Sarah Jessica Parker gives rare insight into 30-year marriage to Hollywood A-lister

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Sex in the City star Sarah Jessica Parker and Hollywood A-lister Matthew Broderick tied the knot in 1997, after they met in 1991, and the pair have remained together ever since

Sarah Jessica Parker has shared a rare insight into her married life with Hollywood star Matthew Broderick. The Sex in the City star was introduced to Matthew in 1991. He was directing a play at the time for the Naked Angels Theater Company, which was founded by Sarah’s brothers Pippin and Toby.

The pair tied the knot in 1997, with Sarah breaking bridal tradition by opting for a black wedding dress. The couple had invited 100 guests to New York's Angel Oresanz Synagogue under the guise of a party, only to reveal it was their wedding. The couple have remained strong since, sharing son James, 22, and 15-year-old twin daughters Tabitha and Marion together.



Having turned 60 last week, Sarah has now revealed the secret to their lasting union. When asked if there was a secret to their lasting love, Sarah told Hello magazine : “Probably that I don’t talk about it. It really is a secret.

“But maybe it’s because we’re not a Hollywood couple. We live in New York - maybe that’s good.” When asked about their relationship, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off star Matthew once said: “I don't know the secret at all, but I, you know, I'm very grateful and I love her.

It's amazing. I mean, I can't believe that it's been that long. It doesn't feel like it.

" In an interview with the New York Times in 1996, Sarah explained Matthew originally asked her out over voicemail. She explained: “He left a very charming, very self-effacing message on the machine. “You know, 'Hi, it's Matthew Broderick.

' You had to use your last name." The pair largely like to keep their relationship private, but while starring together on Broadway together in 1996, Sarah described her husband as “probably the funniest fellow I've met in my whole life”. She added: “He's so bright, so handsome, I think he's the most handsome man I've seen in my life.

” In 2011, after marking two decades together, Sarah told The Telegraph that their relationship had gone through “lots of different periods”. She explained: “We've been together for 20 years and you have good days, you have decent days, and you have bad days. That's a marriage.

" "That's a relationship. That's a friendship, even — relationships outside the marriage run the same course. If you're in it for the long haul and you want meaningful relationships, you are going to go through lots of different periods.

" Before Matthew, Sarah had a long-term relationship with Robert Downey Jr between 1984 and 1991. She also briefly dated John F. Kennedy Jr.

Sarah and Matthew are said to split their time between Greenwich Village in Lower Manhattan and Ireland. Matthew’s family are said to have enjoyed holidays in County Donegal when he was a child..