Author: Freya
Who was the woman beside legendary actor John Hurt during the final chapter of his remarkable life? Anwen Rees Myers is widely known as Hurt’s fourth and final wife, but her own story reaches far beyond being married to a famous actor. Anwen Rees Myers, also commonly written as Anwen Rees-Myers, built a creative career as a classical pianist, actress, television producer, advertising director, film producer, and casting director. She married John Hurt in 2005 and remained his wife until his death in January 2017. Unlike many celebrity spouses, Anwen already understood entertainment from the inside. She had performed herself…
Hollywood marriages are often known for being short. Kelley Kuhr and Malcolm McDowell have a very different story. They married in 1991, raised three sons together, and more than three decades later, Malcolm still talks about his wife with obvious admiration. Kelley Kuhr, also known as Kelley McDowell, is the longtime wife of Malcolm McDowell, the legendary British actor best known for A Clockwork Orange. But Kelley has her own creative career. She is a designer and artist, and Malcolm has described her as highly successful in her own field. Their marriage also created a large and interesting family. Kelley…
Before millions of viewers knew Pat Sajak as the smiling man standing beside the famous Wheel of Fortune, another person was sharing his life behind the scenes. Her name was Sherrill Sajak, and she was Pat’s first wife. Sherrill Sajak is best known as the first wife of Pat Sajak, the longtime television personality who began hosting Wheel of Fortune in 1981. Sherrill and Pat reportedly met in 1978, married in 1979, and divorced in 1986. That timeline makes Sherrill’s story particularly interesting. She knew Pat before Wheel of Fortune turned him into one of America’s most recognizable game-show hosts.…
Before Hugh Laurie became the world-famous face of House, and before his long marriage to Jo Green, there was another name connected with his early personal life: Kate Hannan. She is often listed as one of Laurie’s former romantic partners, yet very little about Kate herself has ever been firmly documented. Kate Hannan is best known because of her reported past relationship with Hugh Laurie, the British actor, comedian, writer, musician, and former A Bit of Fry & Laurie star. Their connection belongs to an early period of Laurie’s life, before his international success as Dr. Gregory House. Unlike Hugh,…
What happens when one of Britain’s most famous comedians meets someone more than 30 years younger—and discovers that they share the same unusual sense of humor? That is at the center of Jennifer Wade’s story. She is best known as the fourth and current wife of John Cleese, the legendary comedian behind Monty Python and Fawlty Towers. But Jennifer is not simply “John Cleese’s younger wife.” She worked as a model before becoming a jewellery designer and launching her own creative business. She and John met through mutual friends in 2009, became a couple, and married in the Caribbean in…
When people hear the Cantore name, they usually picture a man standing in hurricane-force winds while rain blows sideways across a television screen. But behind much of Jim Cantore’s early success was another Weather Channel professional with her own difficult and inspiring story: Tamra Cantore. Tamra, also known by her maiden name Tamra Zinn, is the former wife of Jim Cantore, one of America’s most recognizable television meteorologists. The two met while working at The Weather Channel, married in 1990, and became parents to Christina and Ben Cantore. Their family later faced challenges far more personal than any storm Jim…
Some people become searchable online not because they built a public career, but because they once shared their life with someone famous. Sara Recor is one of those names. She has been linked in public celebrity records to comedian and actor Jon Lovitz, yet surprisingly little reliable information about Sara herself has ever been made public. Sara Recor is best known because of her past relationship with Jon Lovitz, the American comedian famous for Saturday Night Live, The Critic, and numerous film and television appearances. Celebrity relationship databases commonly place Sara and Jon together during the 1990s, before their relationship…
What kind of person can spend nearly half a century beside a member of one of the biggest rock bands in history and still remain almost completely outside celebrity culture? Julie Ann Reubens has managed to do exactly that. Julie Ann Reubens is best known as the longtime wife of John McVie, the legendary bassist whose surname helped create the name Fleetwood Mac. Julie married John in 1978, shortly after his first marriage to bandmate Christine McVie had ended. More than a decade later, Julie and John welcomed their daughter, Molly Elizabeth McVie. While Fleetwood Mac lived through famous romances,…
What happens when two people meet in the fashion world, marry during a fast-moving period of fame, have a daughter, and then quietly go in completely different directions? That is the story behind Jonathan Wiedemann, the former husband of actress and model Isabella Rossellini. Jonathan Wiedemann, sometimes called Jon Wiedemann, was a model before moving into design and technology work. He married Isabella Rossellini in 1983, and that same year they welcomed their daughter, Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann. Their marriage lasted only a few years, but Jonathan remained permanently connected to one of Hollywood and fashion’s most famous families. He later…
Katharine Hepburn became famous for living life on her own terms. She never married during her decades as a Hollywood star, and her long relationship with Spencer Tracy became one of classic Hollywood’s most discussed romances. Yet there was one marriage in her life, and the man she married was Ludlow Ogden Smith. Ludlow Ogden Smith, often called Luddy, was the first and only husband of Katharine Hepburn. They married in 1928, years before Hepburn became one of Hollywood’s biggest actresses. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1934, but their connection did not disappear immediately. What makes Ludlow’s story especially…