Leah Remini and Angelo Pagan’s Relationship Timeline (2024)

They got each other’s back! Leah Remini and her husband, Angelo Pagan, have been by each other’s side for the good and bad times.The couple met in 1996 at a Cuban restaurant and nightclub. The King of Queens star revealed that the first interaction with her future husband was “love at first sight” in a 2010 interview with Redbook.After dating for seven years, Remini and Pagan walked down the aisle in Las Vegas at the Four Seasons Hotel in July 2003. Her onscreen husband, Kevin James, was in attendance for the poolside nuptials.Nearly one year after her wedding, the Kevin Can Wait alum welcomed her first child, daughter Sofia, with Pagan. Sofia was born in July 2004, just one day after Remini’s birthday. The Swordfish actor, for his part, is also the father of three sons — Alex, Nicholas and Angelo Jr. — whom he shares from previous relationships.When the Dancing With the Stars alum met and fell in love with Pagan, she was an active member of the Church of Scientology. Ten years into their union, she and Pagan publicly exited the church in 2013. Remini’s mother, Vicki Marshall, followed suit. Since her family’s departure, the former talk show host has been candid about her decision to leave and her husband's support of the choice.“Free at last free at last thank god almighty …,” the Last Ship actor tweeted in October 2015, referring to his wife’s conversation with Dan Harris during her 20/20 special.[sendtonews type="float" key="R6lZlqBp5Z-2832690-14453"]After the family’s exit from the church, they landed their own reality TV show called Leah Remini: It's All Relative. The Handsome actress created and produced the 2014 TLC series that followed the day-to-day lives of Remini and her family for two seasons.In August 2024, the pair announced that they were filing for divorce after more than two decades of marriage.“After a lot of effort and consideration, we’ve decided to take this step, which reflects who we are today. Our bond is still strong—it’s just evolved into something different," they wrote in a lengthy Instagram statement at the time. "We think a marriage that lasted this long and created so many beautiful memories, especially raising our incredible daughter, is something to celebrate. From our perspective, this marriage was a huge success.”Keep scrolling to see Remini and Pagan’s relationship timeline:

The pair met by chance at a Cuban restaurant and nightclub. Remini recalled the moment as “love at first sight” for her.

The twosome tied the knot after seven years of dating at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas.

Less than one year after their nuptials, Remini gave birth to their daughter, Sofia.

After spending 30 years in the Church of Scientology, Remini decided to exit and her husband followed her lead. The Exes alum later explained she and her family left the religion because of her daughter.

“I was saying ‘family first’ [to Sofia], but I wasn’t showing that,” Remini recalled to BuzzFeed in 2015. “I didn’t like the message that sent to ​my daughter.”

A year after their Scientology exit, the Second Act star created and starred in a reality series titled Leah Remini: It's All Relative. The TLC series focused on her and her family’s life and ran for two seasons.

After Remini released her memoir, Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology, Pagan could not help but share how proud he was of his wife.

“So proud of @leahremini !” he gushed via Twitter. “Brave, bold and beautiful. I got your back baby!!”

The Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath producer posted a selfie with her husband and daughter from one of their family night outs.

During a vacation to Paris, Remini shared a series of photos with her husband and their family. In one snap, The Talk alum gave Pagan a kiss on the cheek.

“Had so much fun with my family in Paris!” she captioned the slideshow.

The twosome went to vote together and snapped a picture of them with their matching stickers.

“We voted!,” Remini shared via Instagram. “It took 3 hours of standing on line to do it, but there were a lot of dedicated folks out there waiting to cast their #vote!”

Remini shared a sweet picture of her making a kissy face while sitting next to her husband. “Love this man. Just sayin’,” she penned the caption.

After celebrating Thanksgiving with their family, the Emmy winner shared a sweet selfie with Pagan and recalled their sweet and low-key celebration.

“For Thanksgiving, I made a real effort to step away from my phone and be present with my family & friends,” she shared via Instagram. “We ate, we laughed, we sang... but when everyone went home, it really warmed my heart to see what people had written and what they are truly thankful for.”

Remini shared a clip of her husband attempting to teach her how to play backgammon while in quarantine.

“#ThingsILearnedInQuarantine:,” she captioned the video. “1. My hubby @therealangelopagan has no patience for teaching me a new game. 2. I suck at backgammon.”

The couple rang in the New Year together and posted a selfie of them wearing matching hats for the occasion.

“We might be a little tipsy. Happy New Year,” Remini wrote via Instagram.

Remini and Pagan helped Sofia move out for college for the second time and it wasn’t easy for the parents.

“You’d think the second time would be easier, but Angelo and I are even more of a mess now,” Remini revealed via Instagram.

The pair announced they were filing for divorce after more than two decades of marriage. In a lengthy Instagram statement, they explained that they “both changed, as people do” and “got used to playing roles that didn’t fit us anymore.”

“We are sharing this unknown territory with you all as we take our first steps into this next stage of our lives publicly,” they wrote via Instagram in a lengthy statement at the time. “We would love for everyone to have more access to different kinds of relationship stories and not feel so isolated in navigating the changes that millions of couples make every year. We hope our journey can inspire others to see that relationships—whether they change or end—aren’t failures.”

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