Hollywood couples are used to having their other half
in romantic roles with someone else on screen, but
how can a marriage survive when your husband is engaging in one of the most scandalous movies of
the 21st century? Well, today we are going to take a look at Fifty Shades Of Grey star Jamie
Dornan and how his marriage not only survived the filming of three movies but flourished. Jamie
and Amelia Warner’s love epitomizes a truly solid union in today’s Rumour Juice episode.
He is best known for playing the domineering Christian Grey in the erotic romantic drama
film franchise. Jamie’s real love life could not be any more different from his onscreen one.
Amelia and Jamie first met at a Hollywood party back in 2007 and became fast friends.
It wasn’t until 2010, though, that they officially started dating. Two years later, Jamie popped the
question and one year later they got married in an intimate ceremony with their nearest and dearest.
In their first year of marriage, the couple hit some big milestones as they
welcomed their first child, daughter Dulcie . In 2016,
they welcomed their second daughter Elva and in 2019, their third daughter Alberta .
Family is absolutely everything to the couple and they are incredibly secretive when it comes
to their personal life. But when Dornan is asked in interviews about fatherhood,
he can’t help but light up and give us rare glimpses into Amelia and their solid union.
“Being a dad is the best. I feel a duty to provide for my kids, and I really like it.
It suits me. Making our kids happy is a good thing for my wife and me to be driven by.” he said.
He is extremely devoted to Amelia and their kids, and he wants to be as
present as possible because he lost his mother at 16. He even spoke about how
it changed him saying, “I don’t think I knew what the effects were at the time,
but I do know I’m definitely a different man today as a result of losing my mother so young.”
When it comes to expanding their family, the pair didn’t have a concrete plan and
they seem to love making beautiful babies as he said in an interview with Jimmy Kimmel .
Amelia is no stranger to media attention, despite having a fear of the limelight. She
starred in Lorna Doone () at just 18 years old and a year later she married actor Collin Farrell).
The marriage only lasted four months but luckily it was a non-legal ceremony on a Tahitian) beach.
After that, she ditched acting and began her singing and music composition career.
When Jamie was cast as Christian Grey, it pushed him and his wife to the forefront of
the tabloid rumor mill. The English musician was somewhat overshadowed by her husband and
she had to contend with the fact that her one and only would be engaging in some
seriously X-rated scenes. What’s more, she was pregnant with their first child at the time.
While numerous outlets speculated that the couple’s marriage was on the rocks due to
Jamie’s steamy on-set encounters with co-star Dakota Johnson he pair simply tuned everyone out.
“The more public interest there is in you,
the more horrible people become. People start to say disgusting things about your family,
about your children,” he recalled. They have certainly shown us when your bond is truly solid,
no amount of negativity or speculation from the outside world can derail your relationship.
The media attention didn’t affect their lives on a day-to-day basis because the biggest change in
their lives was having children. They were more focused on their kids rather than the
negative press, and building their family was a great distraction from the stress of rumors.
But how did Christian Grey’s character affect Jamie’s real-life relationship, if at all?
Sometimes, Christian Grey crosses over into Jamie’s real life,
which he explains can make things awkward – especially when he’s with his family.
He explained, “I get a lot of fans talking to me as if I am Mr. Grey…There’ll be like
a line at Starbucks when I’m getting my coffee and someone will be like,
‘Oh, Mr. Grey.’ And I’m literally holding one of my children and
they’re so confused why they’re calling me that.” How uncomfortable is that?
Some fans take it a little further, making direct references to the Red Room and iconic sexual
scenes that tend to put Jamie on the spot. He said, “I just panic. I don’t know how to
respond to it because I’m not him. So, I’m always sort of there, kind of panicking so they probably
think I’m weird (which I’m fine with).” Well, we definitely love Jamie more than Christian Grey.
Dornan sings Warner praises, noting how important her support was to his success with the films.
She was a brilliant and hugely understanding person, according to him,
considering the conditions of the film franchise.
