Top 10 Inter-racial couples that have lasted

Interracial marriages have been a hot topic in the media and the center of a lot of speculation for many years now. Years ago, people weren’t allowed to marry outside of their race. They were often penalized or taunted if they did. In modern times, things are happily changing. However, if you think about it, there are scholarships for different races, stereotypes prevail, and many people still speculate if it’s right or not to marry their own race. While race is a subject that silently continues to divide people, mixed-raced marriages in the United States are rising steadily. Here are the Top 10 hottest interracial couples in Hollywood that are defying the odds and breaking barriers.

10. Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom

Khloe Kardashian is often deemed as the nicest and most down-to-earth of the Kardashian sisters. After meeting NBA player Lamar Odom who now plays for the LA Clippers, the couple tied the knot exactly one month later in 2009, as seen on their reality TV show Keeping Up With The Kardashians. The couple has been happily married now for 4 years. Khloe Kardashian is of Armenian heritage and Odom is of African American decent.

9. Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett

Kendra Wilkinson rose to fame after being Hugh Hefner’s playmate on the E! television series, The Girls Next Door. Hank Basket is an NFL pro-wide receiver who has played for the Philadelphia Eagles and most recently Minnesota Vikings. He married Wilkinson in 2009, and is now a major part of her E! television reality show, Kendra. The couple has one child together, Henry Randall “Hank” Baskett IV.

8. Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves

Matthew McConaughey is one of the most well-known actors in America. He is popular for his roles in Magic Mike, The Wedding Planner, Licoln Lawyer, and Failure to Launch, among many others. McConaughey met Brazilian super model, Camila Alves, in 2006. The Huffington Post revealed that after 4 years of dating, he proposed to her in 2011 and later married her in 2012. The 43-year-old actor is making his marriage work and now has 3 children with Alves.

7. Michael Buble and Luisana Lopilato

The Canadian, platinum-selling singer/songwriter is well-known for his soulful and jazzy voice. Buble has been on the top of the Billboard charts and has even won three Grammy awards. The 37-year-old singer met his now wife, Luisana Lopilato, in 2009 and got engaged to her shortly after. He reportedly wrote his hit single, “Haven’t Met You Yet,” for the Argentinian actress who also appeared in the music video. Buble married Lopilato in March 2011 in Buenos Aires. The couple are also expecting a baby boy.

6.Matt Damon and Luciana Barraso

This is a story every average girl dreams of. The famous actor and producer met his wife while filming Stuck on You in 2003. USA Today told fans that Damon met the Argentine-born Luciana Bozán Barroso in Miami, where she was working as a bartender. The couple married in a private ceremony on December 9, 2005. Damon also became stepfather to Luciana’s young daughter, Alexia, from her previous marriage. Us Magazine confirms the couple has three daughters together: Isabella Damon, Gia Zavala Damon, and Stella Zavala Damon. On April 13, 2013, Damon and his wife renewed their wedding vows after eight years of marriage.

5. Robin Thicke and Paula Patton

The American R&B singer, songwriter and actor has not only “broken barriers,” but has also proved that young love can last. The now 36-year-old celebrity began dating the African American actress Paula Patton at the age of 16, all throughout high school and college. They were married in 2005 and had a son, Julian in 2010. They are still happily married.

4.Tamera and Adam Housley

The Sister, Sister star and TV actress wed Fox Correspondent Adam Housley after dating for almost six years. The couple reportedly married on May 15, 2011 in California. The two now have one child together, Aden who was born in 2012.

3. Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs

According to People, the Broadway sensation and American singer and song-writer met her African-American husband and actor Taye Diggs in 1995 during the original production on Rent. They married in 2003 and have a son, Walker Nathaniel Diggs, who was born in 2009. Idina Menzel was most recently seen in Glee, portraying the character of Shelby Corcoran. The two are still married.

2.Robert Di Niro and Grace Hightower

The Oscar winning legendary actor has been married to his African American wife, Grace Hightower, for the past 16 years. People also reported that the two met in London, England, in 1987 and married in 1997. They had a son, Elliot, in 1998 and a daughter, Helen Grace, via surrogate in 2011.They had also renewed their vows in 2004.

1.Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos

TV Host and actress Kelly Ripa’s marriage to sexy Spanish soap star, Mark Consuelos, is probably one of the most successful, hottest, marriages (knock on wood) to last in Hollywood to-date. On the set of All My Children, Kelly Ripa met Mark Consuelos who was hired to play her onscreen lover. After dating for a year, and having a whirlwind romance, Ripa and Consuelos confirmed to Examiner that they eloped in Las Vegas on May 1, 1996. They have three children. They welcomed their first son, Michael Joseph, in 1997. She gave birth to Lola Grace in 2001 and their son Joaquin Antonio was born in 2003. The couple has managed to keep home lives private and have the their children out of the spotlight.