James Brolin opens up on relationship changes with Barbra Streisand since pandemic hit
express.co.ukcoronavirus pandemic. He admitted while many other people's marriages didn't stand the test of time, just spending quality time with the actress everyday did their already strong relationship the world of good.Appearing on Friday's episode of The Talk, the Emmy winning actor dished on his marriage to Barbra, who he initially met in the 1990s.They went on to tie the knot in 1998, after just a few years of dating.He told the hosts: "We were put out by Covid and a lot of people, their marriages haven’t gone well during these 15 months."We’ve literally fallen in love over this period of time, just being stuck together every day and making it work."He continued: "Neither one of us have ever gone out the door and we are good at talking things out."And 23 years is better than ever, I must say."He explained that they bounce off of each other despite their differences."I like women who say their piece and I’m a calming factor and she gets me up and doing things I wouldn’t normally accomplish and it’s like a perfect situation, the two of us," he smiled."We do it for each other but I must say, she was the instigator, I never thought of treating women that good, and she's got me in line now and I love every minute of it."But at the beginning of their courtship, his friends discouraged him from pursuing his now-wife."I heard it over, that she's a tough one!" he chuckled.Recently, Barbra suffered a huge loss after close friend and lyricist Marilyn Bergman sadly passed away.In a touching tribute, she labelled her long-time collaborator "like family".Barbra has performed more than 50 songs with lyrics penned by Marilyn and Alan, including The Way We Were.She expressed her sorrow over her death earlier this month."Marilyn and Alan.
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