The spotlight isn't for everyone! Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most notable celebrity spouses who, unlike their famous partners, have no interest in the spotlight and make a living primarily outside of it.
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00:00Is it okay if I bring my friend over? I'm on my way to the Cannes Film Festival, can I bring my friend over?"
00:06Welcome to Miss Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most notable celebrity spouses
00:10who, unlike their famous partners, have no interest in the spotlight and make a living primarily outside of it.
00:17So you just want a replica of yourself?
00:19Yeah.
00:20They're very good to have around.
00:23Number 20, Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso
00:26Matt Damon may be one of the biggest actors in Hollywood,
00:29but when it comes to his relationship with his wife, Luciana Barroso, he prefers to keep things low-key.
00:34I have an incredible wife, that's why, so she takes all the pressure off.
00:38It probably helps that Barroso herself seems to be a more private person.
00:42The couple tied the knot in 2005, two years after they first met while she was working as a bartender in Miami,
00:48and Damon was in town to shoot a film.
00:50Come on, get over there.
00:52No, don't say hello.
00:54What?
00:56Come on, she's smiling at you.
00:58While Damon's paychecks come from the big screen, Barroso has made her own living from vastly different industries.
01:04In addition to being a bartender, she has also worked as a flight attendant and is now an interior designer.
01:10Number 19, Michael Weatherly and Bojana Jankovic
01:14For six years, Michael Weatherly played Dr. Jason Bull on the CBS legal show, Bull.
01:19But while he only plays a doctor on TV, it is his wife, Bojana Jankovic, who bears the title in real life.
01:25NCIS LA, how about you?
01:29I'm not an actress.
01:30Jankovic is a double board certified physician in internal and integrative medicine who practices in the state of New York.
01:37Unlike her husband, she may not be a recognizable face in Hollywood, but she's certainly made her mark in her own field,
01:43having earned the top doctor recognition in New York in 2018 and 2019.
01:48Plus, she occasionally swaps the hospital for the small screen, sharing her health expertise as a consultant on shows like Rachel Ray and Today.
01:56Some physicians practice conventional medicine, and others practice functional medicine.
02:02My approach is such that I use the best of both worlds to help people achieve their optimal health.
02:10Number 18, Lana Del Rey and Jeremy Dufresne
02:14I feel like I identify with cancer qualities. I lived my life as a Gemini. It's insane.
02:19In September 2024, Lana Del Rey stunned many of her fans with the announcement of her marriage to boyfriend Jeremy Dufresne.
02:26While the news seemed to come out of nowhere, the couple had actually known each other for a few years.
02:31Their story began in 2019, when Del Rey went on a swamp boat tour in Louisiana, and Dufresne happened to be her guide.
02:38Afterwards, it seemed like she became a regular at the tour company, Arthur's Airboat Tours, where Dufresne works as a boat captain.
02:51As it turns out, he's no stranger to celebrity guests, considering he also gave actor Glenn Powell a ride back in 2015.
02:58Number 17, Miranda Lambert and Brendan McLaughlin
03:03Grammy-winning country star Miranda Lambert first tied the knot with fellow singer Blake Shelton in 2011, but they called it quits after four years of marriage.
03:10Then, she dated a few other singers, but never made it down the aisle with any of them.
03:15It turns out true love was waiting outside the music scene.
03:18Brendan's like the best. He's down for anything, super happy, and supportive in the best way.
03:24He lets me do my thing, but he's right there beside me, and it's really awesome.
03:28In 2018, Lambert met New York City cop Brendan McLaughlin while promoting her music on a morning show.
03:34About a year later, they exchanged vows.
03:37Maybe their connection was meant to be, considering Lambert's parents also worked in law enforcement.
03:42Since they got married, McLaughlin has moved from New York to Tennessee, where he now lives with Lambert.
03:48We kind of live on a date, honestly. We really spend a lot of time together. We're like best friends.
03:52Number 16, Marsha Cross and Tom Mahoney
03:57On TV, Marsha Cross is best known for playing the prim and proper Brie Vanderkamp on the hit ABC show Desperate Housewives.
04:05But while her on-screen character was married to several men, in real life, Cross has only been married once, to Tom Mahoney.
04:12The pair tied the knot in 2006 and welcomed twin daughters the following year.
04:16How's that working out?
