Meryl Streep and Don Gummer
The relationship between Meryl Streep and her husband, the sculptor Don Gummer, was a true crush. The three-time Oscar winner herself was in the throes of depression after her first boyfriend, whom she dated for three years, died of cancer when her brother introduced her to Don Gummer.
After knowing each other for a few months, they decided to go down the aisle that same year, in 1978 and,, since then, they have become one of the most solid and real marriages in the world of Hollywood. The fruit of this 40-year relationship are her four children: Henry Wolfe (38), a musician, Mamie (34) and Grace (31), both actresses, and Louisa (26), a model.
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson are known to be one of the happiest couples in Hollywood. The actors have been married for almost 30 years and have two sons: Chester and Truman. In addition, the actor is the father of Colin and Elizabeth, born from his previous relationship with the late Samantha Lewes. Although the marriage has been on a tightrope at times, together they have fought for love and have managed to get out of any situation, no matter how complicated it was, such as the breast cancer that the actress fought against at the beginning of 2015 and that surpassed at the end of that same year. "We all know what kind of hell it is. It comes out of nowhere and everything else stops because the important thing is to pay attention to the countless things that need to be attended to," Hanks explained then.
Kirk Douglas (101) and Anne Buydens (98)
If you have to talk about lasting marriage, you cannot miss that of the actor's Kirk Douglas (101) and Anne Buydens (98), who have been married for almost 64 years. Before Anne, Kirk had already been married to the American actress Diana Webster, with whom he had his two eldest children, Michael and Joel. The marriage only lasted seven years. They divorced in 1951 as a result of the actor's infidelities, which he has not hesitated to admit in different interviews and even in his own memories that he has always been a womanizer. Three years later he married Anne Buydens, the woman who, in his words, "has given him stability" and, furthermore, two more children, Eric and Peter. "I was lucky to find my soul mate and I think our marriage is wonderful," said the actor in an interview with 'Closer' magazine.
Colin Firth and Livia Giuggioli
British actor Colin Firth has been married to Italian producer Livia Giuggioli for more than 20 years and together they have two sons, Luca and Matteo, aged 16 and 14 respectively. The Oscar winner for 'The King's Speech' obtained dual citizenship last year from his wife's country of origin, although since they got married in 1997 the interpreter of 'Bridget Jones's Diary' feels Italian by adoption because his family residence is in Italy, his children have grown up there and his favorite food is pasta.
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell
Actors Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell form another of the longest-running and most respected couples in Hollywood. Hawn was previously married to actor and director Gus Trikonis from 1969 to 1974, and then to musician Bill Hudson from 1976 to 1980, with whom she had two children, both actors, Oliver and Kate Hudson. In 1983 Hawn and Russell began dating after meeting on several shoots. Perhaps the secret to their success after almost 35 years together and a common child, Wyatt Russell, is not having gone down the aisle and continuing to be in love like the first day. "To you, Goldie, I owe my wonderful life," Russell said in May last year after both received their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at the same time.
Denzel Washington and Pauletta Pearson
Denzel Washington and Pauletta Pearson met on the set of the television movie 'Wilma' in 1977 and married in June 1983. The result of these 35 years of marriage is their four children, who have followed in the footsteps of their parents and they all work in the film industry, in front of or behind the cameras. The actors, who have overcome rumors of infidelity and separation, admit that they have also had their ups and downs. : "There is no secret to the perfect marriage. Everyone has their ups and downs, we've had ours. It's hard work, you know, but we got engaged," the two-time Oscar winner told 'The Guardian in 2010.
