Meryl Streep and her husband Don Gummer have announced their separation after 45 years of marriage. In a statement sent to American media such as ‘People’, the couple says that they ended their relationship six years ago. “Although they will always care for each other, they have chosen separate lives,” they announced.
The actress and the sculptor thus end a long marriage after Streep received the award Princess of Asturias 2023, a ceremony in which he wore his wedding ring. Both have had four children: Henry Wolfe, Mamie Gummer, Grace Gummer and Louisa Jacobson. In addition, they have five grandchildren.
The couple has not been seen publicly since the 2018 Oscars. On September 30, Streep and Gummer celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary. They both met thanks to the actress’s brother in 1978, who was mourning the death of her boyfriend at the time, the actor John Cazalewho died of lung cancer.
After meeting, They got married in just six months., staying away from the public spotlight for years. One of the times Streep mentioned Gummer was during the 2012 Oscars ceremony, when she won the Best Actress award for her role in ‘The Iron Lady.’
“I want to thank Don. When you thank your husband at the end of the speech, the music plays, and I want him to know that everything I value most in our lives has been given to me by you,” she said then.
Source: Lasexta
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