People all over the globe whose lives he has touched via his works see Sir Michael Caine as a cinematic legend who will forever be remembered for decades to come. In his native country of the United Kingdom, Sir Michael Caine is renowned as a national treasure and symbol. Michael is a devoted family man outside of his eventful and lengthy career as an actor. He is a loving husband to his wife and a doting father to his children.

Michael was born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite on March 14, 1933. He spent his childhood in Southwark, which is located in London, but he was forced to relocate to North Runcton, which is located in Norfolk at one time in his life.

Michael’s interest in performing began at a young age, and he made his acting debut in a play at a school in the hamlet. At the age of ten, he participated in a school performance in which the traditional fairy tale “Cinderella” was adapted, and he played the part of the father of the two ugly sisters.

However, prior to Michael’s rise to fame and becoming the superstar that he is today, he had jobs as a messenger and a file clerk. After reaching the age of 20, he decided to pursue a career in acting and chose the stage name Michael White. During this time, he was known by this name. In one of the productions of “Wuthering Heights,” he was cast in the part of Hindley, the alcoholic.

After he traveled to London to pursue a career there, he was forced to alter his name in order to avoid confusion with another actor in the city who also went by the name Michael White. It was then that he came up with the idea to alter his name to Michael Caine, drawing cues from the movie “The Caine Mutiny,” which was released in 1954.

In 1956, he made his debut in the film “A Hill in Korea,” in which he portrayed the role of a private. This was his very first acting role.

Since then, Michael has made guest appearances in a number of movies and television shows, some of which include “Zulu,” “The Italian Job,” “The Last Valley,” “The Man Who Would Be King,” and “Mister Charlesworth.”

After relocating to his second repertory company, Michael met the woman who would become his first wife, Patricia Haines. They wed in 1955, but by 1962 they had decided to end their marriage and go their separate ways. Dominique is the only kid that they had together as a couple.

After then, it was a significant amount of time before the great actor met the lady with whom he would spend the rest of his life. After that, he had relationships with Edina Ronay, Natalie Wood, Bianca Jagger, and Jill St. John, among others. However, despite the fact that he has dated a number of stunning females, he has never thought of himself as a gentleman.

“I am not gorgeous, despite the fact that I do wear spectacles. In any case, I don’t believe people look at me as a sex symbol anyhow. During an interview on “The Dick Cavett Show,” he said, “I don’t believe a lot of ladies go out to watch me in movies.”

When he wed his wife of almost half a century, the model and actress Shakira Caine (née Baksh), in January 1973, he knew he had met the person he would spend the rest of his life with. Michael initially became aware of Shakira when she appeared in an advertisement for a well-known coffee brand in the 1970s. Almost immediately, he found himself falling in love with her. Therefore, he was aware that he needed to gain her phone number.

“When I saw this woman on television, she was appearing in an advertisement, and I immediately fell in love with her. During an interview on “The Jonathan Ross Show,” he said, “I simply saw her and I thought, ‘That’s the lady for me.’ And I said to my partner, ‘We’re going to Brazil in the morning, we’re going to find her.'”

He was taken aback when he found out that Shakira wasn’t Brazilian but rather Indian and that she resided in the area around Fulham Road in London.

However, it took him a while to win Shakira over and for her to agree to meet with him. He phoned her once a day for ten consecutive days before she consented to meet with him. Natasha Haleema, the couple’s daughter, is a joint responsibility for both of them.

I obtained her phone number from the advertising agency. In an interview with PEOPLE from 2018, he said that she tried to get rid of him over the phone but was unsuccessful. As a result, she decided to come out with him in order to finally get rid of him.

Despite the fact that he is a Christian and Shakira is a Muslim, they have been able to maintain a harmonious relationship despite their respective religious beliefs. In a cover article for the magazine PEOPLE published in 1976, Michael spoke about his connection with Shakira and admitted that the two of them were inseparable. In addition to that, he said that she is the most stunningly attractive person he has ever come across.

We are never physically separated. He said, “Not only is she one of the most stunningly gorgeous persons I have ever seen, but she also has the most loving and generous spirit.” “I have this incredible, stunning Indian wife who is a terrific chef who specializes in Italian cuisine. He continued by saying, “Things can’t get much better than that.”

Michael is in his late 80s, but that doesn’t stop him from making sure he spends quality time with his wife on date evenings. They were seen heading out to a pub in London in November of 2022. The month was 2022. Michael and Shakira have been happily married for half a century already, and they just honored their golden years together by celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in January 2023. These days, they are even doting grandparents.

The legendary actor also gave thanks to his wife for his choice to live a healthy life, claiming that the love and encouragement he received from her led to a weight loss of thirty pounds.

“If it weren’t for her, I would have passed away a long time ago. According to what he told Express, “I used to drink an entire bottle of vodka every day and smoke several packs of cigarettes.”