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Eddie Murphy and Paige Butcher tied the knot in a private ceremony in the Caribbean.
According PeopleThe 63-year-old Oscar nominee and the 44-year-old Australian model finally tied the knot on July 9 after getting engaged in September 2018. The couple share two children: daughter Izzy Oona, 8, and son Max Charles, 5. The ceremony marks Murphy's second marriage and Butcher's first.
The small wedding ceremony was held on the Caribbean island of Anguilla, attended by close friends and family. The SNL alum wore a white Brioni suit, while Butcher wore a lace Mira Zwillinger gown.
Their wedding comes shortly after the couple made their final appearance together in the Netflix premiere of Beverly Hills Police: Axel F. in Los Angeles on June 20. Murphy's daughters Bria, 34, Shayne Audra, 29, and Bella Zahra, 22 (all children of Murphy and his ex-wife Nicole, 56) joined them on the red carpet.
“He’s crazy about his kids and his family,” Murphy said. Beverly Hills Police His co-star, Judge Reinhold, said People“He’s a family man at heart. He really is. He really is.”
Murphy has fathered 10 children in total, including Eric, 34, Christian, 33, Myles Mitchell, 31, Zola Ivy, 24, and Angel Iris, 17.
Butcher and Murphy began dating in 2012 and years later, in May 2016, the couple welcomed their first child, Izzy. Two years later, they welcomed their second child, Max, in November 2018.
The couple welcomed their first child together, Izzy, on May 3, 2016. Two months after getting engaged in September 2018, the couple welcomed their second child, Max.
Although Butcher is rarely in the public eye, she spoke about how romantic Murphy was when they were interviewed while walking the red carpet at the 2020 Golden Globes. After an interviewer for Extra When the actor was asked what he had whispered in his then-fiancée's ear, he replied: “I told her how wonderful she looks.”
“He actually says that kind of stuff all the time,” Butcher added, sharing that there was more to the Oscar nominee than meets the eye. “He’s very, very sweet and romantic.”
When Murphy accepted the Cecil B. DeMille Award three years later at the 2023 Academy Awards, he gave a sweet shout-out to Butcher and his children, expressing his gratitude for their endless “love and support” toward him and his exciting projects.
