"

On Alves herself, he mentioned, " lady provides a person braveness and confidence — the braveness to have the confidence to go and do it, to not be apprehensive as a lot or contemplate as a lot what the relaxation of the world thinks."

DeGeneres met de Rossi in 2004 and the two later tied the knot in 2008.

In October 2016's issue of People journal, the place Ellen was featured on the cowl, she opened up about being married to her "greatest good friend." 

"Portia and I always say to one another, 'We’re so fortunate.' Generally it's mendacity in mattress at night time earlier than I fall asleep, and I simply say thanks to no matter, whoever is on the market," she mentioned.

In 2023, de Rossi planned a surprise vow renewal ceremony at her fiftieth birthday celebration.

Prince William and Kate met as students at St. Andrews University in 2004. They parted methods in 2007 briefly, solely to get again collectively later that yr. They received engaged in 2010 and had a very over-the-top royal wedding ceremony in 2011. 

And although they’re royals, Kate and William made it clear that they have a fun-loving relationship like everybody else. 

"Clearly we each have a really enjoyable time collectively, each have an excellent sense of humor about issues, we're right down to earth, we take the mickey out of one another rather a lot, and he or she's received loads of habits that make me snigger that I tease her about," Prince William mentioned throughout their engagement. 

They’ve three kids collectively: George, Charlotte, and Louis.

The ability couple have two very completely different recollections of their assembly on ninth Avenue between forty fourth and forty fifth Streets in NYC. Harris remembers meeting a "James Dean–type guy in a leather-based jacket" who barely gave him the time of day, whereas Burtka remembers being pleasant and vaguely aware of Harris's work, they later advised Out journal. 

They later went on a date to see the movie "Taking Lives" in 2004 and the relaxation is historical past. The pair welcomed twins Harper and Gideon in 2010 and have been married in 2014. 

Rogen and Miller's first date was straight out of a rom-com — they made grilled cheeses at 4 a.m. and performed Spanish Scrabble till dawn.

The couple has collaborated on a trigger close to and expensive to their hearts by founding Hilarity for Charity, a corporation devoted to elevating consciousness about Alzheimer's illness amongst millennials.

Rogen's secret for their successful marriage? "We watch rather a lot of tv."

Damon met his spouse in Miami whereas she was tending bar. They have been married in 2005 and have been collectively since. They’ve three daughters collectively, in addition to Barroso's daughter from a earlier relationship.

With him capturing film scenes throughout the world, you can think about how troublesome issues might get. Fortunately, they've received all of it discovered.

"We’ve got a two week rule," he mentioned to Your Tango in 2015. "I'm not away for greater than two weeks. I believe it is advisable to be with the particular person you love as a lot as potential. My spouse is my soul mate. I don't like being other than her."

Corbett and Derek have been collectively since 2002, after they met on a blind date. They reside collectively on a 130-acre ranch on the California coast — they moved in collectively that similar yr. They tied the knot in December 2020 after 18 years of courting.

In 2010, Corbett told People that being with him takes "infinite persistence and virtually zero ego." And whereas they've been collectively for nearly 20 years, he insists that, "We're too outdated for soulmates. She's [63] and I'm [58]. Soulmates is for Romeo and Juliet. That is, 'Hey, I strive to not fart too loud in your presence.'"

Derek, for her half, said that Corbett is "simply enjoyable, a lot enjoyable. I'm very completely happy now," in 2008.

With Cohen taking up infamous roles, akin to Borat, their marriage is way from odd. 

"As a substitute of asking, 'Are you going to choose up the dry cleansing?' I'd ask, 'Are we getting sued by someone?' or 'Is there a warrant out to your arrest?'" Fisher told Square Mile magazine in 2016.

Regardless of her fixed worries, she's nonetheless recreation for the wild adventures her husband takes them on. She even helped him sneak in his banned Ali G costume to the Oscars. 

Ford and Flockhart could also be two A-list actors, however that doesn't imply that Ford didn't want somewhat assist profitable her over. He apparently got some wingman assist from actor James Marsden, who had dinner with the future couple first. 

It didn't take lengthy for Ford to be totally smitten. 

