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Love from a distance! Join us as we explore famous couples whose relationships thrive despite spending significant time apart. From separate homes to cross-country commitments, these celebrity duos prove that absence might actually make the heart grow fonder. Which of these unconventional love stories will surprise you the most?
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00:00The actress revealed that it's been, get this, 133 days since we were last together.
00:05Welcome to Ms. Mojo. And today, we're looking at famous couples whose relationships remain strong,
00:11even if they don't see a whole lot of each other.
00:14How do you reconcile that longing to be with the woman you love?
00:18It's the anticipation of being together.
00:23Ava Mendez and Ryan Gosling.
00:25Mendez was paired with many Hollywood heartthrobs during her career,
00:30but many would argue she enjoyed her best chemistry opposite Ryan Gosling in The Place Beyond the Pines.
00:36Turns out that connection wasn't just for the cameras, as the pair quickly became an item.
00:40The actress stepped away completely by 2014, the same year she and Gosling had their first child.
00:46First, I understand the girl-to-boy ratio in your house is now 3 to 1?
00:51Yes.
00:51How's that going?
00:52It's heaven.
00:53It's like walking through a field of flowers every day.
00:56Well, congratulations.
00:57I live with angels.
00:59While the pair never denied their relationship, they avoided public announcements, red carpets, or any private details.
01:06Gosling first openly spoke of his partner during his 2017 Golden Globe's acceptance speech.
01:11Sweetheart, thank you.
01:14To my daughters, Amada and Esmeralda, I love you.
01:18And if I may, I'd like to dedicate this to the memory of her brother, Juan Carlos Mendez.
01:24Mendez has since slightly pulled back the curtain, but the duo remains mostly tight-lipped.
01:29Asked if they've secretly married, Mendez provided a coy response, saying, quote,
01:33I like to keep it all mysterious.
01:35If you run into him.
01:36If I happen to see him tonight, I will give it a standout.
01:39Oh, you might see him tonight.
01:41I'm telling you, if I run it, you never know.
01:43Julia Roberts and Daniel Motor.
01:45Pretty Woman turned Julia Roberts into Hollywood's biggest leading lady.
01:49As expected, it wasn't long before the tabloids were all over her love life,
01:53following all her romances, from Kiefer Sutherland to Benjamin Bratt and Matthew Perry.
01:58Her marriage to cinematographer Daniel Motor has also garnered interest for how low-profile it is in comparison.
02:05The life that I've built with my husband, the life that we've built with our children,
02:12and that's the best stuff.
02:14According to InTouch Weekly, Motor's lifestyle revolves around high-energy hobbies,
02:19with surfing as his main passion.
02:21The tabloid also claimed that Roberts reportedly splashed millions
02:25to secure her husband with his own surf spot.
02:28Are you really trying to impress your husband?
02:29I was like...
02:30Oh!
02:31Really?
02:32Of course!
02:33He's my person!
02:34I love that!
02:35He's my...
02:36He's my person!
02:37But while it seems like she's busy ruling Hollywood and he's chasing waves,
02:41the couple can still be found in each other's social media posts,
02:45appearing smitten and all over each other.
02:47The actress and her husband, Danny Motor, were definitely there for each other on Saturday in Hawaii.
02:53The lovebirds sweetly kissed on the beach and seem more in love than ever.
02:57Ashley Graham and Justin Irvin.
02:59The supermodel and her videographer partner had a whirlwind romance,
03:03marrying a year after meeting in 2009.
03:06We met in church in New York at this place called The Journey,
03:09and I was in the elevator bringing people up the elevator,
03:12and he came in and said,
03:14Hey, girl.
03:16However, it was around a decade after wedding bells rang
03:19that the pair began sharing the same roof.
03:22As late as 2016, the couple lived in opposite shorelines,
03:26she in New York, and he all the way out in Los Angeles.
03:29Graham claimed the distance made their relationship even more passionate,
03:33telling Entertainment Tonight that she and Irvin linked up every two weeks wherever they could,
03:38saying, quote,
03:39We just meet in LA or New York.
03:41We meet in Paris, Miami.
03:43It's pretty sexy.
03:44We don't go longer than two weeks without seeing each other,
03:46and it's absolutely fabulous.
03:48I love it.
03:49So we just meet in LA or New York.
03:50We meet in Paris, Miami.
03:53It's pretty sexy.
03:54The two had finally settled together by the time they welcomed their first son in 2020,
03:58expanding their family with twins in 2022.
04:01Should I take him?
04:02You want to take him?
04:03But yeah, here, let me see my baby.
04:05My big boy.
04:06Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor.
04:08Paulson and Taylor's 32-year age gap may have raised a few eyebrows
04:12when the pair first made their relationship official,
04:15but the couple remains strong a decade later.
04:17We share big differences.
