Lily Collins Celebrates 'Half A Decade' With Husband Charlie McDowell. See Post

Lily Collins recently celebrated her fifth wedding anniversary with husband Charlie McDowell. The Emily in Paris star took to Instagram to remember half a decade of their wedding. She shared a set of photos and wrote, “5 years ago today I met this human. He’s changed my life in every way possible. And I love him with every bone in my body. Here’s to many more adventures, laughs, memories, and of course, photos. Adore you beyond.”

In no time, Charlie McDowell rushed to the post and commented, “Love you forever.” Even he shared a post with the caption, “Half a decade”. The couple exchanged vows in a heartfelt ceremony on September 4, 2021, at the picturesque Dunton Hot Springs in Colorado, USA. Their union came precisely one year after they announced their engagement in September 2020.

Collins and McDowell have worked on two films, Gilded Rage in 2019 and Windfall in 2022. They first met on the set of Gilded Rage and their working relationship soon morphed into romance.

In 2020, Collins appeared on Live with Kelly and Ryan and revealed how she felt during her initial encounters with McDowell. Talking about the “love at first sight” experience, she said, “It was one of those situations where I knew the second I met him that I wanted to be his wife one day. So, it was just a matter of when, really.”

In a 2021 interview with Vogue Australia, Collins revealed that initially, she was hesitant that getting married to McDowell would mean their work dynamic might suffer but this was not the case. She said, “I thought it would be harder, I have to say. I thought it would be more stressful to have to work with him, but it honestly was really amazing and freeing.”

After their wedding, the couple worked on the 2022 crime thriller film Windfall. She reiterated this sentiment in a 2022 interview with CBS Morning where she appeared to promote the film and said, “He (McDowell) treats everyone the same, and there were very few of us in the cast so we all had a very intimate, collaborative experience that sometimes I would forget that it was my Charlie as opposed to Charlie-my-director.”

Collins is known for a wide range of films such as To the Bone, Abduction and Mirror Mirror. McDowell has directed and written films and shows like The One I Love, The Discovery, Dear White People, On Becoming a God in Central Florida and more.