Sam Rockwell and Leslie Bibb are like the most famous couple who’ve been together longer than some of us have been alive, and yet they’re still not married. And guess what? They’re totally cool with it!
On Monday, June 16, Leslie Bibb was hanging out with Jenna Bush Hager on TODAY With Jenna & Friends. They were chatting about an article on how some women are choosing not to get married. Bibb, who’s 51 and as fabulous as ever, said, “Listen, you’re talking to someone who’s been there, done that. I love Sam Rockwell. I’d put him in my pocket and carry him around like a lucky charm. But marriage? No, thanks!”
Then she dropped a bombshell: “I feel like we’re already married.” Can you imagine? They’ve been together for 18 years—longer than some marriages last—and they’re perfectly happy without the whole “till death do us part” thing.
Jenna, being the curious cat she is, asked Bibb if Sam Rockwell, who’s 56, had ever wanted to get married back when they first started dating. (They met in October 2007 at the super-fancy Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood, where Rockwell was filming Frost/Nixon and Bibb was just chilling, waiting for dinner with friends.)Bibb replied, “No, not really. But then he’d annoy the heck out of me by constantly asking, ‘Really? You don’t want to get married?’ I’d be like, ‘Dude, I already said no. Stop trying to trick me into saying yes!’ But honestly, he didn’t want it either.”
She added, “Maybe it’s something about how we grew up, but we’re like, ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.’ We’re happy, we’re together, and that’s all that matters.”
Jenna, who’s a married mom of three, chimed in with her two cents. She said, “You can still have a super-awesome, long-lasting relationship without getting married.” And Bibb was all, “100 percent agree!”
Then Jenna asked the million-dollar question: “Do you want kids?” Bibb’s response was pure gold: “Nope. I don’t have that mommy gene. Some woman told me once, ‘You’re not a real woman unless you have a kid.’ And I was like, ‘Excuse me? You have no idea. If I don’t want kids, that’s my choice.’ I think being a mom is amazing, but it’s just not for me.”
Despite not having kids or getting married, this couple has been rocking it together in Hollywood. They’ve appeared in tons of movies and TV shows, like Iron Man 2, Don Verdean, and The Dark of Night. Most recently, they both starred in season 3 of The White Lotus, where Rockwell made a bunch of fun cameos opposite Bibb’s leading role.
So, there you have it. Sam Rockwell and Leslie Bibb are proof that you don’t need a wedding ring or a mini-me to have an epic relationship. They’re just doing them their own way, and it’s working out just fine!
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