"I'm in love," Ford advised Hey! journal in 2003. "Romantic love is one of the most enjoyable and fulfilling varieties of love and I believe there’s a potential for it at any stage of your life. I used to be not stunned that I used to be capable of fall in love, and I wasn't stunned that I did."

They married in 2009 in an informal ceremony. 

The 2 actors started courting in 2002, and have been collectively ever since. They got married in 2009 and share two daughters. However apart from that, not a lot is understood about the couple, as they prefer to preserve issues non-public. They do work collectively although — Sarsgaard seems in his spouse's directorial debut, "The Misplaced Daughter."

Nevertheless, the two did give Architectural Digest a peek into their Brooklyn apartment, and it confirmed that these two seem to be a pair we need to hang around with.

The NBA celebrity and his spouse started courting in 2002, whereas they have been nonetheless youngsters — they had their first date at an Outback Steakhouse. They even went to promenade collectively.

"I suppose you can say he was a reasonably good date," Brinson said in a speech at YWCA's Circle 2017. "In spite of everything, we're nonetheless occurring extra dates, three children, and 15 years later."

They were married in 2013 and now have three kids: LeBron Jr., Bryce Maximus, and Zhuri.

The "SNL" star and the critically beloved director have been in a relationship since 2001, and have 4 children collectively: Pearl, Lucille, Jack, and Minnie.

Although the two have by no means formally tied the knot, Rudolph considers Anderson her husband, as a result of "folks know what that means. It means he's the father of my youngster, and I reside with him, and we’re a pair, and we aren’t going wherever."

The "SVU" actors have been together for 22 years and married for 18. They’ve three kids collectively, two of whom are adopted.

The couple dished on their relationship to Individuals in 2019, and Hermann gushed about his spouse. "I by no means thought I might have this a lot laughter in my life. Not simply precise laughter, but in addition the manner that Mariska is simply the embodiment of laughter — of pleasure."

Chip and Joanna have been married since 2003, after assembly in 2001. The mega-successful couple have 5 kids collectively, plus a media/real estate/lifestyle empire in Waco, Texas.

"One fairly superb factor we realized early on was that the extra time we spent collectively, the higher our relationship was … We appear to offer one another vitality," Joanna wrote in their joint memoir, "The Magnolia Story."

They met in 2001 and lastly received hitched 15 years later.

"We at all times had the dedication however now he's caught with me and I can actually act out," Adams mentioned throughout a 2016 interview with UK's The Times magazine. "I'm kidding. The reality is, I really feel a stronger sense of household, an even bigger sense of permanence, which is a pleasant factor for me." 

Kournikova and Iglesias have stored their relationship underneath wraps since assembly in 2001. Some speculate that the two are married, however because of the couple's tight lips, nobody might ever know. 

"I don't imagine you want a bit of paper to point out you love somebody," he mentioned to E! Online. When requested about their plans to tie the knot he mentioned, "Who is aware of what the future holds … or the previous."

The completely happy couple welcomed twins in December 2017. In January 2020, they welcomed another daughter, Mary.

Burns and Turlington met in 2000 and have been engaged inside six months. Their wedding ceremony was initially alleged to be in 2001, but it surely was delay for varied causes, and the two even briefly cut up earlier than finally getting married in June 2003. They’ve two kids.

"I believe one secret’s being life like about marriage and having frequent concepts about what a profitable marriage means. Merely be[ing] married for a few years doesn’t essentially imply success," the supermodel told Vogue Australia in 2020.

"I went into marriage understanding that there could be good days and never so good days which helps on the not pretty much as good days and over time you come to know learn how to minimise them. On daily basis and yr is a chance to develop nearer and deepen the relationship," she continued.

Davis and Tennon met in the early 2000s and married in 2003. They adopted a son collectively and are fairly the energy couple. She's an EGOT-winning actress, and he acts too. He was truly the first Black student to graduate from the College of Tulsa theater program. 

It seems she has prayer to thank for her expensive husband. 

"I used to be the loneliest lady in the world, and somebody mentioned, 'It is best to simply pray for a husband.' I mentioned I wished a giant Black man from the South who appeared like a soccer participant, who already had kids, who perhaps had been married earlier than," she told Us Weekly in 2013. "Three and a half weeks later, I met my husband."

