- Jeff Bridges and his wife, Susan, celebrated their 46th year of marriage in 2023, which is a beautiful achievement!
- For Jeff, it was love at first sight despite Susan being a waitress and having a facial injury.
- Years later, Susan repaid Jeff’s love by staying by his side, even when death threatened to take him.
Jeff Bridges attends a ceremony honoring John Goodman with the 2,604th Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California on March 10, 2017. | Source: Getty Images
Jeff Bridges has been in the entertainment industry for over 60 years and has served as an American actor, producer, and singer. While shooting a hot tub scene for 1975’s “Rancho Deluxe” at Montana’s Chico Hot Springs, the star met his future wife, Susan “Sue” Geston.
When he saw the waitress, he couldn’t take his eyes off her with her broken nose and black eye. The actor later learned that the woman had just been in a car accident resulting in her facial injuries. Regardless, he was still enthralled by her appearance.
Jeff and Susan Bridges celebrate during the 82nd Annual Academy Awards held at Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 7, 2010. | Source: Getty Images
Jeff recalled being riveted by “her beauty and disfigurement.” For him, it was “love at first sight.” Like a fascinated child, he kept sneaking peeks at her while shooting a scene, but each time, she caught him in the act. He confessed:
“I didn’t know what she was, a maid or a waitress; I couldn’t take my eyes off her.”
Jeff and Susan Bridges arrive at the World Premiere of “TRON Legacy” at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California on December 11, 2010. | Source: Getty Images
He thought she was gorgeous, and the contrast between her beauty and disfigurement interested him. After filming, the “The Big Lebowski” star found the courage to approach her and ask for a date.
Susan hilariously refused but noted that it was possible they’d run into each other later because she lived in a small town. As fate would have it, the pair did, and they went out dancing, and the celebrity fell in love.
