11 Men Who Aren’t Afraid to Live in the Shadow of Their Powerful Women

We often hear the phrase “Behind a great man, there is always a great woman”. But what happens when the tables are turned (as is increasingly common) and the woman is the most famous or powerful in the relationship? Meryl Streep, Queen Elizabeth II or Serena Williams are references in their fields, they have great charisma and an imposing personality and, in addition to making history, they have good companions who do not seek or want the same prominent role that they have.

O awesome.club wants to share with you a list of men who share their lives with great women who are prominent in royalty, entertainment, art and sports. Who are they? What are you doing? You will know everything by reading this post.

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, has been married for over 70 years to Queen Elizabeth II of England. He had a successful naval career, serving during World War II. They were married in 1947, before she ascended to the throne in 1952, and since then, the Duke has accompanied the Queen on various activities until, in 2017, at the age of 96, he decided to withdraw from public life.

Philip is president and member of more than 780 organizations focused on topics of interest to him, such as caring for the environment, encouraging sports, the military and engineering. In 2009, he became the oldest British consort.

With a wife as popular and influential as Oprah Winfrey, it’s not surprising that her partner is known as “Mr. Oprah”. However, Stedman Graham is also a successful man. This educator, author of bestselling books, businessman, speaker and podcaster founded the Leadership Institute of Chicago and the Athletes Against Drugsa non-profit association that promotes sports and healthy living among young Americans

Stedman met the presenter in 1986 and they have been together ever since. They got engaged in 1992 but decided not to get married because, according to Oprah’s interview with vogueif they did, they probably wouldn’t be together anymore.

Getting married and keeping pace with 3-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep shouldn’t be an easy task, but apparently sculptor Don Gummer has been a pleasure, as they’ve been together for over 40 years. The couple had 4 children and Don accompanied his wife at key moments in her career. The actress dedicated her first words to him, when she won her third Oscar in 2012: “I want you to know that you gave me everything I value most in our lives”.

But this artist is known for his large-scale sculptures made with materials such as steel, aluminum or colored glass. As per his biography, he participated in numerous solo or group exhibitions and won several prestigious awards.

the sculpture The South Tower, in Indianapolis, is a reference to the 9/11 attacks. Along with Mondrian, made a sculpture full of colored crystals located on Broadway, in New York – one of his most famous works.

Although he is named after the bassist who has played with bands like Whitesnake and Black Sabbath, this Neil Murray is far removed from the spotlight and the life of a rock musician. The husband of J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter, has the same name as the musician, but is a Scottish anesthesiologist. They met at a mutual friend’s house in 2000 and, according to some people, Neil bears some resemblance to the famous wizard created by Rowling.

They were married a year after their first meeting, in a small secret ceremony at the author’s house, with only 15 guests, including relatives and close friends of the couple. For the 2, it is the second marriage. They had 2 children, in addition to the eldest daughter of the writer, from her first husband, the writer Jorge Arantes.

Known as the most powerful woman in the fashion industry, the editor of vogue, Anna Wintour, she couldn’t have just any man on her side. Therefore, in 2004, she made her relationship official with Texan businessman Shelby Bryan, known among her university friends as the “great Gatsby”, a character created by F. Scott Fitzgerald, as everyone knew that he would be a successful man. And they got it right! In 1980, she and a friend founded the telephone company Millicom, pioneer in cellular telephony and with which he accumulated an immense fortune.

He met Anna Wintour at a New York Ballet charity ball in 1999 and soon after they started dating, despite still being married. After getting divorced from their respective partners, Anna and Shelby came to terms with their relationship and have been together ever since. He accompanies her to some events, although he prefers to stay out of the spotlight and go unnoticed. “There’s an old idea that personal life should be kept private, and that’s my view,” Shelby said in an interview.

Despite being in the same milieu, being his compatriot and having worked together, the husband of Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett is not as famous or recognized as his wife. This Australian playwright, screenwriter and director married Blanchett in 1997 and is so used to living in the shadow of his famous and elegant wife that he doesn’t mind being taken out of pictures with his wife, becoming known as “the hand”.

