Sarah Michelle Gellar didn’t hold back when discussing the state of marriage today, and her candid remarks appeared to subtly call out her Hollywood peers who haven’t exactly prioritized long-lasting relationships.
The drama unfolded when the Buffy the Vampire Slayer star, 47, was asked, yet again, about the secret to her enduring romance to Freddie Prinze Jr., a couple that has defied the odds of Tinseltown’s notoriously short marriages.
Over two decades since their 2002 wedding, Gellar’s response was as no-nonsense as ever.
‘I think everything takes work, whether it’s a friendship or a work relationship or a marriage,’ Gellar told Fox Digital on Wednesday. ‘You have to put the work in.’
‘We live in an extremely disposable society now,’ she continued, referencing how people toss out their phones when they break instead of fixing them. ‘And I think that’s a lot of the attitude toward relationships.’
Sarah and Freddie’s ability to withstand the pressures of fame and Hollywood’s turbulent relationship landscape makes their story a rare and refreshing exception.
Sarah Michelle Gellar didn’t hold back when discussing the state of marriage today, and her candid remarks appeared to subtly call out her Hollywood peers who haven’t exactly prioritized long-lasting relationships
The drama unfolded when the Buffy the Vampire Slayer star, 47, was asked, yet again, about the secret to her enduring romance to Freddie Prinze Jr., a couple that has defied the odds of Tinseltown’s notoriously short marriages; (seen in 2007)
Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston tied the knot two years before Sarah and Freddie, only to split in 2005.
Meanwhile, Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe, who wed just months before Sarah and Freddie, ended their seven-year marriage shortly after.
Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey? Married in 2002 and divorced four years later.
Of course, those seem tame compared to the fleeting marriages of Britney Spears and Jason Alexander, whose 55-hour union and Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries’ 72-day stint are hardly in the same league.
Sarah and Freddie’s incredible journey began on the set of I Know What You Did Last Summer in 1997, where they first met.
They started dating in 2000, got engaged in 2001, and said ‘I do’ in Mexico a year later.
Gellar was 24, Prinze was 26—young, in love, and ready to take on the world together.
Freddie, ever the charmer, humorously attributed their successful marriage to his culinary skills in 2022.
Sarah and Freddie’s ability to withstand the pressures of fame and Hollywood’s turbulent relationship landscape makes their story a rare and refreshing exception; (seen in 2023)
Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston tied the knot two years before Sarah and Freddie, only to split in 2005
Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey? Married in 2002 and divorced four years later; seen in 2005
Of course, those seem tame compared to the fleeting marriages of Britney Spears and Jason Alexander, whose 55-hour union and Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries’ 72-day stint are hardly in the same league
‘The reason why I think Sarah and I work is one: My mom was a chef and I learned how to cook. And I married someone who couldn’t cook. So I’m necessary. She needs me to live and sustain herself,” he told The Independent, proving that a little humor—and a good meal—goes a long way.
And if anyone had doubts about their lasting power, Gellar made sure to remind Howard Stern of a bet he once made.
When they hit their 20th anniversary, she posted on Instagram, ‘@SternShow, I think you owe us,’ playfully holding Stern to his prediction of their marriage’s demise.
In a world where relationships often flicker out faster than a viral TikTok trend, Sarah and Freddie’s love story is a masterclass in resilience—and a reminder that good things, especially love, really do take work.
