Photo: Kevin Winter/GettyFor Nicolas Cage, his wife’s unusual pets sealed the deal on him marrying her.At therecent premiere of his latest film,Pig, Cage, 57, and his wife Riko Shibata made their red carpet debut as a married couple.Cageopened up toETabout how they met, noting that a shared love of exotic pets was one of the things that initially drew them to each other.“We met in Japan and I thought she was stunning when I met her. We had a lot in common,” Cage said in the interview. “She likes animals, too, so I asked her, ‘Do you have any pets?’ And she said, ‘Yes, I have flying squirrels.’ She had two sugar gliders… I thought, ‘That’s it. This this could work out.'“Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/ShutterstockThe couplehad a “very small and intimate wedding at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas"about five months ago,a rep for Cage told PEOPLE, but this was their first appearance together on a red carpet.“I’m quite excited to take a picture with her,” Cage toldET.Aftertheir Las Vegas wedding—Cage’s fifth— the two have been spotted out and about together,taking carriage rides through Central Park in N.Y.C.andchecking out Cage’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.At the time of their wedding,Cage told PEOPLE,“We are very happy.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty
For Nicolas Cage, his wife’s unusual pets sealed the deal on him marrying her.At therecent premiere of his latest film,Pig, Cage, 57, and his wife Riko Shibata made their red carpet debut as a married couple.Cageopened up toETabout how they met, noting that a shared love of exotic pets was one of the things that initially drew them to each other.“We met in Japan and I thought she was stunning when I met her. We had a lot in common,” Cage said in the interview. “She likes animals, too, so I asked her, ‘Do you have any pets?’ And she said, ‘Yes, I have flying squirrels.’ She had two sugar gliders… I thought, ‘That’s it. This this could work out.'“Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/ShutterstockThe couplehad a “very small and intimate wedding at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas"about five months ago,a rep for Cage told PEOPLE, but this was their first appearance together on a red carpet.“I’m quite excited to take a picture with her,” Cage toldET.Aftertheir Las Vegas wedding—Cage’s fifth— the two have been spotted out and about together,taking carriage rides through Central Park in N.Y.C.andchecking out Cage’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.At the time of their wedding,Cage told PEOPLE,“We are very happy.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
For Nicolas Cage, his wife’s unusual pets sealed the deal on him marrying her.
At therecent premiere of his latest film,Pig, Cage, 57, and his wife Riko Shibata made their red carpet debut as a married couple.
Cageopened up toETabout how they met, noting that a shared love of exotic pets was one of the things that initially drew them to each other.
“We met in Japan and I thought she was stunning when I met her. We had a lot in common,” Cage said in the interview. “She likes animals, too, so I asked her, ‘Do you have any pets?’ And she said, ‘Yes, I have flying squirrels.’ She had two sugar gliders… I thought, ‘That’s it. This this could work out.'”
Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
The couplehad a “very small and intimate wedding at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas"about five months ago,a rep for Cage told PEOPLE, but this was their first appearance together on a red carpet.
“I’m quite excited to take a picture with her,” Cage toldET.
Aftertheir Las Vegas wedding—Cage’s fifth— the two have been spotted out and about together,taking carriage rides through Central Park in N.Y.C.andchecking out Cage’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
At the time of their wedding,Cage told PEOPLE,“We are very happy.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
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