Strange Things About Barbra Streisand's Marriage To James Brolin

Streisand and Brolin's real-life meet-cute was on July 1, 1996, when the two were set up on a blind date (via Good Housekeeping). While the sparks immediately flew, they didn't fall in love at the same time.

The actress told W magazine in 2016, "I met him at a dinner and expected a bearded mountain-man type, and he had cut off all his hair and was clean-shaven. I asked him, 'Who screwed up your hair?'" Luckily, her future husband didn't take offense. She shared, "He later told me that's when he fell in love with me. My fella likes to hear the truth, which is unusual."

While it took the Yentl star "a couple of months" to know whether Brolin was "The One," she revealed on The Meredith Vieira Show that his culinary skills helped. "He charmed me when he was courting me ... He told me he could cook, and since I can't, I thought, 'Wow! This is a catch,' you know?" Streisand told the host. While she noted that Brolin won her over by making sushi, her favorite, she quipped, "He has never cooked again."

Still, as they say, the rest is history. "You're still holding hands," Vieira noted, to which Streisand said, "Yes, we are!"

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