\u201cWe were both each other\u2019s, I would say, like, sort of rebound relationship a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Whoa! From rebounds to lifelong companions! Who would\u2019ve thunk it?! The actor echoed his spouse\u2019s sentiments, teasing:<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWe weren\u2019t taking it seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The pair first met whereas making the 1999 TV pilot Heat Vision and Jack<\/em>, which Christine visitor starred in and Ben directed. They hit it off so effectively, the 57-year-old invited the actress to return with him on his subsequent undertaking, he recalled:<\/p>\n\n\u201cWe had a fun time making the show and then Christine and I connected and then I went off to do a movie [Keeping the Faith<\/em>] in New York and I invited her to come hang out.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nAnd similar to that, they have been hooked up on the hip, the 51-year-old famous:<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI ended up going and staying the entire summer.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Aw!!<\/p>\n
Both stars have had some fairly well-known relationships earlier than touchdown of their rebound-turned-forever romance. Ben has dated the likes of Jeanne Tripplehorn<\/strong>, Calista Flockhart<\/strong>, and Amanda Peet<\/strong> whereas Christine was with Neil Patrick Harris<\/strong> for one yr, lengthy earlier than he publicly got here out as homosexual in 2006.<\/p>\nDespite taking issues very casually at first, Ben and Christine truly ended up getting married only one yr after they met! \u2018Cause when you understand, you understand! Funny sufficient, the comic joked that their engagement was similar to a film he was making on the time, sharing:<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWe got engaged around when I was shooting Meet the Parents<\/em> \u2026 Christine\u2019s dad had a security company \u2014 and still does \u2014 and so it was kind of this weird parallel. He was very much like the Robert De Niro<\/strong> character to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n