Surrendered Without a Fight: 5 Famous Singles Who Got Married Anyway

Actor, married at 53

In fact, it’s not the actor’s first marriage, but after his marriage to actress Talia Balsam (from 1989 to 1993), Clooney solemnly swore never to marry again. And he kept his word for a long time. Whatever beauties tried to capture his heart, Clooney did not succumb to anyone. It was not the actress, or the model, or the star at all who managed to bring the obstinate to the altar, but the strict lawyer, the 36-year-old lawyer Amal Alamuddin. “Amal is a wonderful creature. Thoughtful. And the smartest person I’ve ever known. She has an amazing sense of humor,” was how George Clooney answered the question why he fell in love with his wife.

Actor, married at 40

The ‘The Uninvited Guests’ and ‘Good Father’ comedy star met leading Hollywood bachelor Jennifer Aniston before tying the knot to the soon-to-be mother of his two children. Two years after breaking up with the actress, Vaughn met her fate — and she was far from the movies. Kayla is a real estate agent from Canada who, like her fiancé, has never lived on the other side of a single life. Now the couple are raising Locklin, five, and Vernon, two.

Actor, married at 39

Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Hunter starred together in the British drama Burlesque Tales directed by Susan Luciani in 2009 – at this time Ben had been dating actress Olivia Poulet for many years, with whom the relationship ended in 2011. Cumberbatch and Hunter have long communicated as colleagues and good friends, and the romance began only in 2014. Already on February 14, 2015, the couple got married. “She is proud of my work, proud of me, she loves me. That’s the point, isn’t it?” – Cumberbatch confessed in an interview for People shortly before the celebration. A boy was born in the family last month.

Prince of Monaco, married at 53

It seems that the prince was very flattered by the most enviable bachelor status in the principality: despite having two illegitimate children (by different mothers), Albert was in no hurry to marry. The prince met the swimmer, who plays for the South African national team, in 2000 during competitions in Monaco. Then Charlene won the gold medal, and the womanizer Albert, accustomed to all the best, could not pass the leggy winner, but the athlete, who is also 20 years younger, did not give an answer to the fan for a long time. This attracted the prince. He was used to girls falling into his arms immediately, but Charlene held the line for 11 years, planning an engagement or walking away from the groom, until finally, in 2011, official sources reported the royal wedding. . There were rumors that the night before the wedding, Charlene tried to escape. True or not, one can only guess, but later Albert issued an official statement that it was just stupid gossip, which he and his wife only laughed at.

TV presenter, married at 39

The journalist and businesswoman met at the Hearst Shkulev Media publishing house when Malakhov was the head of StarHit magazine. Natalya, daughter of Viktor Shkulev, chairman of the Hearst Shkulev Media holding, published Elle magazine, so the future spouses began their friendship with business communication. A few weeks after they met, Malakhov arranged a test drive for his new acquaintance: he invited Natalya to come with him to a strict regime colony in Bryansk, where the TV presenter filmed a story for the program “Let speak them”. The girl’s will captivated Malakhov, and he decided to court romantically, and a year later he proposed.