In today’s society, we have come a long way in accepting and respecting interracial marriages and pairings, resulting in the breakdown of racial barriers, making everyone appear as equals.
Prince Harry & Meghan Markle
In 2016, Prince Harry made headlines by dating stunning ‘Suits’ actress Meghan Markle. The two were reported to have met at private members club Soho House in London and have been a tabloid favorite ever since. Due to Meghan being harassed by the press, Kensington Palace broke Royal protocol to confirm the new relationship between the Prince and Actress and requested that their privacy was respected. Since then the couple has been spotted attending friend’s weddings and visiting each other in their residing countries.
Alfre Woodard & Roderick Spencer
Alfre Woodard is one of the most successful and talents African-American actresses turned producers in the industry. She has been married to writer husband, Rodrick Spencer, since 1983. Although the two appear to have a great marriage, they have publicly spoken about their struggles about being a biracial couple and receiving criticism from both her and her husband’s families over their racial differences. However, they have overcome their marriage troubles and went on to adopt 2 children named Mavis and Duncan.
Robin Thicke & Paula Patton
‘Blurred Lines’ singer, songwriter, and producer Robin Thicke, met ex-wife Paula Patton in 1991 at the age of 14 in a hip-hop club named Balistyx on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip and then started dating her two years later. It was truly a high school sweethearts tale for these two who married in 2005 and welcomed their son Julian Fuego Thicke in 2010. However, their love story came to a dramatic end when Robin Thicke was photographed with his hand up a fans dress and in a series of events it led Patton to file for divorce in 2014 which was then finalized in March 2015.
Cuba Gooding Jr. & Sara Kapfer
Another couple on our list who met as teenagers were actor Cuba Gooding and his wife, Sara Kapfer. The couple were together for 30 years with 22 of them as husband and wife. The couple were married in 1994 and had 3 children during their relationship named Spencer, Mason, and Piper. Unfortunately, their marriage went downhill along with Gooding’s career, and they legally separated in 2014. Their divorce was later finalized in 2017, and the couple agreed to joint custody of their youngest child, 11-year-old Piper.
Joshua Jackson and Jodie Turner-Smith
Joshua Jackson and Jodie Turner-Smith met at Usher’s birthday party back in 2018, and they’ve been going strong ever since. In fact, the pair were so sure about their relationship that they got engaged after only a few months of dating! They now have one daughter together who they’ve named Janie. Turner-Smith has gushed about Jackson, “I had never been with anyone who I thought was wanting to lift me up the way that I felt that he was lifting me up.”
Kanye West & Kim Kardashian
The notorious marriage of reality TV star and world famous businesswoman Kim Kardashian married rapper Kanye West in a lavish wedding split between Paris, France, and Florence, Italy in 2014. The couple have been longtime friends and decided to take their relationship to the next level a couple months after Kim’s disastrous marriage to basketball player Kris Humphries in a $20 million ceremony followed by only 72-days of marriage. This celebrity couple was a match made in tabloid heaven a tabloid produced two beautiful babies, North West born in 2013 and Saint West, born in 2016.
Eva Mendes & Ryan Gosling
Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling are almost like Hollywood royalty being one of the best-looking, high profile couples in the industry. The couple met in 2011 on the set of their movie ‘The Place Beyond The Pines’ and were first spotted on a date at Disneyland. The couple have now been together for almost 6 years and kept their relationship as private as possible, avoiding press and interview questions when possible. The couple had their first child together in 2014 and welcomed their second in 2016.
Tyra Banks and Erik Asla
Supermodel Tyra Banks started dating her Norwegian boyfriend Erik since 2013 and reportedly met on the set of Norway’s Next Top Model where Erik played photographer. Erik’s occupation as a professional photographer led him to relocate to Los Angeles, which may have a lot to do with his relationship with Tyra. Erik is no stranger to Tyra’s modeling work as his website states he has had work published in fashion magazines including Elle, Glamour, German Vogue and German Vanity Fair. In early 2016 the couple welcomed a son via surrogate, adding to their brood of Erik’s two daughters from a previous relationship.
Michael Jordan & Yvette Prieto
Twice married Basketball legend and sneaker entrepreneur Michael Jordan met his second wife Yvette Prieto in a Miami club. The two immediately hit it off, and after 5 years of dating, they got hitched in 2013 in a lavish, star-studded ceremony in Palm Beach, Florida, witnessed by over 500 guests. Being 15 years his junior, Michael’s bride became a step-mother to his 3 grown children from his marriage to Juanita Vanoy, and in February 2014, the two welcomed their own children, identical twin girls named Victoria and Ysabel.
