Hollywood is not exactly known for the longest and strongest marriages. Co-stars meet and fall in love after playing significant others on-screen all the time. However, the love does not always stick around and many celebrities find themselves alone once again. While many celebrities are known for their many marriages, there are those who are known for not marrying at all. Some celebrities choose not to marry while others simply did not get to that place in their lives. We know the ins and outs of celebrities' lives as they are frequently followed by the paparazzi and lead a life in the spotlight.
Having the world know their business is part of the job when you are as famous as Al Pacino and Charlize Theron. Many of these celebs have children but marriage was just not in the cards for them. There are names on this list that are sure to surprise you since some have been in relationships longer than we have been alive, they just never got married. There are those who are vehemently against marriage since they see how low the success rate is for regular folk, let alone famous individuals. Others wanted to do, and even got as far as being engaged to be married, but at the end of the day they did not get to the big day.
Leo is known in Hollywood as the forever bachelor. He has had a long list of beautiful model girlfriends but has never taken the step to marry any one of them. Some of the famous ladies he has been linked to are Bar Refaeli, Gisele Bundchen, and Toni Garrn.
While his relationships are long, he has never popped the question to any of the girls. When asked if he would marry his then-girlfriend Bar Refaeli, he told the reporter that one cannot predict marriage and that when it happens it happens. That just could have been his way of saying that it probably won't.
Oprah Winfrey is the definition of a strong, independent woman who can rule the world. She is one of the richest women in the world and owns her very own television network. While many people thought that she was always alone, Oprah was and still is in a relationship with a man named Stedman Graham.
The two have been together for over 30 years but have never been married and are probably never going to be either. Oprah went so far as to say that they reason they are still together is due to the fact that they are not married, it is the magic that holds them together.
Charlize once said that marriage is not important to her. Many women say that but Charlize seems to have meant it seeing as she has never been married and is likely not to do so any time soon either.
Charlize was in a long-term and committed relationship with fellow actor Stuart Townsend for nine years. The two ended things years ago and Charlize has since been linked to actor Sean Penn, but what is mostly on her mind is her adopted daughter.
Matthew Perry is known to us all as Chandler Bing from Friends. He has had his ups and downs in the public eye but has seemed to stabilize in recent years.
He has been linked to major Hollywood starlets like Julia Roberts, Yazmin Bleeth and Lizzy Caplan. In recent years, Perry has not been seen with any other mystery woman and has kept his focus on his health and career, working in television again and mending from surgery which he had in late 2018.
Kourtney Kardashian, the eldest of the Kardashian-Jenner crew, has three children but has never been married. She has been in long term relationships, most notably with Scott Disick, the father of her children.
During her relationship with Scott, he planned on proposing to her as we saw on their reality show, but she would not agree. She was quoted saying that she could not commit to him but that she loved him very much as her partner. Clearly, that did not work out in the end.
Singer Shakira is yet another starlet who has chosen never to marry. She was in an 11-year relationship with an Argentinian man at which time she said she did not need a piece of paper to tell her that she loved him and wanted to be with him.
In the end they did work out and she has since been in a relationship with soccer player Gerard Piqué in 2010. The two are still together, unmarried, and have two children together.
The Mad Men star and Hollywood heartthrob, Jon Hamm, is another celebrity to have never been married. Jon was in a longterm relationship with actress Jennifer Westfeldt from 1997 to 2015.
The two had said that they do not need marriage to tell them that they are together and that they are much more than simply partners. Since 2015, Jon has not been linked with another and certainly never been married.
Owen Wilson, known to us from films like Wedding Crashers and Starsky & Hutch has been in the movie scene since 1996. As for his marital status, that has always remained as "single". He has been in many relationships, one of which was with singer Sheryl Crow.
He has three children with three of his girlfriends and has never found the one he wants to settle down with. Owen has also battled his own inner demons and is now taking steps to remain positive.
Model Tyra Banks is known to us from her Victoria's Secret Angel days, as well as her hosting days on America's Next Top Model. She has been on the cover of Sports Illustrated and managed to break barriers while doing so.
As for her marriage, or lack thereof, she has has been in a relationship with photographer Erik Asla since 2010 and has welcomed a son with him in 2016. The couple, however, has yet to marry and it is not clear if they have any intention to do so in the future.
John has previously been asked why he has never been married, to which he replied that society will not be the one telling him what to do. He deems marriage as a social construct and not an indication of a relationships success.
While John may have never been married, he has certainly been linked to many famous women; just a few are Jennifer Love Hewitt, Meg Ryan, Neve Campbell, and Minnie Driver. Clearly he has a certain charm to him.
Mother - yes, wife - no. Lucy Liu, known to many of us from the Charlie's Angels franchise and her role on television show Elementary, has earned the role of mother but has never had nor wanted the role of wife.
Her son was born through gestational surrogate. She has not been linked to any individual romantically and leads a very private life when not in front of the screen. It will just be Lucy and her son, Rockwell, it seems.
