We all relish a juicy romance, and we hope one day we will have our own tales. But love stories between the biggest names in show business are fascinating on another level. When famous folks get together, the stakes are high and the public is watching. These surprising facts allow a peek behind the curtain of their courtships, ranging from the adorable to the downright bizarre. Read on for the spiciest tales in the biz!
Joe DiMaggio Sent Roses To Marilyn’s Grave For 20 Years Until He Died
The tragedy of Marilyn Monroe is one that touches our hearts to this very day. A young, sad beauty taken too soon simply feels unjust. We didn’t even know Marilyn, and we feel the loss! Imagine being the man who shared a life with her, during mutual ups and downs. That’s the situation baseball legend Joe DiMaggio found himself in when he heard the news that his ex-wife had been found dead. Joe was an alcoholic who was just getting his life back together, and he was even winning back Marilyn’s heart.
Joe was devastated and immediately claimed her body. He banned Hollywood executives and the Kennedys from attending the funeral, as he blamed them for her downfall. Then, twice a week for twenty years, he had a bouquet of roses delivered to her grave until he died in 1999. He never remarried, all this time. On his deathbed, he said: “I’ll finally get to see Marilyn.”
Goldie Hawn And Kurt Russell’s First Date Was Stopped By The Cops
After four decades, movie legends Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell have still not made things official on paper. But maybe they’ve had such a wild ride that a wedding would be mundane. For example, on their very first date, they broke into a house to practice dance moves together. Why? Well, both were set to be filming a swing dancing flick together. And it was actually Goldie’s house. But she didn’t have the keys with her!
Kurt recalled: “We eventually found our way upstairs, looking around at imaginary furniture and we were in the imaginary bedroom, now, and we are realistically having sex when the police walked in…So next thing I [see] is the flashlight…and Goldie and I are both like “What, what?”… We were being told I guess to go get a hotel room, which we did. That was our first date.”
Kate Winslet Met Her Hubby While Fleeing From a Housefire
Kate Winslet has been around her fair share of Hollywood hunks. Maybe none of them ever felt quite right. While living her best life and staying with Sir Richard Branson in his luxury villa, the home was struck by lightning. If that’s not freaky enough, a fire erupted. Kate fled with her kids, as most of us would. Then, she ran smack dab into her next husband, who was right there helping everyone to safety with a torch. His name? Ned Rocknroll.
Really, that was his legal name. Kate recalled: “I met my husband in a house fire. I took a bra and passports and my children…So I married him! I was like, ‘I’ll go for the guy with a head torch!'”
Queen Victoria Actually Proposed to Prince Albert and Broke Tradition
Not all royal marriages happen the same way. Some families decide on alliances and their youngsters pair up for the national good. Others allow a bit more leeway when it comes to love. The story of England’s Queen Victoria is an interesting case where all tradition was thrown to the wind. When Queen Victoria met Prince Albert, they actually fell for each other instantly. Very soon after, the current king died. That made her the queen! But she was still single. No one is allowed to propose to a monarch, by the way.
Queen Victoria proposed to Albert on his second visit to the Castle. He agreed, obviously. Unlike many cold royal marriages, this was a real one. When Albert died, the queen wore black until the day she died!