By Sanetra Richards
Marriage is certainly a test in which many do not succeed at first, but choose to dust themselves off and try again. That is exactly what quite a few celebrity couples decided to do after falling in love, then out of love, and back in it again. After all, time can indeed heal the wounds caused by the limelight, headlines, and pre-existing marital problems, right? Cupid has some celebrity couples who have given the married life another try:
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton
Elizabeth is notoriously known for her countless marriages throughout the years. However, the disastrous love story of Elizabeth and Richard Burton is one of the most memorable. The two met on the set of Cleopatra in 1963 and it was what seemed to be love at first sight (let’s just say the on-screen kiss between the two was not just for show). Although both were married at the time, they could not resist each other. Their passionate attraction resulted in their first marriage, which began in March 1964. Unfortunately, that came to an end ten years later once news broke that Richard had an affair with a co-star. Not even that could keep the irresistible lovebirds away from each other for too long. The couple decided to give it another go and remarried in August of 1975. Sadly, they were back to their old ways – the bickering and affairs continued. The couple divorced for the final time in July 1976, but remained connected at the heart.
Marie Osmond and Steve Craig
The love was still there nearly 30 years later for Marie Osmond and Steve Craig. The pair met 18 months before their first wedding. The ceremony happened on June 26, 1982 in Salt Lake City when Osmond was 22 and Craig was 25. After several tries of reconciling and separation, the couple divorced in 1985. Nevertheless, they reunited in matrimony on May 4, 2011 – the date symbolizes the birthday of Marie’s late son Michael and mother Olive. Osmond also wore the same Ret Turner designed dress as in her first wedding.
Related: Marie Osmond Re-Wears Wedding Dress to Re-Marry Stephen Craig
NeNe and Gregg Leakes
We watched as NeNe and Gregg’s marriage deteriorated right before our eyes on the hit Bravo show “Real Housewives of Atlanta.” The loving couple divorced in 2011 after 13 years of marriage. Gregg claimed the fame boosted NeNe’s ego and financial reasons broke them apart. Whilst NeNe claimed Gregg cheated her financially. Luckily, the star couple worked it out and Gregg proposed to his now-again wife and announced their engagement in January of 2013. The second wedding ceremony was glamorized and captured for the show “I Dream of NeNe: The Wedding,” which premiered on the Bravo network later that fall.
Related: NeNe Leakes Ties the Knot with Gregg Leakes, Again!
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