Speaking withThe Sydney Morning HeraldFriday, thePhysicalstar, 41, opened up about what has stopped her and herNine Perfect Strangersactor beau, 51, from tying the knot. Byrne said other life events along the way have delayed any potential nuptials since they began their relationship back in 2012.
“I guess for us it’s just been, we didn’t do it, we’ll do it, then — no! Pandemic,” added Byrne, who shares two sons, Rocco, 5, andRafa, 3½, with Cannavale.
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Byrne and Cannavale often call each other husband and wife, even though they’re not married. The couple addressed the terms in a January 2020 interview withVulture, with Cannavale saying, “I hate all the other words!It’s just easier to say ‘husband and wife.’ "
“Boyfriend and girlfriend feels so young. Partner feels so sterile. What else could we say?” he asked Byrne in the profile, jokingly answering, “‘My lover! ' "
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Duringan appearanceonTheLate Showwith Stephen Colbertaround the same time, the pairopened up about their early bedtimeand balancing their life onstage with their family. In the interview, Cannavale explained that they don’t bring their work home to their two children.
“The kids, they just don’t care that we’re doing a play,” theBoardwalk Empirealum said. “You come home, you can’t bring anything home with you because the kids just wanna eat, they wanna play.”
The proud parents added that now that their two kids are getting older, their personalities are coming out more.
“We call the 2-year-old Seal Team Six ‘cause he’s crazy and he’s a killer,” Cannavale joked at the time. “The first one, Rocco, he’s very sensitive. He’s always singing and dancing, and the little one is just tough.”
source: people.com
