Actress Cheryl Hines penned a sweet message to her husband, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on their anniversary.
Newsweek reached out to Hines and Kennedy Jr.’s representatives via email for comment on Monday.
Why It Matters
Hines, 59, is known for her role on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm.
The actress and Kennedy Jr., 71, got married in August 2014, and they credit Hines’ Curb Your Enthusiasm co-star and creator, Larry David, for introducing them. According to The New York Times, the pair met twice—first while at a ski resort in Canada and later in Deer Valley, Utah.
Kennedy Jr.—who is the nephew of former President John F. Kennedy—and Hines have seven children in their blended family. Hines has a daughter, Catherine, from her first marriage to ex-husband Paul Young. Kennedy Jr. has six kids—Bobby III and Kathleen with his first wife, Emily Ruth Black, and Conor, Aidan, Kyra and William “Finn” with his second wife, Mary Richardson. Richardson died by suicide in 2012.
What To Know
On Sunday, Hines shared a touching tribute to Kennedy Jr. on their 11-year wedding anniversary.
“Happy anniversary, Bobby. We’ve had 11 amazing years together and I can’t wait to see what the next eleven will bring,” she wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of them together. “I love you.”
Kennedy Jr. also penned his own message to Hines. “Thanks for eleven years of love and laughter,” he wrote on X. “You fill all my empty spaces.”
In October, Hines posted a message about her mother-in-law, Ethel Kennedy, following her death at the age of 96.
“It has been my great honor to have shared laughter and love with Ethel,” the Bad Moms star said at the time. “Her charisma, wisdom and strength will live on with me in every memory of her.”
“Bobby and I spent many warm nights in Hyannis Port having dinner with her and hearing stories from her extraordinary life. She always made me laugh,” Hines continued. “She was never too serious except when she needed to be. She dressed to nines with bare feet. She will be missed. My love is with the family.”
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What People Are Saying
In the comments underneath Hines and Kennedy Jr.’s anniversary posts, fans sent well-wishes to the couple.
X user @tokyothrowdownn wrote in a post with 169,900 views and 1,600 likes: “at least once a week I wonder to myself how you were able to land cheryl hines.”
In response, Kennedy Jr. said: “Me too!”
Instagram user @weepingfaerie stated in a message with 308 likes: “Thank you for supporting Bobby through this amazing journey. He needs a good woman behind him.”
@houseinhabit added in a comment on Instagram with 156 likes: “Happy 11! You two are such a force. Cheers to lasting love!”