Hollywood couples who make you believe in love (12 photos)

These days it's just impossible to keep up with all the gossip about celebrities and their romances, because new headlines about who gets divorced, who was seen together or who cheated on whom appear in the tabloids every day. However, we can always count on these famous couples, who proved that true love and "happily ever after" are not only in fairy tales.





Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson



Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson met on the set of the ABC sitcom "Bosom friends" in 1981, and although their relationship began as just friendship - since Hanks was married to his first wife Samantha Lewis, Wilson and Hanks spoke publicly about their romance in 1986. They married in 1988 and have two children, Chester "Chet" Hanks and Truman Theodore Hanks.

Ever since they first appeared almost forty years ago together on the red carpet, Hanks and Wilson remain one of the most fan-favorite Hollywood couples.

Kirk Douglas and Ann Bidens





Kirk Douglas and Ann Bidens have been married for 66 years, although at first they didn't get along. Douglas was already an established celebrity when, in 1953, on the set of his film "Act of Love" in Paris, he met an expert in Public Relations Anna Buydens.

Douglas invited Bidens to his trailer to invite her to date. “I thought I would take this young beauty to dinner at the most romantic (and expensive) restaurant in Paris, La Tour d’Argent, recalled Douglas in an interview with the Los Angeles Times. She will surely appreciate my taste and my ability to get a table at the last minute." Douglas was stunned when Bidens replied, "No, I think I'd rather stay at home and eat an egg."

Douglas was shocked that someone could so easily refuse dinner with a celebrity, but as the couple got to know each other closer — and when Douglas “stopped talking about himself and started listening to her,” their relationship began to blossom. They married in 1954 and got two children. They remained married for the rest of their lives, and both lived to be 100 years old!

Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick



At ease cool couple Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick are already together over thirty years. Future spouses met during filming PBS series Lemon Sky and married in 1988.

Sedgwick shed some light on their relationship when asked about secret of a successful marriage. “I joke that the secret to a successful marriage is not to follow celebrity advice. I think if I had to thinking too much about [our marriage], it's probably no good would not work. We're just lucky. I truly believe this is true."

Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson



What is the secret of the 41-year marriage of Samuel L. Jackson and Latani Richardson? They agreed to stick together no matter what, and both kept their word! The lovers met in college and were together and in joys and sorrows - even during Jackson's struggle with drug addiction.

“She gave me the chance to be who I was always meant to be.” told Jackson about his wife, who sent him to rehab center to get rid of addiction. It helped in the end his career skyrocketed thanks to his role in Spike Lee's Fever jungle" 1991.

Michael J. Fox and Tracey Pollan



1988 seems to have been a particularly good year for celebrity couples: Michael J Fox and Tracey Pollan join this lucky list spouses who married 34 years ago (following Tom Hanks with Rita Wilson and Kevin Bacon with Kyra Sedgwick).

Fox met his future wife, Tracy Pollan, on the set of "Family Ties". Interestingly, when Fox first met Tracy, she was in a serious relationship with none other than Kevin Bacon! Michael asked Tracy out on a date as soon as he found out that she and Bacon broke up and they got engaged just seven months later.

Tracy supported her husband in everything, including, as well as supposed to be "in sickness and in health." Fox was diagnosed with the disease Parkinson in 1991, when he was only 29 years old. Pollan and Fox actively promote awareness of Parkinson's disease, opening in 2000 Michael J. Fox Foundation for Researchresearch on Parkinson's disease.

Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell



The love story of Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell is as unique as how romantic. A couple that never officially married met in 1968 on the set of the film "The One and Only True original family orchestra", but only meeting again on the set "Swing Shift" in 1983, they began dating - the same year Hawn, and Russell divorced their previous spouses.

After almost 40 years of marriage, a spark blazes between them. brighter than ever. "I think the secret is to know when you can depend on someone, and when not, Hawn said in an interview Women's Day. - I believe that one person cannot carry the whole burden, because then his shoulders start to get tired. Another part of the secret is to stay as sexy as it gets possible, and make sure you focus on all aspects of healthy relationships, and sexuality is definitely one of them."

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith



Will Smith first met his future wife Jada Pinkett Smith in 1994 on the set of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Jada instantly struck Smith, but there was one small problem: he was already married! When the actor broke up with his wife Sheri Zampino, he suddenly called Jada and asked if she was dating anyone. When she said “no”, he calmly replied: “Cool. Now you are dating me".

Will and Jada got married on New Year's Eve 1997 while waiting her first child, Jayden. Despite countless rumors about divorced over the years, now their union is stronger than ever, and some think it has to do with their open marriage. After, as Will Smith denied rumors about their relationship status, in 2021 he admitted to GQ magazine that he and Jada have open, non-monogamous relations.

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick



While her character from "Sex and the City" Carrie Bradshaw is trying hard to find her One, Sarah Jessica Parker joined her husband Matthew Broderick on the basis of their mutual love for Broadway musicals. Shortly after Parker parted ways with her longtime boyfriend Robert Downey Jr. in 1991, Broderick met the actress through her brothers, who own a theater troupe.

In 1996, the couple starred together in the Broadway production of How succeed in business without much effort. Parker was beaming telling The Los Angeles Times about his new romance with the star "Ferris Bueller's Day Off": "He's so bright, so handsome, I I think he is the most handsome man I have ever seen in my life. And he inspires me. I'm crazy about him, absolutely."

Parker and Broderick got married in 1997, and although they hide details of their relationship from the public, they are clearly in love no less than twenty years ago.

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas



It seems that the propensity for a long relationship in the Douglas blood. Kirk Douglas' son Michael Douglas is married to famous actress Katherine Zeta-Jones is 21 years old. Despite a 25-year age difference, these the years of the spouse proved that their love is real, although their the relationship is pretty awkward.

Douglas and Zeta-Jones were introduced to each other by another Hollywood couple, Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith, at dinner in 1998 year. Douglas invited Zeta-Jones to his hotel for a drink before sleep, and when she flew out the next day, Douglas sent her flowers, to apologize for his very pushy line: “I will become the father of your children." He wasn't wrong though!

The couple married in 2000 and have two children. In their the novel was not without difficulties, but Zeta-Jones supported her husband, when he was diagnosed with stage 4 tongue cancer and Douglas did the same when his wife was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Douglas explained what makes their union strong:

“True love takes work. Love is extraordinary a feeling that comes from the depths of the soul, but, you know, it is necessary nurture. What I've learned about aging is what can't be taken love for granted."

Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham



The couple have been together for 36 years, but when they first met in 1986, they didn't get along. “I thought he was a womanizer. Like everything else and producers. I was warned not to mess with that Stedman." Orpa wrote in a 2020 article for her magazine O.

Despite first impressions, Winfrey and Graham started dating later that year, and the rest is history. After several years gossip "will they marry or not" in the tabloids, Oprah finally stated that she and Steadman refused official marriage "for the sake of spiritual partnerships".

Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw



Union of cult director Steven Spielberg and actress Kate Capshaw still going strong after over 30 years of marriage. They met in 1984, when she starred with Harrison Ford in the film Spielberg's Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. He later told IndieWire: “The most beautiful thing that happened in this film is my future wife. I met Kate, my main character. My main character is still remains the main thing for me.

Although the director was married to another when they first met, Spielberg and Capshaw are obviously a great couple considering how they've been together for a long time. The couple has seven children - one each from the previous ones. spouses, three were born in marriage, and two they adopted.