The divorce rate in America is at an all-time high, and Hollywood is well known for churning out more than its fair share of celebrity couple splits each year. The intense media scrutiny on popular couples over the years can really put a strain on a relationship. Thankfully, there are still some couples who have managed to make their relationship work in spite of the spotlight shining brightly on them. The people on our list today have found marital bliss, despite the pressures of fame, and are proof that love can transcend fame, money, and power (at least as far as the little we know about these people’s private lives or characters, but we like to believe in fairies, so let us!). Forget about the myth that true love doesn’t exist in Tinseltown. It does, even though it can be *even* harder to hold onto than for us “regular folk”, and that can be pretty hard anyway!
Pierce Brosnan and Keely Shaye Smith
Journalist Keely Shaye Smith was living the dream when she was swept off her feet by 007 himself. Pierce Brosnan had been married before, but the marriage ended when his then-wife Cassandra Harris passed away in 1991 after battling ovarian cancer for four years. Cassandra had two children from a previous marriage who had been raised by Brosnan, and their shared son was eight years old at the time. A decade later, Pierce found love again and tied the knot with Keely back in 2001. The pair have had two sons in the nearly two decades since, both of which have taken to their dad’s showbiz career, working in the entertainment industry as models.
Alexis Roderick and Billy Joel
The “Piano Man” himself caught the hearts of millions of women all over the world when he first entered the scene in the 1970’s. Billy had been married three times before he met Alexis, an equestrian and a former Morgan Stanley executive, and despite the 33 year age gap, these two seem still quite in love. They have been together since 2009, and in 2015 that the couple exchanged vows, and in 2017 they welcomed their daughter into their family,