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Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise met while filming Days of Thunder in 1989 and married on December 24, 1990. During their marriage they adopted two children, Isabella Jane and Connor Antony. The couple separated in February 2001, Cruise filed for divorce two days after the separation was announced, and their marriage was dissolved later that year. They are now divorced.

How they met

They met on the set of the film Days of Thunder while working together; filming took place in 1989.

Children

They adopted two children together: a daughter, Isabella Jane, and a son, Connor Antony.

Edward VIII fell in love with Wallis Simpson, an American socialite whose status as a twice-divorced woman made her an unacceptable prospective queen in 1936. The king's insistence on marrying her caused a constitutional crisis and led to his abdication in December 1936. They married in France on 3 June 1937 and remained married until Edward's death in 1972. They had no children.

How they met

They met in 1931 while Wallis was married to her second husband, Ernest Simpson.

Model and author Emily Ratajkowski and French filmmaker Romain Gavras were first photographed kissing during a night out in New York City in November 2025. They confirmed their romance when Ratajkowski shared loving photos of the pair on Instagram on February 19, 2026. Gavras is the son of acclaimed Palme d'Or director Costa-Gavras. Ratajkowski has one son, Sylvester Apollo Bear, from her previous marriage to producer Sebastian Bear-McClard.

Victor Willis and Phylicia Rashad met while they were both cast in the Broadway production of The Wiz. They married in 1978. They divorced in 1982. The consulted biographical sources do not record any children from that marriage.

How they met

They met while both were cast in the Broadway production of The Wiz.

Children

No children recorded from the Willis–Rashad marriage in the consulted sources.

They married in 1942 and remained married until Jessica Tandy's death in 1994. The couple had two children, a daughter, Tandy Cronyn, and a son, Christopher Cronyn. They frequently worked together and were jointly recognized with honors during their careers, including the Kennedy Center Honor in 1986 and the National Medal of Arts in 1990. After Tandy's death in 1994, Hume Cronyn later remarried in 1996.

Children

Two children: a daughter, Tandy Cronyn (an actress), and a son, Christopher Cronyn.

How they first met is not documented in the cited biographies. George Sanders and Magda Gabor were married in December 1970 in Riverside, California. The marriage was annulled in January 1971 after roughly one month. They had no children together.

They met when Happy Fitler volunteered on Nelson Rockefeller's 1958 gubernatorial campaign and later served on his staff. They married on May 4, 1963, at Laurance S. Rockefeller's home in Pocantico Hills, New York. The couple had two sons together, Nelson Rockefeller Jr. (born 1964) and Mark Fitler Rockefeller (born 1967). Their marriage continued until Nelson Rockefeller's death in January 1979.

How they met

Happy Fitler signed up as a volunteer on Nelson Rockefeller's 1958 gubernatorial campaign and became his private secretary the following year.

Children

They had two sons together: Nelson Rockefeller Jr. (born 1964) and Mark Fitler Rockefeller (born 1967).

They met through the professional wrestling world; Natalya's public biography lists Tyson Kidd among people involved in her training and the pair worked together in WWE. Their real life relationship was acknowledged on television by at least 2009 when Natalya managed Kidd on ECW, and they married in 2013. The wedding was covered by WWE and entertainment press and was featured on Total Divas. In June 2015 Tyson Kidd suffered a severe neck/spinal injury and Natalya was taken off television to care for him.

How they met

They met in the wrestling world; Natalya's page lists Tyson Kidd among those involved in her training and both worked together in WWE (they were part of the Hart Dynasty and Natalya managed Kidd on ECW).

Rebekah Wade (later Rebekah Brooks) became engaged to actor Ross Kemp in 1996 and the pair married in June 2002 in Las Vegas. In November 2005 an incident was reported and Brooks was arrested and later released without charge; she told a court that the episode marked the end of her marriage. The couple divorced in 2009. The cited sources do not record any children born to Kemp and Brooks together.

Children

No children together are documented in the cited sources.

No reliable source in the provided corpus states when or how John Simm and Kate Magowan first met. They married in April 2004 in the Forest of Dean. They have two children, a son and a daughter. The couple have appeared together in multiple films and television productions including 24 Hour Party People, Is Harry On The Boat?, the short films Devilwood and Magic Hour, Tuesday (2008), and the BBC series Exile.

Children

They have two children, a son and a daughter; the cited sources do not give their names.

