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Here are 12 beautiful celebrity interracial marriages that stare us in the face
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
The most recent of all celebrity inter-racial marriages has to go to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Markle, until her marriage to Prince Harry (sixth in line to the British monarchy), was a successful actress, a feminist and was very politically vocal. She backed Hillary Clinton during the 2016 United States presidential elections.
Her mother is an African-American while her father is Caucasian.
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian is a media personality, actress, model and businesswoman and together with Kanye West, American rapper and designer, they have four children.
Kim’s father was a third-generation Armenian-American while her mother is of Dutch, English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry.
Robert De Niro and Grace Hightower
The couple, after 21 years of marriage, announced their divorce in 2018. Robert De Niro, 75 and his wife Grace Hightower, 63 have two children together.
Robert is an Oscar winner while Grace is a philanthropist and an actress
Alexis Ohanian and Serena Williams
The pair tied the knot on November 16, 2017. Serena is an American professional tennis player and former world No. 1, while Alexis is an internet entrepreneur and investor who is best known as the co-founder and executive chairman of the social news website Reddit.
Zoe Saldana and Marco Perego
Zoë Saldana and husband Marco Perego-Saldana have been married since 2013 and have three children who are Zen and 2-year-old twins Cy and Bowie
Sydney Poitier and Joanna Shimkus
The couple, who are both entertainers, have been married since 1976.
Thandie Newton and Ol Parker
Oliver Parker is a writer and director, known for Now Is Good (2012), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018). He has been married to Thandie Newton since July 11, 1998. They have three children
Wanda Sykes and Alex Niedbalski
Wanda Sykes has been called one of the funniest stand-up comics by her peers and ranks among Entertainment Weekly’s 25 Funniest People in America.
They met in 2006 when Sykes spotted her on a ferry ride to Fire Island. The two got married in 2008, a month before Sykes publicly came out at a same-sex marriage rally in Las Vegas protesting Proposition 8. She had previously been married to record producer Dave Hall from 1991-1998
Ice-T and Nicole Austin
Rapper-turned-actor Ice-T and Nicole Austin (commonly known as Coco Austin) have been married since 2002.
Alfre Woodard and Roderick Spencer
Alfre and her husband, Roderick, have beaten the odds of many celeb marriages by remaining married for 35 years and counting. They tied the knot in 1983 and have accomplished much in their time together.
Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet
The “Aqua Man” star and his wife, Lisa, are widely believed to have gotten married on November 15, 2007, but it was not made official until October 2017. In July 2007, Bonet gave birth to her second child, her first daughter with Momoa.
Wesley Snipes and Nakyung “Nikki” Park
After dating for three years, the stunning Korean painter and African-American actor married in 2003. Following some tax evasion issues, the interracial pair worked together with their four children to overcome the stress and anxiety and are still happily married to this day.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
The most recent of all celebrity inter-racial marriages has to go to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Markle, until her marriage to Prince Harry (sixth in line to the British monarchy), was a successful actress, a feminist and was very politically vocal. She backed Hillary Clinton during the 2016 United States presidential elections.
Her mother is an African-American while her father is Caucasian.
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian is a media personality, actress, model and businesswoman and together with Kanye West, American rapper and designer, they have four children.
Kim’s father was a third-generation Armenian-American while her mother is of Dutch, English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry.
Robert De Niro and Grace Hightower
The couple, after 21 years of marriage, announced their divorce in 2018. Robert De Niro, 75 and his wife Grace Hightower, 63 have two children together.
Robert is an Oscar winner while Grace is a philanthropist and an actress
Alexis Ohanian and Serena Williams
The pair tied the knot on November 16, 2017. Serena is an American professional tennis player and former world No. 1, while Alexis is an internet entrepreneur and investor who is best known as the co-founder and executive chairman of the social news website Reddit.
Zoe Saldana and Marco Perego
Zoë Saldana and husband Marco Perego-Saldana have been married since 2013 and have three children who are Zen and 2-year-old twins Cy and Bowie
Sydney Poitier and Joanna Shimkus
The couple, who are both entertainers, have been married since 1976.
Thandie Newton and Ol Parker
Oliver Parker is a writer and director, known for Now Is Good (2012), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018). He has been married to Thandie Newton since July 11, 1998. They have three children
Wanda Sykes and Alex Niedbalski
Wanda Sykes has been called one of the funniest stand-up comics by her peers and ranks among Entertainment Weekly’s 25 Funniest People in America.
They met in 2006 when Sykes spotted her on a ferry ride to Fire Island. The two got married in 2008, a month before Sykes publicly came out at a same-sex marriage rally in Las Vegas protesting Proposition 8. She had previously been married to record producer Dave Hall from 1991-1998
Ice-T and Nicole Austin
Rapper-turned-actor Ice-T and Nicole Austin (commonly known as Coco Austin) have been married since 2002.
Alfre Woodard and Roderick Spencer
Alfre and her husband, Roderick, have beaten the odds of many celeb marriages by remaining married for 35 years and counting. They tied the knot in 1983 and have accomplished much in their time together.
Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet
The “Aqua Man” star and his wife, Lisa, are widely believed to have gotten married on November 15, 2007, but it was not made official until October 2017. In July 2007, Bonet gave birth to her second child, her first daughter with Momoa.
Wesley Snipes and Nakyung “Nikki” Park
After dating for three years, the stunning Korean painter and African-American actor married in 2003. Following some tax evasion issues, the interracial pair worked together with their four children to overcome the stress and anxiety and are still happily married to this day.
