11 Celebrity Couples Who Have Been Together the Longest
Relationships are hard. There’s the compromise, the “for better or for worse” thing, the toilet seat left up, or the makeup smudges on the mirror. Now imagine having millions of people watching your every move, taking pictures of those moves, and being treated like a celebrity because, well, you’re a celebrity.
I’m sure it would be easier to deal with a raised toilet seat lid if it’s located in one of the six bathrooms in your mansion, but staying together is hard (famous or not). Yet these famous couples have managed to keep things together for years...and not just the cameras.
Celebrity Couple: Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
They first met on the set of Bosom Buddies and tied the knot in 1988. In an interview that makes you both roll your eyes and feel a little bit jealous, Hanks has said, “The only thing we ever argue about is who loves each other more…”
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick
After meeting and hitting it off in 1991, the actors married in 1997.“The secret is, we don’t discuss it. To reporters or anybody else. That’s it!” Parker said. “We don’t hold it up as an example and we don’t air our dirty laundry.”
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi
The daytime TV hostess has been with actress de Rossi since 2004 and they married in 2008. Portia, an actress in her own right, had been a staple on Ellen’s show, and never shied away from showing off her dance moves with her doting partner.
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith
These two have been getting jiggy with it since they started dating in 1994 after meeting on the set of Fresh Prince of Bel Air. They married in 1997.
What does Will think is the secret? “If there is a secret I would say is that we never went into working in our relationship,” he said. “We only ever worked on ourselves individually, and then presented ourselves to one another better than we were previously.”
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell
These two prove if you like it you don’t have to put a ring on it, as they’ve been together since 1983. Yet they’ve never married, leading many to wonder about the nature of their relationship.“A lasting relationship isn’t about marriage,” Hawn said. “It’s about compatibility and communication. And you both need to want it to work.”