Gellar and Prinze Jr. met in 1997 on the set of "I Know What You Did Last Summer season" however didn't begin courting till 2000. They mentioned "I do" one yr later and have had two kids collectively since. 

At an AOL Build panel in June 2016, Freddie revealed how and why issues have turned out so excellent for the pair. 

"We have been lucky sufficient to be at the proper instances in our lives the place we each wished one thing severe and it labored," Prinze mentioned. "So we're fortunate, however we additionally work very arduous at it. It's not simply dumb luck, it's work."

Roberts and her husband, Moder, met in 2000 on the set of "The Mexican." They married in 2002 after he divorced his first spouse and have twins Hazel Patricia and Phinnaeus "Finn" Walter, and a son, Henry Daniel Moder. 

In November 2015, she sat down with Extra's Mario Lopez to disclose the secret to a contented marriage for leisure {couples}. 

"I don't suppose it's unique to leisure {couples}. I wouldn't even suppose of us as an leisure couple, however I don't know," she mentioned. "Kissing."

Bey and Jay met around 1999 and he put a hoop on it in 2008. The couple has three kids, daughters Blue Ivy and Rumi, and son Sir. 

The couple has at all times been fairly quiet about their relationship and private lives, even after dropping songs about potential dishonest scandals. The rationale they've been quiet?

"What Jay and I’ve is actual. It's not about interviews or getting the proper photograph op. It's actual," she explained to Essence magazine again in 2008. She did sit down with Oprah in 2012 to shed a bit extra gentle although. 

"I might not be the lady I’m if I didn’t go dwelling to that man," she told Oprah. "It provides me such a basis."

Zeta-Jones and Douglas had a quick break in 2013, however made it work. They've been collectively since 1998.

Jones' greatest piece of marriage recommendation? 

"It's a protracted highway and I believe folks immediately are so fast to throw in the towel on marriage. It’s a must to give it your greatest shot and never hand over when the first drawback arises, as a result of that gained't be the last drawback. There might be many extra down the highway," she advised Good Housekeeping in November 2015. 

The Seinfelds have been married since Christmas Day, 1999. Their relationship had an inauspicious begin — Jessica was still married to her first husband when she started courting the comic.

However these two, who share three children, have stood the check of time, and prove that rebounds can typically be greater than only a fast fling. 

Supermodel Crawford joked that she met her husband Gerber whereas "on tequila" in a membership. 

"I undoubtedly suppose [tequila is the secret to a happy marriage]," Crawford advised US Weekly. "I imply, we met on tequila!"

The liquor has a particular place in their marriage as Gerber began tequila model Casamigos with actor George Clooney. 

Crawford and Gerber have been married in 1998 and have two kids collectively, Kaia and Presley.

The "Tár" actress met playwright Upton in 1997 and inside three weeks they have been engaged, according to People magazine. They married that similar yr. They’ve 4 kids: three organic sons and an adopted daughter.

"My husband and I’ve been collectively for a very long time. It's great, but it surely takes work. We're at all times biting off greater than we can chew — however that's what makes life attention-grabbing," she advised the Radio Occasions, according to The Daily Mail.

David and Victoria Beckham are Britain's It Couple. Posh Spice gave her number to Beckham back in 1997 and he nonetheless has the London-to-Manchester airplane ticket she wrote it on. They received married in 1999 and the relaxation is historical past. 

In a 2016 piece she wrote for British Vogue, she let everybody know that love at first sight actually does exist.

"Sure, love at first sight does exist. It can occur to you in the Manchester United gamers' lounge — though you’ll get somewhat drunk, so precise particulars are hazy," she wrote.

This comedic energy couple celebrated their 22nd wedding anniversary again in 2019 on social media. Apatow added a candy caption to his Instagram, writing, "Pleased twenty second Anniversary Leslie! I love you! I’m so excited for the subsequent 88 plus!"

Fittingly, one of their two daughters, Iris, commented: "Cute."

The nation stars first met briefly backstage at the New Faces music competition in Nashville in 1994, in accordance with CNN.

However issues actually heated up after they started touring collectively in 1996. Religion was engaged to producer Scott Hendricks, however she and McGraw kissed while on the tour, and he or she rapidly referred to as issues off with Hendricks. 

