James Brolin has opened up in regards to the secret to his eternal love with spouse Barbra Streisand.
The “Ransom Canyon” star, 84, has been married to the EGOT winner, 82, for practically three a long time, however credit only one factor as the key sauce to the success of their union.
“The best investment we’ve ever made is our mattress,” Brolin mentioned throughout an look on the “Today” present Tuesday.
“And don’t misunderstand me. We’re both lazy. We love to sleep late. We do a lot of our work on the phone, on paper, reading, right next to each other.”
The “Avengers” actor additionally shared perception into how he and the “Way We Were” actress deal with disagreements behind closed doorways.
“You learn to take a walk,” the Golden Globe winner quipped. “Both of us, not just me. I just think you gotta say, ‘OK, take a deep breath, take a walk.’”
“Because, you know, animals do the same thing, you know? Humans do it to each other, animals do it to each other,” he added.
Brolin tied the knot with Streisand on July 1, 1998 after being arrange on a blind date two years prior.
In 2023, Brolin revealed he had been celibate for 3 years earlier than assembly Streisand.
“I had been — literally it’s a wild word — but I had been celibate for three years, saying, ‘Who needs this?’” Brolin mentioned on “CBS Mornings,” confessing they didn’t have intercourse till their marriage ceremony night time.
He defined that he had no “interest in getting involved in a lousy situation” because of his previous failed marriages.
Nonetheless, he remained certain that Streisand was the one — regardless of having to ask for her hand in marriage “a minimum of three times.”
The actor admitted that marrying the “Woman in Love” singer was “the best thing [he’s] ever done.”
The “Funny Girl” actress was beforehand married to actor Elliot Gould from 1963 to 1971. They share a son named Jason.
Brolin, for his half, was beforehand married twice.
His first ill-fated union was to Jane Cameron Agee from 1966 to 1984, earlier than he moved on with Jan Smithers from 1986 to 1995.
The next 12 months, he met Streisand.
After the pair tied the knot in 1998, Streisand turned stepmom to his three kids: Josh, 57, Jess, 53, and Molly, 38.
She went on to develop into grandmother to Josh’s 4 children: Trevor, 36, Eden, 30, Westlyn, 6, and Chapel, 4.
