Marriage Advice From 15 Celebrity Couples in Happy

Remarriages

Kelly Winter MFT, CLC

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• These 15 celebrity couples were chosen because they have been married for more than 15 years to each other.

• One or both were married before. Some had children from other relationships.

• Some have endured divorce rumors, as well as other nasty threats to their marriages.

• They are still together (or were until death) so they must be doing something right!

• Let’s take a look at their marriage profiles and advice they have for making a remarriage (and in some cases, a blended family) successful.

• We will count down to the couple that had the longest remarriage in Hollywood. Woot, Woot!

Will Smith & Jada Pinkett SmithMarried 18 years

2nd Marriage for Will, 1st for Jada

Will – “There has to be a freedom that allows a person to grow. A person has to be allowed to make mistakes, and a person has to be allowed to become and grow without the threat of punishment…I hear people talk about the concept of the deal breakers and it’s really in conflict with loving somebody.” Bitchie Exclusive, 2013

Will Smith

1 Child (Trey

Smith)

Married to

Sheree Zampino

1992–1995

Will Smith &

Jada Pinkett Smith

2 Children (Jaden, Willow)

Married Dec 31,

1997

Faith Hill & Tim McGrawMarried 19 years

1st Marriage for Tim, 2nd for Faith

Faith – “You just have to love the skin you’re in, basically. You have to walk this life together. There will be times, ups and downs, but you have to essentially like the person that you love. I think it’s important to laugh a lot and have a good time. Life is so short. It sounds contrived but it’s the truth.” Taste of Country, 2012

Faith Hill

No Children

Married to

Daniel Hill

1988–1994  

Faith Hill & Tim

McGraw

3 Children (Gracie, Maggie, Audrey)

Married October 6, 1996

Michelle Pfeiffer & David E. Kelley Married 22 years

1st Marriage for David, 2nd for Michelle

Michelle – “We never had that moment of looking at each other and thinking, Well, I'm not so sure about you after all.... There's never been that disillusionment. But we do tend to our marriage; it's not something we take for granted. We still have a regular date night every week. ” - Good Housekeeping, 2007

Michelle Pfeiffer

No Children

Married to Peter Horton 1981-1988

Michelle Pfeiffer & David E. Kelley

2 Children (Claudia

Rose, John

Henry)

Married Nov 13,

1993

Warren Beatty & Annette BenningMarried 23 years

1st Marriage for Warren, 2nd for Annette

Annette – "I'll tell you one secret to keeping the spark there: I think you've got to get away, just the two of you, with no kids. And you've got to spend time alone; you need to cultivate your own sense of self and nurture that as well."…"  - Good Housekeeping, 2004

Annette Benning

No Childre

n

Married to J.

Steven White 1984–1991) 

Annette Benning & Warren

Beatty 4 Children (Stephe

n, Benjami

n, Isabel, Ella)

Married March

12, 1992

Sting & Trudie StylerMarried 23 years

2nd Marriage for Sting, 1st for Trudie

Sting

2 Childre

n (Joseph,

Kate)

Married to

Frances Tomelty 1976-1984

Sting & Trudie Styler

4 Children (Mickey,

Jake, Coco,

Giacomo)

Married August

22, 1992

Sting– “We love each other – that’s a given – but Trudie lights up my world when she comes into a room. I don’t take her for granted.”   - The Daily Mail, 2011

David Bowie & ImanMarried 24 years

2nd Marriage for David, 3rd for Iman

David Bowie

1 Child (Zowie

Bowie/Duncan Jones)

Married to

Angie Bowie 1970–1980  

Iman – “(We) Understand the difference between the personal and the public (social media persona). We have our work lives separate… but our home life is just ours and it’s private"  - The Wendy Williams Show 2012

Iman

Married to Somanli Man 1973-1975• No

Children

Married to Spencer Haywood 1977–1987• 1 Child

(Zulekha Haywood)

David Bowie &

Iman

1 Child (Lexie Jones)

Married April 24,

1992

John Travolta & Kelly PrestonMarried 24 years

1st Marriage for John, 2nd for Kelly

John– “You have to feed it and you have to fuel it. And if you let it go, as if by magic, it will disappear by magic.”  - Closer Weekly, 2014

Kelly Preston

No Childre

n

Married to Kevin

Gage 1985-1987

Kelly Preston & John

Travolta3

Children (Jett, Ella,

Benjamin)

Married Sept 12,

1991

Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson Married 27 years

2nd Marriage for Tom, 1st for Rita

Tom Hanks

2 Childre

n (Colin,

Elizabeth)

Married to

Samantha Lewes 1978-1987

Tom Hanks &

Rita Wilson

2 Children (Chester Marlon, Truman

Theodore

Married April 30,

1988

Tom – “… the only thing we ever argue about is who loves each other more…"  - Ellen DeGeneres Show 2013

