Celebrity Wives You Forgot About

We all know that behind every successful man is a woman backing him up. These great celebs all had or have wives that made them who they are.  Find out what the celebs and their wives looked like back when they were first together and what they look like now.

Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley have an incredible love story. Priscilla met Elvis when she was just 14 years old. She was hanging out at the Eagles Club listening to music when a man came up to her and asked if she wanted to meet The King. For 6 months they would visit each other until Elvis left Germany. She was allowed to have short visits with him in Hollywood. Elvis proposed in 1966.  The two dated for seven years before marrying in 1967.

The two had their daughter, Lisa Marie Presley a few years later. We all know the rest. Elvis and Priscilla separated in 1972. Priscilla was open about her affair with her karate instructor. Elvis passed away in 1977, the couple divorced a couple of years before he died due to the couple’s infidelity and his substance abuse issues. They stayed close after the divorce and reportedly even held hands on the way out of the courtroom. Priscilla has since remained somewhat in the limelight, and daughter Lisa has become a musician herself.

The first actor to play James Bond, Sean Connery, had quite an interesting love life. Before he married Micheline Roquebrune in 1975, he was married to Diane Cilento. Connery and Cilento married in 1962 and got divorced 11 years later. He then married Micheline who was a Moroccan-French painter.  in 1975. The duo met in Morocco at a golf tournament. They tried to keep the wedding very private and had the ceremony in Casablanca. Both came into the relationship with kids from previous marriages.

Micheline Roquebrune had three children and Sean Connery had one son before joining families. The couple is still happily married today! One of the reasons their marriage works so well is because Micheline knows she can trust Sean. In 2008, Micheline spoke openly about her marriage in The Daily Mail. She said, “When I met Sean, I knew I was taking on the whole package. Everyone wants him and I have to accept and understand that.” Connery retired from acting and is enjoying time with his grandchild.

Award winning actor Robert Redford stole the heart of Lola Van Wagenenback in the 50s. They met in 1957 because they both lived in the same Los Angeles apartment. The couple married in 1958. Lola was Robert’s first wife. Lola devoted her life to Robert. She dropped out of college so she could marry him. Together they had four children, Scott Anthony, Shauna Jean, David James “Jamie”, and Amy Hart Redford. Tragically, Scott died of sudden infant death syndrome at only 2.5 months old. Sadly the couple divorced.

Robert reflected on his divorce from Lola Van Wagenen. He told AARP magazine, “It was really hard. We were very young. I had my first theater job, which didn’t pay much. We didn’t know anything about SIDS, so the only thing you think is that you’ve done something wrong. As a parent, you tend to blame yourself. That creates a scar that probably never completely heals.” In another interview, Redford reported that the two have remained close and have the utmost respect for each other.

Kelly Preston’s first marriage to Kevin Gage was only two years long. Luckily, shortly after they met, she fell in love with John Travolta. They met on the set of The Experts. The two married in 1991. Both Kelly and John are Scientologists. They had three children together, Jett, Ella Bleu, and Benjamin. Tragically, their oldest son Jett died while the family was on vacation in the Bahamas. Jett had a seizure disorder that contributed to his death.

John and Kelly are also still happily married today. They have been together for more than 25 years which is considered an eternity in Hollywood. Kelly and John both love to act but have not been in many films lately. Interestingly, their daughter Ella Bleu has made her acting debut. Why are these two so great together? John says, “There’s a line in Look Who’s Talking when I say, ‘The key to a child’s happiness is keeping the mother happy.’ It’s true, and it’s contagious to the whole family.”

Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein met prestige fashion designer Georgina Chapman in 2004, while Chapman was launching her co-founded line, Marchesa. This was not Georgina’s first marriage – as a matter of fact, she started dating the successful film producer after breaking things off with her previous husband. Weinstein and Chapman built two separate professional empires but based their marital life in a West Village townhouse and a seafront home in Westport, Connecticut. The pair share two kids together – India Pearl and Dashiell Max Robert.

After news hit the fan of Weinstein’s numerous sensual scandals with some of Hollywood’s biggest names, reports have been made about Georgina being “unable to continue the sham that was her marriage.” Their friends and colleagues were quoted saying shocking statements, such as that their marriage was an “intimacy-free business arrangement” that lasted way more than it should have (a total of 10 years). The disgraced man has also been harming his separated wife’s fashion brand, which is why she cut ties with him so abruptly.

Michael Caine has been in many successful films including Woody Allen’s Hannah and her Sisters. After his first marriage to Patricia fell apart in 1962, he met the love of his life, his now wife Shakira Baksh.Shakira is a model and an actress. Caine saw her in a coffee commercial on TV and asked his friend to get her number. The two were married in 1973. Michael is Christian and Shakira is Muslim but Michael has said, “no questions or issues ever come up.”

These two are still happily married. They have been married for 44 years! They have one daughter together named Natasha Haleema. Michael Caine continues to act while Shakira has her hand in fashion. She is a former model and fashion designer. Shakira has also been in some films including Some Girls Do and a science fiction TV series called UFO. Here’s a marriage tip from Michael. He says, “The secret of a good marriage is two bathrooms. You never want to share a bathroom with a woman or you end up with a little corner for your shaving things and stuff. I am older than she is and I need more space”.

Before Robert De Niro married his current wife Grace Hightower, he was with Diahnne Abbott. Abbott is an actress and singer and was known for her role in Taxi Driver. They had two children together, Drena and Raphael De Niro. Drena even appeared in Robert’s movies including Showtime, Wag the Dog, City by the Sea and The Intern. Raphael was named after the hotel in Rome where he was conceived. Cute or weird? You can decide.Robert and Diahnne got married in 1976 and divorced twelve years later.

