Love Stories that Last: 20 Enduring Celebrity Romances

Love truly conquers it all. Despite the celebrity breakups constantly popping up, some of these celebrity couples have proven that forever is possible when both of you are ready to commit and love each other.

Without further ado, here are 20 top enduring celebrity romances that have stood the test of time!

1. Megan Markle and Prince Harry

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Megan and Harry have been tested time and time again, yet over the years they only seem to be going stronger. Set up by a mutual friend, the Suits actress and British prince met for drinks in July 2016. They were married in May 2018 and celebrated the birth of their son Archie in May 2019.

2. Jay-Z and Beyoncé

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Jay Z and Beyonce have quite the love story. According to Beyonce, she met Jay while she was just 18 years old. In April 2008, the both of them got married quietly in an emotional and spiritual ceremony. Like their top-secret wedding, Beyoncé keeps the details of her highly publicized marriage relatively private.

3.Julia Roberts and Danny Moder

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Everyone knows who Julia Roberts is, but many are unfamiliar with her other half and husband of 17 years, Danny Moder. He was working as a cameraman on the set of her 2000 film The Mexican, and Roberts has said that her life changed forever after that.

4. Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick

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Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick have been together for over 30 years. According to Sedgwick she wasn't interested when they first met but over the years, he had proven to be the only man for her. Despite these years of partnership both of them are yet to officially tie the knot.

5. Kym Johnson and Robert Herjavec

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Kym and Robert first met on Dancing with the stars in 2015. After that, they both fell in love and have kept their love strong over the years. Since their first dance, they've gotten married and welcomed their twins Haven and Hudson, who turned one in April 2019.

6. David Foster and Katharine McPhee

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David and Katherine said their wedding vows in June 2019, and had their first meeting way back in 2006. Their 34-year age gap has proven to be irrelevant, and Foster's daughters Sara and Erin absolutely adore their new stepmom who happens to be younger than them.

7. Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka

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It's been 15 years since they went on their first date, and the couple has been "nearly inseparable ever since." From that fateful day to now, they've gotten married and welcomed their now 8-year-old twins Harper and Gideon. According to Harris their secret to success is perseverance.

8. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson

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The adorable couple have been married for 31 years — longer than many Hollywood pairs. And it hasn't always been an easy ride, especially when Wilson was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. But they came through stronger than ever. Hanks said from the moment he met Rita he knew she was the one for him.

9. Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard

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Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard have always been affectionate sharing sweet Instagram posts and cameos in each other's projects even after years of getting married. According to them, you really have to be maintaining the relationship, to make it work and last longer.

10. Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick

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Sarah and Matthew have been together for over 30 years and have kept the spark alive with regular date nights on Broadway, where they originally met in 1991. Parker says their marriage has worked because they embrace change.

11. Meryl Streep and Don Gummer

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Meryl Streep and her husband Don Gummer has been married for 41 years. The iconic actress has enjoyed an amazing career, all while having a happy family with her husband. According to Streep, the secret to a strong marriage is goodwill and a willingness to bend.

12. Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham

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Although not married, Oprah Winfrey and her longtime partner Stedman Graham has proven a ring is not all that seals the deal of love. They have stayed together for more than 30 years, in spite of various challenges.

13.Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith

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Will and Jada Pinkett Smith have been married for 21 years. According to Jada the key to their strong 21-year marriage is simple, they love to learn together and they create time to have a good laugh together.  simply put, they continue to love each other everyday.

14. Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds

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Blake and Ryan tied the knot more than seven years ago and are still going strong. The two are now parents to two daughters, James and Inez. Lively says the secret to making their marriage work is making sure family comes first.

15. Viola Davis and Julius Tennon

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Viola Davis and Julius Tennon got married in 2003, yet more than 20 years later the both of them are still lovey dovey. Viola said she prayed for a husband who was big, black and cared for her. And just three and half weeks later she met her husband. 

16. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brad Hall

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Julia and Brad hall were co-stars on SNL but they actually met in college at Northwestern University when Louis-Dreyfus auditioned for a play Hall was producing. In 2013, Louis-Dreyfus told Craig Ferguson that she knew very quickly that she wanted to marry Hall.

17. Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn

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Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn are another couple that have been breaking societal boundaries, by proving marriage is not always the end game of every love story. The famous couple has been together for 36 years, but never married. According to Hawn, a lasting relationship isn't about marriage, it is about compatibility and communication.

18. Denzel Washington and Pauletta Pearson

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Denzel Washington and Pauletta Pearson have been together for more than 40 years. They married in 1983 (after three proposals), renewed their vows in 1995, and have four children, one of whom just might be following in dad’s footsteps. 

19. Elton John and David Furnish

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Elton and David have been together for more than 16 years. According to John, every saturday for 16 years, the both of them create time to send each other a card, no matter where they are in the world, to say how much they both love each other.

20. Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen

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Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen have been married for 28 years. In in 2013, Danson, star of The Good Place, and Steenburgen, from The Conners, both publicly celebrated their 18 years marriage anniversary on live TV speaking about their initial meeting while he was on Cheers.