Ali Larter (left) and Hayes MacArthur
Eric Charbonneau/Paramount via Getty ImagesAli Larter And her husband, Hayes MacArthurThey have been by each other's side for two decades.
The duo first met in 2005 while filming the film Erect man And continue to pursue the relationship.
“I told my boyfriend three weeks later that I wanted to marry him, and we could do it tomorrow,” Larter said. Universality In 2007. “I look forward to that time when I'm home with my kids.”
Larter and MacArthur announced their engagement in 2007. “Since I was 15, all I wanted was to find the man I was going to marry,” they said. I've had my heart broken a few times because I pushed him too hard. “And then…I was in shock,” she said. Universality In 2009. “(He) showed me the way, and everything was fine. “This is the way it's supposed to be.”
Us Weekly Confirmed in 2009 that Larter and MacArthur Tie the knot In an intimate ceremony at his parents' home in Kennebunkport, Maine. The couple welcomed their son Theodore in 2010 and their daughter Vivienne in 2015.
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Ali Larter and her husband, Hayes MacArthur, moved from Los Angeles to a small town in Idaho amid the coronavirus pandemic — and they wouldn't have it any other way. “Our children's schools were closed during the coronavirus outbreak and we said, 'Why are we sitting here?' He did not work at all in (…)
2005
Larter and MacArthur met on set Erect manwhich premiered in 2007.
August 2009
The duo said “I do” in Maine during an outdoor ceremony. Larter wore a Vera Wang dress as she walked down the aisle alongside her father.
December 2010
Larter and MacArthur welcomed their first child, son Theodore.
January 2015
She later announced that she and MacArthur She welcomed her daughter, Vivian To their families. “It's a girl!” Larter wrote on her website at the time, showing a photo of her newborn sleeping wrapped in a blanket. “We couldn't be more excited to share the news of Vivian Margaret MacArthur's arrival on Thursday, January 15, 2015.”
August 2016
Theodore Hayes MacArthur, Ali Larter, and Vivian Margaret MacArthur.
Elise Jankowski/FilmMagic/Getty ImagesLarter explained we How is she and MacArthur Maximize their date nights As parents of two children. “We like to walk to dinner,” Larter said. “We like to go out and get pasta and a nice bottle of wine and just take our time. We don't want to rush to the restaurant and rush to eat. It's really about getting off the clock.”
Larter added that she sees her own and MacArthur's characteristics in her children. “Teddy is like me because we get hot, we definitely have a little temper and it takes us a minute to warm up,” she said. “My daughter is so funny. She laughs at herself, laughs at everything, and she's a lot like my husband in that way. He's the most fun person ever.”
2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Larter and MacArthur moved their family from Los Angeles to Idaho.
November 2024
Larter said exclusively we She never imagined she would end up in Idaho. “It has evolved in an unbelievable way for us,” she said. “If you had told me this 20 years ago, or even five years ago, I never would have believed I would be living in such a small town in the mountains.”
She continued: “We absolutely adore it and are so grateful to be raising our family here. It's really nice to live a younger life with our kids during this season.”
January 2025
Larter reflected on her and MacArthur's move to Idaho during a January 2025 appearance Live with Kelly and Mark.
“Our children's schools were closed during the coronavirus outbreak and we said, 'Why are we sitting here?' “It wasn't working at all in L.A.,” Larter said during the episode. “So, my husband said, ‘Let’s take a road trip to Idaho and go skiing with the kids.’”
The getaway trip turned into a longer stay. “We're falling in love with nature and the mountains and this whole new life,” she gushed. “We completely transitioned and went for it. We literally had our house (in California) for less than a year. We moved back to Los Angeles and realized we wanted to put our family first.”
“Our lives are very different there, and it's a small town, and it kind of holds you to a different kind of accountability,” Larter continued. “It's something that Hayes and I really wanted to do for our kids, and we did.”
Larter explained that the family had a “real life” that was “rooted in reality” after moving to Idaho.
“We're very grateful,” Larter said, later joking that Theodore wasn't happy with the idea at first. “He loves fast cars and designer cologne, and that whole thing, like he wants to be in the big city. I say, 'At 18, you can (come back).'” … He really loves it now and I think he understands how great a special wolf pack is. With it.
Larter added that she and MacArthur “feel that if you can climb a mountain, you can run a boardroom.” “We just believe in raising them that way,” she concluded.
