Michelle Pfeiffer Reveals How Her Husband, David Kelley, Conquered Her Heart 29 Years Ago

In the realm of Hollywood’s glitz and glamour, enduring love stories often seem like rare gems. Among these, the tale of Michelle Pfeiffer and David Kelley shines particularly bright. As we delve into their journey, we discover the captivating reasons behind why David Kelley won Michelle Pfeiffer’s heart almost three decades ago.

First marriage to Peter Horton.

In 1981, Michelle Pfeiffer embarked on her first marriage to the actor Peter Horton. They were together for seven years and worked together a few times before their split. In an interview with Interview Magazine back in 2012, Pfeiffer opened up about her marriage to Horton.

Michelle Pfeiffer and David Kelley met on a blind date.

Michelle Pfeiffer and David Kelly met on a blind date arranged by a mutual friend in January 1993. At the time, Michelle was already a famous actress with 3 Oscar nominations, and David was a successful Hollywood scriptwriter, producer, and 2-time Emmy winner.

Their date wasn’t unusual. Instead of going to an expensive restaurant, they just went bowling. But this romance would completely change their lives that same year.

It’s surprising, but, at first, Michelle had considered introducing David to her sister Dedee. However, the friend who set them up stopped her and said, “Don’t you dare. I am sitting across from your future husband.”

How David Kelley captured Michelle’s heart

Their romance started in an unusual way because Michelle Pfeiffer was in the process of adoption at the time of their date. But it didn’t matter to David. They were so sure of their feelings that they quickly decided to raise the child together. Besides, they were both adults ready to form a family and become parents. So, just a couple of months after they started dating, they had their daughter Claudia.

They got married 10 months after the first date.

When a couple has a child two months after they start dating, it’s unsurprising that they want to get married quickly. So Michelle and David got married 10 months after their first date.

It was the first marriage for David and the second one for Michelle. In 1981, she got married to actor Peter Horton but divorced seven years later. Michelle says it was a bad marriage because they were both too young. But by the time she married David, she was really sure about her choice.

Almost 1 year after the wedding, they had a son.

Their wedding wasn’t the point where their relationship slowed down. On the contrary, 9 months after the ceremony, they had a son named John Henry. It was when Michelle realized that her priorities had changed, and she paused her career to focus on her children.

They protect their kids from the attention of the press.

Their relationship attracts almost no attention. Michelle says, “I’m not sure why we were never written about, and I’m grateful for it. Perhaps it’s because people think we’re boring. Well, we are!”

But the press is interested in their children, so Michelle and David try to protect their private lives and don’to let them be photographed against their will. And they want the magazines not to differentiate their biological child from the adopted one. They love them equally and feel disappointed when others try to make distinctions between their children.

They have romantic dates on Saturdays.

Every Saturday evening, Michelle and David have a date. It’s usually dinner and watching a movie together. They started this tradition when they had their daughter Claudia. Their honeymoon was in full swing, and they wanted to keep things romantic, even though they had sleepless nights because of the baby. The habit is still alive, and 29 years later, they still rush to have a date with each other every Saturday.

They don’t want to work together to protect their marriage.

Michelle thinks that one of the secrets of their happy marriage is they have never worked together. It’s hard to avoid the temptation because David is a famous writer and producer, and she is a talented actress. Making a movie together would be an obvious suggestion, but Michelle thinks it’s a trap.

Michelle says that the main secret of their marriage is pure luck.

For almost 3 decades, Michelle Pfeiffer and David Kelly have been loyal to each other. A happy marriage has many secrets — Saturday dates, not working together, shared values, mutual respect, and holding hands. But Michelle thinks that the main secret is pure luck. It was luck that let her and David find each other out of billions of other people on the planet and create a happy family together.