Rowan Atkinson’s love life has been marked by a series of relationships that have played out both in and out of the public eye. Atkinson has been married twice and has been involved in a long-term relationship with a younger woman.
Atkinson’s first marriage was to Sunetra Sastry, a makeup artist whom he met on the set of the television series “Blackadder.”
The couple fell in love and got married in 1990. Atkinson and Sastry’s relationship seemed to be going strong, and they welcomed their first child, a son named Benjamin, in 1993.
Three years later, they had a daughter named Lily. However, after 24 years of marriage, the couple announced their separation in 2014.
The news of their split came as a surprise to many fans, as the couple had always kept their private life out of the public eye.
In a statement released at the time, Atkinson’s spokesperson said, “Rowan Atkinson and Sunetra Sastry have separated after 24 years of marriage. The split is entirely amicable and is a mutual decision.”
After his split from Sastry, Atkinson was spotted with actress Louise Ford, who is 29 years his junior. The couple first met while working together on the West End play “Quartermaine’s Terms” in 2013, but they didn’t start dating until after Atkinson’s separation from Sastry.
Atkinson and Ford were first photographed together in public in 2016, and the relationship quickly became a subject of tabloid speculation.
Despite the age difference, the couple seemed to be happy together, and they welcomed their first child, a daughter named Isla, in December 2017.
While Atkinson has always been notoriously private about his personal life, the tabloids have not been shy about reporting on his relationship with Ford. In 2019, it was reported that the couple had split up, but they were seen together again soon after, leading many to speculate that they had reconciled.
Atkinson has also been married to Sunetra Sastry, a makeup artist whom he met while working on the TV series “Blackadder.” The couple married in 1990 and had two children together, but they announced their separation in 2014 after 24 years of marriage.
Prior to his marriage to Sastry, Atkinson had a long-term relationship with actress Leslie Ash. The couple began dating in the early 1980s and lived together for many years. However, their relationship eventually ended in 1990, around the time Atkinson met and married Sastry.
Atkinson’s love life has been the subject of much speculation and scrutiny over the years. Despite his efforts to keep his private life out of the public eye, his relationships have often become fodder for the tabloids. However, Atkinson has remained a beloved and successful comedian, with a career that has spanned more than three decades.