Keith Richards & Patti HansenMarried 31 years

2nd Marriageish for Keith, 1st for Patti

Keith Richards

3 Children (Marlon

Leon Sundeep, Angela,

Tara Jo Jo Gunne)

In Relationsh

ip with Anita

Pallenberg 1967-

1979

Keith Richards & Patti Hansen

2 Children (Theodor

a Dupree, Alexandra Nicole)

Married December 18, 1983 (his 40th

birthday)

Keith – “Thank God for Mrs. Patti Hansen, who has finally got her way and put me on the straight and narrow, I mean the proof is in the pudding: great kids.”   - Article in Men’s Journal, 2013

Ozzy & Sharon OsbourneMarried 33 years

2nd Marriage for Ozzy, 1st for Sharon

Ozzy Osbourn

e

3 Children (Elliot

Kingsley, Jessica

Starshine, Louis John)

Married to

Thelma Riley1971-1982

Ozzy & Sharon

Osbourne

3 Childre

n (Aimee, Kelly, Jack)

Married July 4, 1982

Ozzy – “… “When you’re in love, it’s not just about the messing around in the sack, it’s about how empty you feel when they’re gone.”…"  - I Am Ozzy

Johnny Cash & June CarterMarried 35 years

2nd Marriage for Johnny, 3rd for June

Johnny Cash

4 Children (Rosanne, Kathy, Cindy and

Tara)

Married to Vivien Liberto 1954-1966

Johnny Cash And

June Carter

1 Child (John

Carter Cash)

Married May 1, 1968 -

May 15, 2003 (her

death)

June – "I've always walked along right by his side, and he's always supported everything I do.”  - Chicago Tribune, 2003

June Carter

Married to Edwin "Rip" Nix 1957-1966• 1 Child:

Rosie Carter

Married to Carl Smith 1952-1956• 1 Child:

Carlene Carter

Johnny - “June was my solid rock she was always there for me, She was my counselor, comforter and everything else. What a wonderful woman she was.” – MTVNews.com interview with Kurt Loder, 2003

George Burns & Gracie AllenMarried 38 years

2nd Marriage for George, 1st for Gracie

George Burns

No Childre

n

Married to

Hannah Siegal for 26 weeks

in 1923

George Burns & Gracie Allen

2 Children (Sandra

Jean, Ronald

Jon

Married January 7,

1926 - August 27, 1964 (her

death)

George – "Next to Gracie, I was wonderful. All I had to do was stand next to her and imagine some of the applause was for me."   - Gracie: A Love Story 1988

Mel Brooks & Anne BancroftMarried 41 years

2nd Marriage for Mel, 2nd for Anne

Mel Brooks

3 Children (Stephanie, Nicky,

Eddie)

Married to Florence

Baum (1953-1962)

Mel Brooks &

Anne Bancroft

1 Child (Max)

Married August 5,

1964 - June 6,

2005 (her death)

Mel – "You know, it took because Anne and I both grew up during the marriage, we both grew up, we both knew what was really important, and what love meant, and ... what doing for each other meant." "  - People Magazine, 2013

Anne Bancroft

No Children

Married to Martin

May (1953-1957)

Paul Newman & Joanne WoodwardMarried 50 years

2nd Marriage for Paul, 1st for Joanne

Paul Newman

3 Childre

n (Scott,

Stephanie,

Susan)

Married to

Jackie Witte 1949-1958

Paul Newman & Joanne Woodwar

d

3 Children

(Nell, Lissy, Clea)

Married January

29, 1958 – September 26, 2008

(his death)

Paul– ““I don't like to discuss my marriage, but I will tell you something which may sound corny but which happens to be true. I have steak at home. Why should I go out for hamburger?”  - Paul Newman, A Life, 2009

Ossie Davis & Ruby DeeMarried 57 years

1st Marriage for Ossie, 2nd for Ruby

Ruby Dee

No Childre

n

Married to

Frankie Dee

Brown 1941-1945

Ossie Davis &

Ruby Dee

3 Children (Guy Davis, Nora Day,

Hasna Muhammad

. 

Married December 9, 1948

- February 4, 2005

(his death)

Ruby – “Get to know each other as human beings…You have to help each other know who you are. You have to sanction each other’s gifts and encourage each other.  

Ossie – “I love you means I want you to be the best you can be, whether it benefits me or not.”  - Both quotes from Essence Magazine, 2014

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• All images courtesy of Getty Images except:• 11) Image: Patti Hansen and Keith Richards at a Braodway

Premiere in 2013 [Bruce Gilkas/Film Magic]

• 12) Image: Daytime Emmy Awards Red Carpet 2013 [WENN/Daniel Tanner]

• 14) AP Photo

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