Sarah Michelle Gellar revealed the one rule that keeps her marriage to Freddie Prinze Jr. strong.
After more than two decades of being together, Gellar and Prinze Jr. have found a simple but effective rule for a long-lasting marriage that judge Chrissy Teigen also follows.
Speaking exclusively with MY! News at the January 20 premiere of Netflix’s new competitive series Search for starsGellar shared that the secret to her 23-year marriage is surprisingly practical.
“Separate bathrooms,” he said, laughing.
Teigen, who joined Gellar on the red carpet, wholeheartedly agreed.
She noted that she follows the same principle with her husband John Legend.
“You have to keep the sexy and preserve the sexy in some way,” Teigen explained.
He joked that Legend still believes he’s “never farted or pooped.”
For Gellar and Prinze Jr., the rule is just one part of a relationship based on privacy and authenticity.
The couple has also long avoided the Hollywood spotlight.
Prinze Jr. has openly rejected outside advice, recalling in an interview with the outlet last year in July that most of the guidance he received came from divorced friends.
“Advice is like peanut butter,” he joked. “I may think it’s delicious, but if you’re allergic, you’re dead.”
The actor also emphasized that their low-key lifestyle has helped them avoid the pressures of celebrity culture.
“People don’t see Sarah and me in popular places,” he said in his something old podcast.
“We have restaurants we like that aren’t very trendy in places where paparazzi frequent. So we’re good at avoiding them.”
Gellar and Prinze Jr. are proving that sometimes the simplest rules can make the biggest difference.
For the uninitiated, the couple shares two children: Charlotte (16) and Rocky (13).