04:18I'm so in love. Is it wrong to say in love, but I'm just crazy for my girls.
04:24Are they identical?
04:25They're fraternal.
04:26Despite their many shared interests, when it comes to their careers, Cross and Mahoney couldn't be more different.
04:31Mahoney works in the financial industry as a stockbroker.
04:34Nevertheless, he has consistently supported his wife's acting endeavors, even encouraging her to dive back into theatrical roles in 2023.
04:42Oh, it's the love.
04:43Yes, good. I felt like we were on What's That Show and he got the right answer.
04:48Number 15, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin McKeeter
04:53When modern family actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson first met his husband, Justin McKeeter, the latter was still studying to become a lawyer.
05:00Although they didn't start dating right after, as McKeeter was in a relationship with someone else, they reconnected months later and eventually got married in 2013.
05:08Oh, that's...
05:10You and Justin, that's really sweet.
05:12Yeah, that was a good day. We got a lot done that day.
05:16McKeeter has since gotten his degree and works as a lawyer, although he still dips his toe in the entertainment world.
05:23He won the Broadway show Take Me Out, which won Ferguson a Tony Award.
05:26You had one Tony Award.
05:27That's right.
05:28And I was saying I'd never even been nominated for one, so now I have been nominated for one and I won it.
05:34And so this is something that only like five people watching will understand, but we're halfway to an Audra McDonald.
05:39Together, they also founded a non-profit called Pronoun, which advocates for marriage equality around the world.
05:45The couple has since expanded their family, welcoming two children in 2020 and 2022.
05:51Stop you. I'm going to stop you right now.
05:53No?
05:54No. No, we're done. Yeah, we're done.
05:56Number 14, Meryl Streep and Don Gummer.
05:58In her decades-long career in the spotlight, Meryl Streep has only been publicly linked to two men, though we do hope the Martin Short rumors are true.
06:07The first was fellow actor John Casale, who tragically passed away from lung cancer in 1978.
06:13While still grieving his loss, Streep met and fell in love with her longtime husband, Don Gummer, who she married six months later.
06:21Jimmy, Meryl, I'd like you to meet a friend of mine, Don Gummer.
06:26And I kind of look over and I see Meryl look up at him and look back at me and you were blushing.
06:35Gummer is a sculptor who graduated from Yale School of Art and has several commissioned works that grace various spots across the U.S. and beyond.
06:42Streep and Gummer are now parents of four children, three of whom caught the acting bug from their mom.
06:48While they are still married, it was reported in 2023 that the couple had quietly separated.
06:53He was accommodating to an understanding of my work and I was understanding of him.
07:04Number 13, Vince Vaughn and Kyla Webber.
07:06Vince Vaughn's first relationship was perfect fodder for the tabloids.
07:10He was dating Hollywood's sweetheart, Jennifer Aniston, after all.
07:14When it came to an end, he went in the opposite direction, opting to find love with someone outside the industry.
07:18It's a very tough thing to accomplish, by the way. I'm proud of myself.
07:20Vaughn met Kyla Webber, a Canadian real estate agent, at a wedding in 2008, and two years later they were exchanging their own vows.
07:28Since then, they have kept their marriage largely out of the public eye, a refreshing change from Vaughn's high-profile past, which he seems to relish.
07:37While Webber still works as a real estate agent, she always finds the time to join Vaughn on the red carpet at movie premieres and award shows.
07:45I love her with you. I care about her a lot. I love her.
07:51Number 12, Ed Sheeran and Cherry Seaborn.
07:53Ever listened to Ed Sheeran's Perfect and wondered who it was written about?
07:57Well, the song was inspired by his relationship with his then-girlfriend, Cherry Seaborn, who he married in 2019.
08:04I don't deserve this. You look perfect.
08:11Sheeran and Seaborn actually go way back, having attended the same secondary school in England,
08:16but they lost touch after she headed to the US for school and he focused on his music career.
08:22They later reconnected in 2015, by which time Seaborn was working for an accounting firm on Wall Street.
08:28Since then, Seaborn has moved from New York to the firm's London office, where she is now a manager.
08:34She is also launching her own retail brand, Babes in Armour, which will offer clothes and toiletries.
08:44Number 11, John Cena and Shea Shariazadeh.
