Actor Malcolm McDowell is opening up about the secrets to his enduring marriage with his designer wife, Kelly Kehr. The 82-year-old actor was asked about the key to their long-lasting love in a recent interview about his newly released film, Et Tu.
“You know what? Honestly, I am not an expert on relationships,” the star told People Magazine, adding, “I wish I was.” He continued, “I think just liking the partner you’re with is very important and just respecting,” before calling himself “very lucky” in that regard.
Speaking about his wife, whom he married in 1991, he said, “My wife’s a brilliant designer and at the moment, she’s doing this house in Mexico, which is her masterpiece. It’s an amazing thing that she’s done and I’m so proud of her.”
The veteran actor also talked about their shared passions, including their love for antique shops. “She doesn’t do what I do, but she’s just as successful in her own way and I’m in awe of what she does. It’s amazing. I don’t know how she does it, but she does it,” he said of his wife. He added, “But we also, we’re collectors. We collect stuff, and we pretty much collect and like the same stuff, which is lucky.” He said that, and it’s also “a lot of fun.”
The Hollywood veteran said they “always have fun wherever we go. Always straight to the antique shops and hunting around and having fun that way. It’s great.”
Malcolm and Kehr share three sons: Beckett, 21, Finn, 18, and Seamus, 16. He is also a father to daughter Lilly, 44, and son Charlie, 42, with ex-wife Mary Steenburgen, and a grandfather to four girls.
