Jerry O’Connell and Rebecca Romijn Celebrate 19 Years of Marriage: ‘Knew These Kids Would Make It’
Jerry O’Connell and Rebecca Romijn Celebrate 19 Years of Marriage: ‘Knew These Kids Would Make It’
Erin ClackTue, July 14, 2026 at 5:59 PM UTC
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Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’ConnellCredit: Kevin Winter/Getty -
Jerry O’Connell and Rebecca Romijn are celebrating 19 years of marriage
O’Connell marked the milestone on Instagram on July 14, sharing a sweet photo from their 2007 wedding day
The couple shares two kids, 17-year-old twins Charlie and Dolly
Jerry O’Connell and Rebecca Romijn are celebrating 19 years of marriage.
O’Connell, 52, marked the occasion on Instagram on Tuesday, July 14, by sharing a photo from the couple’s wedding day.
In the image, he and Romijn, 53, can be seen looking lovingly into each other’s eyes as they stand on the grass outside in their wedding attire.
“KNEW these kids would make it! 19 years! Love ya BABE!” O’Connell wrote in the caption.
The pair first began dating in 2004, shortly after meeting at a Maxim Hot 100 pool party in Las Vegas.
Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’ConnellCredit: STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty
O’Connell recalled to PEOPLE in 2017 that he and Romijn — who was recently separated from then-husband John Stamos at the time — had instant chemistry.
“I remember thinking, ‘Wow. This girl is really beautiful and funny,’ ” he shared. “I talked to her the whole party. We clicked. We clicked the first time we met. Obviously, she was married, and I know shenanigans go on, but no shenanigans happened. But we clicked. Day one, we clicked.”
“When you meet the one, you just know. It just happens. It happened pretty immediately. It happened immediately,” he added.
O’Connell and the X-Men actress got engaged in 2005 and wed in 2007 in a private ceremony at their Los Angeles home. “It was a perfect celebration, and Jerry and I couldn’t be happier,” Romijn told PEOPLE at the time.
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In December 2008, the couple welcomed their daughters, twins Charlie and Dolly, now 17.
Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell with daughters Charlie and DollyCredit: Rebecca Romijn/Instagram
O’Connell and Romijn renewed their wedding vows in November 2021, picking a very particular date and time for the ceremony.
“A couple of nights ago, I said to Rebecca, ‘We should renew our vows at 11:11 and 11 seconds on 11/11,’ “ the Stand by Me actor told PEOPLE at the time. “I didn’t think [renewing our vows] was gonna be so emotional, but it was. I think I was more emotional than my wife.”
During a 2019 guest-hosting stint on The Wendy Williams Show, O’Connell revealed that he and Romijn are intentional about making one-on-one time for each other — and they especially like to connect over Bravo viewing sessions.
“We love our Real Housewives shows,” he said. “It really bonds us. We watch them together.”
They also go out on “mystery dates” together.
“You’ve been doing those secret date nights for the last year,” Romijn explained on the show. “Whenever there’s a movie coming out that he knows I would like — there were four of them in a row last year and every weekend he would take me out, not tell me what we were seeing, made me cover my eyes when we’re walking into the theater, took me out to dinner, took me to a movie. I love mystery dates!”
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