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Pink Villa
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
10 Stars Who Got Married Secretly: Lindsay Lohan-Bader Shammas to Margot Robbie-Tom Ackerley
A wedding is the biggest day in anyone's life, and while some like to throw a lavish party with hundreds of guests in attendance, others like to keep it low-key with only their close friends and family around. In Hollywood, most celebrities prefer to keep their personal lives private and not share details about what's happening at their homes. But it can be hard to do so with a dozen paparazzi following you everywhere. However, some stars have managed to hold intimate wedding ceremonies and keep their marital status a secret. Despite their public professions, they were able to leave for secluded locations or sometimes the backyard of their homes to organize a small get-together as they vowed to spend the rest of their lives together. Here are 10 celebrity couples who married in secrecy and didn't let their fans get a whiff of their wedding plans. Emma Stone and Dave McCary Actress Emma Stone and comedian-writer Dave McCary tied the knot in a secret ceremony in September 2020, almost 10 months after getting engaged. They kept their wedding private and low-key due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They were initially planning to exchange vows in March 2020, but had to delay their plans due to the strict government rules on large gatherings to curb the spread of the deadly infection. To date, the actress has not shared many details about her intimate wedding. In March 2021, they welcomed their first child, daughter Louise Jean. The pair first met when she was hosting the show in 2016 and he directed her in a taped sketch for the episode. Jay-Z and Beyonce The power couple exchanged wedding vows in a private ceremony in April 2008 with only 40 guests in attendance. Guests were not allowed to bring their phones to the wedding due to privacy reasons. The ceremony was held at Jay-Z's 13,500-square-foot penthouse in New York City's TriBeCa neighborhood. They kept quiet about their wedding for almost six months. Their wedding footage was released during the On The Run Tour. Before tying the knot, they dated for six years. Later in 2014, they renewed their vows in another secret ceremony. They share three children: a daughter named Blue Ivy Carter and twins named Rumi Carter and Sir Carter. Margot Robbie and Tom Ackerley The longtime lovebirds married each other in a secret wedding ceremony in December 2016 in Australia. Only 50 guests were invited to the gypsy-themed wedding, and they were not given the venue location till the last minute. Security guards confiscated the guests' phones and cameras to maintain secrecy. While the actress opted for a bohemian white wedding gown, her beau looked sharp in a suit. Margot was given away by her mother, Sarie Kessler, as she is estranged from her father, Doug. After rumors of their wedding started swirling, the actress confirmed the news with an Instagram post. Colin Jost and Scarlett Johansson In October 2020, the SNL comedian and actress held a secret wedding ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic with only close friends and family in attendance. The world learned about their nuptials through the charity Meals on Wheels America. During an interview on Late Night With Seth Meyers, the actress revealed that planning a pandemic wedding wasn't easy because several of Jost's family members, who were mostly in their 90s, had to take extra precautions to ensure they didn't contract the virus. They had to get tested several times, always wear a mask, and maintain distance. Benji Madden and Cameron Diaz Diaz and Madden quietly tied the knot in a private Jewish ceremony held at her Beverly Hills home in January 2015, attended by only a few close friends and family. They welcomed their daughter, Raddix, in 2019. A white tent was used to keep the paparazzi away. Diaz wore a gown designed by Georgina Chapman and Karen Craig. Several stars, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Lionel Richie, Judd Apatow, Leslie Mann, Nancy Juvonen, and Will Kopelman, joined the celebration. The wedding was described as down-to-earth and personal by the guests. The couple dated for about nine months before exchanging wedding vows. Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher The longtime lovers secretly married in a private ceremony at the Secret Garden at Parrish Ranch in Oak Glen, California, in 2015. The wedding was kept highly private, with no pictures, details, or dates announced. Kutcher even stated later that they had to make a "ninja effort" to keep it under wraps. The wedding was confirmed by the actress during The Late Late Show With James Corden months later. They welcomed daughter Wyatt in 2014 and son Dimitri in 2016. According to reports, they were already legally married prior to the wedding ceremony. Ed Sheeran and Cherry Seaborn The singer and his longtime love, Cherry Seaborn, said "yes" to each other in a super secret wedding ceremony in January 2019. Fans had no idea that the two were married until he called her his "wife" in his song, Remember the Name, which was released later that year. The couple had a no-phone rule at the wedding party, held in a secluded location. Later, they described the ceremony as a "tiny winter wedding." They got engaged over the holidays in 2017. The couple shares two children together: daughters Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran and Jupiter Seaborn Sheeran, welcomed in 2020 and 2022, respectively. Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet In October 2017, the couple finally tied the knot after years of being together and referring to each other as husband and wife. The secret ceremony was held at their home in Topanga, California. However, rumors of their wedding had started doing the rounds a decade ago, in 2007. They jetted off to Italy for their honeymoon soon after the ceremony. The two share 10-year-old daughter Lola and 8-year-old son Nakoa-Wolf. During an appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden, the actor said, "I'm a full-fledged stalker. I didn't tell her that until we had two babies; otherwise, I'd be creepy and weird. But yeah, [I'd] just always wanted to meet her. She was a queen, always." Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski In 2017, the two eloped and tied the knot with just an officiant in attendance. Instead of a traditional reception, they had brunch at Cheebo on Sunset Boulevard. The couple was expecting their first child when they eloped. They have two children together: a daughter named Nina and a son. The daughter was born in 2017, and the son was born in 2020. Later, during an appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden, Sadoski said, "We just took off into the country with an officiant, just the two of us, and we did our thing." Lindsay Lohan and Bader Shammas The actress married her financier beau in April 2022, and they didn't confirm the news until July that year. Shammas proposed to Lohan in Utah in the winter of 2021, according to reports. The actress celebrated her third anniversary this year in April. In an Instagram story, she wrote, "Happy Anniversary to my one and only. My forever and ever. I love you." They share a son named Luai, who is one year old. Isn't it amazing how these stars managed to keep the biggest decision of their lives a secret from their fans and the media? These secret nuptials offer a refreshing glimpse into how fame doesn't always require flamboyance.
News.com.au
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Inside Emma Stone's $41 million renovated estate
Emma Stone has listed her newly renovated Texas estate for a hefty $US26.5 million ($A41.1 million). Located in the upscale Tarrytown neighbourhood, the 1.25-acre property will be among the most expensive on the market in Austin, Realtor reports. According to Eric Moreland of Moreland Properties/Forbes Global Properties, one of the listing agents, the actress and her husband, comedy writer Dave McCary spent more than three years renovating and restoring the home. Moreland said the couple's New York business interests have expanded since they started the remodel, and while they hope to live in Austin eventually, it doesn't make sense for now. The couple, who are co-founders of the production company Fruit Tree, own a roughly $US12 million ($A18 million) apartment in lower Manhattan, according to property records. Stone is slated to star in the upcoming contemporary Western film 'Eddington.' It's unclear what Stone and McCary paid for the Austin property, since Texas is a nondisclosure state. The Georgian-style brick house dates to around 1940, making it one of the oldest estates in the area. The roughly 10,000-square-foot estate includes a main house with four bedrooms and a two-bedroom guesthouse. The property also has a pool, a hot tub, and a garage with a screening room and entertaining space above. As part of the renovation, the couple removed, cleaned and reused all the exterior brick. The pair also reconfigured some of the living spaces, opening the kitchen to the living room for a more modern layout. It took more than a year just to install the millwork in the screening room, said Moreland. The contractors are now putting the finishing touches on the property, he said. The 'La La Land' actress has a track record of buying and selling her homes for significantly more than she paid. In 2022, she sold her blufftop Malibu, Calififornia, home for $US4.425 million after buying it for $US3.25 million in 2018, according to property records. Last year, she sold her home in L.A.'s Comstock Hills neighbourhood for $US4.3 million, significantly more than the $US2.3 million she paid in 2019.
