Quick Refresher on Carey Mulligan’s (Super-Famous) Husband Marcus Mumford

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In case you haven’t been paying attention to all things Mullford (aka the couple moniker I just made up for Carey Mulligan and Marcus Mumford that I’m begging you to please roll with), these two have *a lot* of history. I mean, they have been married since 2012 (a Hollywood feat, tbh) and have two kids with beyond perfect names: Evelyn and Wilfred. Oh, and they just welcomed a third! But more on that in a bit.... 👀 Anyway, Carey and Marcus tend to be pretty private so don’t feel too bad if you don’t know that much about him. Here’s a quick deep dive for ya…and also for me because their love story is incredibly sweet and I need an excuse to talk about it.

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He Crashed Her SNL Monologue

Carey hosted Saturday Night Live on April 11, 2021, and Marcus and his acoustic guitar went ahead and crashed her opening monologue—offering to be the musical guest despite no one asking, lol. I’ve watched this multiple times in a row for reasons related to being in love, and now you can too:

Also, it goes without saying that Twitter couldn’t cope with this moment at all:

He’s in Mumford & Sons…Obviously

You probably already learned this in Introduction to Marcus 101, but he happens to be one-fourth of the Grammy Award-winning folk band Mumford & Sons, which has been performing as a group since 2007. Prepare to fall in love:

Carey and Marcus Were Childhood Pen Pals

I mean…did I not say this was a cute story? According to a source who chatted with The Sun in an article iconically called “Mumford Is Mr. Write for Carey,” “Carey and Marcus began sending each other letters through their churches when they were kids. After becoming friends again, things got more serious earlier this year and romance blossomed.”

^Please give me a moment. I need to recover from this.

Jake Gyllenhaal Third-Wheeled Their First Date

Here’s the story: Carey and Jake went to a secret Mumford & Sons show in Nashville and ended up hanging out with the band—which is how Carey and Marcus reconnected post pen-pal-ship. “At the end of the night, there were just the musicians, Jake, Carey, and the Mumford boys,” a source told Us Weekly. “We had some pizza and just played music. Jake picked up a guitar and Carey joined in on ‘Amazing Grace.’ Marcus and Carey seemed really friendly.” Five months later? They were engaged.

Marcus and Carey Are Super Private

The couple lives on a farm in Devon, England, and they try to keep their relationship pretty low-key. As Carey told Vogue in 2015, “Like anyone, you try and split your time evenly. Marcus is the only thing that’s mine that I can keep away, so I try to.”

Meanwhile, Sienna Miller was more than happy to open up about their ’ship, saying (per Billboard), “They both come from very solid families and have a real sense of the life they want to live. Their normalcy. They have chickens and a dog and roasts and friends, jams by campfires. It’s sort of idyllic. Marcus can headline Glastonbury and Carey can be nominated for however many Oscars, and then they come back to their farm and they’re in big woolly jumpers and funny hats, raising piglets.”

They've Been Known to Walk the Occasional Red Carpet Together

Especially as Carey promotes Maestro. Like, here they are at the BAFTAs!

And at the Golden Globes!

Marcus’s Dad Married Them

Marcus grew up in England just like Carey, and his dad happens to be a vicar! This obviously comes in handy for things like getting married, which is why (according to Vogue UK) he’s said to have officiated the couple’s wedding.

They Share Three Children

And they welcomed one super recently! Yep, according to People, the actor, who recently spoke with Vogue for the publication’s November 2023 cover story confirmed that she had welcomed another baby with her musician husband.

In the article, Maya Singer, the interviewer, noted that Carey was six weeks postpartum at the time of their meeting, and even added that the actor entered the “London coffee shop” where they were meeting “with a bemused gesture at the yellow diaper-leak stain streaked across her blouse.”

Carrying the bb, the actor then said to her newborn, “I’m going to change you, and then we’re going to find Mum another shirt.” BRB, trying to get my baby fever under control immediately. 😭❤️

Btw, the celeb couple is already parents to daughter Evelyn Grace, 7, and son Wilfred, 5, who, again, have perfect names lol. No deets on what their third child’s name is, though, but we’ll keep ya in the loop as soon as we hear any intel!

He Was Fully Caught Yawning at the Royal Wedding…

Yes, Marcus and Carey are casually friends with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, and yes, Marcus was accidentally caught on camera yawning through their wedding service:

Here’s a glam pic of Carey and Marcus arriving at the event, in case you wanna see him, like, not yawning:

On that note, can't wait to see these two at the 2024 Oscars!

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