When celebrity couples split, they make headlines. But what about the duos who stand the test of time, for better or worse, through sickness and in health? In need of some inspiring love stories? Read on...
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Iman and David Bowie
He's previously been quoted as saying, “I was naming the children the first night we met”, so if that's not love at first sight, what is? The couple have been married for 22 years and have a daughter together, 13-year-old Alexandria Zahra Jones. Oh! You pretty things.
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Victoria and David Beckha
You could say this couple really has lived by their 'for better or worse' vows, but at the end of it all, they're still going strong. David recently posted a throwback pic of them on instagram with the caption, "16 years ago today was our special day... 16 years on we have our beautiful children... Thank you for giving me our amazing little ones .... Happy anniversary." And sigh.
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Elton John and David Furnish
It's been quite the journey for these two. They first got together in 1993 and entered a civil partnership in 2005, but it wasn't until England's recent legalization of same-sex marriage that they wed in 2014. Love wins.
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Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell
Ok, so they're not married, but just because he didn't put a ring on it, doesn't mean he doesn't like it. These two lovebirds have been together since 1983! And he STILL kisses her on the red carpet.
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Beyonce and Jay Z
We wonder if the rapper/record producer/entrepreneur got a sneak peek of Beyonce's Single Ladies before he dropped to one knee. Her: Hey honey, do you want to listen to the new track I've been working on? Him: Sure Bey. Her: 'If you liked it then you should'a put a ring on it'. Jay moves to another room, mobile to his ear: 'Hi, yes, I need a ring'.
On April 4th, 2008 after dating for 8 years, they finally tied the knot.
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Portia de Rossi and Ellen Degeneres
Can you imagine the laughs these two have had? We get a smile plastered across our face just looking at them! The duo started dating in 2004 and tied the knot in an intimate ceremony at their LA home in 2008. On 6 August 2010, Portia filed a successful petition to legally change her name to Portia Lee James DeGeneres and the rest is, as they say, history.
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Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fischer
She foouunnd him. Question is, did she know what she was in for? Imagine being married to Bruno or having to kiss Borat's moustache! She's admitted "he's a disaster" but something tells us that since meeting him in 2002 and marrying him in 2010, she thinks he's just dandy.
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Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick
It'd be hard to find a guy who would put up with so many shoes, but SJP did when she married Matthew in 1997. "The secret is, we don't discuss it. To reporters or anybody else. That's it!" she told The Huffington Post. "We don't hold it up as an example and we don't air our dirty laundry." Fair play SJP, it's working.
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Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jnr
They met in 1997on set of the cult film, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and although he was meant to be head over heels for Jennifer Love Hewitt, we could already se ethe sparks flying between these two. Three years later, they hooked up, then a year later they were engaged, then another year later, they got married. Might've been a whirlwind romance at the start, but 13 years on, it's simply love.
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Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks
The best place for an actor to meet his future wife? On set, obvs! The Hollywood power couple first met on the set of Tom’s TV show, Bosom Buddies, then fell in love while working on the film Volunteers together and got married in 1988. That's Big!
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Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith
Want to know the secret to a successful marriage? Take to Jada's facebook. After questions of her and Will having an open relationship began to swirl, she took to the forum to express their love, stating, "Will and I BOTH can do WHATEVER we want, because we TRUST each other to do so. This does NOT mean we have an open relationship...this means we have a GROWN one." They've been together since 2005, so we're taking note.