Kristin Chenoweth is no stranger to the spotlight.

Known for her powerhouse vocals and unforgettable Broadway performances in Wicked, along with her appearances in TV hits like Pushing Daisies and Glee, she has captured the hearts of millions.

But beyond her glamorous stage presence and award-winning career, the personal life of Kristin Chenoweth offers a compelling, down-to-earth story filled with love, authenticity, and unconventional choices.

Kristin Chenoweth’s Husband: A Love Story with a 14-Year Age Gap

In 2023, Kristin Chenoweth made headlines not for her stage performances, but for her wedding. At age 55, the legendary performer tied the knot with 41-year-old musician Josh Bryant.

Their relationship, marked by a 14-year age gap, was met with curiosity by fans and the media alike. But for Chenoweth, age is just a number.

“I never thought I’d get married,” she revealed in an interview. “But when you meet the right person, it doesn’t matter how old they are — it matters how they treat you and make you feel.”

Josh, a guitarist with the band Backroad Anthem, met Kristin at a wedding where he was performing. Their shared love of music and deep spiritual connection led to a romance that blossomed into a committed partnership. Chenoweth has been open about the joy and peace she’s found in this chapter of her life.

Why Kristin Chenoweth Put Her Career Before Marriage

Actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth has accumulated dozens of award nominations and wins over the course of her illustrious career. But some fans are still wondering why she has never gotten married or had children.

In a candid 2014 interview with Redbook, Chenoweth called herself a “runaway bride” — she has been engaged three times — and said that she just wants to find the right person.

“I still believe in marriage, but really and truly, I just want to find the right person,” she said, after having just then broken things off with her fiance, movie producer Dana Brunetti. “I’ve been a runaway bride twice in my younger years, so I figure, if the person doesn’t enhance your life, why do it? I’m getting better at the recognizing when things aren’t working and moving on instead of staying with it for years.”

She went on to say that a lot of women, like Jennifer Aniston and Sandra Bullock, are “starting over in life” at her age and she admires that.

“I look up to women who are strong and really good at what they do. [In dating] there’s a sacrifice it takes when you’re a successful working woman, so as women are getting stronger, it’s happening later in life.”

Chenoweth also told Bustle that she received some poignant advice from Betty White once, encouraging her to follow her own dreams instead of pursuing ones that society makes women think they should pursue.

“You’re a lifer,” she recalled White telling her. “That’s what I am. All those things for sure can be in your life, but [your career] will always come first because it’s what you were born to do.”

White famously never had any children either, and Chenoweth said she doesn’t feel the need to have any — but if she does decide she wants kids, she wants to adopt because she herself was adopted as an infant.

“If I wake up one day and I feel that I need that full circle of being a parent, I will adopt a child … I’ve always felt that,” said Chenoweth. “Whether I can have them on my own biologically or not, the rules have gone out the window. I have many kids in my life that I take care of and that I love like my own. It’s all been a sacrifice so that I can do what I love.”

Chenoweth is currently dating musician Josh Bryant, telling US Weekly this past summer that she doesn’t necessarily need a ring from him at any point. “I just need the commitment, and I got that. Snap.”