While Will Smith and Chris Rock may have stolen headlines at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony, it was Welsh actor Anthony Hopkins who stole our hearts. At one of the 2022 Oscars after-show parties, Sir Anthony was all smiles as he danced the night away, and he looked dapper as he playfully showed off his red carpet look on social media.
But while we were all smitten with his performance, is there a certain person who's won him over? The 84-year-old Oscar-winner from Port Talbot is happily married to wife Stella Arroyave, whom he wed in 2003.
In fact, he hasn’t spent a year single since before 1966 and Stella happens to be his third wife. As for his previous relationships, Sir Anthony has also been linked with Martha Stewarts and he's got one daughter, Abigail Hopkins.
Who is Anthony Hopkins’ current wife, and how long have they been together?
Stella Arroyave was working as an antiques dealer when Sir Anthony walked into her shop in 2001. He was estranged from his now ex-wife Jennifer Lynton at the time but their divorce was not finalised until 2002.
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The pair got married the following year in 2003 and have been smitten with each other since. The actor said of his marriage to Stella to the Daily Mail: “She’s a wonderful woman. She looks after me that way and she needs to, because my nature is to do things very fast because I have convinced myself that I am still 45 years old. I walk far too fast and I’m always falling over and she reminds me not to.”
Columbian-born Stella Arroyave, 66, also works in the film industry as an actress and producer. She acted alongside her future husband in The Human Stain (2003). Sir Anthony starred and also directed his wife in Slipstream (2007).
Most recently, the two worked together on Elyse, which Sir Anthony starred in and did the music for while Stella directed. In 2011, he told The Independent that Stella saved him from a dark period in his life. They live together in Malibu, California.
He said: “She met me 10 years ago when I was shut down. Shut down for some years. I didn’t feel shut down at that time. I felt I was quite happy. But I was dealing with slight depression — Not trusting anyone. Certainly not trusting women. Everyday she wakes up happy. She’s very positive about everything. I learnt from her just to take life as it comes.”
First wife: Petronella Barker (1967-1972)
Before Stella, Sir Anthony was married twice, the first with Petronella Barker. Sir Anthony met Petronella met during their time together at the Old Vic Theatre in London, before marrying in 1967.
She was involved in the British theatre scene in the 1960s and '70s, primarily with the English Stage Company and National Theatre company, as well as several small TV series. Her last role was in 1987.
Together the pair are parents to singer-songwriter and actress Abigail Hopkins, who was born in 1969. Both Abigail and Anthony Hopkins have been open about their estranged relationship.
He told The Mirror: “I guess I am selfish. I have not been a good husband or father." When asked if he had any children, he said: “I don't have any idea. People break up. Families split and, you know, 'Get on with your life.' People make choices. I don't care one way or the other."
Petronella Barker and Anthony Hopkins divorced in 1972.
Second wife: Jennifer Lynton (1973-2002)
Similar to how he met his current wife, Sir Anthony met Jennifer Lynton, now 74, while he was separated from Petronella but not yet divorced. Born in England, Jennifer was working as a production assistant at Pinewood Studios when they met.
They married in 1973 and moved to Hollywood together after the success of The Silence of the Lambs. The pair divorced in 2002, making this his longest marriage so far.