Robert Stephens and Patricia Quinn worked together as actors before their marriage, including in The Box of Delights in 1984 and Fortunes of War in 1987. The available sources do not establish when they first met or began dating. They married in January 1995. Stephens died in November 1995, ending the marriage.

How they met

They worked together as actors before marrying. Quinn appeared alongside Stephens in The Box of Delights in 1984 and played his on-screen wife in Fortunes of War in 1987, but the available sources do not identify which encounter was when they met.

Children

No children together are documented. Quinn had a son from her first marriage, and became stepmother to Stephens's sons Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin.

The sources do not document when or how Susan Cooper and Hume Cronyn first met. They were co-authors of Foxfire, which was produced on Broadway in 1982. After Cronyn was widowed following Jessica Tandy's death in 1994, he married Cooper in July 1996. Cronyn died on June 15, 2003, ending the marriage, and Cooper later settled in Marshfield.

How they met

The sources do not document their first meeting. They are documented as co-authors of Foxfire, which was produced on Broadway in 1982.

Children

No children together are documented in the consulted sources. Susan Cooper had two children with Nicholas Grant, and Hume Cronyn had two children with Jessica Tandy.

Baseball star Cody Bellinger and Bahamian model Chase Carter began dating in July 2020, just before Bellinger won the World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers. They welcomed their first daughter, Caiden, in November 2021, and a second daughter, Cy, in April 2023. Bellinger proposed to Carter in June 2023, and the couple married in December 2023. Carter, known for appearing in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, publicly confirmed the marriage by changing her Instagram name to Chase Carter Bellinger.

Children

Daughters Caiden (born November 2021) and Cy (born April 2023)

Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill met through mutual friends in New York after Madeleine moved there, and they were first seen publicly as a couple in January 2011. Their engagement was announced on 25 October 2012. They married on 8 June 2013 in the Royal Chapel at Stockholm Palace. They have three children, Princess Leonore, Prince Nicolas, and Princess Adrienne, born in 2014, 2015, and 2018 respectively.

How they met

In an October 2012 engagement interview, Madeleine said they met through mutual friends. The wedding account places the meeting in New York after she moved there.

Children

Three children: Princess Leonore, Prince Nicolas, and Princess Adrienne. They were born in 2014, 2015, and 2018, respectively.

Craig Stevens and Alexis Smith met in 1941 while working under contract at Warner Bros., and they appeared together in Steel Against the Sky that year. They married on June 18, 1944, and later worked together in films and stage productions, including Plain and Fancy. They had no children. Their marriage lasted 49 years and ended with Smith's death from cancer on June 9, 1993; Stevens died in 2000.

How they met

They met in 1941 at Warner Bros., where Stevens had signed a contract and Smith was also working under contract. They appeared together in Steel Against the Sky that year.

Children

They had no children.

Jovenel Moïse met Martine Moïse while they were both students at Quisqueya University, and they married in 1996. That year they moved to Port-de-Paix and later had three children, Jomarlie Moïse, Jovenel Moïse Jr., and Joverlein Moïse. Their marriage ended with Jovenel Moïse's assassination at their home on July 7, 2021. Martine Moïse was wounded in the attack and survived, becoming his widow.

How they met

They met while both were students at Quisqueya University.

Children

Three: Jomarlie Moïse, Jovenel Moïse Jr., and Joverlein Moïse.

Queen 'Masenate first met King Letsie III in 1996. They became engaged on October 23, 1999, while she was studying at the National University of Lesotho. They married in Maseru on February 18, 2000, in a ceremony reported by the BBC. They have three children, Princess Senate, Princess 'Maseeiso, and Prince Lerotholi, and the available sources continue to identify 'Masenate as queen and Letsie III's wife.

How they met

The official Lesotho biography states that they met in 1996. It does not give a location or further account of the meeting.

Children

Three children: Princess Senate, born in 2001; Princess 'Maseeiso, born in 2004; and Prince Lerotholi, born in 2007.

Jin Akanishi and Meisa Kuroki had known each other for several years, and their relationship reportedly developed after a group dinner with mutual friends in fall 2011. Their relationship was publicly reported in January 2012, and their marriage was confirmed as having taken place on February 2, 2012. They had two children, daughter Theia, born September 23, 2012, and a son born June 6, 2017 whose name has not been publicly disclosed. On December 25, 2023, they announced their divorce and said they would prioritize their family while co-parenting.

