John Corbett's Love Life Is Nothing Like Aidan's
As Aidan on Sex and the City, John Corbett didn't have the best relationship track record, at least not with Carrie. The couple broke up, got back together, got engaged, broke up. But in real life, Corbett is living the ultimate Hollywood love story with wife Bo Derek, whom he dated for 18 years before marrying her in 2020.
"I think the secret [to a good relationship] is just enjoy being together," Corbett once told the Huffington Post. For her part, Derek has described her immediate attraction to Corbett as “a comfort" (aww). “He makes me laugh all the time," she told Fox News. "He’s full of life, full of joy. I became attracted to him and I still am. We take things day by day and I think we are still there,” she shared.
Keep reading for more details on Corbett and Derek’s relationship history.
Is John Corbett married?
Yes, John Corbett is married! The My Big Fat Greek Wedding star revealed on The Talk in August 2021 that he and his life partner, Bo Derek, had tied the knot in 2020, around Christmastime. Corbett was excited to break the news to his good friend and Talk co-host Jerry O’Connell (not to mention to all of America) on live TV.
"Jerry, I can't believe that I forgot to tell you that around Christmastime we got married. Bo and I got married!" Corbett announced during his interview.
The happy news shocked both O’Connell and fans as the newlyweds had long defended their decision not to wed. In fact, in 2016 Corbett told the Huffington Post that the secret to his decades-long romance with Derek was that they weren’t married.
“Don’t get married,” Corbett said. “I have a lot of friends that get divorces. It becomes this whole thing.” Apparently, he had a change of heart!
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Who is John Corbett's wife, Bo Derek?
Bo Derek (née Mary Cathleen Collins) is an American model and actress who shot to fame after her breakout role in the 1979 rom-com 10. Her previous marriage to famous actor-director John Derek also drove her into the spotlight and nabbed her roles in his most popular films, including Fantasies, Tarzan and Ghosts Can’t Do It.
In March 1980, Derek famously covered Playboy magazine in a nude bikini and cornrows. The photoshoot was conducted by her late husband at Lake Powell in Arizona.
What does John Corbett's wife, Bo Derek, do for a living?
Bo Derek still acts now and again. In 2020, she starred in Hallmark’s JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift, and that same year she put out an autobiographical documentary called Bo Derek: In My Own Words. The feature-length film follows Bo through the early stages of her life and career, including her first marriage.
Nowadays, Derek lives a relatively private life with Corbett (and their three German Shepherds and five horses) at their ranch in Santa Barbara, California. In 2020, Variety asked Derek to take fans through a “typical day” in her life. Here’s what she said:
“I am so into a rut and a routine, but normally I’m lucky enough to mix it up with travel. But right now, if I’m home, I wake up, make coffee, feed the horses, feed the dogs, feed myself, go to my computer, work in the garden, swim in the pool for exercise and then feed horses, feed dogs, feed ourselves. John and I watch Jeopardy while we eat and then we watch movies all night.”
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How did John Corbett and Bo Derek meet?
John Corbett and Bo Derek first crossed paths in 2002 when they were set up on a blind date. As the story goes, movie agent Norby Walters called up Corbett and invited him to his Oscars party, but Corbett hesitated to accept the invite because he had no one to bring as his plus one.
"I said, 'I'm not dating anyone,' and he said, 'I'll get you a date, Corbett!' And he set me up with Bo," Corbett said of their meet-cute.
The soon-to-be And Just Like That star went on to confess that he was “very intimidated” by the whole sequence of events (and by Derek herself). Meanwhile, Derek knew she “instantly” liked Corbett and that they had a magnetic connection.
How long have John Corbett and Bo Derek been together?
John Corbett and Bo Derek have been together for more than two decades. The pair met in 2002 and dated for 18 years before tying the knot in 2020. They’ve since expanded their family with the addition of three dogs and a ranch full of animals.
On her favorite personality trait of Corbett’s, Derek told Entertainment Tonight, "It's that twinkle in his eye, that humor. He has a lot of joy in him and I feed off of it. I just love it. And the simplest things can make him so happy, so he makes my day brighter because of that, too. And he's got a wicked sense of humor."
Derek also revealed that she was a fan of Sex and the City before she got a taste of real-life Aidan. The retired model added that she’s firmly Team Big for Carrie, but when it comes to her own love story, she’d choose Aidan every day.
Who was Bo Derek married to before John Corbett?
Prior to John Corbett, Bo Derek was married to actor-director John Derek for 22 years. The pair wed in 1976 and remained married until John’s death in 1998. The Bolero actor, who was 30 years Bo’s senior, died from congestive heart failure.
“I’ve always been a fairly optimistic person, but it was a huge change, an enormous loss,” Derek told Fox News her first husband's death. “The air just gets sucked out of the room when you lose your partner. So I wallowed in that for a while.”
After John’s death, Derek revealed she wasn’t sure if she'd “end up with anyone again.” The actress recalled not wanting “to pair up again right away” and “consciously fashioning” herself to her other single friends for support. Eventually, she was able to move forward.
When did John Corbett and Bo Derek get married?
John Corbett privately married Bo Derek in December 2020. The couple have kept the intimate details about their wedding, including the location and guest list, to themselves. But Corbett did share the happy news with his pal and The Talk co-host Jerry O’Connell on national TV in August 2021.
"We're pretty private people, we didn't make an announcement, all our friends and family knew but this is the first time either one of us has said anything publicly about it because really we haven't had an opportunity,” Corbett said of their nuptials while showing off his wedding band. “So, you're my buddy and now I guess I'm telling all of America, or the world."
Why did John Corbett and Bo Derek get married?
In the midst of a global pandemic, John Corbett and Bo Derek took it upon themselves to give their friends and family something to smile about: a surprise wedding! The Sex and the City star shared on The Talk why he and his longtime love decided to finally tie the knot after nearly two decades of dating.
"After 20 years we decided to get married, we didn't want 2020 to be that thing that everybody looks back at and hated. We thought, 'Well, let's get one nice thing out of it,'" Corbett said.
Do John Corbett and Bo Derek have kids?
The couple does not share children. Speaking with Variety in August 2020, Derek shared how her budding acting career played a pivotal role in her early-on decision to be child-free. “I thought about it at one time, but my life was so unconventional," she said. "I think kids deserve at least a chance to have two parents that are committed but my life was so crazy. There were times I wouldn’t have a dog because my life was so crazy, let alone a child.”
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