‘Dawson’s Creek’ Star James Van Der Beek Almost Lost His Shot With Wife Kimberly Over Her 1 Decision
- James Van Der Beek and Kimberly Brook have been happily married for 14 years now.
- Luckily, Van Der Beek was able to change Brook's mind about not wanting to be in a relationship.
- Brook has expressed her support for her husband after he shared his cancer diagnosis with the world.
Dawson’s Creek fame James Van Der Beek is making headlines after bravely revealing that he has been diagnosed with cancer. Not everyone dares to speak so boldly about a challenge they are facing, especially when it comes to a disease like cancer. Even so, there have been many celebrities who have been open about their struggles and Van Der Beek is also one of them.
The actor has been married to Kimberly Brook for more than 14 years now. However, this might not have been possible if Brook had not let go of one resolution that she had when they first met. Luckily for Van Der Beek, she did, and they have been happily married for years now.
James Van Der Beek and Kimberly Brook’s Marriage Might Not Have Happened If She Were to Stick to One Decision
James Van Der Beek first rose to fame with his titular role as Dawson Leery in the teen sitcom, Dawson’s Creek, which aired for 6 seasons from 1998 to 2003. His 1999 teen sports-comedy drama, Varsity Blues, earned him an MTV Movie Award for his role. He has also starred in shows and movies like CSI: Cyber, The Rules of Attraction, and Formosa Betrayed.
Van Der Beek was married to actress Heather McComb from 2003 to 2009. Shortly after their separation, he met business consultant Kimberly Brook and they tied the knot in August 2010 (via PEOPLE). The couple shares six children- four daughters and two sons.
In an Instagram post celebrating their tenth marriage anniversary, Van Der Beek revealed how they met and eventually got married. In the post, he revealed that Brook told him she was not interested in a relationship three days after they first met.
Three days later, I asked her what she was looking for in a relationship. Her answer: “I’m not looking for a relationship.” Six months later we were living together.
Their whirlwind has been nothing short of a fairytale. They got married a year after they first met and welcomed their first child, a daughter, that same year. Brook also has an associate producer credit on the Adrian Grenier-directed documentary Teenage Paparazzo, and co-hosts the Bathroom Chronicles podcast.
Kimberly Brook Has Shown Her Unwavering Support for Her Husband Amidst the News of His Cancer Diagnosis
Soon after Van Der Beek revealed his cancer diagnosis through an Instagram post, his wife took to her own Instagram stories to repost an image from How Things Work about the romantic qualities of Northern Cardinals (via Hello! Magazine). It is a bird species that “mate for life, travel together, sing before nesting, and feed each other seed beak-to-beak during courtship.”
The post had a simple caption that read “Hi baby @vanderjames!” paired with a rose emoji. It might not be a lot, but it speaks enough about how strong their bond is and that Brook is going to be by the actor’s side at every step of his challenging journey.
