Eddie Murphy, 63, marries model Paige Butcher, 44, in ‘intimate’ & ‘private’ Caribbean ceremony after 12 years of dating
EDDIE Murphy has tied the knot for the second time.
The actor married Paige Butcher after being together for 12 years.
Eddie, 63, and Paige, said “I do” on July 9 in Anguilla in a small, private ceremony with close friends and family, according to People.
The Australian model wore a corseted gown adorned with lace designed by Mira Zwillinger.
Eddie had on a white Brioni suit.
The couple first got engaged in 2018.
This is Eddie’s second marriage and Paige’s first.
They also shared two children together- an 8-year-old daughter, Izzy Oona, and a 5-year-old son, Max Charles.
Their marriage comes just a few weeks after the couple stepped out together at the Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F premiere in Los Angeles on June 20.
ACCIDENTALLY IN LOVE
Eddie and Paige began dating in 2012.
They welcomed their daughter in 2016 and their son in 2018.
They got engaged two months before Max was born.
Paige stays out of the spotlight and doesn’t do many interviews.
However, she spoke about her then-fiancee in 2020 during the Golden Globes red carpet.
When asked about what Eddie said to her, he told Extra, “I told her how wonderful she looks.”
“He actually says that kind of stuff all the time. He’s very, very sweet and romantic,” Paige told the outlet.
EDDIE’S PAST RELATIONSHIPS
Eddie has 10 children in total with different women.
He welcomed his first child, Eric, with his then-girlfriend, Paulette McNeely, in 1989.
Eddie’s first marriage was to model, Nicole Mitchell.
The Shrek star shares five children with her – Bria, born in 1989, Miles in 1992, daughter Shayne in 1994, Zola in 1999, and Bella in 2002.
Eddie and Nicole got divorced in 2005 after 12 years of marriage.
In between the births of his first two children with Nicole, Eddie welcomed son, Christian with his ex-girlfriend Tamara Hood in November 1990.
The actor was in a relationship with Spice Girl Mel B in 2006 and they welcomed one child together – a daughter Angel in 2007.
Eddie’s children with Paige have stayed out of the spotlight but made a public appearance in 2023.
They were in attendance at the Golden Globes when the actor received the Cecil B. DeMille Award.