Amal Clooney and George Clooney.Photo:Cindy Ord/Getty
Cindy Ord/Getty
Love comes in all shapes, sizes and for these stars, at all ages. Though there are a ton of celebrities whogot married in their younger days, for some, true love didn’t make its way to their doorsteps until they reached their 40s.FromGeorge ClooneytoHelen HunttoHalle Berry, see the celebrities who found love later in life.
Love comes in all shapes, sizes and for these stars, at all ages. Though there are a ton of celebrities whogot married in their younger days, for some, true love didn’t make its way to their doorsteps until they reached their 40s.
FromGeorge ClooneytoHelen HunttoHalle Berry, see the celebrities who found love later in life.
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Keanu Reeves & Alexandra Grant
Alexandra Grant and Keanu Reeves.Michael Kovac/Getty Images for LACMA
Michael Kovac/Getty Images for LACMA
Though they had been friends since the early aughts,Keanu Reevesdidn’t make his first official red carpet debut with girlfriendAlexandra Grantuntil 2019. He was 55 at the time and she was 46.
The couple has since kept their romance largely out of the public eye, though they can be spotteddisplaying some PDAon the red carpet every now and again.
“It’s interdependent and independent in the best ways,” she concluded.
02of 14Helen Hunt & Jeffrey NordlingHelen Hunt and Jeffrey Nordling.Matt Winkelmeyer/GettyAfter having been fixtures on each other’s Instagram pages since 2022,Helen Huntand Jeffrey Nordling made their relationship red carpet official when they arrived at the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s 20th Anniversary Gala hand-in-hand back in October.Hunt, 60 and Nordling, 61,previously attendedaWillie Nelsonconcert together at the Hollywood Bowl and hadspent time together in London, where Hunt was performing, the fall prior.
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Helen Hunt & Jeffrey Nordling
Helen Hunt and Jeffrey Nordling.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty
After having been fixtures on each other’s Instagram pages since 2022,Helen Huntand Jeffrey Nordling made their relationship red carpet official when they arrived at the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s 20th Anniversary Gala hand-in-hand back in October.
Hunt, 60 and Nordling, 61,previously attendedaWillie Nelsonconcert together at the Hollywood Bowl and hadspent time together in London, where Hunt was performing, the fall prior.
03of 14George ClooneyGeorge Clooney and Amal Clooney.Aissaoui Nacer / SplashNewsGeorge Clooney had long been one of Hollywood’s most eligible bachelors beforeAmal Alamuddinstole his heart in 2013.TheGravityactor was 53 years oldwhen he proposed to his now-wifeof almost 10 years. “I knew fairly quickly that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with Amal. When I asked her, we had never talked about it. There wasn’t like ‘Maybe we should get married,'“he said of proposing to the esteemed barrister.“I dropped it on her … I have someone … who I care about more than I’ve cared about anything, so it’s really nice.“The two got married in Venice in 2014 andwelcomed twinsAlexander and Ella on June 6, 2017.
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George Clooney
George Clooney and Amal Clooney.Aissaoui Nacer / SplashNews
Aissaoui Nacer / SplashNews
George Clooney had long been one of Hollywood’s most eligible bachelors beforeAmal Alamuddinstole his heart in 2013.
TheGravityactor was 53 years oldwhen he proposed to his now-wifeof almost 10 years. “I knew fairly quickly that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with Amal. When I asked her, we had never talked about it. There wasn’t like ‘Maybe we should get married,'“he said of proposing to the esteemed barrister.
“I dropped it on her … I have someone … who I care about more than I’ve cared about anything, so it’s really nice.”
The two got married in Venice in 2014 andwelcomed twinsAlexander and Ella on June 6, 2017.
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Elton John
Sir Elton John and David Furnish.Mathew Imaging/WireImage
Sir Elton proposed to his beau in May 2005 and they entered a civil partnership in December of the same year. They then welcomed sonsZachary Jackson Levon Furnish-Johnon Dec. 25, 2010, andElijah Joseph Daniel Furnish-Johnon Jan. 11, 2013, via surrogate, before officially tying the knot on the ninth anniversary of their civil partnership on Dec. 21, 2014.
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Niecy Nash
Jessica Betts and Niecy Nash.Michael Loccisano/Getty
WhenDahmeractress Niecy Nash began falling for Jessica Betts, her romantic feelings for the musician came as a surprise, given the fact that she had only been with men prior.
“I never saw her assomeone I would date,” Nash told PEOPLE in 2020. “But we began to see each other in a way we never had before.”