"I fought and I fought and I fought to keep away from her so long as I might," he told People in 2016. "I'm not going to enter element, but it surely was an ideal tour, I can let you know that."

They have been married in 1996 and have three kids, Audrey, Gracie, and Maggie.

Jackman and his spouse Furness, who's 13 years his senior, met on the set of his first job in 1995. They married a yr later and have been connected at the hip since. 

"I'm type of actually grateful that I met her earlier than something type of occurred," he told Ellen DeGeneres on her present in 2016. "Every little thing that's occurred in my profession and onscreen, offscreen, we've at all times carried out it collectively."

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith met in 1995 when she auditioned to play one of Will's girlfriends on "Contemporary Prince." They married in 1997 and are dad and mom to teen stars Jaden and Willow.

"Right here's what I belief: The person that Will is … is a person of integrity. He's received all the freedom in the world," Pinkett Smith told SiriusXM host Howard Stern in 2015. "So long as Will can look himself [in] the mirror and be okay? I'm good."

In 2020, the two revealed that, whereas Pinkett Smith had engaged in a relationship (or entanglement) with August Alsina, that they had labored by way of their points and have been stronger than ever.

They met in 1995 when he was instructing an improv class at Chicago's Second Metropolis. The 2 received married that similar yr. They didn't precisely hit it off instantly, however nerves are responsible for that. 

"I believed she hated me as a result of she was very quiet round me. I believed she for certain knew that I used to be full of it," he wrote in a piece for The Guardian in 2013. "I later discovered that she was simply as nervous as I used to be and attempting to behave cool."

The actors met when doing a display check for "All My Kids," which Ripa was starring on. They’d such good chemistry that Consuelos received the job. They started courting in 1995 and a couple of yr later, he popped the query and the two eloped to Las Vegas the subsequent day. 

Ripa mentioned that it was quick, however the two are a match made in heaven. 

"We're very fortunate that we discovered one another, that's what I’ve to say," Ripa advised AOL in 2015. "I might say to Mark, 'Who would now we have married if not one another.'"

They’ve three kids, sons Michael and Joaquin and daughter Lola. 

These two even have Second Metropolis to thank for his or her relationship. The couple met in 1994 and received married seven years later. She confirmed on the "Late Present with David Letterman" in 2009 that she was a virgin until 24. 

"That's simply good, Christian values … or bein' homely," she mentioned when the host pulled out an Us Weekly problem that referred to as her out with a number of different stars who additionally waited till their 20s. 

When Fey did find yourself doing the deed, she did so together with her hubby Richmond.

The producer and the actress met on Banks' first day at the College of Pennsylvania in 1993, however Banks advised Attract journal later that she didn't think she'd marry him then. 

"I didn't meet my husband and suppose, I've met the man I'm going to marry," she advised them. "I used to be like, He's cute. I'll [hook up with] him, as a result of I'm 18 and in school."

However of course, she finally did, 10 years later, in 2003. They’ve two sons collectively, Felix and Magnus.

Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen met after they have been filming the film "Pontiac Moon" in 1993. And though it might appear robust to make a 30-year-old relationship work, Danson not too long ago mentioned they're happier than ever.

"I'm madly in love with Mary Steenburgen. She's a outstanding human being so I'm simply extremely blessed," Danson advised Us Weekly in 2017. "It seems like heaven on Earth. If I have been to die, I can say, I do know what it's prefer to be cherished and to love."

They have been married in 1995.

John and Furnish have been collectively since 1993 and received married as soon as England made homosexual marriage authorized in 2014. They shared the particulars of their extraordinarily lavish wedding ceremony on Instagram and not too long ago opened up a couple of very particular custom of theirs.

"Each Saturday for 16 years, we've despatched one another a card," he told Parade magazine in 2016. "Irrespective of the place we’re in the world, to say how a lot we love one another."

'The Late Present" host has been married to his spouse, Evelyn (or Evie, to "Late Present" followers), since 1993 after they met in what he's referred to as love at first sight. The primary time he noticed her, he even thought to himself: "There's your spouse. You're gonna marry her."

Kudrow married the advert govt in 1995, however the two met in 1987 when he was courting one of her mates. It wasn't for an additional six years earlier than they really began courting. 

Since then, their love has continued to change over the years.

