Back in the Golden Age of Hollywood, it was almost unheard of for stars to forgo marriage,
yet now, it's not all that odd to watch as a celeb hops from one relationship to another.
Here are some celebs who for some reason or another, never got married.
Legend has it that Leo DiCaprio has never dated a woman over the age of 25. Well, at
least that's what a thorough fan study purports. While we can't speak to whether that statement
is the ironclad truth, we can say that the "Inception" star has never been married. Despite
having dated stunning supermodels like Gisele Bundchen and Bar Refaeli, DiCaprio has never
been married. When asked by "60 Minutes Australia" if he would settle down, the actor appeared
rather evasive, saying -
"I would never answer that question,"
Though when pressed whether marriage is ever a possibility in the future, he seemed optimistic.
"Is it on the cards one day?"
"I'm sure it will be."
In 2016, DiCaprio elaborated on his marital stance when Parade asked him if he believes
in marriage. He responded -
"That time will come when that time comes. The truth is, you can't predict marriage.
You can't plan it. It's just going to happen when it happens."
Considering that his current girlfriend, Camila Morrone, is in her mid twenties, the clock
is ticking, and only time will tell if she's going to become the first Mrs. DiCaprio. Catch
him if you can, ladies. Or, rather, catch him while you can before reaching that almighty
25th birthday. As Ricky Gervais quipped at the Golden Globes in 2020 -
"Leo DiCaprio attended the premiere [of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"] and by the end,
his date was too old for him."
There is no shortage of women lining up to settle down with dapper "Mad Men" star Jon
Hamm. Although Hamm admits he's a romantic at heart, tying the knot simply isn't for
him. Having been in a long-term relationship with Jennifer Westfeldt from 1997 to 2015,
Hamm opened up about his views on marriage in a 2010 interview with Parade, explaining
that he grew disillusioned with the notion of wedlock due to witnessing turbulent marriages
within his family, stating - "I don't have the marriage chip, and neither
of us have the greatest examples of marriages in our families. But Jen is the love of my
life, and we've already been together four times longer than my parents were married."
Furthermore, he referred to marriage as nothing more than, quote, "a piece of paper" in an
interview with the New York Post.
Unfortunately, the decades-long romance between Hamm and Westfeldt wasn't to be, with the
pair reportedly breaking up due to the former's ongoing personal issues. On being single after
such a lengthy relationship, Hamm told InStyle -
"It's hard. It's hard to be single after being together for a long time. It's really hard.
It sucks."
Known for her depiction of the quirky "Annie Hall," which was directed by her controversial
ex-boyfriend Woody Allen, Diane Keaton has been open about her pretty celibate lifestyle,
admitting to InStyle in 2019 -
"I haven't been on a date in, I would say, 35 years."
The actor's renouncement of marriage lies in the patriarchal expectations imposed upon
her mother, telling Lisa Kudrow in an Interview Magazine feature -
"I feel like she chose family over her dreams. And she was just the best mother, but I think
that she is the reason why I didn't get married. I didn't want to give up my independence.
By the way, no one has ever asked me to marry them, either, so that might be a good answer."
Keaton also told People that she wished she had wed her ex, Al Pacino, but knew that probably
wouldn't have been the right move, saying -
"He was even less inclined to be realistic than me […] And I don't think a long-term
happy marriage would be easy for him."
There's no denying that marriages are often messy, so we don't blame Keaton for opting
out of that kind of commitment.
Throughout the years, James Franco has been linked to numerous women but has never tied
the knot. His boyish looks aside, Franco is actually approaching middle age.
Although he hasn't met the right person to settle down with, the actor isn't ruling out
marriage. Speaking to Elle, he explained - "I'm not against it. I guess it would take
the right person. Maybe one day."
Until that day comes, Franco is busy locking lips with girlfriend Isabel Pakzad, who is
15 years his junior.
