12 Celebs Who Married Regular People (We're Not Saying There's a Chance, But We Kind of Are)
Love stories between public and private people.
When it comes to high-profile celebrities, we immediately think that the rich world of public adulation and red carpets is off-limits to mere mortals. The media never stops writing about new romances, unfolding dramas and feuds, and simply the luxurious daily lives of the rich. But what about love stories with ordinary people?
All is not lost, folks, as history is littered with examples of celebrities marrying regular people.
12. Jeff Bridges
In a career spanning more than 50 years, Jeff Bridges has become one of the biggest names in Hollywood. But almost as long as his career is his love for Susan Geston, a humble waitress he met on the ranch while filming Rancho Deluxe (1975). Susan was recovering from a car accident, but despite her black eyes, Jeff immediately fell in love with her.
11. Conan O'Brien
Liza Powel O'Brien was just an ordinary copywriter when they met in 1999. They were working on a segment for Late Night with Conan O'Brien at her ad agency, but according to Conan, all he cared about at the time was how easily he and she hit it off. Conan and Lisa married in 2002, and and since then, O'Brien has nothing but praise for his sweetheart.
10. Zach Galifianakis
The alum of The Hangover trilogy and host of Between Two Ferns is married to Canadian charity worker Quinn Lundberg. She is not a public figure and does not interact with Zach's fans on social media, yet she is an incredibly decent person who is responsible for founding the nonprofit Growing Voices as well as a domestic violence center in North Carolina.
9. Jesse Eisenberg
Jesse Eisenberg and Anna Strout became a couple long before they found fame. They met on the set of The Emperor's Club in 2002, when Anna was a production assistant. The couple married in 2017.
8. Jesse Spencer
Chicago Fire star Jesse Spencer is a TV's sweetheart who has dated a number of famous women. But in 2014, fate brought the actor together with Kali Woodruff Carr, a neurosurgeon, and they got married in 2020.
7. Kevin Jonas
The elder JoBro met the love of his life, Danielle Jonas (née Deleasa), while vacationing with their families in 2007. According to Danielle, she didn't even know who Kevin and the Jonas Brothers were. She was working as a hairdresser at the time, but her star husband invited her to appear not only in music videos, but also on television.
6. Ed Sheeran
Sheeran is known not only for his musical fame, but also for his humility. And this is confirmed by his love story with his childhood friend Cherry Seaborn, who became his muse. They had known each other since the age of 11, but their friendship began in high school, though it was never romantic. Later, Ed went on his first tour and Cherry went to the States to get her master's degree. Nevertheless, they reunited in 2015 and got married in 2019.
5. Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick and his wife Whitney Alford were high school classmates in their hometown of Compton, California, and began their nearly two-decade relationship. They split in 2010 due to Lamar's infidelity and sex addiction, but got back together two years later. Whitney is a private person who works as a freelance makeup artist.
4. Grant Gustin
Glee and The Flash star Grant Gustin met his future sweetheart at a dinner party in 2016. They got married in 2018. His fiancée, LA Thoma, specializes in physical therapy after earning her doctorate from Old Dominion University and also develops fitness courses.
3. John Cena
John Cena's fame came from his many years in the WWE, but now he seems to be even more famous thanks to an acting career that includes a number of high-profile movies. However, his wife, Iranian-born Canadian Shay Shariatzadeh, has a more modest spotlight. She earned a bachelor's degree in electrical and electronic engineering in 2013 and now works for the software company Sonatype.
2. Kieran Culkin
The Succession star is not only a member of an illustrious acting clan, but has also been in movies since childhood, along with his brother Macaulay Culkin. His wife, Jazz Charton, on the other hand, is not a public figure. They met by chance in a New York bar just a few years after Jazz moved to the US from London. Although she is incredibly supportive of her husband's career, they both try to keep their relationship private.
1. Jeremy Strong
Another Succession star, Kendall Roy's portrayer, is much more modest in life than his moneyed, media-savvy character. Unlike Kieran and Jazz, these two are more likely to appear on red carpets, but their relationship is just as humble and beautiful. Jeremy met Danish-born Emma Wall, a child psychiatrist, at a party in 2012 while they were both waiting out Hurricane Sandy in New York City.