"When [Michel and I] determined to get married, we understood: We're not promising to love one another eternally, since you can't do that, however we are promising to work on no matter issues come up," she explained to Glamour in 2014. "We're dedicated to our marriage working. It seems, after you could have a historical past, there's such a bond, and love takes one other form."

The "Avengers" star and Coulter have been collectively since 1992, and share two children. They tied the knot in 2016, after greater than 20 years collectively, and he has since referred to her as his wife in interviews.

In 2021, Cheadle spoke about why the two determined to get married after 20 years. "Our accountant proposed to each of us and he confirmed us the numbers, and we mentioned, 'Yeah, we should always most likely do it," he joked.

These two silver display legends have been married since 1992, a transfer that shocked many resulting from their 21-year age distinction. The 2 met whereas working collectively on gangster movie "Bugsy."

When they met for lunch to prepare, Beatty recalled "dropping curiosity in the garlic rooster I used to be consuming inside 20 seconds. And the garlic rooster had been excellent."

They have four children together, who Beatty referred to as "the greatest factor that's ever occurred to me — and their mom."

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick met in 1991 by way of the actress' brother. They wed in 1997 and have three kids collectively.

The high-profile couple normally retains their relationship behind closed doorways, however at the 2016 premiere of Parker's new HBO sequence "Divorce" Broderick offered advice to an Entertainment Tonight reporter who requested what their secret was.

"Speaking," Broderick mentioned. "Don't go to mattress mad."

The Boss has been married to Scialfa since 1991, however they've recognized one another for longer, as Scialfa went on tour with Springsteen and the E Avenue Band in the '80s. After almost three a long time of marriage and three children, these two nonetheless look as in love as they did after they first received collectively — Springsteen called his 19th album, "Western Stars," a love letter to his spouse.

Lowe married Berkoff, a make-up artist, in 1991. They share two sons: Edward and John. The "Parks and Recreation" star reflected on their relationship throughout a 2020 episode of his podcast.

"Thirty is a giant quantity for any marriage, any relationship. That's rather a lot of consistency however, you already know, I actually attribute it to that we picked the proper companions. She picked the proper associate for her. I picked the proper associate for me, and at the finish of it, we're greatest mates," mentioned Lowe.

"We don't attempt to change one another. We're very forgiving of one another's faults however the different factor is, every of us are actually prepared to work on our relationship after we want it and, hear, over 30 years there are occasions after we want it," he mentioned.

The mannequin and musician have been married since 1994, although they began courting three years prior. He's devoted a number of songs to her, together with "Jill" and "(I Do) Like We Do." They share three daughters.

"Jill's my greatest good friend and I've recognized her now for 27 years. And for me, it's all about my sustaining curiosity in her. I imply, she's fascinating to me, she's nonetheless mysterious to me, I'm nonetheless very in her and all the pieces that type of makes her tick, and I believe it's mutual," he told Fox News in 2018.

Snoop met his first (and technically second) spouse in highschool someday in the late '80s. They divorced in 2004, however married once more in 2008. 

He gushed over her in a 2013 interview with Queen Latifah, saying: "Since you gotta perceive the turmoil and stuff that I put her by way of, in my journey on changing into profitable, as a result of I had no understanding of how I used to be doing her, how I used to be hurting her, and the way I used to be betraying myself, till I grew to become a person and realized that I needed to love this lady who cherished me and had my children, and put my life in perspective and let my music and my enterprise be secondary."

Sedgwick and Bacon met on the set of "Lemon Sky" in the late '80s and married shortly afterward in 1988. He later revealed that they actually met when Sedgwick was 12. 

On "The Late Late Present with Craig Ferguson," Bacon mentioned he had simply carried out a matinee efficiency of a play and was at a deli after they met. 

"A little bit woman was in there who had simply seen the matinee, and her brother mentioned, 'You favored that actor, go inform him you favored him,' and it was Kyra," Bacon, who was seven years older, mentioned. "She was somewhat woman, yeah, she was 12 years outdated."

The Oscar-winning Tom Hanks met his spouse in 1988 on the set of "Volunteers." He had simply divorced his first spouse after they met and it solely took one yr for them to say "I do."

"I don't suppose I'll ever be lonely any extra … that's how I felt after I met my spouse," Hanks mentioned whereas speaking to BBC host Kirsty Young in 2016.