In that same Elle interview, Franco reflected on his parents' idealized marriage, which
helps explain his stance on waiting for the right person, saying -
"My parents stayed married their entire lives. They somehow worked out ways to pursue what
they loved while being supportive of each other."
In the words of his beloved pal Tommy Wiseau -
"You can love someone deep inside your heart, and there is nothing wrong with it."
Despite being a multi-Grammy Award-winning musician and selling millions of albums worldwide,
Sheryl Crow's lack of a husband is a frequent topic of conversation when discovering the
legendary singer.
But for Crow, marriage simply isn't her priority. That isn't to say she's ruling it out completely,
though, telling Good Housekeeping -
"I would love to get married — I'm still old-fashioned. But I don't think marriage
is the be-all and end-all. […] It's better to have three broken engagements than three
divorces."
The latter remark is likely in reference to her past engagement to disgraced Olympic cyclist
Lance Armstrong, to whom Crow was engaged in the mid-2000s. That said, it is unclear
to whom the other two engagements refer. During an appearance on Dax Shepard's "Armchair Expert"
podcast, Crow lamented the fact that she, quote, "gravitated to pathological narcissists,"
which may also explain her aversion to marriage.
The singer has further poked fun at her unmarried but thrice engaged status, telling the crowd
at the Gracie Awards -
"And all I can say is that I've been engaged three times. And I never got married, but
I've had a rockin' great time, not getting married."
Hey, if it works, it works!
Forget Absolut Vodka. Sweden's biggest import is Absolut Skarsgård. Hunky actor Alexander
Skarsgård certainly gets many fans' true blood running. Standing at over 6'4" tall
and with his quintessentially Scandinavian locks, it's a bit of a shock to learn that
the strapping Swede is still on the market. Even his little brother Bill, aka Pennywise,
has settled down into fatherhood. If the scary clown can have a family, then it should be
easy for big brother Alex, right? But for him? Marriage and kids aren't on his agenda
any time soon.
This is because Skarsgård feels that marriage would be inharmonious with his commitment
to minimalism, telling The Guardian -
"I'm not married and I don't have kids, and I'm really enjoying it at the moment. There's
something quite Buddhist about the sense that you can only have eight items or whatever.
Because I have my one suitcase and whatever doesn't fit in that, I can't bring [...] So
in terms of consumption, it really makes you think."
We're still trying to wrap our heads around this Marie Kondo-esque metaphor, but perhaps
Skarsgård is trying to explain that he reserves his suitcase for those who truly spark joy.
While he's dated many prominent women through the years, it seems that none of them were
wife material. Or, in this instance, suitcase material.
A romantic at heart, Winona Ryder described herself as a, quote, "serial monogamist" in
an interview with Net-a-Porter's The Edit. However, matrimony seems to be a bit fraught
for the actress, as she told the publication -
"But marriage? I don't know. I'd rather never have been married than been divorced a few
times. Not that there's anything wrong with divorce, but I don't think I could do it if
that was a possibility."
Ryder also mentioned that her parent's decades-long and successful marriage has given her a high
standard for relationships. The good news is that she has someone who seems to meet
that high level. That special someone is Scott Mackinlay Hahn, a fashion designer who specializes
in sustainability efforts, and whom Ryder has been happily dating since 2011. The pair
have frequently been snapped getting cozy together at various events and their romantic
rapport is palpable. A ring don't mean a thing, so who needs matrimony when Ryder and Hahn
are getting so steamy?
That said, in spite of her reservations towards marriage, Ryder may have technically married
Keanu Reeves when filming "Bram Stoker's Dracula" in 1992, telling Entertainment Weekly -
"No, I swear to God, I think we're married in real life."
She explained that a real Romanian priest wed their characters on the set of the Francis
Ford Coppola movie. Well, there are certainly stranger things that can happen to a gal than
accidentally marrying Keanu Reeves.
