Lasting marriages between stars? You are the exception. Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates have been together for 42 years. Now the Oscar winner has revealed the secret to the success of her relationship.

On-off relationships, wars of the roses and multiple divorces: Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for Hollywood actors to have their partnerships fall apart.

In the world of stars, the love carousel often spins at an uncomfortably fast pace. But: The exception proves the rule.

One such exception is Phoebe Cates and Kevin Kline. The actor couple is an example of how two people can stay together for a long time, even in the bright spotlight.

Kevin Kline: “We don’t have a Hollywood marriage”

Momoll, Phoebe Cates and Kevin Kline have been married for more than 35 years, believe it or not.

Now the 77-year-old actor, who currently stars alongside Cate Blanchett in Apple TV+'s amazing series Disclaimer, spoke to Business Insider about how he and his wife spent so many years together.

According to the Oscar winner (“A Fish Called Wanda,” 1988), they've never had a typical “Hollywood marriage” in all their years.

Instead of having their heads turned in the Hollywood dream factory, Cates and Kline lived on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, a borough of New York City, for almost the entirety of their relationship.

Visually, he and his wife are not typical celebrities either. “That’s why you don’t see Botox on me. “These are my lips, what’s left of them,” Kline says in “Business Insider” and laughs.

A daughter and a son make their happiness perfect

Phoebe Cates and Kevin Kline met 42 years ago – at an audition for a film together.

Seven years later, in 1989, the couple tied the knot in New York City. Son Owen was born in 1991, followed three years later by daughter Greta and made their family happiness perfect.

According to Kevin Kline, the constant support of his wife, who is 15 years his junior, is one of the main reasons their partnership has remained so strong over the years.

“Unlike me, she has her head on her shoulders. I have my head on their shoulders most of the time,” says Kevin Kline.

And further: “She is a great wife, a great mother and a great person.”

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