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Bizarre way Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest met as they make rare red carpet appearance together

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Published 10:26 12 Dec 2025 GMT

Bizarre way Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest met as they make rare red carpet appearance together

Jamie Lee Curtis made a humble admission about their 41-year marriage

Ellie Kemp

Ellie Kemp

Jamie Lee Curtis and husband Christopher Guest looked as in love as ever as they made a rare red carpet appearance.

The Halloween star, 67, and actor-comedian, 77, have been together for 41 years, having met back in 1984.

And earlier this week, Guest supported his wife on the red carpet for her latest movie, Ella McCay.

The political drama stars Barbie's Emma Mackey as the titular character, who has just become governor of the US state she was born and raised in.

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Curtis features as McCay's fiercely supportive aunt, Helen.

Curtis, in a black leather dress, and Lee, wearing a navy blue suit, held hands as they walked the red carpet together in Los Angeles, California.

The Hollywood icons made a rare red carpet on Tuesday (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
The Hollywood icons made a rare red carpet on Tuesday (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

The Spinal Tap star playfully gestured towards Curtis to ensure all attention was on his beloved wife.

What people may not know is that the loved-up couple met in a rather bizarre way.

And that makes their decades-long romance all the more spectacular.

The pair's love story actually began before Curtis and Guest had even met.

Curtis and Guest in 1980s (Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images)
Curtis and Guest in 1980s (Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images)

Curtis first spotted the Princess Bride star in a Rolling Stone magazine feature and told a friend that she was going to marry him.

She even passed her number to his agent, but Guest never called.

Fate intervened weeks later when they noticed each other across a West Hollywood restaurant.

After a brief wave, Guest phoned her the very next day.

Their first date followed on July 2, 1984, and by the time he left for a year of Saturday Night Live taping in New York that August, they were already in love.

Six months later, they were married.

I suppose 'when you know, you know' is a real thing!

On approaching their 40th wedding anniversary, Curtis said the key to their longevity is sticking things out.

“You don’t leave,” she told Entertainment Tonight in December 2024, adding that marriage, like recovery, is about staying on the bus and letting the scenery change.

Guest - real name Christopher Haden-Guest - is a Baron, having inherited the prestigious title when his English father died in 1996.

This means that technically Curtis herself is a Baroness, and could go by Lady Haden-Guest.

She opted not to, however, telling Architectural Digest that 'it has nothing to do with me'.

How humble!

Featured Image Credit: Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images

Topics: Celebrity, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sex and Relationships

Ellie Kemp
Ellie Kemp

Ellie joined UNILAD in 2024, specialising in SEO and trending content. She moved from Reach PLC where she worked as a senior journalist at the UK’s largest regional news title, the Manchester Evening News. She also covered TV and entertainment for national brands including the Mirror, Star and Express. In her spare time, Ellie enjoys watching true crime documentaries and curating the perfect Spotify playlist.

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