Since their surprise 2004 marriage, Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony have been enjoying one long honeymoon. On the red carpet and off, the couple can't seem to help cuddling and hand-holding and often seem lost in each other's eyes. But the newlyweds showed another side to their passion while shooting a fight scene for El Cantante earlier this year. "One day she hit Marc so hard, she shredded 2 fingers. There was blood all over the set," recalls Leon Ichaso. Another day "he threw a cake at her." Luckily such marital mayhem was confined to the script. "We would say 'cut'", says Ichaso, "and start laughing."
Friends say Lopez is doing a lot of laughing these days. It's bliss born of not having every mood covered in the tabs, coupled with a slower, more domestic pace she has adopted since tying hte knot. These days, Lopez enjoys sharing french fries with her husband or belting out "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" on karaoke double dates at least as much as she does attending premieres. And she's reveling in the knowledge that as her 2nd anniversary approaches, she has defied cynics everywhere. "When you prove everyone wrong, it's so satisfying," says Ichaso. After all, it wasn't long ago that gossip wags were declaring Lopez's union with Anthony as the latest in a line of turbulent romances.
Andy Hilfiger says the pair are "a real team". And Lopez? "She's glowing". But don't read anything into that:Her rep denies a spate of pregnancy rumors. Instead, the 2 are looking forward to another milestone: their 2nd anniversary. With this marriage, the hard-driving Lopez "no longer fears being tied down," says a source close to her. "She's come to grips with 'This is what I want, and I'm okay with this.' She's more comfortable with who she is." That means spending less time in the spotlight and more time hanging out in the couple's manor, watching TV or goofing around with friends like Leah Remini and her husband. "We do double dates. They're normal people," says Remini of the couple. "they get each other. They laugh a lot; they play a lot." As Lopez said last fall, she and MA love to kick back "just like anybody else. We make everybody go away for a little while and just lock ourselves at home."
Not always: on May 8 the pair snuggled and sang along to Paul Simon performing at a TIME mag bash...[At the ALMA's he thanked his wife saying,] "I would like to thank my beautiful, glorious bride. I love you so much. I wrote every one of those songs for you." Their bond has extended to Lopez's professional life as well. "They drive what projects they're going to do next," says Chris Bender, producer of MIL, "whether it's together, or apart." With MA's support, Lopez has continued her solo ventures, starring in the upcoming drama Bordertown and shepherding her clothing and fragrance lines. But she is most excited about El Cantante, a bio of...(Neither movie has a release date yet.) "This", she said last fall, "is my baby."
At least until Lopez fulfills another dream: having a child. Anthony has 3 kids...Until then, she and MA are making the honeymoon last. "That giddiness and excitement is still there," says Dave Naranjo, a former Anthony publicist. "All of the other relationships they both had were the rehearsal and this is opening night. This is the real thing."
Friends say Lopez is doing a lot of laughing these days. It's bliss born of not having every mood covered in the tabs, coupled with a slower, more domestic pace she has adopted since tying hte knot. These days, Lopez enjoys sharing french fries with her husband or belting out "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" on karaoke double dates at least as much as she does attending premieres. And she's reveling in the knowledge that as her 2nd anniversary approaches, she has defied cynics everywhere. "When you prove everyone wrong, it's so satisfying," says Ichaso. After all, it wasn't long ago that gossip wags were declaring Lopez's union with Anthony as the latest in a line of turbulent romances.
Andy Hilfiger says the pair are "a real team". And Lopez? "She's glowing". But don't read anything into that:Her rep denies a spate of pregnancy rumors. Instead, the 2 are looking forward to another milestone: their 2nd anniversary. With this marriage, the hard-driving Lopez "no longer fears being tied down," says a source close to her. "She's come to grips with 'This is what I want, and I'm okay with this.' She's more comfortable with who she is." That means spending less time in the spotlight and more time hanging out in the couple's manor, watching TV or goofing around with friends like Leah Remini and her husband. "We do double dates. They're normal people," says Remini of the couple. "they get each other. They laugh a lot; they play a lot." As Lopez said last fall, she and MA love to kick back "just like anybody else. We make everybody go away for a little while and just lock ourselves at home."
Not always: on May 8 the pair snuggled and sang along to Paul Simon performing at a TIME mag bash...[At the ALMA's he thanked his wife saying,] "I would like to thank my beautiful, glorious bride. I love you so much. I wrote every one of those songs for you." Their bond has extended to Lopez's professional life as well. "They drive what projects they're going to do next," says Chris Bender, producer of MIL, "whether it's together, or apart." With MA's support, Lopez has continued her solo ventures, starring in the upcoming drama Bordertown and shepherding her clothing and fragrance lines. But she is most excited about El Cantante, a bio of...(Neither movie has a release date yet.) "This", she said last fall, "is my baby."
At least until Lopez fulfills another dream: having a child. Anthony has 3 kids...Until then, she and MA are making the honeymoon last. "That giddiness and excitement is still there," says Dave Naranjo, a former Anthony publicist. "All of the other relationships they both had were the rehearsal and this is opening night. This is the real thing."