How they met

They had known each other for a couple of years and reportedly became closer after attending a group dinner with mutual friends in fall 2011.

Children

Two children: daughter Theia Akanishi, born September 23, 2012, and a son born June 6, 2017 whose name has not been publicly disclosed.

Veronica Ferres and Helmut Dietl were a couple from 1990 to 1999, and their separation was reported in February 2000. Actor Helmut Fischer introduced Ferres to Dietl, who later selected her from a large cast to play Martha in Schtonk!. They also collaborated on Rossini and Late Show. The cited accounts describe them as partners rather than spouses and report no child together; Ferres later had daughter Lilly with Martin Krug.

How they met

Actor Helmut Fischer introduced Veronica Ferres to Helmut Dietl. Their professional connection became prominent when Dietl selected Ferres from a large cast for the role of Martha in Schtonk!.

Children

They had no children together. Ferres later had a daughter, Lilly Krug, with Martin Krug; Dietl had two children from earlier relationships.

Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and Princess Irmingard of Bavaria were first cousins of the House of Wittelsbach. They married in July 1950, with a civil ceremony at Leutstetten and a religious ceremony the following day at Schloss Nymphenburg in Munich. The couple had three children: Prince Luitpold, born 14 April 1951, and two daughters, Maria and Philippa, who each died on the day they were born. After the death of Crown Prince Rupprecht in 1955, the couple moved into Schloss Leutstetten. The marriage ended with Ludwig's death from pneumonia at Schloss Leutstetten on 17 October 2008, and Irmingard continued to live there until her death on 23 October 2010.

Children

Three children together: Prince Luitpold of Bavaria (born 14 April 1951 in Leutstetten), Princess Maria of Bavaria (born and died 3 January 1953), and Princess Philippa of Bavaria (born and died 26 June 1954).

Humala and Heredia are documented as married in 1999. Public biographical sources do not specify when or how they first met or began dating. They have three children, daughters Illary and Naira and son Samin. During Humala's presidency, Heredia served as first lady from 2011 to 2016, and 2025 reporting still described her as his wife; no divorce is reported in the sources reviewed.

Children

Two daughters, Illary and Naira, and one son, Samin.

They became a couple in 2008 after meeting at the Pré Catelan on July 2, at Line Renaud's 80th birthday celebration; Claude Chirac introduced them. Their relationship lasted about 15 years, and they kept it largely private. In August 2023, Laroque confirmed their separation, saying they had moved in different directions. Their breakup was reported as a separation, not a divorce.

How they met

They met on July 2, 2008, at Line Renaud's 80th birthday celebration at the Pré Catelan. Claude Chirac introduced them, and they decided to meet again the next day.

Children

No children together are documented. In 2023, Laroque described their blended family as her daughter, Oriane, and Baroin's three children.

Tullio Pinelli and Madeleine LeBeau married in 1988 and stayed together until Tullio's death in 2009.

Mourid Barghouti and Radwa Ashour were married and stayed together until Radwa's death in 2014.

Jack Whitehall and Roxy Horner met in Australia in 2020 while Jack was traveling there, and their romance deepened during the COVID-19 lockdown when they moved in together in London. The couple welcomed their daughter Elsie in September 2023. Whitehall proposed to Horner in December 2024, and they married on April 18, 2026 at Euridge Manor, a 17th-century estate in Wiltshire, England.

How they met

They met in Australia in 2020 while Jack was on a trip there, and grew close during the COVID-19 lockdown when they moved in together in London.

Children

Daughter Elsie, born September 2023

Sonya Adams met Dell Curry while they were both at Virginia Tech; she noticed him during an official recruiting visit when she watched the men's basketball practice. They married in 1988 and had three children: Stephen, Seth, and Sydel. In 1995 they founded the Christian Montessori School of Lake Norman. After 33 years of marriage they announced their divorce in August 2021, which was finalized later that year.

How they met

They met at Virginia Tech during Sonya's official recruiting visit when she watched the men's basketball practice and the two noticed each other.

Children

Three children: Stephen Curry, Seth Curry, and Sydel Curry-Lee.

Harrison Ford and Melissa Mathison were married from 1983 to 2004.

Walter Bonatti and Rossana Podestà were married and stayed together until Walter's death in 2011.