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“ After a long day of filming , I ’ d go hang out at restaurants in London or Sydney and talk to the chefs ,” said Prinze . “ I liked what they ate , I liked what they cooked , I liked what they drank , and so I made them teach me what they knew !”
At the time , compiling a cookbook was not as appealing as his other interests which included martial arts , video games , pro wrestling , comic books and starring in teen box office hits such as Summer Catch , Cruel Intentions and I Still Know What You Did Last Summer with his best friend and future wife , Sarah Michelle Gellar . Famous for her lead role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Gellar began dating Prinze in 2000 and was quickly spoiled by date nights that eschewed restaurants in favor of Freddie ’ s peppery fajitas , enchiladas or Green Chile Stew . The couple wed in Mexico in 2002 and he has claimed more than once that the secret to their 14 years of marriage is due to his prowess in the kitchen . Listen up , men ! Freddie ’ s advice can be a game-changer !
ROLE REVERSALS
Prinze and Gellar have worked together many times during their careers and played each other ’ s love interests in the 2002 film Scooby-Doo and its sequel Scooby-Doo 2 : Monsters Unleashed . Priorities changed when they had their two children , Charlotte ( born in 2009 ) and Rocky ( born in 2012 ). Prinze had no qualms about being a stay-at-home Dad so that he could prepare breakfast and dinner for his kids every day , and cooking for Sarah came with its own set of rewards . “ When people want to know how we ’ ve stayed together all these years , I tell them I cook and I clean !” he said . “ Everyone says the way to a man ’ s heart is through the stomach , but it ’ s truer for a woman .
Because if you ’ ve taken care of the cooking and cleaning , at the end of the night when you want some loving , she ’ s not going to complain she ’ s too tired ! If you want to watch fights or play video games or whatever , she ’ s going to be fine with it .”
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