Michael Strahan & Jean Muggli
Former American football player Michael Strahan married Jean Muggli after meeting at a spa in Manhattan in 1999. The couple had 2 daughters together but decided to separate in 2005 when Muggli called the police claiming he threatened to beat her. Michael then filed for divorce claiming she had taken $3.3 million from their bank account which she denied. The divorce got increasingly ugly when Muggli further claimed that he had cheated on her, refused to sleep with her and had secretly recorded her sister undressing. The accusations against Michael got worse with Muggli claiming he beat her so violently that her kidney was damaged. Although both Michael and the judge dismissed such claims, Muggli was given $15 million in settlement and $18,000 a month in child support.
Zoe Saldana & Marco Perego
In 2013, Hollywood starlet Zoe Saldana started dating Italian Artist Marco Perego in 2013. Only a couple of months later, the pair secretly married in London. In a reversal of tradition, Zoe revealed in 2015 that her husband was to take her name after marriage and became Marco Perego-Saldana while Zoe’s last name changed to Saldana-Perego. In 2014, the couple welcomed their twin boys named Bowie and Cy Perego-Saldana,and in 2017, their third male arrival came who they named Zen.
Tina Turner & Erwin Bach
Tina Turner met her toy boy husband, Erwin Bach, at an EMI record label party back in 1985, although their relationship remained platonic for the first year before they decided to start dating. The two were together for 27 years and have enjoyed a blissfully happy romance, with Tina gushing about her beau at any opportunity. Tina moved to Zurich for the German record mogul and has resided there for over 15 years. The two finally exchanged vows in 2013 in a star-studded Buddhist ceremony attended by the likes of Oprah Winfrey and David Bowie on the stunning shores of Lake Zurich.
Wanda & Alex Sykes
Comedian and television actress Wanda Sykes married her French partner, Alex Niedbalski in 2008 after meeting in 2006. The two became parents when Alex gave birth to fraternal twins Olivia Lou and Lucas Claude in 2009. Although Wanda seems more comfortable than ever with her wife, she had not always been attracted to women. Wanda was previously married to record producer Dave Hall from 1991 to 1998; she only came out in a same-sex marriage rally for Proposition 8 in Las Vegas in 2008.
FKA Twigs & Robert Pattinson
Twilight heartthrob Robert Pattinson suffered a painful breakup with his co-star lover Kristen Stewart when she got caught having an affair with married director Rupert Sanders. Since then the actor has found love with a fellow Brit singer FKA Twigs. The two met in 2014 and have been inseparable ever since, attending highly publicized events together including the famous Met Gala in New York City. In April 2015 the two took their relationship to the next level and became engaged, leaving Twilight fans devastated in their hopes for an Edward and Bella reconciliation.
Kylie Jenner & Tyga
Kylie Jenner reportedly started dating rapper Tyga at the young age of 17 and due to their 8-year age gap, waited until she was of legal age to confirm they were an official couple to abide by California law. From then on, Kylie has appeared in Tyga’s music videos including his song ‘Stimulated’ which was penned about the youngest member of the Kardashian-Jenner clan. The two have been dating for around 3 years with many ups and down during which time Kylie was linked to another rapper PARTYNEXTDOOR.
Josh Holloway & Yessica Kumala
Lost’s resident bad boy Josh Holloway met his Indonesian wife in an L.A bar when he hit on her friend. Holloway recalled the incident and stated that she looked him up and down with a martini glass in hand and said to him ‘give me your number before you leave.’ The couple dated for a couple of years before tying the knot in 2004. The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter named Java, born in 2009 followed by son, Hunter, born in 2004.
Tamera & Adam Housley
Actress, singer, and model Tamera Housley is best known for her role as 90’s Disney star on ‘Sister, Sister’ starring her and her twin. In later life, the sisters starred in the Style Network reality show Tia & Tamera for three seasons. The program showed Tamera’s wedding plans to now-husband Adam Housley. The two were dating for almost six years before getting married to the Fox News Correspondent. Tamera revealed in 2013 that she was as a devout Christian, she stayed a virgin until 29-years-old and she felt guilty for losing it before she was wed. The couple now has two beautiful children together.