Jamie Foxx is many things: Oscar-winning actor, comedian, singer, and lifelong bachelor. Although
he has two kids, Foxx has, surprisingly, never been married. The actor has played everyone
from the slave-owner-slaying Django to legendary musician Ray Charles, but the role he plays
best is that of a Hollywood star living the single life.
Chatting to Men's Health, the "Django Unchained" star stated that he simply isn't the marrying
type, saying -
"Some people can want to be married their whole lives, and then some people cannot want
to be. I just never thought marriage was for me."
He added that he's not up for what marriage entails, describing himself as, quote, "committed
to being not committed." That commitment hasn't stopped him from starting relationships with
various women, however.
Throughout the years he's been spotted with Stacey Dash, who you may remember from "Clueless,"
and Tom Cruise's ex, Katie Holmes, among others.
During a 2017 appearance on The Graham Norton Show, Foxx, who was then aged 49, discussed
the difficulties of being a bachelor later in life, especially when it comes to the club
scene.
"...these girls pull up and I'm outside the club, I'm about to go in and the girls pull
up, 'Oh my God, Jamie Foxx!' I'm like, 'What's up?' 'We go to school with your daughter!'
'Oh.'"
Oh, indeed. Maybe it's time to hit the road, Jamie.
When he's not busy irritating celebs at the Golden Globes and causing an uproar with his
contentious jokes, British comic Ricky Gervais is leading a wholesome life with long-term
partner Jane Fallon and their pets. After meeting at the prestigious University College
London in 1982, Gervais and Fallon have been going strong. As for marriage? It's not the
"Extras" creator's cup of tea. He told The Time about his views on marriage -
"Don't see the point. We are married for all intents and purposes, everything's shared
and actually our fake marriage has lasted longer than a real one... but there's no point
in us having an actual ceremony before the eyes of God because there is no God."
In addition to being unmarried, Gervais and Fallon have chosen not to have children. As
Fallon wrote in The Guardian -
"Thankfully, my partner, Ricky, felt the same -– not that I would make a terrible mother,
or if he did think that he thoughtfully kept that to himself, but that he wasn't keen on
parenthood, either. And as we're both the youngest children of large families, the pressure
was off."
Always one to challenge the status quo, perhaps the controversial comedian feels he's being
rebellious by rejecting convention.
Always a free spirit, Oscar-winning actor Allison Janney is happy to go with the flow.
If this means never settling down, she's just fine with that. After a brief engagement to
fellow actor Richard Jenik in 2005, Janney has found peace in the prospect of never being
a blushing bride, as she revealed during an appearance on "The Drew Barrymore Show".
"I'd love to find, you know, eventually find someone to share my life with but if it doesn't
happen, I think I'll be just fine."
When queried about her decision to not get married or have kids, Janney explained that
the same logic applies to forgoing motherhood, saying -
"I think if I would have found the right guy at the right time who wanted to have kids,
I probably would have with the right partner because I wasn't ever really confident that
I wanted to have kids. I would rather regret not having kids than have kids and regret
that. I'm okay with it."
For Janney, being an unmarried woman has major perks. At the 2016 Sundance Film Festival,
she was spotted cozying up to her handsome then-beau Philip Joncas, who is 20 years her
junior. When asked by E! whether she and Joncas would be tying the knot, the "I, Tonya" star
replied -
"I don't believe in that institution."
Whether he's lustfully pursuing Adam Sandler's female alter ego in the universally panned
"Jack and Jill" or reminding us that he's an amazing actor in "The Irishman," Al Pacino
has had quite the diverse career over the years. As such, it may be a little hard to
believe that he was a brooding heartthrob back in the day.
Despite some high-profile relationships, namely with "National Lampoon's" alum Beverly D'Angelo,
who gave birth to the couple's twins at the age of 49, the acting vet has never been married.
As reported by the Independent, Pacino opposes marriage, saying -
"I hate to say this, but marriage is a state of mind, not a contract. When I think about
the law and marriage, I ask myself, when did the cops get involved?"