Daily Mail
22-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Emma Stone abandons renovation plans as she puts unfinished Austin mansion on the market for $26.5m
Emma Stone has officially listed her Austin mansion on the market for $26.5 million - despite the home still undergoing renovations. The actress, 36, and her husband Dave McCary purchased the Tarrytown property in 2021, although it is not known for what price. Listing agent Eric Moreland told that the couple's business in New York was keeping them there, but they still hope to settle in Austin later in the future. Emma is no stranger to the real estate market and listed her Malibu home in 2022 and just one month later, it sold for $4.4million. Last year, she also put her Los Angeles home on the market, which sold only two weeks later for $4.3million. According to the actress and her husband also own an apartment in Manhattan which is estimated to be worth around $12million. Lush: Also on the property is a two-bedroom guest house as well as a spacious three-car garage that has a screening room above Relaxation: The house also offers a swimming pool for residents to cool down and also a hot tub Stunning: Both the kitchen and living room are part of an open floor plan - and wooden flooring covers most of the house
Forbes
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Emma Stone's $26.5 Million Austin Estate Lists After Four-Year Renovation
Hidden behind high walls yet only minutes from downtown Austin, Emma Stone's Tarrytown estate blends seclusion and convenience. Renovation is a slow burn. For multi award-winning actor Emma Stone and comedy-writer and producer Dave McCary, that burn lasted four years—long enough for the pair to carve deeper roots in New York, long enough for a project once intimate to become impossibly remote. The couple's unfinished Austin sanctuary is now on the market at $26.5 million, offering a new steward the rare chance to direct its dazzling finale. The address is 2109 Rockmoor Avenue, a leafy corner of Tarrytown where magnolia leaves blanket the streets and celebrity sightings prompt more knowing nods than star-struck squeals. Privacy, yes, but conversely a sense of quiet community. Streets remain walkable. Schools rank highly. Lake Austin sits minutes away for a paddle or a dusk cruise. The 1.24-acre grounds read like a country estate: water features, a cutting garden, fairy garden and broad lawn space. In that context, a discreet iron gate and a brick drive feel less like luxury than necessary etiquette. That said, listing agent Eric Moreland notes the walled, 1.24-acre parcel is a rare pocket of private breathing-room—hard to come by in Tarrytown and harder still across Austin. Stone and McCary bought the 1940s manor in 2021, seeing potential in its dignified brick and the guardian oaks that flank the plot. They then set about coaxing it into the 21st century without silencing its past. Brick in the Georgian-style façade was removed, cleaned and re-used, a meticulous process that allowed steel skeletons and poured concrete to slip behind the home's historic skin. Glass walls followed, pulling Hill Country sunlight deep into rooms that had once squeezed rays in through small windows. Eighty percent of the work is finished, according to Moreland. The remaining finishing touches are set to wrap by summer. Every installed element of the near-complete renovation of Emma Stone and Dave McCary's 1940s-era property is squarely top-tier. Inside, craftsmanship channels old-world flourish. Herringbone oak clashes playfully with reclaimed brick, a syncopated conversation in wood and clay. Fireplaces and countertops wear thick, cream-toned marble. Leaded-glass panes peek through arched openings, winking at the past. Heritage, rewritten. 'The goal from day one was to craft a modern estate that still feels anchored to Tarrytown,' notes Moreland, who shares the listing with fellow Moreland Properties agent Diane Humphreys. 'Rooted in tradition yet forward-thinking in design and livability.' Structural bones aside, architects Cuppett Kilpatrick preserved the original footprint where they could, bending additions around venerable oaks. Outdoor rooms unfurl beside their canopy—terraces for twilight suppers, a future pool deck pitched toward the lake breeze. Nearby, an auxiliary two-bedroom cottage seals the estate status. Handsome millwork imbues the four-bedroom main house with an old-world glamour. Fitting for an actor, the house hides a cinematic lair. Walnut-clad cabinetry conceals secret doors, a full bar waits in the wings, and double insulation teams with acoustic fabric overhead to uncork genuine theater hush. Elsewhere, a glass-wrapped solarium absorbs the day's full rays, while a wood-paneled library keeps counsel. Historic homes like 2109 Rockmoor Avenue can be found in steady supply across Austin, yet the city's future-leaning ethos spills into its rooftops, where new construction steers much of the market's current momentum. Still, discerning buyers are in search of soul without inheriting every squeaky joist. Rockmoor Avenue threads that needle. Though the famous couple may have never officially lived in the estate, their imprint lingers in bespoke flourishes and highly considered materials. Of course, craft never comes cheap. But, according to Moreland, starting over from scratch would cost more than money—it would cost narrative. 'In today's market, new construction feels prescriptive and often like a sterile blank canvas. A project like this offers a refreshing and completely elevated residence without starting from scratch.' Moreland Properties is a member of Forbes Global Properties, an invitation-only network of top-tier brokerages worldwide and the exclusive real estate partner of Forbes.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Emma Stone lists Texas mansion for $26.5 million
Emma Stone has officially put her Austin, Texas estate on the market for $26.5 million (£19.7 million). The listing comes despite the fact that the mansion still undergoing renovations. The Oscar winner - who recently garnered a standing ovation for her new film, Eddington, at the Cannes Film Festival - purchased the Tarrytown property in 2021. For three years, the actor and her husband, Dave McCary, have been renovating the home with the intention of moving their family there, but have since opted to abandon those plans. The listing agent told that the couple's business in New York is keeping them there, but they still hope to settle in Austin at some point in the future. The main house, which sits on more than an acre of land, has four bedrooms. Also on the property is a two-bedroom guest house and a spacious three-car garage with a screening room above it. The mansion, which was built in the 1940s, also offers a swimming pool, hot tub and a boat ramp that leads to Lady Bird Lake. Renovations on the home are yet to be completed, including the landscaping at the front of the property. Last year, Stone also put her Los Angeles home on the market. It sold just two weeks later for $4.3 million (£3.2 million).
