Meryl Streep separates from her husband after 45 years of marriage and after six without living together

Meryl Streep He fell in love with all of Oviedo since he arrived last Thursday in Asturias to collect his Princess of Asturias. Her neighbors and fans blew her kisses and peppered her with photos of her. Upon her arrival at the Campoamor Theater, she raised applause that never ended. At 74 years old, she oscarizadísima actress from New Jersey, who received her award in the Arts category this Friday, has been the undisputed star of the 43rd edition. Cinema diva and tireless activist for equality, she held meetings with the Queen Letizia and his daughters, Leonor and Sofia.

With his three Oscars, for Kramer contra Kramer, Sophie’s decision y The woman of ironand a successful planetary career (The bridges of Madison o Oh mama!), the protagonist of Memories of Africa He showed an unusual humility, a surprising closeness, he raised his distinction in the air with both hands and gave thanks with his heart. She was excited and dedicated. Maybe inside her there were other emotions added to that of collecting the most important award that Spain Awards and seeing herself so loved and admired.

Almost at the same time that Meryl was experiencing another of her nights of awards and glory in Asturias, a statement sent to the editorial staff of Page Six, On the other side of the Atlantic, it was announced that the actress has just separated from Don Gummer, her husband of 45 years, although we know that they had not lived together for six years. Streep was last photographed with Gummer at the 2018 Oscars ceremony.

The breakup has not been stormy, as far as is known, and they have said that they will ‘always look out for’ each other. They married in 1978 and have four children together (Henry, 43, Mamie, 40, Grace, 37, and Louisa Jacobson, 30) and five grandchildren. A spokesperson assures that the actress The Devil Wears Pradaand the sculptor, 76, “have been separated for more than 6 years, and although they will always take care of each other, they have chosen lives apart.”

They met thanks to Meryl’s brother in 1978, and said ‘I do’ that same year in September during a romantic ceremony in the garden of the actress’s parents’ house.

Six months before getting married, Meryl experienced what is surely the worst tragedy of her life: the death of her boyfriend and fellow actor, John Cazale, the unforgettable Fredo Corleone from The Godfather, son of Marlos Brando and brother of Al Pacino, in March 1978 due to lung cancer. A year after his death, Meryl said: “Death is still with me.” “It’s forced me to face my own mortality, and once you do, you see things differently.”

After his death, the actress had to move out of the apartment she had shared with Cazale and received help from her brother and one of her friends, who turned out to be Gummer. First they were friends and friendship turned into love. During the course of their marriage, Meryl and Gummer, who has a sculptor degree in Arts from Yale University, had and raised four children who have given them five grandchildren.

Twenty years ago, Meryl said the secret to her long-lasting marriage was “good will and a willingness to give in and shut up from time to time.” “There’s no roadmap for how to start a family — it’s always a huge negotiation,” she said.

In 2012, when Meryl picked up her Oscar for playing Margaret Thatcher, she mentioned her husband: “I’m going to thank Don because when you thank your husband at the end of the speech, they play it to music, and I want him to know that everything that I value the most in our lives, you have given it to me.

In addition to the house in Connecticut where they lived and raised their children, the couple had a loft in the Tribeca neighborhood (Manhattan) in New York until it was sold in 2020 for almost 16 million euros. Later the actress bought a house in Pasadena (California) for 4 million dollars.