Today, more couples are disregarding tradition in their relationships and adopting a more contemporary approach. This includes celebrity couples, many of whom have been in the public eye for years and refuse to let public opinion dictate their lives. We examine celebrity marriages that have defied conventional preconceptions and popular belief to lead happy lives together.
Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness
With co-stars Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness getting married in 1996, the pair met on the set of the Australian TV series Correlli in 1995. The couple has been in love for 25 years, but there are some naysayers to their relationship.
Jackman and Furness married when he was 27, and she was 40, thus making her 13 years his senior. Still, this famous pair has never let public criticism stop them, and they are still happily married with two adopted children today.