Fox and Pollan met on the set of Fox's '80s sitcom "Household Ties," in which Fox performed breakout character Alex P. Keaton and Pollan joined the present to play one of Alex's girlfriends, Ellen.

However the two didn't instantly begin courting — in reality, Pollan was courting one other '80s icon, Kevin Bacon, and Fox was courting "Details of Life" star Nancy McKeon.

"I at all times thought [Pollan] was cool, but it surely was like a pair of married individuals who labored collectively and favored one another," Fox later told People in 1989.

Every had damaged up with their important others by 1987 — and Fox proposed after simply seven months of courting in December of that yr. They have been married by July 1988, they usually have 4 kids collectively.

To have fun Fox's sixtieth birthday in June 2021, Pollan posted a sweet photo of the two on Instagram captioned: "Pleased birthday to my favourite particular person, love of my life. Have the bestest day!"

Pullman has been married to Hurwitz since 1987. The two met while studying at the College of Massachusetts Amherst, after they have been forged as husband and spouse in the play "Impromptu at Versailles."

"The key to a contented marriage is with the ability to share a perspective about what we need to do — and in addition supporting one another," Pullman told Good Housekeeping in 2011.

Cranston and Dearden had one attention-grabbing assembly: They met on the CBS sequence "Airwolf" in 1986, when Cranston performed a person who hijacked a sorority reunion cruise and Dearden performed one of the sisters who was trapped.

"It was 30 years in the past that we met on that horrible TV present," Cranston advised Individuals in 2016. "It modified each of our lives."

They have been each courting folks at the time, however after they met once more a yr later, sparks began to fly. They have been married in 1989 and have one daughter, Taylor.

TV persona Winfrey met her longtime associate again in 1986. The couple has by no means gotten married, however they have been engaged again in 2012. Their reasoning for skipping the ceremony? Winfrey says it's as a result of marriage is simply too regular for his or her removed from regular relationship. 

"In case you ever interviewed him, he would let you know that had we married, we’d not be collectively immediately," Winfrey said in an interview with Entry Hollywood in 2013. "As a result of he's a standard man and this can be a very nontraditional relationship."

Oprah's good friend, on the different hand, did tie the knot. Tina Turner walked down the aisle in 2013 after being together with her now-husband for 27 years. 

Tina spoke to Hello! just a few days after they made issues official, and he or she was happier than ever. 

"It's that happiness that folks discuss, whenever you want for nothing, whenever you can lastly take a deep breath and say, 'Every little thing is sweet,'" she mentioned. "It's a beautiful place to be."

Curtis wrote in a 2004 piece for O Journal that she knew she wanted to marry actor Guest the second she noticed him. 

"Debra and I have been flipping by way of a Rolling Stone journal after I turned to {a photograph} of three males," Curtis wrote. "I checked out the man on the proper, sporting a plaid shirt and a waggish smirk. I'd by no means seen him earlier than, however I pointed at him. 'I'm going to marry that man,' I mentioned to my good friend."

That was in 1984. Curtis' good friend acknowledged Visitor and requested Curtis' agent to arrange a date with him. He by no means referred to as. However when she noticed him later in a restaurant, he arrange a date together with her the subsequent day. They have been married in December of that yr and have two kids, Annie and Thomas, collectively. 

Hawn and Russell have been courting since 1983. They haven't mentioned any vows, however are in it for the lengthy haul, particularly now that they’ve their son, Wyatt. 

"I might have been lengthy divorced if I'd been married," she told the "Loose Women" panelists in 2016 about her determination to not marry. "Marriage is an attention-grabbing, psychological factor. If it is advisable to really feel sure to somebody then it's vital to be married."

Gervais has been with Fallon since 1982 — they're college sweethearts —  however they’re decidedly not married.

"We are married for all intents and functions, all the pieces's shared and really our pretend marriage has lasted longer than an actual one … however there's no level in us having an precise ceremony earlier than the eyes of God as a result of there isn’t any God," Gervais told The Sunday Times in 2010.

Huffman and Macy met someday in the early '80s and dated on and off for 15 years earlier than deciding to tie the knot. Now they've been married for 20 years, however Hoffman nonetheless swoons. 

