Michael J. Fox Says Wife Tracy Is Still His 'Best Friend' After 32 Years Of Being Together

Nov 24, 2020 by apost team

Even after all these years, Michael J. Fox can't stop gushing over his beautiful wife. In Hollywood, being married for 32 years is certainly a rarity but in the case of Michael Fox and his wife Tracy, it truly seems like they are meant to be. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight in November this year, the Back To The Future star opens up about how his wife continues to be his best friend and support system through all the ups and downs in his life. 

After being married for more than three decades, there is still tremendous love between Michael J. Fox and his wife, Tracy Pollan. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Fox gushed over his "beautiful" wife, calling her the "rock that keeps giving" in his life. The two first met on the sets of Family Ties, where they played each others' love interests and tied the knot at West Mountain Inn in Arlington, Virginia in July 1988. 

“She puts up with me,” Fox told ET about Pollan, “She doesn't cut me any slack, which is great. She’s honest, affectionate, kind, smart and she's just there in a pinch. She's beautiful and I love her and she's sexy and gorgeous.”

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He continued by saying, “She's a great mother, great cook and great bodyboard surf junkie beach babe,” and added, “She's just cool. She's my best friend. And, she's got a sense of humor!” Those are the words of a man in love, we say! 

The two have certainly been through a lot together. This year also marks almost three decades that Fox first revealed to his wife that he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at the age of 29. In an interview with Today, he says that her reaction at the time moved him to tears. 

"We didn't know what to expect," Fox told Today. "One of the things I'll always love Tracy for is that at that moment, she didn't blink." For the couple, a sense of humor has been one of the main things that has kept the spark in their marriage alive as well as helped them through tough times. 

"Well, Tracy's amazing," he told Today, "She's there in the front lines with me every single day. She never pretends to know as much as I know. And the other thing Tracy does is, if there's something funny, let's get to the funny. We'll deal with the tragic later."

In another interview with People, Fox reiterates about humor's role in his family and in his marriage. “Every day we have something we laugh about for a good two minutes,” he said. He also spoke about Pollan's role in his life, adding, "The kind of support she gives me, I feel like a husband, a father and a friend first, and then somewhere way down the line, I’m someone with Parkinson’s."

Five years ago, Fox had spoken about his marriage with People after celebrating his 27th anniversary. He added that another secret of a long-lasting marriage is "giving each other the benefit of doubt." Pollan also said, "You just have [to have] the perspective that you’re behind each other’s back – and it helps if you can make each other laugh."

For Pollan, her husband's ability to make her laugh is one of her favorite things about him, along with the fact that "he’s an amazing father … he’s one of the smartest people I know … and he’s pretty cute still!"

He shares 4 children with his wife: Sam, 31, twin daughters Aquinnah and Schuyler, 25, and daughter Esmé, 19. Fox told Entertainment Tonight that the lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic has allowed him to spend a lot of quality time with his family. 

“When we were quarantined from the middle of March through to Labor Day, we were all together and it's just amazing," he shared. "What sticks with me is all the movies we watched and puzzles we did and all the time we spent with each other after dinner.”

“Tracy would make meals and we'd sit around afterwards for hours having conversations about the world and social justice and all kinds of things that came up in the outside world,” he continued. “I was just amazed.”

In the three decades that he has battled Parkinson's disease, he has leaned on his family for support and they have always been there. "My kids are adults now,” the Back to the Future star told People. “I never held back about my situation before, but now I really can speak plainly.”

Hearing about Fox's relationship with his wife and family is definitely giving us all the feels. It is inspiring to see such a strong bond between a couple, their dedication to each other through difficult times, and their emphasis on keeping a strong family unit. We wish Michael Fox and his wife, Tracy Pollan the very best for their future! 

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