Samuel L Jackson surprised fans with some sweet words for his wife LaTanya on their 40th wedding anniversary. The pair have been together for half a century.

In an Instagram post, Jackson looked back at their 50 years together and gushed about his wife.

“50 years ago we started dancing, it was all fun & games. 40 years ago today, shit got real! The slow drag of our lives pressed together, I led sometimes, sometimes she did. We finally found that rhythm where there was no leader, we moved as one,” he wrote.

“We’re still glued together, hip to hip, a holding each other up, not covering as much of the floor, but owning & loving the space that’s ours. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY @ltjackson_ Love ? You for keeping me on my toes & on the beat for 18,250 days. You make my soul ? sing‼️Don’t change the tune, we’re not done dancing?????”

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The actors met pre-fame, back when Samuel attended Morehouse College. They tied the knot on August 18, 1980. Together, they have one daughter named Zoe (38).

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In an interview with Essence, LaTanya says the secret to their success is love has been their faith.

“You have to have a big heart and the Lord. You can’t do this without the Lord. You’re going to have to turn to somebody, something — because men, they are different. They’re cut from a different cloth.”

She adds that they’ve had a personal mantra that has kept them together.

“I’m telling you, we were revolutionaries. We used to say the most revolutionary thing was to keep a Black family together. So that became our mantra.”

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It’s been four years since Siya and Rachel Kolisi said ‘I do’. The beloved South African couple took to Instagram to share the love on their big day.

To honour the occasion, Siya shared a series of snaps of the pair. “Happy Anniversary babe @rachel_kolisi ❤️ I can’t imagine my world without you!” Siya captioned the slideshow.

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Rachel got a bit cheeky with her post, writing, “Happy anniversary @siya_kolisi_the_bear !
First 3 years brought up all our beautiful wedding pictures or videos. And DEEEEP captions. From this year going forward feels like a great opportunity for pay back.”

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Siya and Rachel met at a dinner party in Stellenbosch back in 2012. They soon became friends, but Siya always liked Rachel. He eventually plucked up the nerve to ask her out, an experience he has described as scary.

“I knew I liked her and had to tell her,” he wrote on their wedding website. “It was scary. I asked her to lunch and that’s when I told her. She played hard to get in the beginning, but eventually admitted it as well. The rest is history. We have a beautiful family and I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with her.”

The couple became engaged whilst sky high. Siya popped the question during a helicopter ride over Cape Town.

They married on August 13, 2016 with a beautiful ceremony in Franschhoek that had many South African athletes and other notable attendees present, such as Aisha Baker. Top Billing was on hand to capture their journey to the aisle.

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Together, they share a big, blended family. They have two children together, son Nicholas Siyamthanda (5) and daughter Keziah (3). They have also adopted Siya’s younger half-siblings Liyema and Liphelo.

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Also read: Siya and Rachel Kolisi’s love story

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