The New Years Honours list is known for recognising a number of famous faces for their achievements over the years. Names on the 2024 list include , Stephen Fry, and who have all received knighthoods.
Carey Mulligan has also been given a CBE for her services in the acting industry. The British actress is thriving in her career after scoring an Oscar nomination for her role in Maestro last year.
Away from the limelight, Carey’s personal love life has always been in the public eye. She is currently married to Marcus Mumford, the Grammy award-winning musician from Mumford & Sons.
But how did the pair originally meet? After crossing paths as kids at a Christian youth camp, Carey and Marcus became pen pals and later reconnected as adults.
Prior to this, Carey has dated fellow actor Shia LaBeouf from 2009 until 2010. Two years after their split, Shia cited “differing lifestyles” as the main reason for the break-up.
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Carey dated Shia after they appeared together in the film, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (Image: Getty)
Carey and Marcus then found eachother again in 2011 during a Mumford & Sons show in Nashville.
A source reportedly told the , “Marcus invited Carey to watch him play a secret show in the basement of his friend Mike Harris’s home in Nashville. She sat in the front row, and while he was singing, Marcus looked down at Carey, and she blushed. It was clear they had chemistry.”
Not long after the reunion, rumours swirled that Carey had left New York to move back to the UK to live with Marcus.
The pair dated for five months and then announced that they were engaged. It was reported that Marcus popped the question to Carey in Somerset.
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Carey and Marcus share three children together (Image: Getty)
The couple later tied the knot on a farm in Somerset the following year. The star-studded wedding was attended by the likes of Colin Firth, Sienna Miller and Jake Gyllenhaal.
According to , they reported that Mulligan wore a backless Prada bridal gown. Sienna also disclosed that the occasion was “full of love, like you hope a wedding would be.”
The pair now reside in West London. They welcomed their first child in 2015, a daughter called Evelyn Grace. In August 2017, Carey gave birth to their second child, Wilfred.
Things weren’t stopping there, as it was announced in October 2023 that Carey had given birth to another daughter. It has not been disclosed what they named her.