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    Last Week Everyone Was Talking About Celeb Teen Marriages, But Here Are 12 Celebs Who Shocked People By Getting Married In Their 60s, 70s, Or 80s

    You can look for love and find happiness at any age.

    ICYMI, last week we found out that 19-year-old Millie Bobby Brown and 20-year-old Jake Bongiovi are engaged, which sparked a whole conversation about celebs who tied the knot as teens.

    Jake Bongiovi and Millie Bobby Brown attend the world premiere of Netflix's "Enola Holmes 2" at the Paris Theatre

    But not everyone finds their love story in their first act, of course. A lot of beautiful celebrity love stories have come later in life.

    Here are some of the celebs who have said their "I do's" in their 60s, 70s, and 80s.

    1. Dennis Quaid, 65, was introduced to Laura Savoie, 26, by a mutual friend in 2019, and they got engaged later that year.

    Dennis Quaid and fiancé Laura Savoie arrive at the "Midway" special screening at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in 2019

    The couple got married in June 2020.

    Dennis Quaid and Laura Savoie

    "Laura is the love of my life. We have the most incredible relationship," he told People magazine of their bond.

    Dennis Quaid and Laura Savoie attend the 2022 CMT Music Awards at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in 2022

    2. Sir Elton John was 58 when he and David Furnish entered a civil partnership in 2005.

    David Furnish and Elton John

    In 2014, the two tied the knot when same-sex marriage was legalized in the UK, when the singer was 67. Furnish was 52.

    David Furnish and Elton John in 2016

    The two are dads to two sons: Elijah, 10, and Zachary, 12.

    Marc J. Metrick, CEO of Saks Fifth Avenue, along with David Furnish, Elton John, and their sons — Zachary Jackson Levon and Elijah Joseph Daniel — onstage during the opening ceremony for Saks Fifth Avenue's Holiday Windows and Light show in 2022

    3. Calista Flockhart and Harrison Ford met at the Golden Globes in 2002, when he was 60 and she was 48.

    Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart on the red carpet in 2002

    After eight years together, Ford and Flockhart got married at the Governor's Mansion in Santa Fe. He was 67 and she was 45.

    Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart in 2008

    The couple are parents of a son, Liam, 21.

    Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart with son Liam participate in serving Thanksgiving dinner to the Skid Row homeless at the Los Angeles Mission

    4. David Foster and Katharine McPhee first ignited relationship rumors in 2017, when they were spotted together after his divorce from Yolanda Hadid.

    David Foster and Katharine McPhee attend Bumble Bizz Los Angeles Launch Dinner At Nobu Malibu at Nobu Malibu on November 15, 2017 in Malibu, California

    The two made their debut as a couple at the 2018 Met Gala, kicking off a whirlwind that reached its peak when they got married in 2019. McPhee was 35, while Foster was 69.

    Katherine McPhee and David Foster in 2019

    Still going strong, the couple welcomed son Rennie in February 2021. The mom has even entertained the idea of growing her family with her now-73-year-old husband.

    David Foster and Katharine McPhee on the red carpet in 2023

    5. Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell met in the summer of 2007.

    Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell in 2011

    Nancy is a cousin of Barbara Walters, who was the one to introduce the two in the Hamptons years ago.

    Nancy Shevell and Paul McCartney at Stella McCartney's fashion show during Paris Fashion Week: Womenswear Fall/Winter 2016/2017

    Despite the 18-year age difference, the two hit it off and got married in 2011, when he was 69 and she was 51.

    Nancy Shevell and Sir Paul McCartney at A Celebration of the Arts at Royal Academy of Arts in 2012

    6. Jeff Goldblum met Emilie Livingston in an Equinox gym, he told Wired.

    Jeff Goldblum and Emilie Livingston attend the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 2020

    The two tied the knot in November 2014 at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles. Goldblum was 62 and Livingston was 31.

    Emilie Livingston and Jeff Goldblum in 2019

    The two welcomed son Charlie, now 7, the following year. They're also the parents of son River, 5.

    Emilie Livingston, Jeff Goldblum at the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project 2022 Summer Block Party at Universal Studios Backlot in 2022

    7. In 2008, George Takei and Brad Altman became husbands and were even one of the first couples in West Hollywood to get a marriage license after same-sex marriage was legalized in California.

    George Takei and his partner, Brad Altman, arrive at West Hollywood Park to get married in West Hollywood on June 17, 2008

    At the time of their nuptials — three years after Takei publicly came out — the Star Trek actor was 71 years old and Altman was 54.

    George Takei and Brad Altman on the red carpet in 2011

    In the years since, the couple have fiercely advocated for the LGBTQ community and were honored with the International Vanguard Award for their work in 2014.

    Brad Takei and George Takei at the press night performance of "George Takei's Allegiance" at the Charing Cross Theatre in 2023

    8. Dick Van Dyke met his now-wife, Arlene Silver, back in 2007, when she was working as a makeup artist at the SAG Awards, which the actor was attending.

    Dick Van Dyke and Arlene Silver in 2012

    The couple got married in 2012 when he was 86 and she was 40.

    Dick Van Dyke and Arlene Silver in 2017

    "I thought there would be an outcry about a gold digger marrying an old man,” he told Closer Weekly about his concerns before tying the knot, adding, "but no one ever took that attitude."

    Dick Van Dyke and Arlene Silver in 2021

    9. Richard Gere and Alejandra Silva started dating in 2014, about a year after the end of his previous relationship.

    Richard Gere and Alejandra Silva in 2016

    The couple tied the knot in April 2018, when he was 68 and she was 35.

    Richard Gere and Alejandra Silva in 2019

    Speaking with Hello magazine in 2018 about their age gap, Silva said, "In this life, it had to be like this. He has promised me at least 20 good years! I have to confess that he has much more energy than me; he's much more active. I find it hard to keep up with him. He's not human!"

    Richard Gere and Alejandra Silva in 2022

    10. Sir Patrick Stewart and Sunny Ozell met back in 2008 at a restaurant, where she was waiting tables and he was dining.

    Patrick Stewart and Sunny Ozell in 2010

    The Star Trek star was 73 and the singer was 35 when they tied the knot (with Sir Ian McKellen officiating) in September 2013.

    Patrick Stewart and Sunny Ozell on the red carpet in 2018

    "I've never met anyone like her before," he told People magazine in 2022. "She is so smart and so informed. And her intellectual accomplishments are extraordinary. She remembers everything."

    Sunny Ozell and Sir Patrick Stewart sitting together in 2023

    11. Robert Redford was 60 when he met German artist Sibylle Szaggars.

    Robert Redford and Sibylle Szaggars standing together on the red carpet

    The two got married in 2009 when Redford was 72 and Szaggars was 51.

    Robert Redford and Sibylle Szaggars in 2007

    Redford spoke with AARP about his relationship in 2011, noting, "She's a very special person. She's younger than I am, and European, which I like, so that's a whole new life. I ride horses, ski, play pretty hard tennis. I still have energy. When that starts to shut down, I might start to think about age."

    Robert Redford and Sibylle Szaggars in 2021

    12. Daryl Hannah and Neil Young were rumored to be an item in the fall of 2014.

    Daryl Hannah and Neil Young going for a walk in 2015

    After speculations months earlier, Young, 72, confirmed that he and Hannah had gotten married in November 2018, when she was 57.

    Daryl Hannah and Neil Young smiling together in 2018

    The private couple was most recently spotted in February at at an old growth–logging protest rally in British Columbia.

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    What other older celebrity love stories do you find touching? Chat in the comments!