Which Married Celebrities Should We Interview?

By Fawn Weaver on Friday, March 22, 2013

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Have you ever wondered if it’s possible for women in Hollywood, successful authors, ultra-successful businesswomen, etcetera, to also be happily married?  I certainly have.  I’m fairly certain I know the answer but I’d still love to find out.

Most often, when I interview happily married women and write about their lessons (aka secrets of their successful marriage) here, they are women you’ve never heard about.  Not because they aren’t successful in their own field of business or in maintaining their home, but mainly because it’s a large world out there with over 6 billion people.  

Chances are, the only people we all know (or at least feel as though we know), are the ones plastered on magazines everywhere we turn.  This got me to thinking.  Maybe it’s possible for us to shrink our world just a little bit.  

We’re a fabulous community of more than 100,000 members worldwide and I’d like to introduce you to some of the women you may have already seen on television or in the movies, but who are -more importantly- happily married with wonderful families.  

I reached out to a few yesterday by Twitter: actress Candace Cameron Bure, actress Meagan Good, reality television starlet Khloe Kardashian Odom, author Amy Tan, author Elizabeth Gilbert and author Gretchen Rubin.  And now, it’s your turn to tell me which ones you’d like to hear from.

Which actress on your favorite television show or movie is married (in real life)?  What author have you read about who seems to have an amazing family life?  Tell me and I’ll seek out an interview with them.  Yes, we know, everything that glitters isn’t always gold.  But every now and then, what glitters is actually gold so let’s interview them and find out.  

Some may say no, a few might say “I’m too busy,” but something tells me we’ll get alot more “yeses” than anything else.  So let’s go for it!

What I love about asking you this question is when I first began this Club, I interviewed women happily married 25 years or more and asked for their secrets to a great marriage.  I’ll be reviving that as a part of this series and posting their interviews, as well.  

So here’s one more question for you.  Would you prefer to watch the interviews (meaning, an interview via Skype), hear the interviews in a podcast format or read about them here?  Enter your answers in the comments section below and we’ll announce who will be our first interview shortly.  Excited!

Until Monday…make it a great weekend!

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Fawn Weaver is the USA Today® and New York Times® bestselling author of Happy Wives Club: One Woman's Worldwide Search for the Secrets of a Great Marriage, adopting the same name as the Club she founded in 2010. The Happy Wives Club community has grown to include more than 900,000 women in over 110 countries around the world. When she’s not blogging or working on her next project, she's happily doting over her husband of nearly eleven years, Keith.

 

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  • http://www.toodarnhappy.com/ Kim Hall

    I don’t tend to know the names of celebrities who sing or act, so I can’t offer much in the way of names. What I would like to see are those who walk the talk, who are unabashedly and unapologetically in love with their husband. Those will be refreshing and encouraging interviews indeed. I look forward to the gems you bring to light, Fawn!

    • http://twitter.com/happywivesclub Happy Wives Clubâ„¢

      Agreed! I’m certain they’re out there…we just may have to look a little harder than usual :) . I can’t imagine what it must feel like being under the spotlight and trying to build, strengthen and protect your marriage at the same time. So I look forward to seeking out (and finding those) who are doing it well. Can’t wait to share the interviews with you, Kim. Make it a fabulous weekend!

  • Lori

    How about Roma Downey – currently the executive producer of the mini-series, “The Bible”. She’s married to Mark Burnett. (I’ll keep thinking… )

    • http://twitter.com/happywivesclub Happy Wives Clubâ„¢

      Ooh…I’d never even heard her name before (shame on me). Our pastor, Rick Warren, was really involved in The Bible series so we’re in the midst of a series tailored around it (and each week one of the musical artists/bands that are on the soundtrack come to play – last week it was King & Country and they were AMAZING).

      • Lori

        She also played a character on a television show called “Touched by an Angel” for a number of years. (1994-2003)

        • http://twitter.com/happywivesclub Happy Wives Clubâ„¢

          Very cool! Thanks, Lori.

  • m0mm33

    Jennifer Garner. Do Ben and she ever fight? They seem genuinly happy. What’s their secret.

    • http://twitter.com/happywivesclub Happy Wives Clubâ„¢

      I’d love to interview her. I imagine they do have some arguments based on his acceptance speech at the Oscars in which he called their marriage “ALOT of work.” But I think she would be awesome so we will be reaching out to her and let’s see if we can get her to say yes :) .

  • http://www.facebook.com/LeaMcCastle Lea McCastle

    I would love for you to interview Paula Patton, Meagan Good, Nicole Ari Parker and Wendy Williams! I think they would have some wonderful and powerful things to say about marriage! FYI enjoyed listening to you on the tele-retreat last night.

    • http://twitter.com/happywivesclub Happy Wives Clubâ„¢

      Such good ones, Lea! I hadn’t thought about Paula Patton and she would be such a fascinating interview. Will work on that for sure.

  • http://www.facebook.com/sandy.l.keith.7 Sandy Legler Keith

    I NEVER read stories about celebrities of any sort. I find show people boring. But that is probably just me.

    • http://twitter.com/happywivesclub Happy Wives Clubâ„¢

      That’s too funny, Sandy! I rarely read them but I do like the love stories that are real because they’re so important for the world to see both sides of Hollywood (the negative portrayals that are so prominent) and then the ones that are actually wonderful and happily married :) . So nice to see you here, Sandy!! <3

  • http://twitter.com/ModernMarried Maggie Reyes

    This is such a fun project Fawn! Really looking forward to all the interviews – weather famous or not.

    I would love to have an audio to listen to and maybe the transcript to read in the form of a blog post? You could put the whole interview series as a Happy Wives Club podcast on Itunes which would be ultimate levels of awesome!

    I would LOVE to see an interview with Amy Grant and Vince Gill. Amy has a new album coming out in May so she will probably being doing tons of interviews over the next few months.

    I used to be *addicted* to the Tori & Dean show – so I would love an interview with them. So many ups and downs they have gone through.

    We just saw Angela Bassett in Olympus Has Fallen last weekend – she and Courtney B Vance would be an awesome interview too!

    • http://twitter.com/happywivesclub Happy Wives Clubâ„¢

      These are great suggestions, Maggie! I’m seriously thinking about an HWC podcast. Just need to carve out the time to do it :) . Thanks for the great suggestions!!

      • http://twitter.com/ModernMarried Maggie Reyes

        Just figuring out how Disqus works and saw this now! Definitely a HWC podcast would be AWESOME!

        • http://twitter.com/happywivesclub Happy Wives Clubâ„¢

          We fixed the comment system so its easier to use :) . I’ve thought about a podcast. Do you have one?

          • http://www.modernmarried.com/ Maggie Reyes

            Oh Fawn! I am still learning to use Disqus, just created my full account version. YES! I have a podcast. It’s called Life Coach Jam and our motto is to “think like you mean it and love your life on purpose” – put two life coaches together and all kinds of fun, inspiring stuff happens! Here is the link with the info: http://modernmarried.com/life-coach-jam-podcast/

          • http://www.happywivesclub.com/ Fawn Weaver

            Oh, I LOVE that Maggie!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/bridget.cook.98 Bridget Cook

    I would like to read or hear via podcast or watch via YouTube an interview with Star Parker and Faith Hill.

    • http://twitter.com/happywivesclub Happy Wives Clubâ„¢

      I didn’t even know who Star Parker was so thanks for having me look her up! Very cool.