7 Celebrities Who Lost Their Partners and Promised Them Eternal Devotion

Celebrities seem heavenly creatures to us, with perfect lives and relationships. Regardless of whether they hold privileged positions in society, they are all individuals who have been through both good and bad times. Many of them had the good fortune to find their true love, but destiny was not kind to them and divided these couples for the rest of their lives. Since love knows no bounds, many famous people choose to stay faithful to their partners even after losing them.

1. Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson’s relationship was something straight out of a movie. They met in 1993 while working on a Broadway play and immediately fell in love.

Neeson became a widower after almost 15 years of marriage. The tragedy happened in March 2009 when the British actress fell coming down a beginner slope while on a ski vacation in Canada.

Neeson has never stopped singing his late wife’s praises, saying, “They say the hardest thing in the world is losing someone you love. My wife died unexpectedly. She brought me so much joy. She was my everything.”

Liam memorializes his blissful marriage years with tremendous care and protection, grateful for the love they both felt for one another. “Those 16 years of being her husband taught me how to love unconditionally. We have to stop and be thankful for our spouses. Because, one day, when you look up from your phone, they won’t be there anymore.”

2. John Travolta

John Travolta and Kelly Preston had a love-filled marriage. They met in 1987 on the set of The Experts. And as Travolta later recalled, the duo had “immediate chemistry” upon crossing paths.

Travolta lost his wife in 2020. The actress kept her diagnosis and cancer battle private for 2 years. At the time of her death, Travolta said, “She fought a courageous fight with the love and support of so many. My family and I will forever be grateful to her doctors and nurses at MD Anderson Cancer Center, all the medical centers that have helped, as well as her many friends and loved ones who have been by her side. Kelly’s love and life will always be remembered.”

In 2021, John Travolta celebrated his first Mother’s Day without his late wife. He shared a sweet tribute: “Dearest Kelly, you brought into my life 3 of the most wonderful children I have ever known. Thank you. We love and miss you. Happy Mother’s Day.”

3. Celine Dion

In 2013, when Celine was about to perform live on TV, she happened to get back to her dressing room, where she saw her husband looking shocked and devastated. That’s when she found out that René had heard from his doctor that he was facing throat cancer again.

Throughout René’s sickness, Celine took care of her beloved husband, and she has done it all by herself. Even though René wanted Celine to continue attending shows, she realized she couldn’t do both and took time off from her career to stay by his side until he passed away in 2016.

Throughout their marriage, the couple stood together through thick and thin, through the good and bad times together, and most importantly — they kept their vows “til death do us part.”

To mark the sixth anniversary of his death, Dion wrote on Instagram, “I would be lying if I said I’m fine, I think of you at least a hundred times, cause in the echo of my voice I hear your words just like you’re there,” she concluded. “I miss you — Céline xx.”

4. Yoko Ono

John Lennon and Yoko Ono were definitely the most creative power couple of the ‘70s. The pair first met in November 1966 at a London gallery, where Ono was preparing for an exhibition of her work. They immediately hit it off and started a turbulent romance.

After 11 years of marriage, Yoko Ono became a widow when John Lennon tragically died. Lennon was her third husband, and she never remarried. “The death of a loved one is a hollowing experience,” Lennon’s widow, Ono, wrote in a Twitter tribute.

5. Terri Irwin

When Steve passed away, people kept asking Terri if she would re-marry or find someone since she was a young widow. She was rumored to be dating many men, like Paul and Hulk, Russell Crowe, and Richard Wilkins. But she responded that she was too busy to have that. She went on to decline any speculation surrounding the topic.

She said, “I always felt with Steve, if I didn’t marry Steve, I wouldn’t have gotten married. I wasn’t dating. I wasn’t even looking. I was 27 years old and thought my life would be work. Then I met Steve and fell in love. The meaning of life is unconditional love. If you can achieve that, I think you’re set!”

She continued, “You know, I keep saying this, and maybe 15 years later, people are finally starting to believe me. Steve was it for me. That’s just the way it is. I had a big love, and it was enough to last a lifetime.” Even after all these years, she’s continued her journey as a mom and a loyal wife to Steve.

6. Vanessa Bryant

Kobe Bryant and Vanessa Bryant’s decades-long marriage was filled with romance. Their whirlwind relationship started in November 1999.

The NBA legend died in a helicopter crash in January 2020 alongside the couple’s daughter, Gianna. “This pain is unimaginable, but you just have to get up and push forward,” Vanessa Bryant said. “Lying in bed crying isn’t going to change the fact that my family will never be the same again. But getting out of bed and pushing forward is going to make the day better for my three other girls and for me. So that’s what I do.”

7. Iman

The legendary singer, David Bowie, passed away in 2016, 2 days after his 69th birthday. However, Iman’s love for her late husband is still as strong as ever, even after 6 years. She declared that ’’she still feels his spirit and that he’s with them, even though he’s not there in plain sight.’’

26 years of joyful memories together seem to be her driving force today. The fashion icon had admitted that Bowie was her true love. As a matter of fact, his memory is so alive in her that she revealed she doesn’t consider him to be her ’’late husband’’ because he’s still her husband. She even added that ’’This was truly the love of my life, and I just wait until I meet him again."