Matt once said that marriage was not for him, however in 2006 he changed his tune and said that it may be for him should he meet the right person. He was previously linked to his co-star Cameron Diaz, how has gotten married herself, but Matt never did.
The closest he has come to marriage is his current relationship with Roberta Mastromichele, a choreographer. He has no children and is currently working on several films that are in post-production.
Winona has been talked about all over the media thank to her role in Netflix's Stranger Things. Her personal life has also made her infamous thanks to the shoplifting moment back in the day. Luckily, she has bounced back beautifully.
Winona's personal life in terms of love interests has been an interesting ride too. She was engaged to Johnny Depp in the early 90s, dated Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum, and has most recently been in a relationship with Scott Mackinlay Hahn whom she has been with since 2011.
Ricky has been with his partner, Jane Fallon, since 1982! The two have never married and have zero plans to do so.
Ricky once said, "there's no point in us having an actual ceremony before the eyes of God because there is no God", and when it comes to children, Ricky said, "didn't fancy dedicating 16 years of our lives. And there are too many children, of course". Well, that is that then. We will just leave him to his hosting and making waves abilities.
Former Gilmore Girls star, Lauren Graham, has been in our lives since her stint on the show Caroline in the City in 1995. It was on that show that she met actor Peter Krause. Lauren starred with Peter on another show, Parenthood, back in 2010 and the two have since been linked romantically.
While they have been dating for many years, they have never married or had children together and it does not look like they are planning too. Lauren said she is very happy and does not see the need to marry.
Al is a smart man, he has always said that he would never say never to marriage despite not having done it himself yet at nearly 80 years of age.
He has three children with various ex-girlfriends and has been linked to famous ladies such as Diane Keaton who co-starred with him in The Godfather films. Most recently he was in a 10-year relationship with Argentinian actress Lucila Polak, which ended in 2018. Perhaps Al will find another!
Marisa has previously said, “I’m not that big a fan of marriage as an institution and I don’t know why women need to have children to be seen as complete human being.” Marisa was in a relationship with fellow actor Logan Marshall-Green from 2008 to 2012.
Since then she has been on her own and focusing on her career, most recently starring as Aunt May in Spider-Man: Far From Home and Avengers: Endgame. She has crossed between television and film throughout her career.
From 1988 to 2009, Tim was in a relationship with actress Susan Sarandon. They were together for such a long time that most people were sure they were going to marry. The two share two sons together but did not ever marry.
Once they split, they each went on to date other people. Tim has said that he likes his life now, not to speak poorly of his years with Susan but he seems to have forgone the marriage issue.
Sheryl once said, “Hey, I would love to get married — I’m still old-fashioned, but I don’t think marriage is the be-all and end-all. It’s better to have three broken engagements than three divorces.”
She has been in relationships with musician Eric Clapton, actor Owen Wilson, and her longest and most notable one was with former cyclist Lance Armstrong. Marriage has yet to happen for Sheryl, but she has plenty of time to have that happen for her.
Seth, known for being the brilliant mind behind the animated sitcom Family Guy, has said “I’m wide open to getting married, but actors are not easy people to date, you end up sharing that person with this other mistress that is their career.
I very much like the traditional courtship method of making a date. That’s what they do in normal places, but Hollywood’s not normal.” He has previously dated actress Emilia Clark for one year.
Allison Janney has not been one to talk about her personal life all too much. She has said that she is single and feel great about it. Her focus has always been her career, which has been steady and bright, and not marriage and children. She has said that she is single and feel great about it.
Her focus has always been her career, which has been steady and bright, and not marriage and children. She has said that she does not really believe in the whole institution and that there are far more important things in relationships than marriage. It seems that many of the people on this list would agree.
Comedian and actress Mindy Kaling said that when she was younger all she wanted was to be married and have a family. It was not until she was older that she realized that she did not need that to have what she wanted.
She has dated her co-star in the past but has not married or remained in a serious relationship since. Most recently, Mindy welcomed a daughter, who has become her sole focus along with her career.
Kristin Davis, who we all know and love from her days on Sex and the City is yet another celebrity to never have married. She has two children, both of which she adopted in recent years.
Her on-screen character wanted marriage more than anything and ended getting everything she ever wanted. In real life, Kristin has gotten her children as she wanted but her love life never truly developed as she wanted it too.
Speaking very bluntly, Diane has been quoted as saying, "I don't think that because I'm not married it's made my life any less. That old maid myth is garbage."
In terms of her relationships, Diane had long and pivotal romances with Woody Allen, Warren Beatty, and Al Pacino, who we previously mentioned. Diane has been acting since her early years and now, in her 70s, she is not slowing down one little bit. She has two adopted children who she says changed her life.
Edie Falco, beloved star of The Sopranos and Nurse Jackie, grew up with divorced parents. Her parents relationship was the reason she decided she would never get married herself.
Edie has two children, of which she said, “My kids have never seen me scream at anybody. They’ve never seen an argument. There’s never been even a cold silence. And those are things that I grew up with because my parents did end up divorcing.” Her children are both adopted and she has said completed her family.