Celebs who married normal people

Matt Damon and wife Luciana Barroso:

When Matt was in Miami shooting Stuck on You, Argentinian Luciana was a bartender. The happy pair are private, by Hollywood standards, though they now live in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles and have three children together. Doting dad Matt recently revealed he plans to take a year-long hiatus from acting in order to spend more time with his family – aww!

Lisa Kudrow and Michel Stern:

Friends actress Lisa Kudrow married her French advertising executive in 1995, at the height of the Friends hype. They have one son, named Julian – Lisa’s pregnancy with him was written into the plot of Friends, her character Phoebe Buffay having triplets as a surrogate mother for her brother Frank and his wife Alice.

Eddie Redmayne and Hannah Bagshawe:

Eddie married his wife, financial publicist Hannah Bagshawe, before his winning spree during the film awards season last year. That meant they had to cut short their honeymoon – but he did nab his Oscar, so hopefully it was worth it!

Aaron Paul and Lauren Parsekian:

Breaking Bad star Aaron met his now-wife at Coachella, a celeb-fave festival in the US. While Aaron may be the famous one in the couple, Lauren certainly isn’t resting on her laurels – she is one of the creators of the Kind Campaign, a nonprofit aimed to help eradicate bullying.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Mikita:

Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson married his lawyer hubby in 2013. Justin was actually one of the lawyers who worked on the initiative to overturn “Proposition 8”, a a statewide ballot proposition in California that would have made it illegal for same-sex couples to marry.

Cynthia Nixon and Christine Mariononi:

Sex and the City star Cynthia walked down the aisle in a custom-made dress by Carolina Herrera at her 2012 wedding to activist Christine Mariononi.

Meryl Streep and Don Gummer:

Not only is Meryl married to a non-celebrity, she has been married to him since 1978! That’s almost 40 years! Don is a well known sculptor, standing equal to the impressive career of his famous wife. The couple has four children together, one for each decade of marriage.

Meryl even acted with her daughter Mamie in a recent film. See a clip on the next slide.

Marcia Cross and Tom Mahoney:

The beautiful Desperate Housewives actress couldn’t have chosen a spouse with a more opposite career from her own. Her husband, Tom, is a stock broker. The couple have twin girls named Eden and Eden and Savannah and have been married since 2006.

Prince William and The Duchess of Cambridge: It is easy to forget, with all her glamour and elegance, that the Duchess of Cambridge was once a normal young woman who happened to catch the eye of a prince.

Oprah and Stedman Graham:

This one is adorable and technically not right for this list. Oprah and her dashing man have been together since 1986 and engaged since 1992, but she has vowed never to get married because Stedman, an educator, author, businessman and speaker, is a traditional man and her schedule has meant that they would not have had a traditional marriage and would no longer be together today. She stated that she believed, had she gotten married, she ‘could not have had the life she built’. Because of this, she has been engaged to Stedman for 25 years.

Zoe Saldana and Marco Perego:

Star Trek and Avatar star Zoe Saldana and her husband are an undeniably photogenic couple! He is an Italian artist who has twins, Cy and Bowie, with Zoe.

George and Amal Clooney:

Back before his marriage in 2014, George was a notorious Hollywood bachelor. It seems he just needed a particularly strong woman to stand up to his celebrity status, and Amal Alamuddin more than fits the bill. Her work as a human rights lawyer is impressive, and she is currently teaching at Columbia University. And as if her beauty and brains weren’t enough, we all know Amal fits right in on the red carpet with her impeccable sense of style! Talk about a power couple.