Since the early 1980s, when he first shot to prominence playing the part of Blackie Parrish on “General Hospital,” John Stamos has been a well-known actor all over the world. He later landed his most famous role as Uncle Jesse on the sitcom “Full House,” which further solidified his reputation as a gorgeous leading man of his day. Over the course of the last several decades, the actor has continued to work in television and even played the same character in the television remake “Fuller House.”

But beyond his talent in acting, Stamos has also had quite an adventure in love throughout his life. After beginning a relationship with and then married model Rebecca Romijn in the middle of the 1990s, the pair eventually separated after being together for a decade. Stamos did not have a romantic relationship with anybody in the years that followed, which made it all the more upsetting when he started talking about wanting to have a family of his own. It’s strange to think that, despite the fact that his character on “Full House,” Uncle Jesse, was the one who acted quite irresponsibly, Stamos was nothing like that in real life. It seemed as if the heartthrob was just waiting to find the appropriate lady to settle down with at that point.

Then, at long last, he was introduced to the model and actress Caitlin McHugh, and the two of them have a history that is truly endearing. The pair did not immediately start dating after they had their first encounter when they were working together. But in the end, everything worked out as it should have. McHugh’s all-time favorite location in the world is Disneyland, which is where Stamos proposed to her, and the pair just revealed that they are expecting their first child together in 2017. In April 2018, the couple welcomed their son Billy into the world, and ever since then, Stamos has been an attentive father, constantly posting on his many social media accounts.

Even with all of his success as an actor, it appears that the role Stamos longed to play his whole life was that of a parent. He even went so far as to have a family of his own. Even as he was playing the role of Uncle Jesse, it was obvious that he had the fatherly DNA. In point of fact, Candace Cameron Bure, Andrea Barber, and Jodie Sweetin, who co-starred with Stamos on “Full House,” told PEOPLE that Stamos was the “baby whisperer” of the ensemble. In an interview with US Weekly, he reportedly quipped that he wanted children so desperately that his “ovaries were rattling.” As it turns out, there was always the possibility that he might have children in the future. After that, he said to ET:

Simply said, it has taken me far more time than I had planned. It would be a tragedy if I was finally able to find the ideal lady — the perfect woman — but I was unable to have children at the same time.

It is a blessing that he was able to find the ideal partner in McHugh, who would later become his wife. He began dating McHugh in the year 2016. During the same conversation with Entertainment Tonight, he referred to McHugh as a “gentle, kind, graceful soul who would be a good mother.” They were both quite certain that this was the right relationship for them, and as a result, they did not spend any time moving on to the next phase. After dating for two years, Stamos finally popped the question to McHugh in October of 2017.

Following the viewing of an exceptionally endearing film, McHugh popped the question to his girlfriend when they were visiting Disneyland, which is McHugh’s most beloved location in the whole world. It began with some of the most romantic sequences from Disney and Pixar movies and finished with Sebastian from “The Little Mermaid” telling Stamos, “Just ask the girl.” Sebastian’s line was the perfect way to close the segment. The following is what the actor announced about their engagement in a post on his Instagram account:

“I inquired, and she responded positively! …And we both went on to live happily ever after”

It was only right that Stamos and McHugh’s wedding was incredibly stunning since their engagement was like something out of a dream. Nevertheless, there was a little hitch in the plan. Us Weekly reports that on the day before McHugh’s wedding, a group of criminals entered into her hotel room at the Beverly Hills Hotel and took jewelry valued at $165,000, as reported by the hotel.

The couple’s actual wedding day was, thankfully, considerably more stress-free than the day before. Us Weekly reports that Stamos and McHugh exchanged their vows at a sentimental ceremony held at the Little Brown Church in Studio City, California, on February 3, 2018. The ceremony took place on Valentine’s Day.

After afterwards, a massive party was hosted at Stamos’ home in Beverly Hills. At the time of her wedding, McHugh was pregnant, and she looked absolutely lovely in her white wedding dress. Her lengthy hair cascaded over her shoulders and was just slightly pulled back. Stamos dressed for the occasion with a black suit and a bow tie that matched. McHugh was just 31 years old when they were married, while Stamos was already 54 years old at the time.

It’s hard to think that Stamos had a conversation with PEOPLE over a decade before the day of his wedding about what it was like to be single and how he was waiting to meet the one person who would complete him. He said, “I sound like a woman now, but I don’t want to just give myself to anybody, do you know what I mean?”

After being married and waiting a little over two months, Stamos and McHugh had their first child together, a boy. It was obvious that Stamos’ standing as everyone’s favorite uncle on television had been elevated to a higher level after the most recent episode.

On April 16, 2018, Stamos posted the upbeat and encouraging news on his Instagram account. He uploaded a snapshot of himself cradling his newborn baby and captioned the photograph with the following:

Back in the day, Stamos had a reputation for being a bit of a bad guy, or at least that was the image he presented when acting on TV. His life is totally different now, and he couldn’t be happier with the changes that have taken place.

“I always wanted to have kids, but I didn’t think I’d meet the right person,” Stamos revealed in an interview with PEOPLE. “And maybe I felt like well, I have everything, so I shouldn’t be greedy.”

The actor gives thanks to his wife for being the one who helped him get his life in order. I don’t believe I deserved it at this point in time. On the other hand, around six years ago, I came to my senses and improved as a person. And as soon as Caitlin came around, I was able to identify it without any hesitation. “I said, ‘I have to be good for that in order for it to work,'” he recalled. “I have to make it work.”

When the couple initially met, neither of them could have predicted that they would eventually start a happy family together with the other. According to what Stamos said to the publication PEOPLE in the year 2017, the two of them first met on the set of the hit television program “Law & Order: SVU” in 2011, far before they began dating each other. When seen in retrospect, the roles that they performed turned out to be very ironic, as Stamos expressed it:

“I played a guy who was so egotistical that he thought he should spread his progeny, so he had like 60 kids or something like that,” the actor said. “It was a really fun character to play.” He was making holes in various things, including condoms and other things. And the irony of the situation is that Caitlin was one of the females who I was attempting to deceive and have a child with.

Another interview conducted by PEOPLE in 2019 revealed that the actor shared with the publication his desire to have a large family and a lovely wife to spend the rest of his life with. Providing a straightforward explanation, the actor stated:

“I longed for a child for a very long time. I only needed to find the appropriate partner to carry it through with.