I think I was [Team] Big for [Carrie] not for me.
I just didnt think [Aidan] was right for her.
John Corbett is about to have a stellar year.
The couples relationship timeline is hefty: the pair met in 2002 and have been together since.
But despite being together for over two decades, the couple is notoriously private.
In a2020 interview withEntertainment Tonight, Derek shared the key to a long-term partnership.
You have to be in love: really, deeply, in love, she told the outlet.
The pair initially didnt intend to get married.
Corbett has never been married while Derek was the widower of director John Derek, who passed in 1998.
In 2016, Corbett shared advice withHuffington Post,saying,Don’t get married.
I have a lot of friends that get divorces.
It becomes this whole thing.
But it seems like the pair changed their minds.
After 18 years together, they secretly tied the knot around Christmastime of 2020.
Ill get you a date, Corbett!
He also revealed he was very intimidated by his new date.
But she just couldnt help instantly liking Corbett.
I kept saying to my friends, Ill wait until all the sparks and all that get going.
And it finally happened.
In 2020, Derek toldEntertainment Tonightthatshe was already a fan of CorbettsSATCat the time of their meeting.
I just didnt think [Aidan] was right for her.
He even went on aromantic dinner date withSATCcreator Candace Bushnellright before going out with Derek.
I did go to dinner with John Corbett, Bushnell toldETin August 2020.
You cannot compete with Bo Derek, forget it.
Only Derek has social media and she rarely posts about Corbett.
Derek made the announcement on Instagram, writing, His name is Luka!
Thank you for all your name suggestions…this one stuck.
Special thanks to Denise.
Luka is settling in like a Champ.
Smokey and Chico accepted him to the pack from the first moment.
And we are now a happy family of eight.
The couple famously has horses and other dogs.
December 2020: Corbett & Derek Tie The Knot
Bo and I got married!
Corbett revealed months after the fact during aguest appearance onThe Talkin August 2021.
Were pretty private people, we didn’t make an announcement.
Thelegal unionwas apparently spurred by the lockdown.
We didn’t want 2020 to be that thing that everybody looks back at and hated.
We thought, Well, let’s get one nice thing out of it.
The moment was captured on the big screen, with Corbett seen capturing Dereks shoutout on his phone.