The truth is, the "Scarface" star regrets this decision, but he told The Telegraph that
he never tied the knot because he believed true love was more important than wedlock,
saying -
"I don't know about marriage yet. But when you are in love, that's the height of it.
So, I probably should have got married a couple of times [back then]. I wish I would have.'"
Considering that he dated Meital Dohan, who is 39 years his junior, the unwed Pacino can
still bring the heat to the ladies on any given Sunday.
Talk show host and multi-billionaire Oprah Winfrey leads a pretty normal life when she's
not giving away free cars and fending off Tom Cruise's attempts to infiltrate her mind.
Since 1986, she has been in a loving relationship with Stedman Graham. But they opted not to
wed.
As the talk show host wrote in Oprah Daily, marriage was a commitment she wasn't prepared
to make, admitting -
"In 1993, the moment after I said yes to his proposal, I had doubts. I realized I didn't
actually want a marriage. I wanted to be asked. I wanted to know he felt I was worthy of being
his missus, but I didn't want the sacrifices, the compromises, the day-in-day-out commitment
required to make a marriage work."
Furthermore, in an interview with India's NDTV, Winfrey stated that her decision to
reject marriage lies in her refusal to conform to traditional gender roles, saying -
"I think that had we gotten married we probably would have been divorced by now, and he would
agree. I'm not saying that disrespectfully. He would agree because I really am my own
woman and I don't really conform very well to other people's ideas about who and what
I should be. And, you know, being married calls for some conformity."
Clearly, Ms. Winfrey is in charge of her destiny — and it's one that she will always OWN.
Best known as the fiery Joyce in "Mike & Molly" and as Jim Carrey's legal nemesis in "Liar
Liar," Swoosie Kurtz has always been honest when it comes to telling us how she really
feels about marriage. The veteran actor has used her platform to expose the inherent sexism
in asking women when they are going to marry while highlighting the hypocrisy of glorifying
single men as playboys.
In her 2014 memoir Part Swan, Part Goose, Kurtz ponders -
"Why is it that people are so uncomfortable with the thought of a woman who is, by choice
or not, alone? It seems to waffle between suspicion and sympathy. Is she the witch or
the widow? Or just waiting for Mr. Right? A solitary gentleman can be a confirmed old
bachelor [...] but a solitary woman must be Miss Havisham."
This Dickensian reference exemplifies the overriding double standard faced by single
women versus single men, one which Hollywood stars like Kurtz are not immune to.
During an appearance on the Hollywood Reporter's "Off the Cuff" podcast, Kurtz further clarified
her stance on marriage, noting that she, quote, "never had the marriage radar out." The actor
emphasized the pressure put on women to marry but stated that she was rejecting any such
patriarchal notions, professing -
"As a woman you really feel you have to apologize for it, and I just don't anymore."
"Saturday Night Live" alum Maya Rudolph and "There Will Be Blood" director Paul Thomas
Anderson make quite the power couple. But despite being together for two decades and
having four kids, the pair aren't married. For Rudolph, her highly fulfilling relationship
with Anderson is just as meaningful as a marriage, as she told Us Weekly -
"I think genuinely like the effort to make an effort. [That's] the most romantic gesture
[...] To show up every day is kind of the most romantic part because you can bail at
any moment."
From her rib-tickling turn as the obnoxious Jodi Deitz to her rapport with co-star and
pal Fred Armisen as one-half of snooty art dealers The Schoeners, Rudolph is a true chameleon
when it comes to depicting her various "SNL" characters. But her true colors shine through
when speaking about her beau.
Although she and Anderson are not married, Rudolph told The New York Times that she nonetheless
calls the "Boogie Nights" director her husband as opposed to other labels, as she feels the
former designation holds greater gravitas. As she explained to the publication -
"People know what that means. It means he's the father of my child, and I live with him,
and we are a couple, and we are not going anywhere."
Rudolph is always a bridesmaid, never a bride, and that's just how she likes it.
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