They waited for the princes – and waited: Salma Hayek, Cameron Diaz and other stars who married for the first time after 40 years

These stars prove that true love can wait.

Salma Hayek has always been considered one of the sexiest actresses, but she remained single for a long time. She became married at the age of 42, when she married one of the richest men in the world, the owner of the fashion conglomerate Kering François-Henri Pinault, as mayor of Paris. They signed on Valentine’s Day in 2009, and a little later they held a luxurious ceremony at the Venetian Opera. The bride dazzled in a Balenciaga wedding dress and guests arrived at the celebration wearing masquerade masks.

Cameron Diaz was 41 when she married Good Charlotte guitarist Benji Madden in 2015. Although before that, the actress had many romances with Hollywood’s first handsome men, including Jared Leto and Justin Timberlake, the affair had never reached marriage before.

The couple tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in Beverly Hills. The rings were worn by Benji’s five-year-old nephew, and at one point he dropped one of the jewels. But this did not become a bad sign for the bride and groom. Cameron and Benji live in perfect harmony and raise their daughter Raddix.

Read also: A touching quote from Amal Clooney about George Clooney that will make you believe in love

Courtney had a long and difficult relationship with Scott Disick, with whom she had three children, but they never became husband and wife. Courtney first married at the age of 43 in 2022 to musician Travis Barker (and for him, this was her third marriage).

After waiting for the proposal, Courtney decided to make up for it and held three wedding ceremonies at once: in Las Vegas, Santa Barbara and Portofino.

Chloe Sevigny and her boyfriend Sinisa Mackovic decided to register their relationship a few months before the birth of their son in 2020. Chloe was then 45 years old, and it was her first marriage and her first child.

As the coronavirus pandemic was in full swing, the bride and groom were unable to perform the wedding properly and postponed all celebrations until better times. In 2022, they finally reunited family and friends in a loud and bizarre ceremony in Connecticut. The bride wore a white dress from the Jean Paul Gaultier x Glenn Martens couture collection, followed by two other bridal looks.

The ER star also got married while pregnant. She married lawyer Keith Lieberthal in November 2007 and their son Kieran was born in January. The actress was then 41 years old. According to the memories of Julianna’s father, who led her down the aisle, the ceremony was very beautiful and traditional.