Charlie Hunnam got married at 18, to a girl he had known for 3 weeks
Since Charlie Hunnam has never been one of my ride-or-die forever-dudes, I really never bothered to learn that much about his life or his dating history. When I’m reading interviews with him, there’s usually some mention of his “long-time girlfriend” Morgana. Charlie and Morgana have been together 11 years, and she is someone I would describe as “long-suffering,” especially given the fact that Hunnam ghosts her for months at a time and then laughs about it. I’m saying all of this as an explanation, because I never questioned the fact that Charlie’s most significant relationship in his life was with Morgana. As it turns out, he was married for three years to Katharine Towne. He eloped in Vegas when he was 18! Did you know that? I did not know that.
His quickie Vegas marriage: “First time I was ever in Vegas I got married, which didn’t turn out that well. It was a vivid Vegas memory. I had known the girl for three weeks, and we’d fallen madly in love and it was the first time I had ever been in love.”
He’d met Katharine Towne at a “Dawson’s Creek” audition in 1999: “In our 18-year-old minds, we thought, ‘What if we never see each other again? Let’s get married.’ Then we’ll have to see each other again and even if it’s just to get divorced. So we came to Vegas, but I couldn’t even get a drink so I didn’t actually think I was actually going to be able to get married.”
They married at the Silver Bell Wedding Chapel: The two tied the knot at 2 a.m. at the Silver Bell Wedding Chapel. But instead of enjoying a happily ever after, Hunnam endured “three terrible, painful expensive years” of marriage. “But I got the cats of the end of it,” he shared. “There was a small victory.”
Well… that’s quite a story. I’m a little bit surprised that the chapel let them get married too, but not because of their ages (he was 18, she was 19, I think). I’m surprised because… he was a British citizen and aren’t there rules about that? Like, is the marriage legal if one of the parties isn’t a citizen and doesn’t have all of the necessary paperwork? I guess it doesn’t matter in the state of Nevada. As for the divorce and Charlie taking custody of the cats… this is just so bizarre.
Here are some photos of Katharine Towne:
Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet and Getty.
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