Meryl Streep was one of the undisputed protagonists of the Princess of Asturias Awards ceremony, held this Friday, October 20, 2023 at the Campoamor Theater in Oviedo. The actress received the 2023 Arts Award there. Both through her speech and her gestures, the actress made it clear how excited she was to receive this recognition, and she was very happy to be able to be in our country. However, a few hours after the gala, the interpreter of The Devil Wears Prada has been in the news again, and it has nothing to do with her recognition. The actress and her husband have issued a statement in which they have revealed that they have been leading separate lives for six years.
Meryl's time in our country was very emotional. Upon her arrival at the Campoamor theater this Friday, she was greeted by cheers and applause... and not even the actress herself was able to contain her tears of emotion. This Saturday Streep is in the news again, but for something related to her love life. The performer and her husband of 45 years, the sculptor Don Gummer, issued a statement to report their separation. This has been shared on Page Six.
A spokesperson for the couple has stated in recent hours that Streep and Gummer "have been separated for more than 6 years." "Although they will always care for each other, they have chosen separate lives," he said. The news has surprised many, since the couple married in 1978 and were one of the strongest marriages in the film industry.
They both formed a large family after getting married. They have four children in common; Henry, 43, Mamie, 40, Grace, 37, and Louisa Jacobson, 30. The marriage took place six months after the actress' previous partner, actor John Cazale, died from breast cancer. lung. After his death, the actress had to leave the apartment she had shared with John and received help from her brother and one of her friends, who turned out to be Gummer. They both fell in love and their relationship lasted around four decades.
The last time Maryl Streep and the sculptor appeared together in a public event was at the 2018 Oscars ceremony. In 2002, she confessed to Vogue that the secret of their long-lasting marriage was "good will and the willingness to give in and keep silent." Occasionally". On the other hand, she claimed that she had "a holistic need to work and to have huge bonds of love in my life. I can't imagine avoiding one for the other." Despite the end of their romantic relationship, the couple seems to remain very close. And everything we experienced together weighs much more.
