Since the early 1980s, when he first gained widespread recognition for his performance as Blackie Parrish on “General Hospital,” John Stamos has been a well-known face 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 job in acting, John 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. In the years that followed, John did not have a romantic relationship with anybody, which made it that much more upsetting when he started talking about wanting to have a family of his own. It’s amusing to think that John wasn’t at all like his character, Uncle Jesse, on “Full House,” who was known for his carefree attitude toward life. In real life, John was far more responsible. 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 place on earth, Disneyland, was the setting for John’s marriage proposal, and the pair later revealed that they were expecting their first child together in 2017. In April of 2018, the couple welcomed their son Billy Stamos, and ever since then, John has been a doting father.
The love story of John and McHugh demonstrates that falling in love may take place at any time in one’s life.
It would seem that the part of a parent was the one that John desired to play for the whole of his life, despite all of the success that he had enjoyed as an actor. Even as he was playing the role of Uncle Jesse, it was obvious that he had the fatherly DNA. In point of fact, his co-stars on “Full House,” Candace Cameron Bure, Andrea Barber, and Jodie Sweetin, have confirmed to PEOPLE that John is 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 two years of dating, John 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 greatest romantic moments from Disney and Pixar films and finished with Sebastian from “The Little Mermaid” saying to John, “Just ask the girl.” Sebastian’s line came at the conclusion of the special. 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 all lived happily ever after…'”
It was only right that John and McHugh’s wedding was absolutely stunning since their engagement had been 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. According to Us Weekly, John 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 arranged at John’s house in Beverly Hills to celebrate everything that had just happened. 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. John dressed for the evening in a black suit and a bow tie that matched. McHugh was just 31 years old when they were married, while John was already 54 years old at the time.
It’s hard to think that John had a conversation with PEOPLE over a decade before 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, John and McHugh welcomed their first child, a boy, into the world. It was obvious that John’s standing as everyone’s favorite uncle on television had been elevated to a higher level after the recent episode.
On April 16, 2018, John posted the joyful information on Instagram to share with his followers. He uploaded a photograph to his social media account that showed him cuddling his newborn kid and captioned the shot as follows:
“From this point on, my wife and my kid will always make up the greatest parts of me. Please give a warm welcome to Billy Stamos, who was named after my late father. Not Just an Uncle Anymore #Excited”
Back in the day, John had a reputation for being a bit of a bad boy, or at least that was the image he projected while he was acting on television. 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,” John told PEOPLE on his hesitation to have a family. “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 added. “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 John said with PEOPLE in the year 2017, the two of them first met on the set of the hit television program “Law & Order: SVU” in 2011, years before they began dating one other. When seen with the benefit of hindsight, the roles that they performed turned out to be very ironic, as John explained:
“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.