Cheryl has also been in a number of his projects and played herself on the comedy series, Arrested Development. That show was narrated and produced by Ron Howard.

Ron refers to Cheryl as being his good luck charm and says that is why she is in almost every film he makes.

He said: “At a certain point, I became very superstitious about making sure that she appears, that she’s at least identifiable in one frame. They don’t have to be big cameos, but she’s gotta be in there.”

They have four children and six grandchildren.

One of the things that they say really makes a difference in their sticking together is communication. They consider it to be the secret to their enduring love.

Ron Howard said: “People say, ‘How’d you do it?’ There’s no technique. There’s no tactic, other than communication is really important. You have to learn to communicate and have difficult conversations in constructive ways. Beyond that, there’s an element of luck because people either grow together or they don’t and I don’t think you can force that.”