Have Eddie Murphy and his longtime fiancée Paige Butcher tied the knot?
The Shrek franchise actor, who revealed his character Donkey is getting his own spin-off, used the word “wife” twice during an appearance on The New York Times podcast. The interview.
The 63-year-old icon was promoting his new film Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, which is set to be released on July 3.
The couple began dating in 2012 and got engaged in 2018.
The Candy Cane Lane star and the 44-year-old model share two children together: Izzy, eight, and Max, five.
Eddie Murphy, 63, and Paige Butcher, 44, have tied the knot? The Beverly Hills Cop: The Axel F star referred to the Australian actress and model as his wife, twice, in a recent interview (pictured, June 20, in Beverly Hills)
At one point during the chat with host David Marchese, the Beverly Hills Cop star was talking about how early in his career, Oscar winner Marlon Brando wanted to meet him when he was in his early 20s.
The former Saturday Night Live star later revealed that he was “out of touch” with today’s rising stars.
“I used to be very modern, I knew who everyone was, and now there’s so much stuff,” Murphy said.
“I asked my wife, ‘Who is this person?'” Murphy explained, adding, “I don’t even know what’s going on.”
The red carpet revealed that their life together is similar to that of many families.
“I’m not ashamed to say it,” he said. “Every night at six o’clock when I eat dinner, I watch Steve Harvey and Family Feud.
‘On Tuesdays I watch The Masked Singer.’
Then he said the word that starts with w again.
“My wife and I watch all those shows, the singing competitions and all that kind of stuff… Last year I watched all of The Golden Bachelor,” he said.
The couple are very private and have no social media presence. “Now I like to keep as much privacy as possible. People will use anything against you. The more you put out there, the more you get back,” Butcher said. Vanity Fair in 2013.
Although she previously had accounts on Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter), the Big Momma’s House 2 actress said, “I just didn’t use them and it was so boring. I just posted my volunteer work.”
Murphy and Butcher first went public with their relationship in 2012. The couple have two children together: Izzy, eight, and Max, five (pictured in Los Angeles in January 2023).
On the NYTimes’ The Interview podcast, Murphy said the w-word when revealing that he didn’t know many up-and-coming artists. “I ask my wife, ‘Who is this person?'” Murphy explained, adding, “I don’t even know what’s going on.” (Photo taken in Los Angeles in November 2023)
The comedian again referred to Butcher as his “wife” when discussing their family life. “My wife and I watch all those shows, the singing competitions and that kind of stuff… Last year, I watched all of The Golden Bachelor,” he said (pictured June 20 in Beverly Hills).
After more than a decade together, Murphy seems dedicated to his life with Butcher, regardless of their marital status.
In a 2020 interview with Vanity FairThe funny man was very serious when he said: “My career, or who I am as an artist, is not at the center of my life. At the center of my life are my family and my children.”
Butcher is also stepmother to Murphy’s eight older children. He shares Bria, 34, Myles, 31, Shayne, 29, Zola, 24, and Bella, 21, with ex-wife Nicole Mitchell.
He is also father to sons Eric, 34, from his relationship with ex-girlfriend Paulette McNeely; Christian, 33, from his relationship with Tamara Hood, and Angel, 17, whom he shares with former Spice Girl Melanie ‘Mel B’ Brown, 49.