They were waiting for a prince – and they were waiting: Salma Hayek, Cameron Diaz and other stars who married for the first time after 40 years

These stars prove that true love can wait.

Salma Hayek has always been considered one of the sexiest actresses, but she remained single for a long time. She became a bride at the age of 42, when she married one of the richest men in the world, the owner of the fashion conglomerate Kering, Francois-Henri Pinault, at Paris City Hall. They signed on Valentine’s Day in 2009 and held a lavish ceremony at the Venice Opera House a little later. The bride looked stunning in a Balenciaga wedding dress, and guests arrived at the party wearing masquerade masks.

Cameron Diaz was 41 when she married Good Charlotte guitarist Benji Madden in 2015. Although the actress previously had many romances with Hollywood’s first beaus, including Jared Leto and Justin Timberlake, the affair had never progressed to marriage before.

The couple tied the knot in an intimate home ceremony in Beverly Hills. Benji’s five-year-old nephew was carrying the rings and at some point he dropped one of the jewels. But this did not become a bad sign for the bride and groom. Cameron and Benji live in perfect harmony and raise their daughter Raddix.

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Courtney had a long and difficult relationship with Scott Disick, with whom she had three children, but they never became married. Courtney married for the first time at the age of 43 in 2022 to musician Travis Barker (and it was his third marriage).

After waiting for the proposal, Courtney decided to catch up and held three wedding ceremonies at once: in Las Vegas, Santa Barbara and Portofino.

Chloe Sevigny and her boyfriend Sinisa Mackovic decided to register their relationship a few months before the birth of their son in 2020. Chloe was then 45 years old and it was her first marriage and first child.

Since the coronavirus pandemic was in full swing, the bride and groom could not properly celebrate the wedding and postponed all celebrations until better times. In 2022, they finally united family and friends in a loud and bizarre ceremony in Connecticut. The bride wore a white gown from the Jean Paul Gaultier x Glenn Martens couture collection, followed by two other bridal looks.

The ER star also got married during her pregnancy. In November 2007, she married attorney Keith Lieberthal, and they had a son, Kieran, in January. The actress was then 41 years old. According to the memories of Juliana’s father, who walked her down the aisle, the ceremony was very beautiful and traditional.