Joel Madden wants to protect his 'sacred' marriage with Nicole Richie
Joel Madden has explained why his marriage to Nicole Richie is "sacred ground", as they both do what they can to protect their teenage children.
Joel Madden wants to protect his "sacred" relationship with Nicole Richie.
The Good Charlotte rock star, 47, and 44-year-old reality star first met almost 20 years ago, and Joel has revealed how his wife has "always been the person she is today", regardless of how the public sees her personality.
He told Bunnie Xo's Dumb Blonde podcast that their marriage is "sacred ground", adding: “I’m super aware of the way the world works, and the narrative of who Nicole was before the ‘us'.
“I don’t fight it, but I will say that Nicole has always been the person she is today.
"I’m her biggest fan, and I was from the first time I met her, because I see someone who’s very strong and has been through a lot and has integrity and self-respect...
“There’s an elegance and a bit of class to being above a narrative that everyone else has chosen for you, and she was never that narrative, regardless of some mistakes that she made when she was young.”
Nicole first rose to fame on The Simple Life, and was seen as a wild child in her youth.
The couple tied the knot in 2010, and have daughter Kate, 18, and son Sparrow, 16, together.
