Maurice Benard is celebrating 36 years of marriage. In honor of his 36th wedding anniversary, the 63-year-old actor shared heartfelt tributes to his wife, Paula Benard, on social media on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The couple said “I do” in 1990 and have been in a relationship for over 40 years.
“I met my wife [when] she was 16 years old,” Maurice wrote on Facebook alongside a photo of him kissing Paula’s cheek as she smiled. “40 years later I consider myself the luckiest man alive.”
“Happy anniversary, sweetheart,” he continued, adding a string of red heart emojis.
The General Hospital star, who has played Sonny Corinthos on the soap opera for over three decades, also marked the marriage milestone on Instagram.
“What can I say about the woman who put up with me for 40 years?” he wrote. “Basically saved me from ruins, has given me four incredible children, and four incredible grandkids.”
Maurice has previously shared that he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 22. He first went public with the diagnosis in 2000, before starting his work with the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance and the National Alliance on Mental Illness. He also opened up about his depression in a 2020 interview with PEOPLE and in his memoir, Nothing General About It.
“She is strong, but kind, my wife carries so much love within her, she always thinks of everyone else before herself,” Maurice continued. “I met her when she was 16 did I ever think we would be together 40 years later? I can tell you this I’m lucky I met her. It was truly a match made in heaven.🎁.”
He concluded his post, which featured a throwback photo of the couple and was set to Joe Cocker’s “You Are So Beautiful,” with an all-caps message to Paula: “HAPPY ANNIVERSARY SWEETHEART.”
Despite Maurice’s stardom, Paula has largely remained out of the spotlight over the years.
The couple have daughters Cailey and Cassidy, and son Joshua. They also adopted Paula’s younger sister, Heather, in 2008.
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