Popsugar Celebrity Celebrity Couples How Michael Caine Met Wife Shakira The Story of How Michael Caine Met His Wife of 46 Years Just Blew My Mind 12 April 2019 by Amanda Prahl Image Source: Getty / Pascal Le Segretain Sir Michael Caine is an absolute acting legend, known for his wide range of roles from serious dramas to comic-book movies. As it turns out, though, his real life is more cinematic than we could have imagined. Caine has been married to Guyanese actress and model Shakira Caine (previously Shakira Baksh) since 1973, and the way they met is straight out of a Hollywood showbiz rom-com. Back in 1971, Shakira starred in a British commercial for Maxwell House coffee. (Looking back at the ad, it's highly problematic . . . but it's also 48 years old.) Caine saw the commercial and thought she was "the most beautiful [woman] he had ever seen." Caine planned to actually fly to wherever she lived to meet her, but he found out she actually lived in London — and they had a mutual friend in the advertising business who was able to connect them. The couple married in 1973 and have one daughter, Natasha. She's been at his side for red carpets ever since. You can check out some of their cutest public moments over the years in the gallery ahead! A 1972 Photo Op in Rome Image Source: Getty / Keystone 1 / 14 A Night Out in London in 1983 Image Source: Getty / Tom Wargacki / WireImage 2 / 14 The 56th Golden Globe Awards in 1999 Image Source: Getty / Steve Granitz 3 / 14 AOL Dinner For the Central Park Conservancy in 2003 Image Source: Getty / M. Von Holden / FilmMagic 4 / 14 Oscar Nominees' Luncheon in 2003 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Winter 5 / 14 Batman Begins Premiere in 2005 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Winter 6 / 14 Venice Film Festival in 2007 Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson 7 / 14 The Dark Knight Premiere in 2008 Image Source: Getty / Bryan Bedder 8 / 14 British Independent Film Awards in 2009 Image Source: Getty / Jon Furniss / WireImage 9 / 14 Award Ceremony For Michael Caine in Paris in 2011 Image Source: Getty / Pascal Le Segretain 10 / 14 Now You See Me Premiere in 2013 Image Source: Getty / Jim Spellman 11 / 14 Interstellar Premiere in 2014 Image Source: Getty / Stuart C. Wilson 12 / 14 Celebrity Fight Night Closing Night Gala in 2017 Image Source: Getty / Jonathan Leibson 13 / 14 King of Thieves Premiere in 2018 Image Source: Getty / David M. Benett 14 / 14 Celebrity CouplesMichael Caine