Kevin Bacon Shares Extremely Rare Throwback Photo of Wife Kyra Sedgwick for 35th Wedding Anniversary

Love is still in the air

Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick CAT2
Roberto Ricciuti/Getty Images

Kevin Baconand his wife of 35 years,Kyra Sedgwick, are still very much in love. And this super rare throwback picture proves it.

Yesterday, theFootloosealum, 65, celebrated his wedding anniversary by sharing a photo of himself and Sedgwick, 58, taken during the early years of their relationship. In the old snap posted on Instagram, Bacon is hugging Sedgwick and kissing her forehead while she smiles at the camera. He wrote in the caption, “35 years feels like a heartbeat. #Anniversary.”

To mark the occasion, Sedgwick shared a throwback picture of her own. On her IG page,The Closeractress posted a grainy photo of her and her boo, which was taken back in the ’80s. And in the caption, she shared the story behind the photograph. “It was 1987—on the set of ‘Lemon Sky’—I met a man named Kevin. Happy 35 my love,” Sedgwickwrote.

After first meeting on the set ofLemon Skyin 1987, Bacon and Sedgwick got engaged later that year and tied the knot on September 4, 1988.

Back in April, the married couple sat down withPeoplemagazineand revealedthe secretto their successful relationship: humor. “A sense of humor is crucial,” Sedgwick told the outlet. “[Kevin] is very freaking funny.”

While laughter is the best medicine, thePhenomenonstar also shared that their unwavering support keeps their love strong and alive. “We've always been each other's biggest support and fans,” she added.

Happy 35th anniversary, Kevin and Kyra!

Want all the latest celebrity news sent right to your inbox? Subscribehere.



karelle mckay headshot e1678464959710
Karelle McKay

Assistant Editor, News And Entertainment

Karelle McKay is the Assistant Editor of News and Entertainment at PureWow. Before she started writing about all things pop culture, she was a literal couch potato who loved...
read full bio