Tying the knot is a huge commitment, which is precisely why it’s not surprising to hear that this arrangement isn’t for everybody. For actors and sports icons whose careers often get in the way of sentimentalities, settling down can sometimes fast-track a breakup rather than prevent one. Here are 10 celebrity couples that didn’t need a ring to stay together!
10. Enrique Iglesias & Anna Kournikova
The couple has been together since 2001, when they met on set for Iglesias’ “Escape” music video. They have three children together, and they’re confident they’ll never marry.
9. Tilda Swinton & Sandro Kopp
Easily the most aesthetic power couple ever established, Swinton and Kopp have been going steady since 2004. The pair met on the set of The Chronicles of Narnia when they established an “unconventional” partnership, in their own terms.
8. Jason Statham & Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Parents and long-time partners, Statham and Huntington-Whiteley have been dating since 2010. The couple announced their engagement in 2016, but there’s still no wedding in sight for the power couple.
7. Paul Dano & Zoe Kazan
Dano and Kazan have been dating since at least 2007, a year after Dano’s breakthrough in Little Miss Sunshine. He and his partner, actress and screenwriter Zoe Kazan, have chosen not to get married, opting instead for a solid and stable long-term relationship.
6. Courteney Cox & Johnny McDaid
After her days as “Courteney Cox-Arquette,” the Friends veteran has been a bit more reserved about marriage. Now, she’s in a long-standing relationship with singer Johnny McDaid, no rings needed.
5. Cristiano Ronaldo & Georgina Rodríguez
Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has been in a long partnership with model Georgina Rodríguez since 2016. They’ve since fathered five children together. That said, things might take a turn pretty soon, since the couple announced their engagement this August.
4. Shakira & Gerard Piqué
The Colombian singer-songwriter and the Spanish soccer player remained together for eleven years, from 2011 to 2022, before it all came crashing down spectacularly. According to Shakira, she actively avoided marriage, fearing their relationship would eventually grow stale if they tied the knot.
3. Ryan Gosling & Eva Mendes
Gosling and Mendes have managed to keep most details about their relationship private. What we know is that they have been together since around 2011, and they have two daughters, Esmeralda and Amanda. Rumors of “secret weddings” aside, the two remain marriage-free but together.
2. Goldie Hawn & Kurt Russell
One of Hollywood’s most iconic “non-marriages,” the relationship between Hawn and Russell is the stuff of legends. The pair started dating in 1983, and maintain that their relationship doesn’t need a marriage certificate to stay strong.
1. Oprah Winfrey & Stedman Graham
When it comes to legendary relationships, nothing beats Oprah Winfrey’s long-standing partnership with Stedman Graham. Together since 1986, the couple had a brief brush with the idea of marriage in 1992, but they decided that their dynamic would work best if they never signed the marriage papers.
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