JADA PINKETT SMITH AND WILL SMITH – 23 YEARS

Actor Will Smith achieved international recognition for starring in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, a popular sitcom in the 1990s. He subsequently embarked on a music career and launched four studio albums. As for his lucrative film career, Smith received a paycheck of $500,000 for starring in Six Degrees of Separation. The film helped him receive critical acclaim and established him as a bankable actor.

Smith became smitten with Jada Pinkett Smith when he saw her on the TV show A Different World. The Pursuit of Happyness actor popped the question in November 1997, and they tied the knot the following month. Together they have two kids: Jaden Christopher Syre and Willow Camille Reign. Now together for over two decades, the Smiths revealed that their relationship is well beyond traditional unions. They don’t label themselves as “married,” but instead prefer to call themselves “life partners.” To their credit, their unconventional ways seem to be working well for them.