Surprise! Hilarie Burton, Jeffrey Dean Morgan were never really married, but now they are
If you thought Hilarie Burton and Jeffrey Dean Morgan had been married for years, you thought wrong.
The "One Tree Hill" actress took to Instagram Monday to announce, despite assumptions, she didn't officially become Mrs. Morgan until Saturday.
"This past weekend was the best of my entire life," she captioned a photo that showed the couple embracing in wedding attire. "Jeff and I just want to put it out there that WE GOT MARRIED! For real."
The 37-year-old, who shares two children with Morgan, noted she and the "Walking Dead" star "lived as husband and wife for a decade," and many outlets reported that they "got married in 2014 or 2015" and that she's "been married and divorced before."
These rumors were false, she said.
"Here’s the God’s honest fact," she wrote. "From the moment I met @jeffreydeanmorgan, he was my husband. Rather than make vows right out of the gate, we lived them. For over ten years. The good times and the bad."
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Burton capped off her post by describing her love for Morgan.
"I love you Jeffrey," she wrote. "I love our intimate group of friends and family who joined us. I love the various circles of loved ones who have supported us over the years. It was private and magical and everything I dreamed.
"So yeah," she concluded. "I’m Mrs. Morgan."
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Morgan, 53, paid tribute to his wife in an Instagram post of his own Monday.
"I’d say words," he wrote, "but there aren’t any. Mrs Morgan.... I love you. Thank you for making me the luckiest man in the world."
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In a second post, Morgan revealed their wedding was "an intimate ceremony" performed by Morgan's "Supernatural" co-star Jensen Ackles as well as his "Walking Dead" co-star Norman Reedus.
"It was, without a doubt," he wrote, "the best day of our lives. Ever ever. Just never knew that it could be so damn perfect. It was. And more."
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Burton and Morgan began dating in 2009. In 2010, they welcomed their son, Augustus, and in 2018, Burton gave birth to their daughter, George Virginia, after experiencing fertility issues.
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