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Ali Larter shares the secret to building a strong relationship with her husband Hayes MacArthur after more than 16 years of marriage.
The Landman star, 49, married fellow actor, 48, on August 1, 2009. While chatting exclusively with PEOPLE at the F1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday, November 22nd, Larter revealed the simple key to a long-lasting marriage.
“Enjoy every day,” Larter says. “Try being really kind.”
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Since marrying in an outdoor ceremony at MacArthur’s mansion in Kennebunkport, Maine, Larter and MacArthur have welcomed two children, son Theodore, 15, and daughter Vivian, 10. Larter told PEOPLE that one of the things she admires most about the Runarounds star is her compassion for her and her children.
When asked why she feels for her husband, Larter said, “He takes care of our family.”
Larter and MacArthur met on the set of the 2005 film Homo Erectus. Two years later, in December 2007, the two got engaged. When the couple said “engaged” in 2009, Larter wore a Chantilly A-line dress with a sweetheart neckline and hand-woven cord lace appliqués by Vera Wang, while MacArthur opted for a Ralph Lauren Black Label peak-lapel tuxedo with a Polo Ralph Lauren bow tie.
Larter and MacArthur built their dream home after moving from Los Angeles to Sun Valley, Idaho in 2022.
Interviewed by Lou Magazine for its September 2024 cover story, the Legally Blonde and Varsity Blues alum explained that she and MacArthur fell in love with “the beauty of the mountains and their quiet majesty” and the area’s “real sense of community.”
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“Most of my life I feel like I’m running 1,000 miles an hour, and these giant rocks chill me out,” the actress told the outlet.
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He added: “Mountains have the effect of grounding people and slowing them down, especially when herds of elk block roads and create traffic jams.”