04:19I mean, we have a big generational difference between this,
04:21which worries me for her sake, but she, you know, what can I do?
04:25While they're regularly in each other's company on red carpets and at industry events,
04:29Paulson and Taylor don't see each other at home,
04:32mainly because they live in separate residences.
04:34Getting candid with the New York Times about their relationship.
04:38Quote, what I can say absolutely is that I am in love,
04:41and that person happens to be Holland Taylor.
04:44Speaking on the SmartList podcast,
04:47Paulson explained that the secret to their relationship is maintaining their own living spaces,
04:51saying, quote,
04:52we're together when we want to be, and we're not when we don't.
04:55Considering they've thrived for 10 years and counting,
04:58it's hard to argue with an arrangement that clearly works for them.
05:01I mean, I have to clarify this, because I said this,
05:04we don't live together, meaning we don't, like, own a home together,
05:08but we are together more often than we are not.
05:10Victoria and David Beckham.
05:11Do they think you're too pushy, perhaps?
05:13Is that what they think?
05:14A bit too pushy?
05:16I'm sure some people do.
05:17Why are you laughing?
05:20Shut up, David.
05:21Rumors of separation have followed this duo
05:23ever since they exchanged vows back in 1999,
05:26but the Beckhams have defied all critics for over 25 years and counting.
05:30He always says that he is tidy,
05:33but not actually that tidy, are you, David?
05:36We're gonna have our first argument in 11 years.
05:39Of course, their demanding lifestyles and contrasting interests
05:43usually pull them in different directions.
05:45David prefers the quiet countryside and his football commitments,
05:49while Victoria enjoys the glamorous big city life
05:51as she focuses on her fashion and beauty brand.
05:54How did you keep them grounded?
05:57You know, I think it's just being close
05:59and having good family around us,
06:01my parents and David's parents.
06:03And when you've got residences in London,
06:06the Cotswolds, Miami, and Dubai,
06:08it can be challenging to keep track of where your partner is.
06:11Speaking to the Sunday project,
06:13David acknowledged the couple's challenges
06:15while reaffirming their commitment to one another,
06:17saying, quote,
06:18You make difficult situations like traveling away,
06:21being away from each other.
06:22You make it work.
06:23David is watching the kids,
06:24and, you know, we kind of, we swap.
06:27So when I'm at home, he's away,
06:29so one of us is always there looking after the kids.
06:31Cheryl Lee Ralph and Vincent Hughes.
06:34We're not crossing any boundaries
06:35when we say that this couple lives completely separate lives,
06:39not when Cheryl Lee Ralph says so herself.
06:41I think a lot of people are not talking with each other,
06:44and they're sitting in their sadness,
06:47wishing they were apart,
06:48and we're only apart because that's the way it works for us.
06:52Speaking to People magazine,
06:54Ralph revealed that she and her husband
06:55only ever see each other every two weeks,
06:58saying, quote,
06:59He has his own life.
07:00I have my own life.
07:01He has his own real career.
07:03I have my own real career.
07:05He has his own real career.
07:07I have my own real career.
07:10He has his light to stand in.
07:12Ralph's commitment to Abbott Elementary
07:14keeps her in Hollywood while her husband,
07:16Pennsylvania State Senator Vince Hughes,
07:19has his duties in Philadelphia.
07:21Over two decades into their marriage,
07:23they find fulfillment in arranging their schedules
07:25around their work.
07:26As Ralph further added to People,
07:28quote,
07:28When it's time to leave,
07:29bye-bye, see you soon.
07:31I'm telling you, life is good.
07:32When it's time to leave,
07:34bye-bye, see you soon.
07:35I'm telling you,
07:37life is good.
07:40Perfect.
07:41I get to be the real good wife.
07:42Troyan Bellisario and Patrick J. Adams.
07:46Many fans are surprised to learn
07:48that the Suits star
07:49and Pretty Little Liars alum are a couple.
07:51I mean, I don't know.
07:52I thankfully exist in the Suits universe,
07:55so hopefully I could reappear at some time.
07:57Married since 2016,
07:58the pair are also parents to two daughters.
08:01But it wasn't always smooth sailing for the duo,
08:04who first started dating in 2009.
08:06Individual commitments and demanding schedules
08:08left them navigating long distance,
08:11even breaking up briefly.
08:12Did you know straight away,
08:14or did, who knew first?
08:15Oh no, it took us a while.
08:16It took us a while.
08:17I definitely knew that there would be trouble
08:18when I shook your hand.
08:19Ironically, Adams' guest appearance on PLL
08:22brought them back together,
08:23as the pair gave their relationship another shot.
08:26She's cute.
08:27She's smart.
08:27I get it.
08:27There's no argument,
08:28but she's your student, man.
08:30That's not how I met her.
08:31It doesn't matter.