“A lot of people would have had a s*** fit at 30-something weeks pregnant hearing, ‘Darling,
we’re going to Vancouver this week for four months — we’re going to have a Canadian baby
and I’m going to do a film where, for parts of it, I will be naked.’
That’s a tough pitch, but my wife is an incredible person,” he gushed.
He further recalled the sacrifices his wife had to make while he pursued his career,
namely doing a lot of the parenting on her own. Their first daughter was born in Canada and he had
to start filming three days after she was born. Their second child was born in London, where they
live permanently and he had to fly out to Canada ten days later to start filming the second movie.
Although he never missed a birth, he was at the mercy of the films schedules which is why
during the couple's third pregnancy he vowed to do things differently. He wanted to have a
lot more control over his schedule so he could enjoy the formative months of his child’s life
and he took proper time for a few months. He even made a two-week rule
where he doesn’t spend more than two weeks away from his family at a time.
Jamie is always loving up on his gorgeous wife in interviews, especially on the press tours for
Fifty Shades. He was asked if Amelia Warner had any habits that irritated him or quirks he had
to get used to. In one simple answer, he managed to reveal just how strong their relationship is.
“I was smitten from the start, I really was. I’m more in love with
her today than I was at the start, so no.” How insanely sweet is that?
It doesn’t mean everything is always perfect in the Dornan-Warner household.
Like any couple, they do occasionally have disagreements, but that’s every relationship,
right? They only had one major argument in their entire relationship before they had kids and
after that, most of their frustrations come from traveling with kids.
But they handle it the right way — with healthy communication.
“We’d never let anything boil and become a thing. We know couples who are plate-throwers, but
that’s just not us. I’m glad it’s not us — plates are expensive,” he joked.
There is never a day he doesn’t tell her he loves her either.
Although Amelia appears to keep it light-hearted with her husband being in the raunchy film,
it obviously affected her at some point. With the second film,
rumors were flying faster and harder than ever about Dakota and Jamie getting closer onset,
but their closeness was for the sake of the film.
When they shot the first film, the actors seemed quite uncomfortable, which clearly translated
onscreen. Johnson and Dornan got criticized for their lack of chemistry, but this time around,
a new report revealed that fans will finally see a connection between the two stars.
This, however, allegedly got Warner a bit worried, insecure and jealous. But she couldn’t help it,
her partner was onscreen half-naked with another woman and had millions of women swooning for him.
It had long been rumored that Jamie and Dakota were having an affair so
it did not come as a surprise when she decided to tag along.
It was reported that Warner appeared to be controlling and paranoid.
Cast and crew from the set said that Dornan couldn’t break free from his wife, even though he
had to work on the honeymoon scene with Johnson. The English musician was apparently so paranoid
about a possible romance brewing between her hubby and the Fifty Shades actress that she even
joined them in the water at one point. But these are just rumors and haven’t been proven true.
Dornan did speak out about how he was starting to worry that his wife would slip into postpartum
depression while having to deal with the outside noise of the tabloids. As an actress herself,
Amelia understood that Jamie had to act a certain way around Dakota
but when photos leaked of the two having fun off-screen, it became too much for her to handle.
"It's never easy to come off any labor and delivery – it takes a toll on your emotions
and your body – but knowing your hubby is engaged in very naughty play with another woman
may be too much to handle,” she said in an interview.
These rumors spurred more rumors and Jamie apparently almost walked away
from the role because his wife was uncomfortable with the raunchiness
of the scenes he had to share with Johnson. But a representative of
the star said in a statement that all press reports were pure conjecture.
Amelia and Jamie have a lot of love and respect for one another,
and despite all the media trying to play it like their marriage is suffering because of the films,
they show the world what a solid relationship looks like. They trust one another,
have a commitment to supporting each other, and prioritize their family. They don’t let anything
get in the way of their love that has given them almost a decade and counting of wedded bliss.
When you can trust your partner and communicate well with one another,
it’s easy to block things out and not allow them to come between you two.
Voicing your love for one another every single day doesn’t hurt either. This couple has a lot
of great things coming their way and we cannot wait to see what they do next, so stay tuned!