"I completely adore him," Huffman said on "Ellen" again in 2015. "I simply lucked out with that man. He walks in a room and I am going 'Ah!'"

They even stayed collectively by way of their extraordinarily high-stress yr in 2019, throughout which Huffman was arrested, and despatched to jail for 14 days, as half of Operation Varsity Blues, aka the school admissions scandal.

Louis-Dreyfus met her husband whereas she was at Northwestern in the early '80s. The couple received hitched in 1987 and have two sons collectively. 

When discussing her marriage with The Week she mentioned she was "fortunate" to seek out him so early in life. 

"I married the proper man for me, and that was fortunate. However my marriage and my household have been a precedence," she mentioned. "Which will sound silly. Many individuals would say precisely that. However I labored very, very arduous to maintain us intact. And it's been my pleasure, as a result of it's the solely manner I might have survived in this enterprise — with my household unit in place."

The musician and the Bond woman met in 1980 when they co-starred in the film "Caveman" collectively. By the finish of the shoot, Starr later advised Individuals journal that he knew he cherished her. 

"5 days later — it's in me ebook, it was a Sunday afternoon — I used to be in love with the lady," he advised them. 

They have been married in 1981. 

"American Horror" star Angela Bassett met her actor husband, Courtney B. Vance, in 1980. They have been married in 1997 and have a set of twins collectively, so that they've been by way of rather a lot.

That didn't cease Bassett from protecting her sex scene with Lady Gaga in season 5 of "American Horror Story" a secret till the episode aired. 

"I simply, you already know, waited till the night time [the episode aired] and mentioned, 'Come on, I need you to see one thing!' … And so I'm displaying it, and I’ve the distant and he's like, 'Woah, woah, woah, what's about to occur?!' I used to be like, 'Nicely pause! What's occurring with you, are you going to be all proper?'" she explained on "Conan" in 2016. "I simply eased him into it."

The rocker and the mannequin met in 1979, when Hansen was celebrating her 23rd birthday at Studio 54, in accordance with a bit in Harper's Bazaar. Hansen satisfied Richards to get her a bottle of champagne after last name, a gathering that Richards mentioned concerned him being "over the moon and peeing in my pants" with pleasure. 

They didn't join, however 9 months later, they met once more, and Richards was smitten once more, and it appears she was the similar with him. 

"Extremely I've discovered a girl. A miracle," he later wrote, in accordance with Harper's. "She is the most lovely specimen in the WORLD. … It actually helps but it surely's her thoughts, her pleasure of life, and he or she thinks this battered junkie is the man she loves."

The pair received married in 1983 and have two kids, Theodora and Alexandra, collectively. 

Whereas they each appeared in 1969's "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Child," they didn't start courting till 1978, after they co-starred in "The Legacy." They finally tied the knot in 1984 and have one daughter collectively.

"I believe we similar to making motion pictures and having that inventive expertise collectively is the greatest. It's simply enjoyable. It's an entire completely different type of vitality to go dwelling with some you're working with relatively than go dwelling to someone who isn't working. It's a very constructive expertise," Elliott told the Los Angeles Times in 2016.

The "Star Wars" star posted on Instagram in December 2018 to have fun the couple's fortieth wedding ceremony anniversary. He captioned the submit with a Maya Angelou quote, "In all the world, there isn’t any coronary heart for me like yours. In all the world, there isn’t any love for you want mine." The couple got hitched in 1978, and have three children collectively.

When requested on "Good Morning America" how they keep their relationship private after 4 a long time, Marilou mentioned, "We don't reside in city, so we don't go in and do all the occasion circuits."

Streep, the most Oscar-nominated actor ever, met Gummer, in 1978 simply six months after her first husband passed away from lung cancer. 

Streep and Gummer have had 4 kids collectively. They don't talk about their marriage too typically, however he did get a particular shout-out when Streep took home the Oscar for best actress in 2012. 

"First I'm going to thank Don as a result of whenever you thank your husband at the finish of the speech they play him out with the music and I need him to know that all the pieces I worth most in our lives, you've given me," she mentioned.

Denzel and Pauletta Washington met in 1977 and received hitched in 1983, however again in the '80s, Pauletta truly rejected his proposal thrice. 

