Here Are 30+ Celebs Who Got Married in Their Late Teenage Years
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Elizabeth Taylor and Conrad Hilton Jr.
Elizabeth Taylor married her first husband, hotelier Conrad Hilton Jr. when she was just 18 years old, in 1950. But in true Liz fashion, this marriage would last less than a year as the young couple ran into troubled waters while on their honeymoon.
This would be the first of many marriages for the young star, as she divorced Conrad after only eight months of marriage. The actress, however, wouldn’t be single for long as she married her second husband, Michael Wilding, in 1952, mere months after her divorce from Conrad Hilton Jr. was finalized.
Olivia Wilde and Tao Ruspoli
Actress Olivia Wilde found love with Italian businessman and filmmaker Tao Ruspoli when she was 19, marrying him only a few months later. And though the age gap of eight years between the two raised a few eyebrows, it seemed like a match made in heaven.
The marriage lasted a few years, but after eight years, Olivia and her Italian prince divorced in 2011. Love would soon come knocking on Olivia’s door just a few months later when she met Jason Sudeikis at a Saturday Night Live afterparty.
Bo and John Derek
This next couple raised eyebrows for their rather large age gap. Bo Derek was 19 years old when she married John Derek, who was 49 years old at the time. But, their love story was one of passion and fairytale as they shared 22 years together before John passed in 1988 due to heart failure.
It’d take a good few years for Bo to find love again, but she’s since remarried after dating her now-husband John Corbett since 2002. The couple were married in 2020 and live together on their ranch in Santa Barbara.
Loretta Lynn and Oliver “Doolittle” Lynn
Country singer Loretta Lynn found love when she was in her teens, marrying talent manager Oliver “Doolittle” Lynn in 1948 when she was 15 years old and he was 21. Nothing could stop this couple from making it work, and they remained married until his untimely passing in 1996, at the age of 69.
The couple shared 48 years together, welcoming no less than six children, four of whom were born before Loretta was 20 years old. And though the marriage, like many others, had its fair share of ups and downs, Loretta doesn’t regret marrying at a young age.
Celebrities tend to do things rather differently from the average person, and that includes getting married or engaged. Just look at the marriages of stars like Elizabeth Taylor or Janet Jackson, and it’s clear that they don’t wait for the “right time” to do things. From Olivia Wilde to Solange Knowles, these celebs got married when they were still teenagers.