The British star was 66 when he finally married his partner David Furnish in 2014. "I was attracted to David immediately. He was very well dressed, very shy. The next night we had dinner," said Elton John about the first time they met at a dinner party. The couple have actually been together since 1993, back when John was 46.

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The Hollywood star was 42 when she married the rocker in 2015. On waiting for getting married, Diaz said, "I think it's a matter of–I just hadn’t met my husband, you know? I had boyfriends before. And there’s a really, really distinct difference between husbands and boyfriends."

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Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade -

The actress was 42 when she married the basketball star in 2014. "We were talking about something completely unrelated to us, and I looked at him and I just knew: I didn't want to be on this planet without him. I didn't want to not bear witness to him succeeding. I chose him," she wrote in her book.

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Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi -

Ellen DeGeneres was 52 and Portia De Rossi was 37 when they got married, back in 2008. “I just walked over to say hello to her, and I couldn’t believe it, but she turned around and it was like an arrow was shot through my heart. I felt weak at the knees and I was overwhelmed with how I felt, but then it took me about 10 months to get the courage up to actually do anything about it,” said De Rossi.

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Jerry Seinfeld and Jessica Sklar -

The comedian was 45 when he met the author and philanthropist at a gym in 1998. They got married one year later.

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John Stamos and Caitlin McHugh -

The couple got married in 2018, and in the same year, they welcomed their first child. Stamos was 55.

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Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuk -

The actress was 46 when she married the TV writer, who was 48 at the time. “I have decided to give it a go again, not only because I believe I have found the man I was meant to be with, but because I have accepted the soul-stretching, pattern-breaking opportunities that (terrifyingly) are made possible by intimacy,” said Paltrow.

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Vince Vaughn and Kyla Weber -

The actor was 40 when he wed the Canadian realtor in 2010.

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Amy Adams and Darren Le Gallo -

The couple got married in 2015, just three months before the actress turned 41. "I feel a stronger sense of family, a bigger sense of permanence, which is a nice thing for me,” Adams confessed.

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Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz -

The actors tied the knot in 2011. Craig was 41 and Weisz was 40.

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Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault -

The actress and the French billionaire got married on Valentine's Day in 2009. She was 42. "I had set myself up for a completely different life.[...] I had everything I wanted. Then he came along, swept me off my feet, changed my entire universe and knocked me up," Hayek confessed.

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Julianne Moore and Bart Freundlich -

The actress was 43 when she married the film director in 2003. She did so for her children, but they're still together, so it's a win-win. "I had a therapist who said marriage is really a container for a family and that made sense to me," Moore said.

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Vanessa Williams and Jim Skrip -

The former Miss America was 50 when she got engaged to former accountant, Jim Skrip. They met on a Nile cruise in 2013.

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Cynthia Nixon and Christine Marinoni -

The actress was 46 when she married activist Christine Marinoni in 2012. “It wasn’t something in me that was waiting to come out. It was like, ‘this person is undeniable. How can I let this person walk by?’” said the 'Sex and the City' star.

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Marcia Cross and Tom Mahoney -

The 'Desperate Housewives' actress was 44 when she wed Mahoney in 2006.

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Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka -

Harris was 41 and Burtka was 39 when they got married. "I just stammered around him. I couldn't take my eyes off him," said the 'How I Met Your Mother' actor.

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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Lauren Hashian -

It is true that the actor and the singer had been together for over a decade when they tied the knot. The Rock was 47 at the time.

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Geri Halliwell and Christian Horner -

The former Spice Girl was 43 when she married 41-year-old Christian Horner. "When I met Christian, I automatically knew, I did, I actually said to my friend, 'I think I've met the man I want to marry,'" said Halliwell.

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RuPaul and Georges LeBar -

The couple has been together for over two decades, but didn't get married until 2017. RuPaul was 56 when they tied the knot.

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Tina Knowles and Richard Lawson -

Beyoncé's mother was 61 when she tied the knot with actor Richard Lawson, who was 67 at the time. "The whole thing about dating was the scariest thing in the world," she said. Luckily, it paid off.

Sources: (It’s Rosy) (Bright Side)

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Celebrities who found love after 40

Chelsea Handler has 'hope for every person in this world' after finding love at 46

13/10/21 | StarsInsider

CELEBRITY Famous couples

Who doesn't like a good love story? Especially when it involves celebrities! But with such high divorce rates and temptations around the corner, Hollywood can be a tough place when it comes to finding the right person. Throughout the years we've seen it all, including some of the shortest celebrity marriages of all time.

Lovers come and go, and the years go by. All of sudden, you find yourself approaching middle age and you're still single. While there is nothing wrong with that, some of us would like to settle down at some point.

Chelsea Handler is one star who is proving that it's not some far-off dream, as she recently found love with her longtime friend Jo Koy. "If I fell in love at the age of 46, I have hope for every person in this world,” she said on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' on October 11.

The comedian had started to lose hope before dating Koy, explaining, “Men were very discouraging these past couple of years, especially, you know, straight white men, and I was like, ‘Oh, God, who am I going to end up with?'” But Handler realized love had been in front of her the whole time, in her longtime friend who had worked with her on her former show 'Chelsea Lately.'

"One day, I just looked at him and I thought, ‘Oh, that’s my guy!’ So he’s like my best buddy, and then I also, you know, get to have sex with him.” She advised the audience, "If you have a friend in your life that you think you’re not into or not attracted to, just remember my story and to be open-minded."

In this gallery, you'll find a list of celebrities who found love after 40, with some even getting married in their 60s! Click through to find out who is keeping the hope alive.