James Brolin Discloses Three Year Celibacy Period Before Marrying Barbra Streisand
James Brolin's decision to remain celibate for three years came after his previous marriage to Jan Smithers; the couple also shares details of their 25-year-long marriage and Streisand's upcoming memoir.
- James Brolin decided to be celibate for three years after his previous marriage to Jan Smithers ended. He was celibate during the '90s prior to his marriage to Barbra Streisand in 1998.
- James Brolin and Barbra Streisand celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in July. For their anniversary, Brolin wrote Streisand a letter in which he shared that marrying her was the best thing he's ever done.
- James Brolin proposed to Barbra Streisand at least three times before she agreed to marry him, with Streisand stating she needed to 'try them out first -- for at least two years'.
- Barbra Streisand was previously married to Elliot Gould from 1963 to 1971, while James Brolin had two prior marriages: to Jane Cameron Agee from 1966 to 1984 and Jan Smithers from 1986 to 1995.
- Streisand and Brolin are promoting Streisand's upcoming memoir, 'My Name is Barbra', in which she details their marriage and why she believes it has endured: 'I think the real reason our relationship has endured is that we’re both willing to work at it.'
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