Over the last few decades, Christian Bale has been one of the most consistently acclaimed and successful actors in the world. In fact, even though Bale has a bit of a controversial reputation, he is so talented that he remains one of the most in-demand actors in Hollywood by far. Despite his superstar status, Bale has mostly been able to keep the details of his private life out of the spotlight. As it turns out, that is a real shame.
In the celebrity world, it often feels like a long-lasting relationship is near impossible. After all, new celebrity couples seemingly pop up on a daily basis, and then it is only a matter of time before they go their separate ways.
Thankfully for Christian Bale, however, he has been married to the same woman for more than twenty years. While that is impressive enough, the really amazing thing is that Bale’s longtime wife, Sibi Blažić, may just be more interesting than her celebrity husband.
Updated on April 4, 2023: Christian Bale and Sibi Blažić are now in their 23rd year of marriage. Christian has been busy in Hollywood in the last year, appearing in Thor: Love and Thunder, Amsterdam, and The Pale Blue Eye, along with working on the upcoming project The Church of Living Dangerously (currently in development).
Sibi's last Hollywood endeavor was Ford v Ferrari in 2019. Since then, she has focused on raising their two children Joseph and Emmaline, as well as being a supportive wife.
A Look Into Sibi Blažić’s Early Life
Long before Sandra Blažić entered the world, her parents Nadezda and Slobodan were both born in the Serbian capital Belgrade. After meeting there, getting married in the city of Vracar, and moving to America, the couple welcomed their daughter, who would come to be nicknamed Sibi, into the family after she was born in Chicago. At the time of her birth in 1970, there was no way to know how remarkable Blažić’s life would ultimately be.
Based on all the publicly available information, it seems clear that Sibi has been an impressive person her entire life. After all, the first hint of the greatness that Blažić was destined for is that she worked hard in school and eventually earned her B.S. in Business from the University of Southern California.
Despite Sibi Blažić’s impressive educational background, she did not pursue a nine-to-five job that would take full advantage of her business degree. That would turn out to be a pivotal decision, as her path would seemingly lead to a lot of happiness for Blažić and her family.
How Did Sibi Blažić Find Love?
After Sibi Blažić left University, she launched her modeling career, which included posing for Kevyn Aucoin’s book Face Forward. On top of the modeling gigs she landed, Blažić also worked as a makeup artist before she became an assistant for American film producer Jordan Kerner. After working for Kerner, Blažić became Winona Ryder’s assistant.
Long before Sibi Blažić became her assistant, Winona Ryder grew to be close friends with Christian Bale while they made the 1994 adaptation of Little Women together. As a result of that friendship, Ryder introduced Sibi Blažić and Bale, and they became a couple.
While talking to the Sydney Morning Herald in 2012, Christian Bale revealed that for a long time he was against the idea of marriage. Then, Bale met Sibi Blažić and everything changed. "Everyone was divorced in my family, so I didn't have very healthy ideas about marriage. Then I met Sibi, and suddenly it seemed a fantastic idea."
The Couple Have A Private And Amazing Life
On the big screen, Christian Bale can often come across as an extremely intense person. After all, once fans learn that Bale committed to one role by becoming scary thin, it seems like he may be a lot to deal with. However, when Bale spoke to Us Weekly in 2017 and his wife came up, his softer side immediately shone through as Christian spoke about how much he loves their private life together.
“[My wife] likes to be very private. And of course, I want to maintain that…but we have a great private life. She’s probably the most strong woman I’ve ever come across in my life,” he gushed while his wife stood beside him. “And I—You’re making me all tearful! I’m too much of a softie! I don’t think I am, but then you got me with that!”
When Christian Bale accepted a trophy for Best Supporting Actor at the 2011 Critics Choice Awards, he nearly teared up while talking about his wife and daughter on stage. Later that same night, Bale said something truly touching about his wife in the press room.
“I truly believe you can't celebrate something like this without having your partner with you. She has had to be married to so many different characters over our marriage. I know that it would be impossible to do it without her. She's such a good, strong woman. I owe everything to her.”
In addition to having so much praise for his wife’s role in their private life, Christian Bale has also made it clear that he is in awe of what Sibi Blažić is capable of. For example, when he spoke to the Wall Street Journal in 2014, Bale revealed that Blažić is an amazing stunt driver.
"My wife was a stunt driver, she was chasing me through the city in Batman. She was driving one of the cop cars. She can do 180s and stunts and all that. She terrifies me. My wife terrifies me." Sibi Blažić clearly is an amazing person if even a portion of the things Christian Bale has to say about her are true.