Leslie Mann is 54 years old and has been married to Judd Apatow for nearly three decades. And when she was asked about the secret, she didn’t give the pretty answer everyone expected.
On the podcast “Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce”, recorded on August 20, 2026, the actress was direct: “It’s accepting how difficult it is and not trying to fool yourself”. Nothing about comparing yourself to those social media couples who seem never to fight. For Mann, that’s precisely a red flag.
They met in 1996 during an audition for “The Cable Guy” and married in 1997. Today they have two daughters, Maude and Iris, and she says Apatow is her best friend: they tell each other everything, even what isn’t easy to say. While promoting her new film “Spa Weekend”, Mann made it clear that real love isn’t about pretending, but about supporting each other through the uncomfortable moments.
