Famous couples that stuck together through time

Julia Roberts met her future husband on the set of the film 'The Mexican,' released in 2001. Daniel Moder worked there as director of photography. At the time they met, both were already in a relationship. Allegedly, each ended their respective relationship to get together.

They married on July 4, 2002, and two years later welcomed their twins Hazel and Finn. In 2007, Julia Roberts gave birth to their third son, Henry. For over twenty years, the couple has been careful to keep their family life private. They only appear together in public on very rare occasions.

Their story began with a friendly crush during the filming of 'Ham, ham' (1992) by Pedro Almodovar. But it was not until 16 years later, on the set of 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' (2008), that Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem truly fell in love with each other. Very discreet about their relationship, the couple got married in the greatest secrecy in the Bahamas in 2010.

The two Spanish actors worked together again in 'Loving Pablo' (2017) and 'Everybody Knows' (2018). In 2022, they were both nominated for Oscars; Penelope Cruz in the category 'Best Actress' for 'Parallel Mothers' (2021) and Javier Bardem as 'Best Actor' for 'Being the Ricardos' (2021). The couple are parents of two children, Leo and Luna.

When she met Jay-Z in the late 1990s, Beyoncé was only 18 years old. She sang with Destiny's Child. For his part, the 30-year-old rapper was well-versed in the music industry. They would not formalize their relationship until 2002 with the release of the music video 'Bonny & Clide,' where they appeared very close. With 'Crazy in Love,' a year later, they confirmed their relationship to the whole world.

Married in 2008, Beyoncé and Jay-Z gave birth to little Blue Ivy in 2012, and to their twins Sir and Rumi in 2017.

Sarah-Jessica Parker was 26 when she met actor Matthew Broderick, who was a friend of her two brothers at the time. The actress had just separated from Robert Downey Jr. Their love story allegedly started a few months after their first meeting, but the two lovers remain very discreet about their relationship.

The two actors got married in 1997 without telling their relatives beforehand. For the ceremony, Sarah-Jessica Parker wore a black dress because she did not want to draw too much attention to herself. In 2002, the actress gave birth to their first son, James Wilke. The couple welcomed twins in 2009, Marion Loretta Elwell and Tabitha Hodge, born of a surrogate mother.

The couple met on the set of 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' (1990-1996) when Jada Pinkett was auditioning to play the role of... Will's girlfriend. Considered too small, she did not land the role, but the two actors kept in touch and became friends. At the time, Will Smith was already married to Sheree Zampiro with whom he shares a child. In 1995, the actor divorced, though, and soon after, he got into a relationship with Jada.

Married in 1997, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett had two children together, Jaden and Willow Smith. The first is already an actor and the second is into music. The slap incident at the 2022 Oscars put the couple's relationship in the spotlight. It showed that, even though they have parallel relationships, as Marca calls it, they are still a married couple.

They met in 2004 on the film set of 'The Fantastic 4' and have since been a perfect couple. Jessica Alba and Cash Warren got married on May 19, 2008.

They welcomed their first daughter, Honor, just three weeks after getting married. Haven, their second daughter, was born three years later. Finally, the Hollywood couple announced the birth of their third child, a little boy named Hayes, in 2017.

The Mexican-Lebanese actress and the French businessman met in 2006 during the inauguration of the Palazzo Grassi in Venice. Three years later, they got married in all discretion in Paris. They did another ceremony in Venice because it was a symbolic city to them.

Still madly in love with each other, François-Henri Pinault and Salma Hayek renewed their vows in 2018, on the paradise island of Bora Bora.

Lionel Messi and Antonella Roccuzzo dated as teenagers, but the two lovers lost sight of each other when the footballer went to live in Spain. A few years later, Antonella tragically lost her best friend, and Lionel Messi decided to go to Argentina to support her. This drama ended up bringing them closer together - for life. They made their relationship official in 2009.

The current world champion married his beauty in 2017 in their hometown, Rosario. They became parents to a family of three boys: Thiago, Matteo, and Ciro.

The meeting between Anthony Hopkins and Stella Arroyave was remarkable but very real! The actor saw his future wife for the first time as he entered an antique store. Love at first sight can really hit you anywhere!

The Colombian actress married the Hollywood legend in 2003, two years after they met at the antique shop. It was the multi-Oscar-winning actor's third marriage, but this one seems to be the right one.

The two stars met at a party hosted by actor Dany DeVito. When they made their relationship official in 1998, many thought it wouldn't last. However, 24 years later, after a marriage in 2000 and two children, Carys and Dylan, the romance between the two actors is still strong and beautiful.

Here is a couple that, despite the trials of life, has always remained united. Together, they went through Michael Douglas' throat cancer in 2010 and the hospitalization of Catherine Zeta-Jones for bipolar disorder in 2013. She got very sick during the Covid pandemic as well.

The Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias met the beautiful tennis player Anna Kournikova in 2001, on the set of his clip 'Escape'. The Russian athlete was then at the peak of her career.

In principle, Enrique Iglesias and Anna Kournikova do not intend to marry. However, they did build a traditional family with three children: Lucy, Mary, and Nicholas. More than twenty years after the beginning of their relationship, the couple is still going strong and has settled in Miami.

They are one of the most glamorous couples on the planet. The former Spice Girl caught the eye of the footballer one evening in 1997, after a match between Manchester United and Chelsea. Very quickly, they saw each other again and formalized their relationship. They got married on July 4, 1999.

In the year of their marriage, Victoria gave birth to their first son, Brooklyn. Then came Romeo (2002), Cruz (2005), and the youngest, Harper (2011). Despite their star status, Victoria and David have always managed their family life with a strong hand. The secret to their couple's longevity? "We are a strong family unit... Of course, you make mistakes and we all know that marriage is difficult at times. It is about working through it. We have come up against tough times. But we know each other better than anyone else knows us. And we talk," said the former footballer on the British radio show Desert Island Discs.

Chance brought together the singer from Medellin and the Colombian top model. In 2019, Juanes said in an Instagram post: "20 years ago I wrote a song called 'Podemos hacernos daño' on my first album 'Fíjate bien'. For this song we had to make a music video and for this video, we needed models. That's when, almost by accident, La Chechi (his wife) appeared."

The star couple married in 2004 and have three children together: Luna (2002), Paloma (2005) and Dante (2009).

The Spanish singer Julio Iglesias and Dutch model Miranda Rijnsburger first met in 1990 at Jakarta airport in Indonesia. Fallen under the spell of the young woman, the Spanish artist invited her to his concert that evening. Afterward, he asked her to accompany him on his tour of Southeast Asia.

It was not until 2010, twenty years after the beginning of their relationship, that Julio Iglesias and Miranda Rijnsburger said "I do." For their wedding, they organized an intimate ceremony in the Spanish city of Marbella, surrounded by their five children.