90s icons share unconventional secret to successful marriage

90s icons share unconventional secret to successful marriage

The unconventional secret to a successful, long-lasting marriage has now been confirmed by two of Hollywood's most beloved couples.

Sarah Michelle Gellar has revealed previously that the reason her marriage to hubby Freddie Prinze Jr is still going strong after 23-years is that they have their own bathrooms.

She's doubled down on the unconventional in a red carpet interview with E! News at the premiere of reality show Star Search earlier this week.LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 14: (L-R) Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. attend the premiere of Columbia Pictures' I Know What You Did Last Summer at The United Theater on Broadway on July 14, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images)

"Separate bathrooms...That's what I always say," she told E! news after a reporter asked the secret to her marriage.

Chrissy Teigen, who sits on the judging panel with Gellar, said she agreed with her sentiment.

"It is little things like that," the model explained to the outlet.

"You've got to keep the sexy and preserve the sexy in a little bit of ways."

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READ MORE: Stars bid farewell to fashion icon Valentino in RomeSTUDIO CITY, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 20: (L-R) Sarah Michelle Gellar and Chrissy Teigen attend Netflix's Star Search Live: Red Carpet at CBS Studio Center on January 20, 2026 in Studio City, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Netflix)

Teigan joked that her husband, John Legend, never sees her going to the bathroom.

"For all he knows, I have never farted or pooped," she added.

Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze first met on the set of the 1997 horror film I Know What You Did Last Summer.Actor Freddie Prinze, Jr. and actress Sarah Michelle Gellar attend the Ninth Annual MTV Movie Awards on June 3, 2000 at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California.

They remained friends for years before their transition to romance happened by accident.

In 2000, a mutual friend cancelled on dinner plans with both of them, with Gellar and Prinze Jr deciding to go together anyway.

They realised they had a romantic connection during that dinner and started dating.

The couple officially tied the knot in a private wedding ceremony in Mexico in 2002.Chrissy Teigan and John Legend alongside their kids Luna and Miles.

Gellar credits their relationship's success to "putting the work in" and making time for small, mindful moments like family dinners without phones.

Similarly, Teigan and Legend also met on set.

The pair met on the set of John Legend's music video for his song Stereo, in 2006, when Teigan played his love interest.WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 08: (L-R) Chrissy Teigen and John Legend attend The Hollywood Reporter and Spotify host Nominees Night: an official Golden Week event at The Lot at Formosa on January 08, 2026 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic)

They reportedly went out for dinner afterwards and immediately hit it off.

Legend proposed to Teigan in 2011, followed by a wedding in 2013.

They renewed their vows in 2023 in celebration of their 10th anniversary.

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