Among Hollywood’s most beautiful actresses, Julia Roberts, lately shares a tender moment that she had with husband Danny Moder. For those who don’t have much memory of the ‘Pretty Woman’ star’s romantic movies, here is a recent confession. She said to an interviewee that the first dance that the couple, over twenty five years ago, was to a song by the iconic band Dave Matthews. This is an extremely rare glance into an enduring romance in an industry where relationships tend to flicker out like candlelight in an infinitely divisible breeze.
Fans are reveling in this nostalgic moment with Roberts who very rarely opens up about her private life and showing sweet moments about the early days of her relationship with Moder, whom she met while working on the set of The Mexican in 2000. Moder was then a cinematographer. The love bird pair started connecting off-screen and eventually got married in a quiet ceremony in 2002. The couple now approaches two decades of marriage, and as loving as it was then, it still is today, raising their three kids: Hazel, Phinnaeus, and Henry, maintaining pretty low profiles in the media.
During the interview, Roberts noted that Dave Matthews music kept a special place in their hearts. “We were just so happy, in the moment, and that song by Dave Matthews was playing,” she said, smiling. “It became our song.” While she wouldn’t say which specific track the dancing couple used, Matthews’ soul ballads are respectively known for their romantic and introspective lyrics, which would make a perfect serenade to a night so intimate.
For Roberts and Moder, these last 25 years have really passed in milestones, both personal and professional. Even as Roberts continued to blossom professionally-she spent the spring touring for Erin Brockovich and the summer filming a romantic comedy, My Best Friend’s Wedding, across London-while Moder was building his own behind-the-scenes success: Moder will be in and around New York, awaiting the start of production on a new, small role.
Fans have always loved Roberts for her excellence in balancing a career and life with a family. This only adds to the appeal of a relationship so long lasting, romantic, and beautiful for Roberts and Moder. In the Hollywood machine where most relationships take center stage for their drama and short ends, Julia Roberts and Danny Moder’s love story is a reflection of lasting love, commitment, and also, of course, a love for great music.