As Blanchett said in an interview, they had known each other for a long time, but at first they didn’t get along very well, until they met again at a poker game and, after 21 days of dating, they got engaged and got married. Today they have 4 children and they also work together on several projects related to cinema and theater.

The husband of the famous and awarded tennis player Serena Williams is, in the words of the forbes, the mayor of the Internet. This young entrepreneur and investor is nothing more than the co-founder of reddit, one of the most important social and news platforms in the United States. His estimated net worth this year is the equivalent of 287 million reais, which, together with that of the tennis player, totals the equivalent of 766 million reais.

They met in 2015, got engaged in 2016 and had a daughter, Olympia, in September 2017. In November of the same year they got married in a big ceremony in New Orleans. About her successful husband, the tennis legend said in an interview. “Alexis doesn’t dim my light… He puts me in the light even if I don’t want to. He pushes me to places I never thought of going. It was always something I saw in some relationships: my light would be dimmer. Now I feel like I can shine brightly and continue to do whatever I want.”

Although he is also involved in the world of fashion, as he has been the creative director of the popular rubber boot brand Hunter since 2013, this elegant Brit is the husband of renowned fashion designer Stella McCartney, and therefore son-in-law of ex-Beatle Paul McCartney, and is That’s why he’s also known as Mr. McCartney.

The couple met in 2001 and married in 2003. Despite being one of those popular and enduring couples, perhaps the success of their relationship is because they have always kept a low profile, appearing together in very few places. They have 4 children, 2 boys and 2 girls, whom they also try to keep anonymous. Children are the couple’s priority, as Willis said in an interview. Therefore, they seek to share quality time with them, support them in their interests and still talk a lot.

thanks to the movie black swan, the beautiful and talented actress Natalie Portman not only won her first Academy Award, but also met her current husband, dancer, choreographer and director Benjamin Millepied, who was in charge of creating the film’s choreographies. They even bragged about their union and Natalie’s first pregnancy when the actress received an academy award. In 2017, the couple’s second daughter, Amalia, was born.

Despite his wife’s fame and success, the 42-year-old Frenchman is very well known in his circles and has an important curriculum: he started ballet at the age of 8 and for 10 years he was the principal dancer of the New York Ballet. At age 35, he became director of the Paris Opera Ballet. In 2012, he founded his own company: the L.A. Dance Project, performing his creations on prestigious stages and festivals in over 100 cities around the world.

Thanks to her roles in successful romantic comedies, Julia Roberts was, during the 1990s and early 2000s, considered “America’s sweetheart”. But the person who really captured the heart of the award-winning and famous actress was cinematographer and camera operator Daniel Moder, whom she met while filming the movie. the mexicanin 2000.

They were married in 2002 and have 3 children. According to Julia herself, it was her husband and motherhood that gave her life meaning. Despite both working in the film industry, the couple has always kept a very low profile, not looking for too much prominence, keeping their children out of the spotlight. Some of the best known films Daniel worked on were: Enemy of the State🇧🇷 Mr. & Mrs. Smith🇧🇷 spider man 3 and The Normal Hearta film for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award.

We started and ended the list with royalty, in this case, with Prince Daniel, Duke and husband of Princess Victoria, heir to the Swedish royal throne. Their story could be a fairy tale entitled: “The princess and her personal trainer”, because that’s how they met in 2001. The following year, they started a relationship, despite opposition from their respective families and Swedish society. Finally, in 2009, they got engaged, proving to everyone that their love was true. The following year they were married. They currently have 2 children: Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar.

Prince Daniel is a businessman, owner of a chain of gyms. Daniel is very committed to issues related to health, encouraging children and young people to practice sports and promoting organ donation, being a transplant recipient himself, having received a kidney from his father. He also created a scholarship program for young entrepreneurs.

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