“I fell in love with her in about eight minutes,” Michael Caine said about wife Shakira. “It took her two hours to fall in love with me.” The couple celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary earlier this month 

In 1971, Michael Caine spotted Shakira Baksh in a TV ad—for just 8 seconds—and knew he was smitten. Convinced she was in Brazil, he was ready to hop on a plane… only to discover she was right in London!

After being rejected 10 times, he finally got a dinner date—and fell in love in just 8 minutes. 

For her, he quit alcohol and cigarettes. And the rest is history. Married since 1973, Michael and Shakira remain one of Hollywood’s strongest couples in 2025.