Many celebrity marriages are doomed from the start, but there are plenty of famous people who have found the key to a long-lasting marriage: marrying someone who isn’t famous. Have a look at these 8 celebrities who married non-celebrities.
#8 Anne Hathaway and Adam Shulman
Anne met little-known actor Adam Shulman back in 2008 and the couple officially became engaged in 2011, before tying the knot in 2012 in Big Sur, California. The two have one son together, who was born in March earlier this year.
#7 Cynthia Nixon and Christine Marinoni
Cynthia and Christine met at an education rally back in 2002 and didn’t get together as a couple for another two years. They then got engaged in 2009 but weren’t legally allowed to wed; a few years later, that all changed and the couple got married in 2012.
#6 Julia Roberts and Danny Moder
Julia met camerman Danny while working on The Mexican with Brad Pitt and the two got married in 2002 once Danny’s divorce was finalised. The couple have three children together.
#5 Vince Vaughn and Kyla Weber
He dated The Break-Up co-star Jennifer Aniston for a while, but Vince ended up marrying Canadian real estate agent Kyla Weber in 2010.
#4 Meryl Streep and Don Gummer
Meryl has been married to sculptor Don for 38 years – the two met when Meryl’s brother them. As well as enjoying a long and happy marriage together, they’ve also had four children.
#3 Tobey Maguire and Jennifer Meyer
While shooting Seabiscuit in 2003, Tobey met jewelry designer Jennifer, who just so happened to be his boss’ daughter. The two got engaged in 2006 and married the following year in Hawaii.
#2 Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth
While getting over the end of her marriage to Ryan Philippe, Reese dated a few other celebrities, but ended up getting married to talent agent Jim Toth, who was the sober friend of a drunk guy who was hitting on her at a party.
#1 Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso
Matt met Luciana while filming Stuck on You back in 2003. He wanted to escape the paparazzi and hid in a local bar, where Luciana was working as a waitress. Two years later, they got engaged and several months after that, they were married. Luciana had a daughter from her previous marriage and together with Matt, they’ve had three daughters.
