Move over, Carrie Bradshaw! John Corbett, who played Aidan Shaw in the iconic TV series “Sex and the City,” kept viewers on their toes with his on-again, off-again romance with Sarah Jessica Parker’s character. But in real life, Corbett’s love story with Bo Derek is a steady and supportive one that lasted 18 years before they finally tied the knot.
Their love story began when Corbett expressed his need for a date to an Oscars party to his friend Norby Walters, a Hollywood agent. Walters introduced him to Derek, and while the actor found her “intimidating” at first, Derek knew she was attracted to him “instantly.”
Derek was married to actor and director John Derek prior to meeting Corbett, but his death in 1998 left her feeling like the air had been sucked out of the room. In a 2020 interview, she described it as “an enormous loss” and said she “wallowed in that for a while.” She didn’t expect to find love again, but when she met Corbett, she knew he was the one.
“It was just an attraction, a comfort,” she said. “He makes me laugh all the time. He’s full of life, full of joy. I became attracted to him and I still am. We take things day by day and I think we are still there.”
Their relationship was a day-to-day one, as Derek described it during a joint appearance on “Today” in 2015. She hadn’t dated in five years when she met Corbett, but she knew he was the one when the sparks started flying.
“I kept saying to my friends, ‘I’ll wait until the sparks and all that get going,’ and it finally happened,” she said.
The couple attended the New York City premiere of Corbett’s film “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2” in 2016, walking the carpet hand-in-hand. The following year, they showed off their dance moves at a party for the Golden Nymph Award nominees in Monte Carlo.
Throughout their relationship, they traveled the world together and had unconventional date nights. Despite being private people, they didn’t hesitate to share their love with the world. During an appearance on “The Talk” in August 2021, Corbett revealed that they had quietly tied the knot around Christmas time in 2020.
After 18 years of love and laughter, John Corbett and Bo Derek finally made it official. Their love story may not have been as tumultuous as Aidan and Carrie’s, but it was just as captivating.
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