11 Stars That Chose Ordinary People as Their Partners Instead of Celebrities
We spend a big part of our lives at work, so office romances are not rare, especially in the film industry. People love watching famous couples like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. But sometimes, actors and actresses choose partners that do not belong to the movie world.
Hollywood star, Matt Damon once said that for an actor falling in love with a civilian is huge luck. We, at CHEERY, wanted to find out about other celebrities that married ordinary people.
1. Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso
In 2003, Matt Damon took part in the comedy film Stuck on You. After work, his colleagues took him to a Miami bar where the actor met his future wife, Luciana, who used to work there.
According to Matt, she wasn’t at all like the other women he had dated before. At the time, Luciana had a 4-year-old daughter from her first marriage. Since then, they have had 3 more children. Damon thinks that his wife gives him some sort of “normalcy”.
2. Meryl Streep and Don Gummer
Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep has been married to sculptor Don Gummer since the 70s. The actress met her future husband at a difficult point in her life. In 1978, her then-boyfriend actor John Cazale passed away. Don was there for her to give his support, which later resulted in a romantic relationship between them.
Gummer often accompanies his wife to public events, and she always thanks him for his support in her speeches. They have 4 children.
3. Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth
At the end of the 90s, Reese Witherspoon married her Cruel Intentions colleague Ryan Phillippe. But their marriage didn’t last long. After that, the actress dated Jake Gyllenhaal, but their relationship also ended quickly.
Witherspoon found happiness with talent agent Jim Toth. They met at a party in 2010. By that time, Reese was convinced that she would never marry again. But Toth changed her vision of marriage. So they ended up getting married in March 2011 and,1 year later, they had a child.
4. Eddie Redmayne and Hannah Bagshawe
The star of Fantastic Beasts met his future wife back when he was at school. He remembers that he was a thin pale teenager with freckles, so he didn’t hope for anything more than a friendship.
Eddie and Hannah started dating 12 years later. The actor invited her to Florence, where their first real date took place. They got married and had 2 children. She works in financial PR.
5. Patrick Dempsey and Jillian Fink
One day, the owner of a barbershop in Los Angeles saw Patrick Dempsey on her client list and didn’t believe it to be possible. People often used the names of famous people on the phone. She was stunned when she saw the real Patrick entering her salon.
They say it was love at first sight. But they were in relationships at the time, and the actor visited her salon for 3 years before he finally asked her out. They got married in 1999, and they have 3 children.
6. Vince Vaughn and Kyla Weber
After breaking up with Jennifer Aniston, Vince was a bachelor when he met Kyla Weber, a real estate agent from Canada. She had a wonderful career in Calgary at the time and wasn’t going to end it. So, Weber and Vaughn had a long-distance relationship.
In the end, she quit her job and moved to the United States to be with Vince. She is still a real estate agent but in Los Angeles. They have a son and a daughter. In an interview, Vince said that, when he met his wife, he found his purpose in life.
7. Paul Rudd and Julie Yaeger
The love story of Paul Rudd and Julie Yaeger could be a great plot for a romantic movie because she was the first person Paul met in New York at the beginning of his career. He didn’t know anyone in the big city, so she became a very important person to him. They started dating and got married.
Later, Julie got interested in her husband’s work and even wrote scripts for the movies he later took part in. When Paul is asked about the most attractive thing about himself, he always says, “My wife.”
8. Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer
Amy Schumer’s husband is a talented chef that published The Beetlebung Farm Cookbook which became a hit. He says that he’s an ordinary guy who grew up on a farm.
He met his future wife at work: Schumer hired him during her vacation to cook for her. They got married in 2018 and, 1 year later, they had a child. By the way, Amy lured her husband into the show business: they have been on several projects together.
9. Anne Hathaway and Adam Shulman
The first time Ann met Adam Shulman, she realized right away that he was her soulmate and she wanted to spend her entire life with him. She says she already knew he was a decent man. 4 years later, they got married and had 2 children.
The actress says that Shulman changed her view of the world and taught her to feel comfortable in it. He hasn’t only made her life more beautiful metaphorically, but he’s even made an engagement ring for her because he is a jewelry designer.
10. Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied
Natalie Portman met her future husband at work. Choreographer Millepied taught her to dance for Black Swan. The actress remembers that she really enjoyed how much Benjamin liked his work. The rehearsals quickly developed into a relationship and, in 2021, they got married. They have 2 children now.
11. Jeff Bridges and Susan Geston
Jeff Bridges married Susan Geston in 1977. They had met 2 years before when she was working as a waitress. The Hollywood star says it was love at first sight. They have managed to keep their feelings alive for more than 40 years. They have 3 children and several grandchildren.
The secret to their happiness is mutual respect. They still spend a lot of time together. Bridges says, despite his successful Hollywood career, his family is his biggest treasure.
In your opinion, what’s better for a marriage: for the spouses to work in the same field or different ones?