Barbra Streisand and James Brolin have been married for 25 years this year. The couple has been open to the media about their relationship, sharing what it was like to find love later in life.
The pair has now revealed a long-held romantic secret. Continue reading to learn more about what they revealed.
The story of Barbra Streisand and James Brolin’s love begins, like many other love stories, with a blind date. The two were matched up on a blind date, but Brolin had very different expectations of what he may look like.
The singer expected to meet a man with a full head of hair and a beard, but she discovered Brolin was bald.
Streisand, who is well-known for her candor, couldn’t help but tell her date that his hair was screwed up. Instead of insulting Brolin, she won him over, and he believes Streisand is the one for him.
Unlike Brolin, it took Streisand a few more dates before she became sure of her feelings for the actor. But soon, the two were fully in love and tied the knot in 1998.
This was not the first marriage for either of them. Streisand had been married to Elliot Gould from 1961 to 1973 and shares her son Jason with him. While Brolin had been down the altar twice before. Once with casting agent Jane Agee for 20 years, then with Jane Smithers for almost 10 years.
Brolin has three children from his previous marriages; Josh, Jess, and Molly Brolin. He is also a grandfather of four kids; Eden, Trevor, Westlyn, and Chapel.
Brolin is smitten with his wife. He cannot imagine doing life without anyone else, he once said, “Every night is a new adventure. Sleeping is a waste of time. I can’t wait to see her again in the morning.”
The couple just celebrated 25 years of marriage this summer and divulged a well-kept secret.
The couple gave an interview to Gayle King of CBS Mornings and told them something, not many people knew. Before meeting Streisand, he had been celibate for three years.
“I had been — literally it’s a wild word — but I had been celibate for three years, saying, ‘Who needs this?’” Brolin divulged in the interview to King.
Streisand playfully reprimanded him, saying, “You’re not supposed to tell that.”
King was in disbelief, repeating, “For three years?”
To this, Brolin gave an answer, “I had not had any interest in getting involved in a lousy situation.”
“After three years, that must have been a hell of a night then?” King asked to which Brolin confirmed this and added, “Wild!”
The reason he had not wanted to get intimate with anyone was because of his two failed marriages. He did not see the point of being entangled in another relationship that would not work.
But after a friend convinced him to meet Barbra, his views changed, and he knew he had to marry her. On the other hand, it was Streisand who took a little convincing, and only after he had asked her for the third time did she say yes.
I had no idea about this tidbit! James Brolin being celibate for three years comes as a shock! But it is so heartwarming that the two of them found one another. What do you think of their pairing? Let us know in the comments.
