Their love stories! From Goldie HawnAnd Kurt RussellTo Lauren GrahamAnd Peter KrauseSome Hollywood couples choose not to marry.
Hawn was married to previously Gus TrikonisFrom 1969 to 1976, and to Bill HudsonShe was in love with Russell from 1976 to 1982 until she fell in love with him in 1983. The big-screen icons never tied the knot — and Hawn thinks they’re better for it.
“I would have been long divorced if I’d been married. Marriage is a fascinating psychological thing. If you need to feel bound to someone, then it’s important to be married,” the First Wives Club actress said during a 2015 appearance on the U.K.’s Loose Women. “If you have independence, if you have enough money and sense of independence and you like your independence, there’s something psychological about not being married because it gives you the freedom to make decisions one way or the other.”
Kate Hudson’s mom asserted that both she and Russell liked “the choice” of staying put in their relationship without the pressure of marriage.
The SilkwoodStar, for his part, made vows with Season Hubley1979. The pair divorced after less than five years, which impacted Russell’s perspective in his romance with Hawn.
“We said if this is ever an issue, if the kids feel we need to do this, then we’ll get married,” the Hateful Eight actor told Today in November 2020, as his partner chimed in, “They didn’t want us to get married.”
Similar to the Christmas ChroniclesGraham and Krause, costars, remain solid in their relationship status despite not being married. Though their paths initially crossed in the ‘90s, sparks flew when the twosome portrayed siblings on NBC’s Parenthood. They’ve kept their private life under the radar ever since.
“Nobody knew about it for a while because we like to be at home, cooking and not going out,” the Evan AlmightyActress told RedbookOctober 2010. “I’ve also been really protective of it because it’s important that you can buy us as brother and sister on the show.”
Four years later, it is still the Zoey’s Extraordinary PlaylistAlum reassured Ellen DeGeneres that her relationship with Krause is “good the way it is” — and didn’t have to be anything more.
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