08:46Actor and wrestler John Cena was in Vancouver, Canada, shooting the 2019 film Playing With Fire,
08:52when he had an unexpected encounter with Shea Shariazadeh at a restaurant.
08:57She was in a part of town where she never frequents, but she had some random people come in to see her internationally,
09:02and they're like, hey, let's go to one more place. So it was truly like a happy accident.
09:08Little did he know that the casual meeting would lead to a loving marriage.
09:11Shariazadeh was unlike Cena's previous love interests.
09:14She was a product manager who studied engineering and was working with a software company in Vancouver.
09:20Despite the different worlds, they hit it off immediately and began dating soon after.
09:24After those conversations, I'm like, man, I just met my best friend.
09:30I love my best friend, and boy, she rocks my world.
09:32In 2020, they got married at a private ceremony in Tampa, Florida.
09:36By all indications, Shariazadeh prefers to keep a low profile.
09:40And just like Cena, you can't see her. At least, not in the limelight.
09:44Number 10, Dolly Parton and Carl Thomas Dean.
09:47While Dolly Parton was touring the world as one of the biggest country acts in the world,
09:51her hubby, Carl Thomas Dean, was working 9 to 5 in a very different industry.
09:55He said, I didn't choose this world. I chose you, and you chose that world.
10:00But we can keep our lives separate and together.
10:03Now retired, Dean used to operate his own asphalt laying company.
10:07Located in Nashville, Tennessee, the company dated back to the late 70s.
10:11After meeting at a laundromat, the two married in 1966 and have remained wed ever since.
10:16I have been married for 54 years this year, 2020, and I have been with my husband for 56 years.
10:23We dated for two years before we married, so we've been together most of our lives.
10:28And we're still happy. Can you believe that?
10:30A bit of a mystery, Dean chooses to stay out of the spotlight, preserving his anonymity.
10:34While Parton continues to run her own entertainment empire.
10:38We're very secure in who we are, and we love each other a lot.
10:43Number 9, Taylor Lautner and Taylor Dome.
10:46It's just kind of incredible that you found each other.
10:52I don't know one person named Taylor in my personal life.
10:57Okay.
10:59They may share a name, but they don't share a profession.
11:02Twilight star Taylor Lautner and his wife, Taylor Dome, married in November 2022 after dating for several years.
11:08Dome is a registered nurse and mental health advocate who obtained her nursing degree in 2019.
11:14I ended up having to step away from the hospital due to PTSD, depression that I got from that.
11:19And I know a lot of us were dealing with that because COVID was such a hard time for everyone.
11:26And I kind of wanted to figure out a way to give back and share what I was going through because we were all in the same boat.
11:31In support of her mental health advocacy, Taylor runs a website and blog, Lemons by Tay,
11:36which is dedicated to health and self-care.
11:39In 2022, her husband shared that Dome has legally changed her last name to Lautner,
11:44which has made for some interesting travel stories.
11:47TSA, like check-ins at the airport, back end.
11:50They're like, we need Taylor, and we're like, hi, hello, we are both.
11:55And we're like, also.
11:56Oh my gosh.
11:57Yeah.
11:58Number eight, Ilana Glazer and David Rooklin.
12:01Before Ilana Glazer was cracking up audiences on Broad City, she was already making her future husband laugh.
12:06I met him before, I met him after FX passed, before Comedy Central picked up the show.
12:11Okay.
12:12So I was very humbled.
12:13Meeting in Washington Square Park before she was a comedy star, the actress fell for David Rooklin, a New York-based scientist.
12:21The couple met in 2012 and married quietly in 2017.
12:25It came together kind of quickly, just because it was all there already.
12:29It wasn't like some rush thing, you know, like I'm not like that really.
12:33Yeah.
12:34So we've been together for so long, it just kind of all came together in the right way.
12:37More recently, the pair welcomed their first child, a girl, in 2021.
12:41Despite his science background, Rooklin also expresses his artistic side.
12:45On his Instagram, the NYU grad frequently posts his own original hand-drawn sketches.
12:50Seems like these two found the perfect formula for a well-balanced relationship.
12:55He's like a computational biologist.
12:56I'm like sort of getting it, but he, um…
12:58But just by saying that, we'll get no follow-up from anybody.
13:01Because we're like, yep, sounds good.