The couple divorced in 1988 and since then Robert had a long-standing relationship with model Toukie Smith. He and Toukie had twin sons delivered by a surrogate via in vitro fertilization. After the split with Toukie, Robert married Grace Hightower in 1997. They split in 1999 but then renewed their vows in 2004. Robert and Grace have a daughter together. Diahnne has stepped out of the public eye and kept to her self, except for the rare occasion of an appearance.

Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa are one of Hollywood’s greatest success stories. Betsy is Gene’s second wife. In 1956 he married Faye Maltese and they had three children together. Gene and Faye got divorced after thirty years of marriage together. After Gene met Betsy they dated for seven years before officially tying the knot. Gene and Betsy married in 1991. Betsy is a musician and she met Gene through her work. She would often accompany him on set.

Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa are still happily married. They both almost look the same as they did when they were young. They live in Santa Fe, New Mexico. They love their quiet peaceful life out of the limelight. Gene Hackman says he chose to not live the life of a movie star. He told the Washington Post, “I paint, I draw. Santa Fe has a world-class opera, a chamber orchestra. Culturally it’s pretty nice there.”Hackman still loves to act and he picks up work when he can.

It may be a challenge to wrap your head around this one. Sean Penn and Madonna used to be married. Although the marriage was short-lived, we still have a lot of feelings about it. These mega stars were married from 1985 to 1989. Because Madonna and Sean Penn are so unbelievably famous, the press got out of control with them. Penn was actually arrested for assaulting a photographer on a film set. Penn had to spend 33 days in jail (he was sentenced to 60 days!).

The two stars divorced in 1987. Sean Penn and Madonna still keep in touch. In 2016, they made headlines after they auctioned off items together at a charity gala for humanitarian efforts in Malawi. Both have obviously moved on since. Sean went on to marry famous actress Robin Wright. Penn and Wright have two children together. Sadly they divorced in 2010 after many years on and off. Madonna went on to marry Guy Ritchie until they divorced in 2008.

Harrison and Calista met in 2002 at the Golden Globe Awards. They got engaged seven years later in 2009 on Valentine’s Day. The Hollywood stars wed in 2010 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The two have shown nothing but love for each other. In 2011, they adopted their son, Liam, who was born in 2001. Calista is Harrison’s third wife (guess that’s the charm!). Ford was married to Mary Marquard and Melissa Mathison before finding his soulmate, Calista Flockhart.

Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart are still going as strong as ever! They are one of Hollywood’s most successful couples which is pretty shocking considering how hugely successful both actors are. They obviously don’t let their careers come before their marriage. Flockhart was the star of Ally McBeal. She now has a role in TV’s Supergirl!Harrison has been very busy with Star Wars: The Force Awakens film, as well as films like, The Age of Adaline, Cowboys & Aliens, and The Expendables 3.

Lucky for us, Johnny Depp has had quite an eventful love life.  Before Vanessa Paradis and the infamous marriage to Amber Heard, Johnny was married to Lori Ann Allison from 1983 until 1985. Lori Ann was a makeup artist (pretty sure they met on the set of a movie he was working on). Here we see the two right after getting married, looking totally in love. Look how young Johnny was! He was only twenty years old at the time of his first marriage!

Nowadays, the only time we heard from or about Lori is when she testified on Johnny’s behalf when accused of domestic violence against now ex-wife, Amber Heard. Depp’s divorce from Amber Heard has not been finalized yet. Lori has mostly kept to herself and seeing as back in the 80s the press was not so interested in celebrity news, there is little we know of her even today. Johnny Depp has had a hard time staying out of the press.

Who says you can’t meet the love of your life at a bar!? In 2008, basketball all-star and six-time NBA championship winner Michael Jordan met model Yvette Prieto at a night club in Miami, Florida, and after 5 years of dating Jordan put a ring on it. The two got married on April 27 of 2013. They wed in Palm Beach, Florida at the Episcopal Church of Bethesda which was followed up by a lavish $10 million reception held in Jupiter Florida at Bear’s Club.

Although Jordan isn’t in the spotlight like he used to be in the 90’s, he’s still super famous and wealthy. In 2010, he bought the Charlotte Bobcats basketball team for a whopping $275 million from Bob Johnson. In 2014, Yvette Jordan became a mother after giving birth to Isabel and Victoria Jordan in West Palm Beach, Florida. Now, Michael and Yvette surprisingly live relatively modest lives in Kendall, Florida, where Yvette focuses most of her time on raising their two girls. Ahh, the sweet life.

Probably the most famous golfer in the world, Tiger Woods, married the gorgeous Elin in 2004. Elin, a native Swede started her career as a model and met Tiger at The Open Championship in 2001. After three years of dating, the couple married in a lavish ceremony in Barbados, which was attended by the pairs family and friends. After marrying, the couple settled in Florida and went onto have two beautiful children, a daughter in 2007 and a son in 2009.

Although Tiger and Elin appeared to have a blissful marriage, as with many high profile relationships, paradise was soon to be shattered. In 2009, many newspapers reported that Tiger had been having an affair with a club manager from New York. Shortly after, it emerged that Tiger had a string of mistresses. Tiger subsequently apologized for his behavior, yet this was not enough to save his marriage. Tag Heur even dropped Tiger from their advertising campaigns. Elin filed for divorce and it was finalized in 2010.