08:32When this is all over,
08:33she's gonna get her diploma,
08:35you're gonna get a pink slip
08:36and an orange jumpsuit.
08:38Days into their marriage,
08:39Belisario looked back on the struggles of long distance
08:42in a heartwarming Instagram tribute to her husband,
08:45writing, quote,
08:45the pining, the missing,
08:47the quiet nights alone,
08:48believing that it would be worth it.
08:49We were right to believe in us.
08:51Courtney Cox and Johnny McDade.
08:53An international romance always sounds dreamy,
08:56but it's far from easy.
08:58And when one partner lives in London and another in LA,
09:01the distance can feel worlds apart.
09:03For Courtney Cox and Johnny McDade,
09:05life has been this way for over a decade.
09:07What would we call Johnny your...
09:09My man friend.
09:10That's good.
09:11I don't know if that would go over that well,
09:13but...
09:13He was in...
09:14You were visiting him, right?
09:15I was visiting him.
09:15He's my...
09:16Well, he's my partner.
09:18The Friends star and Snow Patrol member
09:20first started dating in 2013,
09:22getting engaged the following year.
09:24Although they broke off the engagement in 2019,
09:26the two have remained committed.
09:28You broke off your engagement?
09:30We did.
09:30Why?
09:31But you're still together.
09:32Yeah, I don't mean that strange.
09:33We broke off our engagement
09:34and he moved to England.
09:36Then we got back together
09:37and it's actually better than it was before.
09:39However, the couple have also endured
09:41long stretches of time without meeting each other.
09:44The distance hit particularly hard during the pandemic
09:46and Cox admitted their relationship
09:48mainly functioned through Facebook.
09:50And though things have been better since,
09:52physical distance remains a defining factor
09:54in their love story.
09:55This is a nice date night,
09:56coming to something like this.
09:57Getting to dress up and be fancy.
09:59This is what we wear every day.
10:01This is what the usual date night is like.
10:02This is what we normally look like.
10:04Yeah, we were just walking back from the pool.
10:05Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick.
10:08Despite being married since 1997,
10:10this couple has been surprisingly low-key.
10:13One of the reasons might be
10:14because they aren't seen much together,
10:16which Parker chalks up to their separate schedules.
10:18That's all possible.
10:20And it doesn't mean that I'm not of him sometimes
10:23and he's not of me.
10:24I don't know.
10:25We, you know, we haven't kept track of that
10:27or I haven't felt it.
10:28As longtime working actors,
10:29both partners have their personal projects to focus on,
10:32which means spending time apart.
10:34Speaking on the Girlboss Radio podcast,
10:36Parker saw the bright side,
10:38saying, quote,
10:39I know this sounds nuts,
10:40but we have lives that allow us to be away
10:42and come back together.
10:44What's the secret for staying together for 20 years?
10:46Um, uh, not talking about it.
10:49Um, and, um, and, uh,
10:52I don't know.
10:53Good fortune.
10:54The Sex and the City star added
10:56that their lifestyles are, quote,
10:58enormously beneficial,
10:59giving them fresh experiences to share
11:01each time they meet up.
11:02It might not be for everyone,
11:04but it's a formula that this A-list couple stands by.
11:07I mean, we spent more time together
11:08in the last two and a half, three months
11:11than we've spent since we were courting,
11:13really sincerely.
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11:30Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuk.
11:33While Paltrow has inspired many
11:34how-to consciously uncouple over the years,
11:37she may have nearly cracked the code
11:38to blended family harmony.
11:40In a 2019 interview with the Sunday Times,
11:43the actress revealed that husband,
11:45Brad Falchuk,
11:46spent four nights of the week with her
11:47and the remaining three at his own house.
11:50She and Falchuk don't live together yet.
11:52Instead, Falchuk sleeps at his own house
11:55when it's time with his two children
11:56and that the other four nights
11:58he stays at Gwyneth's home.
11:59Initially claiming it kept things exciting,
12:02she later clarified on Jimmy Kimmel Live
12:04that it was really about giving their children
12:05from previous marriages more space.
12:08We each have two teenage children
12:10whom we love very much,
12:11but we were just trying to be mindful
12:14and give them a little space
12:15and not move too quickly.
12:17It would be a whole year
12:19before they started living together.
12:20By 2025, however,
12:22both partners voiced regret
12:24with Paltrow stating on the Goop podcast,
12:26quote,
12:27I'm not sure that it didn't just prolong
12:29that thing of like,
12:30we don't know what we're doing.
12:31Famous people do have armor up all the time
12:35and you can kind of dismantle that armor,
12:38but certainly somebody else
12:41might've been able to do it, right?
12:42So why you?
12:44Which of these celeb stories surprised you the most?
12:47Let us know in the comments.
12:49I hope so.
12:54We'll see you and forth.
12:56And I hope so.
12:56We'll see you again.
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