13:02Yeah.
13:03Number seven, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Tasha McAuley.
13:05If he says yes, come back and tell me.
13:10If he says no, we'll run away.
13:16In 2014, Joseph Gordon-Levitt surprised fans when he got married in a super-secret ceremony
13:21to tech entrepreneur Tasha McAuley.
13:25The 500 Days of Summer actor and McAuley have kept their personal lives under wraps,
13:29but have revealed that they expanded their family by welcoming a son in 2015,
13:34another son in 2017, and a daughter in 2022.
13:38He's just a baby, you know?
13:39Right, right.
13:40So he hasn't made the choice to be in the public eye,
13:43and that's a choice that I would like him to be able to make when he's older.
13:47Yeah.
13:48When he can think about these kinds of things and make that decision for himself.
13:52In addition to being a tech CEO, McAuley is also an expert in the field of robotics.
13:56While very little is publicly known about their relationship,
13:59we love to see a happy couple living life on their own terms.
14:03Oh, will it dear?
14:05There's no use in asking.
14:08He's in his room, oh, taking rest.
14:14Number six, Lisa Kudrow and Michael Stern.
14:17Does he ever say to you, au contraire?
14:19Never, not one time.
14:22So he agrees with everything you say?
14:25Not one time.
14:27Things between television icon Lisa Kudrow and her hubby Michael Stern
14:30didn't exactly get off on the right foot.
14:32Originally, the advertising exec and The Friends star met because he was dating Kudrow's roommate.
14:38The future spouses found themselves both single a few years later
14:41and reunited at the roomies' birthday party, and the rest was history.
14:46I like your ring.
14:47Thanks, my husband gave it to me.
14:49Gave it to you when you were engaged?
14:52No, for our 18th anniversary.
14:55Married in 1995, the two have shared decades together
14:58and welcomed a son in 98.
15:00In the past, Kudrow has credited their shared sense of independence
15:03as one of the reasons their marriage has lasted so long.
15:06We're sure that also having two very different career paths
15:09has helped keep them intact.
15:1120 years, 30 years, you'll get to travel somewhere.
15:14One day, I guess, we'll go away.
15:16No, it doesn't matter, every day for us is a honeymoon.
15:195. Jennifer Lawrence and Cooke Moroney
15:21I love it! I love it! Don't you love it?
15:24It's incredible, it's so gorgeous!
15:26Will you do us the honor, please? Please? Please?
15:29As one of Hollywood's biggest movie stars of recent years,
15:32Jennifer Lawrence has found a great balance between being a famous face
15:35and also keeping her private life on the DL.
15:38In 2019, the Academy Award winner married Cooke Moroney, whom she met in 2018.
15:43It seems that their blackout, their social media blackout worked.
15:47We don't have a lot of pictures, and I was happy to just keep it that way.
15:50In 2022, they welcomed their first child, a baby boy named Sy,
15:54and in October 2024, it was reported Lawrence was pregnant with their second.
15:59Although they earn their living through different means,
16:01both Lawrence and Moroney work in the arts,
16:03where their shared passion of creativity is truly inspiring.
16:07Why is Cooke the one? Why is he the one that made you say,
16:10uh-uh, throwing that away?
16:12Well, he's just the best person I've ever met in my whole life.
16:16It was a very easy, easy decision.
16:17Number four, Anne Hathaway and Adam Schulman.
16:20I don't want to go on about it, but yeah.
16:22The last time we talked, the way you talked about him.
16:25I'm blushing.
16:26And you've been together, you just celebrated 11 years?
16:28Uh, 11 years married, 15 years together.
16:31What could be more romantic than a custom-made engagement ring
16:34that is designed by your future spouse?
16:36Well, that's exactly what Anne Hathaway's hubby,
16:38jewelry designer Adam Schulman, gave the actress when he popped the question.
16:42I can't believe it.
16:43It's so weird having this off my finger.
16:46I mean, look, it even sparkles in the rain.
16:48The couple were married in 2012,
16:50and Hathaway gave birth to their two sons a few years later.
16:53In addition to being a designer, Schulman has also dabbled in acting,
16:56appearing in television shows like American Dreams.
16:59But I'll need the ticket under a different name.
17:03I'm sure Miss Day told you.
17:06I need to leave the country,
17:07and the father said you could help me get a ticket.