During an appearance onRed Table Talk,Nash also shared thatshe was reluctantto date Betts at first, saying, “I was fearful that our friendship might not survive it. I never want [Jessica] to not be in my life, so I don’t know what the running rules are.”
06of 14Barbra Streisand & James BrolinJames Brolin and Barbra Streisand.Giulio Marcocchi/GettyIt’s hard to imagine a time whenBarbra StreisandandJames Brolinweren’t together, but in actuality, thetwo got togetherin 1996 when she was 54 and he was 56.“I can’t tell you how lucky I am that this would happen to me so late in life,“Brolin saidat their wedding — which took place two years after their first date — on July 1, 1998. “Every night is a new adventure. Sleeping is a waste of time. I can’t wait to see her again in the morning.”
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Barbra Streisand & James Brolin
James Brolin and Barbra Streisand.Giulio Marcocchi/Getty
It’s hard to imagine a time whenBarbra StreisandandJames Brolinweren’t together, but in actuality, thetwo got togetherin 1996 when she was 54 and he was 56.
“I can’t tell you how lucky I am that this would happen to me so late in life,“Brolin saidat their wedding — which took place two years after their first date — on July 1, 1998. “Every night is a new adventure. Sleeping is a waste of time. I can’t wait to see her again in the morning.”
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Holland Taylor & Sarah Paulson
Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor.CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty
WhileSarah PaulsonandHolland Taylorfirst met at a party in 2005, it wasn’t until almost a decade later that the two would reconnect over social media and start dating.
Billy Eichner, who was also a guest that evening, asked, “Holland Taylor slid into your DMs?”
“She actually did,” Paulson replied. “Yeah, it’s pretty great.”
Though the pair chooses to keep their relationship lowkey, they’ve made several appearances together. Holland and Paulson made their red carpet debut at the 2016 Critics’ Choice Awards, where Paulson was nominated for her supporting role inAmerican Horror Story: Hotelandthey also attended the 2019 premiere of Paulson’s movie,Glass,together. Earlier this year, the lovebirds appeared hand-in-hand atVanity Fair’s Oscars party.
08of 14Cameron DiazBenji Madden and Cameron Diaz.Noel Vasquez/GC ImagesCameron Diazfound her happily ever at 43, when she marriedBenji Maddenin January 2015, eight months after they started dating.“I do think that marriage, when you can grow with someone, it’s very important,” she said while onTheEllen DeGeneres Showin 2016.She continued, “Someone asked me, ‘What’s your favorite thing about being married?’ and I said, ‘I just learned so much about myself.’ I didn’t know these things. I would have never known them if I didn’t have my husband to help me.“Diaz jokingly added, “And they said, ‘What’s the worst thing about being married?’ It’s like, ‘Well I learned all these things about myself that I wish I didn’t know. And I wouldn’t have learned them if I didn’t get married.’ So it’s a double-edged sword.“Diaz and Madden — who is seven years younger than his wife —welcomed their first child, daughter Raddix Madden, in late 2019.
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Cameron Diaz
Benji Madden and Cameron Diaz.Noel Vasquez/GC Images
Cameron Diazfound her happily ever at 43, when she marriedBenji Maddenin January 2015, eight months after they started dating.
“I do think that marriage, when you can grow with someone, it’s very important,” she said while onTheEllen DeGeneres Showin 2016.
She continued, “Someone asked me, ‘What’s your favorite thing about being married?’ and I said, ‘I just learned so much about myself.’ I didn’t know these things. I would have never known them if I didn’t have my husband to help me.”
Diaz jokingly added, “And they said, ‘What’s the worst thing about being married?’ It’s like, ‘Well I learned all these things about myself that I wish I didn’t know. And I wouldn’t have learned them if I didn’t get married.’ So it’s a double-edged sword.”
Diaz and Madden — who is seven years younger than his wife —welcomed their first child, daughter Raddix Madden, in late 2019.
09of 14David FosterDavid Foster and Katherine McPhee.Jemal Countess/WireImageDavid FosterandKatharine McPheefirst met when she was a contestant onAmerican Idoland he stepped in as a guest mentor.The two clicked, but only platonically. In fact, Foster and McPhee became such good friends, the music exec even played the piano during her 2008 wedding to actor Nick Cokas.Rumors that the two were an item began swirling in 2017, following both of their divorces from their respective partners. McPhee separated from Cokas in 2014 and the divorcewas finalizedin 2016, while Foster’s marriage toYolanda Hadidendedin 2017.McPhee and Foster confirmed their relationship when they madetheir red carpet debutat the2018 Met Gala— and the “Over It” singer toldEntertainment Tonightthat they were having a “fun date night.“They got married on June 28, 2019, when Foster was 69 and McPhee was 35. The pair welcomed their first child together, son Rennie David, in February of 2021.
