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.
