Minnie Driver has opened up about her unconventional living arrangement with fiancé Addison O'Dea, revealing she had sworn off men before meeting him. The actress, known for her role in Emily in Paris, told Grazia UK that she had embraced singledom wholeheartedly before O'Dea entered her life.
“1,000% embrace the notion that you're never going to meet anyone ever again. Sit with it. Become celebratorily okay with it,” Driver advised. “Then if a guy walks into your life – great. And if a guy doesn't walk into your life – also great. I would've been fine if Addison had never shown up, though I'm so glad he did.”
The couple were friends for years before their relationship turned romantic in 2019. Driver, who has previously dated Matt Damon, John Cusack, and Josh Brolin, reflected on her past engagements and relationships. She told The Times in 2024 that marrying Brolin “would have been, I think, the biggest mistake of my life.”
Driver explained that being with O'Dea, who does not wish to marry, has taken the pressure off. “He is the most devoted, loving, extraordinary… everything I could have wanted in my childhood idea of a husband, he actually is,” she said.
The 55-year-old rarely speaks about her private life but shared that O'Dea taught her about trust and love. “He doesn't have an ulterior motive. There is no double speak in the way in which he speaks – it is what he thinks. I trust him with all of my heart,” she told People.
Driver and O'Dea attended the premiere of Emily in Paris season five in December, where she plays Princess Jane. O'Dea wore a black velvet suit, while Driver dazzled in a gray gown.