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David Foster
David Foster and Katherine McPhee.Jemal Countess/WireImage
David FosterandKatharine McPheefirst met when she was a contestant onAmerican Idoland he stepped in as a guest mentor.
The two clicked, but only platonically. In fact, Foster and McPhee became such good friends, the music exec even played the piano during her 2008 wedding to actor Nick Cokas.
Rumors that the two were an item began swirling in 2017, following both of their divorces from their respective partners. McPhee separated from Cokas in 2014 and the divorcewas finalizedin 2016, while Foster’s marriage toYolanda Hadidendedin 2017.
McPhee and Foster confirmed their relationship when they madetheir red carpet debutat the2018 Met Gala— and the “Over It” singer toldEntertainment Tonightthat they were having a “fun date night.”
They got married on June 28, 2019, when Foster was 69 and McPhee was 35. The pair welcomed their first child together, son Rennie David, in February of 2021.
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Halle Berry & Van Hunt
Halle Berry and Van Hunt.Kevin Mazur/Getty
Kevin Mazur/Getty
“We were forced to let only our brains connect and discover if we had a connection before our bodies decided to get involved,” she revealed in an interview withAARP: The Magazine.“I’d never done it this way. I fell in love with his mind, his conversation.”
The two have beengoing strong ever since, often making appearances on each other’s Instagram pages.
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Gabrielle Union
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade.Christopher Peterson / SplashNews
Christopher Peterson / SplashNews
Gabrielle UnionandDwyane Wade’s first meeting was hardly your standard meet-cute.
The couple first crossed paths at aSuper Bowlparty in 2007, where they were both tapped to co-host. According toE! News, Union toldEssencethat sparks weren’t at all flying then.
“I stayed on one side of the room with my people,” Union recalled. “We like to party and he doesn’t drink at all. He was on the other side of the room holding bible study,” she joked.
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Mariska Hargitay
Peter Hermann and Mariska Hargitay.Debra L Rothenberg/WireImage
Debra L Rothenberg/WireImage
Mariska HargitayandPeter Hermann’s storybook love began when the latter made a guest appearance as defense attorney Trevor Langan onLaw & Order: SVU.
The duostarted datingshortly after filming wrapped when Hermann asked Hargitay to accompany him to church.
The couple tied the knot in Santa Barbara, California, on Aug. 28, 2004 when she was 40 and he was 37.
13of 14Julianne MooreJulianne Moore and Bart Freundlich.Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesWhenJulianne Mooremarried her director husband,Bart Freundlich, back in 2003, she was 43 and he was 33. Still, the age difference hasn’t deterred the power couple, who have now been together for a total of 27 years.So what’s the secret sauce? “The only thing that I can say is, I think that you both have to really want to be married,″ Moore said while onThe Drew Barrymore Showin 2020. ″I do feel like I’ve seen situations where things aren’t working out for people, one of the members of the couple doesn’t want to be there.″″I think if you’re both invested in it working out, and then you really have to have a good time,″ she added. ″My God, I think they really have to make you laugh. If they don’t make you laugh, it’s just deadly.”
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Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore and Bart Freundlich.Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
WhenJulianne Mooremarried her director husband,Bart Freundlich, back in 2003, she was 43 and he was 33. Still, the age difference hasn’t deterred the power couple, who have now been together for a total of 27 years.
So what’s the secret sauce? “The only thing that I can say is, I think that you both have to really want to be married,″ Moore said while onThe Drew Barrymore Showin 2020. ″I do feel like I’ve seen situations where things aren’t working out for people, one of the members of the couple doesn’t want to be there.″
″I think if you’re both invested in it working out, and then you really have to have a good time,″ she added. ″My God, I think they really have to make you laugh. If they don’t make you laugh, it’s just deadly.”
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Salma Hayek & François Henri-Pinnault
Francois-Henri Pinault and Salma Hayek.John Shearer/WireImage
And she’s beenthatfiercely protective of her union to the Groupe Artémis president ever since. The two supposedly met sometime in 2006, welcomed their daughter,Valentina Paloma Pinault, the following year, then tied the knot in Paris in 2009 when she was 43.
“I married the right guy,”she told reportersatHarper’s Bazaar’s 150 Most Fashionable Women celebration in 2017. “That is probably the most important thing. We support each other in everything we do. We want the other one to strive. Makes you happy when the other one strives. And you know what, we don’t have a very strong social life, because we really like to spend time together. So we do spend a lot of quality time together.”
source: people.com
