Eddie Murphy married Paige Butcher in a private wedding
It was a years-long journey to get to the altar, but Eddie Murphy and Paige Butcher are married! The comedian married his longtime love, Paige Butcher, in a private ceremony in Anguilla on July 9, People revealed on Friday, along with photos from the tropical ceremony.
This is the first marriage for Butcher, a 44-year-old Australian actress and model, and the second for Murphy, 63. They share two children, Izzy Oona Murphy, 8, and Max Charles Murphy, 5.
Butcher wore a corseted, lace-embellished dress designed by Mira Zwillinger, while her boyfriend wore a white Brioni suit.
The News about their wedding came less than a month after the couple was seen together at the Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Premiere on 20th June in Los Angeles. At the Netflix event, their daughters joined the two on the red carpet, Shayne Audra, 29, Bria, 34, and Bella Zahra, 22, whom he shares with his ex-wife Nicole, 56.
In 2012, Murphy and Butcher began dating.
The couple welcomed their first child together, Izzy, on May 3, 2016. Just two months after getting engaged Murphy and Paige then welcomed their second child, Max, on November 30, 2018. Also read – The Perfect Couple starring Nicole Kidman – Netflix Murder Mystery Series
How many children does Eddie Murphy have?
Eddie Murphy has a total of 10 children. From 1993 to 2006, the Nutty Professor star was married to Nicole Mitchell Murphy, with whom he shares daughters Bria, 34, Miles 31, Shayne, 29, Zola, 24 and Bella, 22.
Additionally, Eddie is also father to Eric, 34, with his ex Paulette McNeely, Christian, 33, with his ex Tamara Hood, and Angel, 17, with his ex Melanie Brown. Max and Izzy from Paige Butcher.
His eldest daughter, Bria, follows in his footsteps as an actress and appeared in the recently released Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F alongside her real-life husband, Michael Xavier.
What is Eddie Murphy’s next project?
After releasing the latest instalment of “Beverly Hills Cop” earlier this month, Murphy has another potential project in mind.
At first, he seemed shy; When asked if it could be a stand-up show, he said: “I’ve flirted with the idea of a live show for years and years, but when I think about it, I realize it would have to be more than just a show. “
“I’ve done a lot of other things, I would have music in my show, maybe I would be telling stories about my career and my life, and I would have some monologue in the show. So it would be more like a Broadway show.”
He later added: “But don’t just stand up and say, ‘What’s wrong with Joe Biden?’ or just talk about the problems of the day. I need a bigger canvas to work on.”