17:12In 2014, he added the role of co-producer to his resume
17:15when he joined his wife on the film Song One.
17:17Seems like Schulman and Hathaway are a multi-talented power couple.
17:21I don't expect him to complete me.
17:23And I don't think he expects me to complete him.
17:25Like, he's his own person, I'm my own person,
17:27and we choose to be together.
17:29Because we believe we make each other better,
17:31and this union is something that we both want to participate in.
17:36For years, Seth Meyers has been making audiences laugh
17:39on his late-night talk show.
17:42In 2008, he found someone to share his jokes with in Alexi Ash.
17:45I think she would have my beautiful blue eyes.
17:48Beautiful blue eyes, Alexi. Let's see the card.
17:50I really like my green eyes.
17:52The comedian married the human rights lawyer in 2013
17:55in a small but star-studded wedding
17:57that included guests such as SNL alum Amy Poehler.
18:00Since then, the couple have gone on to raise a family.
18:03Why would you get us this?
18:06Well, at night, your child will want to defend itself
18:08against anyone who will harm it
18:11because the night is dark and full of terrors, exactly.
18:15And also, it rattles. It's a rattlesword.
18:18Based in New York City,
18:20the happy couple balances their demanding careers,
18:22family life, and living in the public eye
18:24with a sense of humor and lots of laughter.
18:27Beautiful, smart, strong-willed.
18:30I couldn't say that, by the way.
18:34Well, I couldn't say it. OCD.
18:36Before Ken Jeong was one of Hollywood's
18:38most in-demand comedic actors,
18:40he was playing a very different role,
18:42a doctor.
18:43Things change. We don't have time to debate this.
18:45What? No. But no. I'm not comfortable with that. I'm not.
18:48Would you please just listen to her?
18:50Fine. Do what you want to do.
18:52Based in Los Angeles,
18:54the former internal medicine practitioner
18:56met his wife, Tran Jeong,
18:58who was also a doctor.
19:00Both working at the same hospital,
19:02their love grew as Ken Jeong
19:05aspired to change careers.
19:07Supported by Tran, the knocked-up star
19:09made the leap from MD
19:11to professional actor in the late 2000s.
19:13Focus. Pay attention, okay?
19:15We're a team, okay?
19:17Around the same time, the couple welcomed twin daughters.
19:19Shortly after, Tran was also diagnosed
19:21with breast cancer, which she survived.
19:23Through their ups and downs,
19:25the Jeongs have remained together
19:27through their personal and professional changes.
19:29All while having each other's back
19:31and sharing many laughs along the way.
19:34There was this inside joke just between me and Tran.
19:36It would just make me laugh.
19:38I would sprinkle that all throughout the movie just for me
19:40without telling Todd or anybody.
19:42And I would just literally do little Vietnamese phrases
19:44to make Tran laugh.
19:46It's like the weirdest love letter.
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20:021. Amal Clooney & George Clooney
20:04I'm always very proud of her when I see her speaking
20:06at the International Court of Appeals in Strasbourg
20:08with her robe on.
20:10It's pretty impressive, right?
20:12For years, George Clooney was Tinseltown's
20:14biggest bachelor.
20:16Just when it seemed like the Academy Award-winning actor
20:18wasn't going to settle down,
20:20he was thrown through a loop when he met
20:22human rights attorney Amal Alamuddin.
20:24And she's, you know, stunning
20:26and funny and the smartest person
20:28in every room she walks into.
20:31And I was really taken with her.
20:33Introduced by a shared friend in 2013,
20:35Clooney proposed only a few months
20:37after their first date.
20:39Hitched in a lavish Italian ceremony,
20:41the couple soon became one of Hollywood's
20:43most glamorous pairs.
20:45In 2017, they welcomed twins.
20:47As a barrister, Amal has served
20:49on many high-profile human rights cases,
20:51teaches law, and helped establish
20:53charities such as the Clooney Foundation
20:55for Justice.
20:57I think it's wonderful that celebrities
21:00have given their time or energy
21:02or the spotlight that they have
21:04to raise awareness about these causes.
21:06I don't really see myself in the same way
21:08because I'm still doing the same job
21:10that I used to do before.
21:12What other low-key celebrity spouses did we miss?
21:14Let us know in the comments below.
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