Vanessa Hudgens & Austin Butler
Another Disney teen star on our list is High School Musical lead, actress Vanessa Hudgens. Her infamous relationship with co-star Zac Efron left everyone hoping these smitten childhood sweethearts would last but unfortunately it didn’t work out. Vanessa then moved on to fellow teen star and heartthrob Austin Butler. The two began dating in 2011 and have gone from strength to strength ever since, displaying their loved up relationship on many red carpets, giving other Hollywood power couples a run for their money.
Kris Jenner & Corey Gamble
The Kardashian interracial relationships have even extended to the matriarch Kris Jenner herself. Since her divorce to Caitlyn Jenner (formerly known as Bruce), Kris moved on to Atlanta native and member of the Justin Bieber team, Corey Gamble. Although Kris’ new toy boy is 25-years her junior, he appears to be an old soul, favoring art and music over the party lifestyle. Corey has proved he can keep up with the Kardashians and appears to keep Kris grounded on many things while playing ‘momager’ to her large, crazy family.
Woody Harrelson & Laura Louie
Acting superstar Woody Harrelson met his wife Laura Louie in 1987 on set while filming the classic TV show ‘Cheers’. Laura then became Woody’s assistant for two years and later married in 2008 in an intimate ceremony at their Maui home attended by industry friends Owen Wilson, Willie Nelson, and Sean Penn. Alanis Morissette provided the music, singing in the ceremony. The couple had three daughters together before they got married. Woody has been married once before to Nancy Simon, daughter of playwright Neil but the marriage lasted only 10 months.
Taye Diggs & Idina Menzel
Frozen star and Broadway singer Idina Menzel was married to fellow Broadway star for 10 years. The two met on the Broadway show Rent and immediately hit it off and were married in January 2003. The couple welcomed their son Walker in 2009. Menzel had publicly spoken about their marriage stating that it’s not as easy as it looks and they have to work hard at it. Four years later in 2013, the Broadway duo announced their separation after 10 years of marriage. Their divorce was finalized in December 2014.
George Takei
Japanese-American actor and Star Trek legend George Takei revealed in an interview in 2005 that he is gay and has been in a relationship with partner Brad Altman, for the last 18 years. The decision to out himself was prompted by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger veto of same-sex marriage legislation. Although he spoke about his relationship for the first time in 2005, Takei’s sexuality was well-known amongst Star Trek fans, and many people were aware of his membership with LGBTQ organizations.
Wolfgang Puck & Gelila Assefa
Austrian-born, world-renowned chef Wolfgang Puck was dating Ethiopian beauty Gelia Assefa for just over four years before he decided to pop the question in 2005. The couple had two children before they got engaged at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, California. Wolfgang stated that it felt like they were already married and he didn’t need a ring to confirm his commitment to Gelia. Their fairytale wedding was a celebrity-studded affair on the beautiful Island of Capri, off the coast of Italy.
Kendra Wilkinson & Hank Baskett
Kendra Wilkinson left behind her life at the Playboy Mansion and her relationship with Playboy founding father Hugh Hefner to begin dating someone closer to her own age. Kendra became engaged to American football player Hank Baskett in 2008 and married the following year at the Playboy Mansion. Kendra gave birth to their first child Hank Baskett IV in 2009 followed by their daughter Alijah in 2014. The two have had a rocky marriage with Hank exposed for allegedly cheating on Kendra, but he has vehemently denied these allegations.
Vanessa & Kobe Bryant
Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant met his wife Vanessa in 1999 when she was only 17-years-old, working as a back-up dancer in a music video while Bryant was working on his debut music album. After only 6 months of dating, the couple were engaged and got married later in 2001. Kobe’s parents did not attend the wedding due to them disapproving of his bride’s race and their young age, leading to an estrangement period. When the couple’s daughter was born in 2003, the Bryant’s reconciled as a family and in 2006 they welcomed a second daughter. In 2011 the couple filed for divorce but later called it off in 2013 and then welcomed their third child in 2016.
Khatira Rafiqzada & Michael Ealy
‘Think Like A Man’ star Michael Ealy secretly married his longtime girlfriend, Afghan actress Khatira Rafiqzada in 2012 in a ceremony in Los Angeles, California. The couple who had been dating for four years decided to enjoy their married bliss privately for 2 years before sharing the news with fans. Early into their relationship, it was reported that some of Ealy’s fans had condemned his decision to date a woman who was not of African-American descent. In 2014 the couple welcomed their son and 2 years later they had a daughter together.
