In everyday life we measure marriages in decades, however in Hollywood marriages are measured in months. When it comes to celebrities, everyone wants to have a piece of them, starting from the paparazzi to their crazy fans. From nasty gossip columns, setups, and easy infidelity opportunities it is harder than one can imagine keeping a marriage on its feet.
Certainly, there are always golden exceptions where couples do manage to keep their marriage alive and even set an example of how one relationship should look like. Here are ten celebrity couples who are still married and will restore your faith.
10 Julia Roberts & Daniel Mode (18 years)
Julia met her husband Daniel on the set of The Mexican in 2001 where he was working as the first assistant cameraman and she had the leading role. Daniel at the time was married so the relationship to Julia was kept in secret until the moment he got divorced.
They wed in 2002 and now have three children. They are mega private about their relationship and they rarely go on events together. Despite this, Julia on many occasions has shared that her husband changed and enriched her life from the moment she met him.
9 Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones (20 years)
They are a definition of a Hollywood power couple. They were introduced by Danny DeVito at the Deauville Film Festival in France in August 1998. Catherine was 30 and Michael was 55 when they got married at the Plaza Hotel in the year 2000.
They have had their ups and downs as every couple does. After twenty years of being together, the public eye still doesn’t know much about the couple, except that they are happy to have reached this milestone and are looking forward to their future together.
8 David and Victoria Beckham (21 years)
Many predicted that they wouldn't last and that their relationship was just another fast fling. They proved everybody wrong. Not only is their marriage setting an example, but they also have four children and an empire from London to New York.
They are a family brand that is estimated at over one billion dollars. When they met, Victoria was the star of the couple and David was just starting to make a name for himself. They both say that it takes an extreme amount of work for a marriage to last over two decades, but it is not impossible.
7 Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker (23 years)
It comes as no surprise that the theater brought them together as they are both fans of it. In more detail, they were introduced by Parker's brother at the Naked Angels Theater Company in 1991. After six years of dating, they decided on the next best thing – to get married.
Throughput the years, there were endless rumors and made up scandals about their relationship, but it seems that all of them were untrue as they have been together for more than 22 years. And they grow fonder of each other as they pass by.
6 Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith (23 years)
The couple met on the set of Fresh Prince of Bel Air”where Jada was cast to be his girlfriend. She ended up not getting the part for being too short. The joke is on the producers here since she actually became his life partner. They make up their own rules as the years of being together unravel.
Between three children and two huge Hollywood careers, it is amazing to see how they are managing everything so well. Will often expresses his love through social media to his beloved wife and that usually is the thing that puts all the gossip and rumors down.
5 Michelle Pfeiffer and David E. Kelley (27 years)
Blind dates exist and sometimes end up unraveling themselves in quite a beautiful love story even in Hollywood. After their successful blind date in January 1993, Michelle and David continued dating for ten months when they decided it is time to get married.
They think of themselves as lucky to have found one another and are sharing a wonderful marriage along with their four children. Their successful marriage is based on an aligned work ethic as well as a laid back approach to their famous careers.
4 John Travolta and Kelly Preston (29 years)
They met in 1987, John proposed to Kelly on New Year ’s Eve and the wedding bells rang in Paris, 1991. They have three children: Jett (b.1992), Ella (20), and Benjamin (10). Their marriage was hit hard when their oldest son Jett passed away in 2009.
Through the ups and downs of being together, the couple shares that it is important to stay focused and to show interest in the needs of the other. Their message is clear, that a successful and long marriage is not a thing that happens, it needs a lot of work.
3 Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson (32 years)
They are one of the most beloved couples in the industry. He had a crush on his wife since she starred on the The Brady Bunch in the role of a cheerleader. Since then the couple has worked on countless projects together such as producing My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 and have starred in movies as co-stars, friends, and lovers.
They made their relationship official in 1982, and in 1988 they said “I do.” Ever since then they have attended numerous award shows, and Tom dedicated one of his Oscars to his beloved wife Rita.
2 Meryl Streep & Don Gummer (42 years)
Don is an artist (sculptor) and Meryl has been nominated for Oscar a record-holding 21 times. Their love story is nothing like the expected ordinary one.
The mutual respect, support, and understanding are the main key factors that are holding them together for over four decades. Together they have raised four children (a musician, two actresses and a model), built admirable careers, and kept their reputation spotless. What a couple!
1 Kirk Douglas and Anne Buydens (66 years)
They met in Paris in 1953. Anne comes from Germany and at the time they met, she lived in Europe. After a short dating period, Kirk invited her to the United States for a visit. Afraid that she would leave, he married her in Las Vegas in 1954.
There are countless stories and images online of the two lovebirds. With no doubt, their story turned out to be one of the longest and most beautiful love stories that Hollywood has witnessed so far. Today he is 103 and she is 100 years old and they are still happily in love.