He initially thought that he'd solely requested twice, however his spouse readily corrected him whereas they have been chatting with Access Hollywood at the LA premiere of "2 Weapons."

"You heard it right here first," he mentioned. "She turned me down, she mentioned no. And because it was thrice, that means she turned me down twice."

Jeff Bridges knew the second he noticed his future spouse Susan, whereas he was filming "Rancho Deluxe" in Montana in 1975, although she had a broken nose and black eyes from a automobile accident.

"We danced, and that was about it, man," Bridges advised Oprah's Masterclass, in accordance with The Huffington Submit. "I imply, I used to be head over heels. I used to be head over heels the first time I noticed her."

Although she turned him down at first, they crossed paths once more just a few days later and have been collectively ever since. They received married in 1977 they usually have three daughters, Isabelle, Jessica, and Haley. 

Tomlin and Wagner reportedly met in 1972 when Tomlin was on the lookout for somebody to assist her develop the character of Edith Ann, a personality on the present "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In." 

The pair finally married in 2014 after 42 years collectively, in accordance with Individuals.

Who says highschool sweethearts can't make it work? Ron and Cheryl Howard met in high school and went on their first date when they were 16. They’ve been collectively ever since. 

"I felt actually fortunate after we met," he advised HuffPost Dwell in 2013. "It's loopy — we have been youngsters, it shouldn't have labored. We received married younger, that shouldn't have labored both, and but it actually and actually has."

They married in 1975 and have 4 kids collectively, daughters Bryce Dallas, twins Jocelyn and Paige, and son Reed.

Jackson and Richardson have been school sweethearts, having met when she was attending Spelman College and he was attending Morehouse College in 1970. They have been married in 1980 and have a daughter, Zoe. 

Jackson has typically spoken how Richardson challenges him to be a better actor and a greater particular person. 

"I've at all times had my spouse LaTanya, who's my harshest critic," Jackson advised The Guardian in 2016. "She'd say, 'You're so clever that the first time you learn one thing, you suppose you perceive it intellectually and emotionally … However there's no blood in it.'"

"It wasn't till I received sober that I knew absolutely what she meant," he continued. "Earlier than, I used to do stuff on stage and kinda search for the response from the viewers — 'Aha! I received 'em good that time!' And as soon as I used to be capable of ignore that, and give attention to the relationships with the folks I used to be onstage with, I used to be lastly capable of blossom into no matter I’d suppose I’m now."

The Barefoot Contessa and her husband are simply the most pleasant couple in the Meals Community universe.

On December 22, 2020, the two celebrated their 52nd wedding ceremony anniversary, with Ina sharing a photo of their wedding on Instagram, captioning it, "Fifty-two years and nonetheless having a lot enjoyable! You gave me a life I might by no means have dreamed of. Pleased Anniversary my love (What's up with that cake??)."

The enduring comic shared in 2018 that the key to a marriage that lasts five decades is, merely, laughter.

"We snigger rather a lot. We've grown collectively, we've parented collectively, we've grandparented collectively. I'm fortunate that I discovered the particular person after I was 18," he advised Us Weekly in 2018.

Whereas they've been collectively since they have been teenagers, they made it authorized in 1970 — which implies they're celebrating their 53rd wedding ceremony anniversary this yr.

Parton and her husband, Carl Dean, met in 1964 and have been married two years later. The couple, who simply celebrated their 56th wedding ceremony anniversary, isn't written about in the media fairly often. Dean has stayed out of the limelight, however that distinction, amongst others, is what had stored them collectively. 

"They are saying that opposites appeal to, and it's true," Parton told People. "We're utterly reverse, however that's what makes it enjoyable. I by no means know what he's gonna say or do. He's at all times shocking me."

Daniels, greatest recognized for his function as Mr. Feeny in "Boy Meets World," and Bartlett, who starred in "St. Elsewhere" alongside her husband, have been married since 1951.

Of his spouse, Daniels told Salon in 2017, "She, I believe, is a fabulous actress, and has gained two Emmys, and I'm an actor, and he or she can take a look at my work and typically say, 'Invoice, you already know I don't suppose you're doing what you need to do there,' and he or she's completely proper. So we assist one another, and we respect one another, and that's the elements I believe that makes a profitable relationship."