Celebrities Who Tore Up The Rule Book And Married Their Fans

Every so often a fan seriously lucks out: they meet the famous object of their desires, win their heart and actually end up marrying them. But how likely is it really that a resident movie star would get down on one knee for one of us regular folk? Well, take note, because these couples may just give hope to celebrity admirers the world over. Fame seekers and hopeless romantics should tread carefully, though, as not all of these relationships have gone the distance. 

1. Steve and Marjorie Harvey

Marjorie Bridges was sitting in the audience at one of Steve Harvey’s comedy gigs when he first noticed her – and, apparently, immediately fell in love. “I don’t know who you are, but I’m going to marry you,” he said to the fan. True to his word, Harvey eventually put a ring on it in 2007 — a whole 17 years after their initial Memphis meeting. Aww!

2. Nicolas Cage and Alice Kim

The story of how Alice Kim met Nicolas Cage is the stuff of fairy tales: she was a waitress, and he a Hollywood film star. Apparently, it was a simple phone number swap that led to Kim eventually becoming Cage’s wife in 2004. Wasting no time, the following year Kim gave birth to their improbably named son, Kal-El. Sadly, even the most magical of stories must come to an end — the couple split after 11 years of married life. 

3. Christopher Guest and Jamie Lee Curtis

According to Jamie Lee Curtis, all it took was a photo of This Is Spinal Tap star Christopher Guest to seal the deal. After spying the snap in Rolling Stone magazine, her mind was made up. That’s right — Curtis claims she instantly decided that he was the man she would marry. Fast-forward a few months, and after a little chasing on the actress’ part, she did! Seems that trusting your gut pays off, as the pair have been wed for over 30 years now.

4. Julia Roberts and Danny Moder

Life somewhat imitated art for Julia Roberts when she met and started dating The Mexican cameraman Danny Moder. After all, at that point, she’d already played the megastar going out with a normal dude in Notting Hill. Unlike Hugh Grant’s character in the rom-com, though, Moder was already married – a state of affairs that he swiftly resolved before finally wedding his very own leading lady in 2002.