Keeley Hawes rang in her 21th wedding anniversary with her husband Matthew MacFadyen on Wednesday with a loved-up post on Instagram.
The actress, 49, shared a slew of smitten snaps with the Succession star, 50, alongside a heartfelt tribute to their long-standing romance.
Among the sweet photos were shots of the couple enjoying an idyllic boat trip, packing on the PDA at a pub and of Matthew posing astride a lawnmower.
Declaring her love, Keeley penned a short and sweet caption that read: ’21 years. No notes. Love you with all my heart ✨’.
Keeley and Matthew are proud parents to daughter Maggie, 20, and son Ralph, 19, while Matthew is also a step-dad to Keeley’s son Myles, 25, from her first marriage.
The couple are lauded for having one of the strongest marriages in Hollywood, with the pair continually making time for each other despite their hectic work schedules.
Keeley Hawes rang in her 21th wedding anniversary with her husband Matthew MacFadyen on Wednesday with a loved-up post on Instagram
The actress, 49, shared a slew of smitten snaps with the Succession star, 50, alongside a heartfelt tribute to their long-standing romance
Among the sweet photos were shots of the couple enjoying an idyllic boat trip, packing on the PDA at a pub and of Matthew posing astride a lawnmower
Yet, Matthew has confessed it didn’t get off to the best of starts, previously describing the moment he fell in love with Keeley as ‘awful’.
Keeley was newly married to cartoonist Spencer, and mother to baby son Myles, when she first met Matthew in 2002 on the set of Spooks.
Matthew later admitted he fell for Keeley while shooting the BBC spy drama, but clarified nothing happened between them until her split with Spencer in May 2002.
He told the Mail on Sunday in 2005: ‘We weren’t having an affair and it was a slow process. But I knew the effect she had on me. She’s gorgeous. Everyone who meets her will tell you the same thing.’
While Keeley has also confessed to developing feelings for Matthew on the Spooks set, telling Vanity Fair in 2022: ‘Matthew just came straight out with it and said “I love you” in the rain one day. I thought, “Oh dear, here we go.”‘
Her divorce from Spencer was finalised in 2004, and she and Matthew married later that same year in an intimate ceremony at the Richmond registry office, before welcoming first child Maggie a month later.
Last year, the couple revealed they are looking forward to their ‘third act’ as a couple when their children fly the nest.
Matthew said he was looking forward to spending quality time with Keeley and heading off on numerous mini-breaks when they have more time to themselves.
Declaring her love, Keeley penned a short and sweet caption that read: ’21 years. No notes. Love you with all my heart ✨’
The couple are lauded for having one of the strongest marriages in Hollywood, with the pair continually making time for each other despite their hectic work schedules (seen in May)
Keeley confessed to falling for Matthew on the set of Spooks in 2002, saying: ‘Matthew just came straight out with it and said “I love you” in the rain one day. I thought, “Oh dear, here we go.”‘
He told CBS in July 2024: ‘It’s like a third act. It’s exciting. We’re like, “OK, mini-breaks!” In the trenches when they’re little, it’s like, ‘This is it for ever’, but of course it’s not.’
‘Then you realise, luckily, ours are really lovely, funny humans who are making you laugh and telling you off.’
The star went on to admit this is the first time his children have been interested in his work.
Matthew said: ‘We don’t always watch each other’s stuff and our children certainly don’t watch our things. That’s sort of galling – no interest. That keeps you humble.
‘But they will watch Deadpool for sure. They suddenly perked up when they heard I was doing that. They finally showed a modicum of interest. My daughter was like, ‘Will you meet Blake?’