{"id":155891,"date":"2025-09-19T23:21:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T23:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/155891\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T23:21:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T23:21:07","slug":"woody-allen-gives-rare-insight-into-marriage-with-wife-soon-yi-previn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/155891\/","title":{"rendered":"Woody Allen gives rare insight into marriage with wife Soon-Yi Previn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Woody Allen was open about his normally private marriage with Soon-Yi Previn in a new interview.<\/p>\n<p>The filmmaker \u2014 who tied the knot with the former actress in 1997 \u2014 \u201cfrequently\u201d brought up his much-younger spouse <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/arts-culture\/books\/at-89-woody-allen-is-not-done-yet-f0878437\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">during an interview with the Wall Street Journal<\/a> to promote his new fictional book, <a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"B0F281FG94\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FWhats-Baum-Woody-Allen%2Fdp%2FB0F281FG94%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2025%2F09%2F19%2Fcelebrity-news%2Fwoody-allen-gives-rare-insight-into-marriage-with-wife-soon-yi-previn%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">\u201cWhat\u2019s With Baum?,\u201d <\/a>per the news outlet.<\/p>\n<p>In the sit-down, Allen, 89, described Previn, 54, as \u201cdisciplined,\u201d \u201cdecisive,\u201d \u201ca wonderful mother\u201d and \u201ca larger-than-life personality.\u201d He also reportedly noted his admiration for her \u201ctoughness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Woody Allen gave a rare glimpse of his marriage to Soon-Yi Previn in a new interview. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The couple has been married since 1997. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf anyone had told me years ago that I would be married to a girl much younger than me with no background in New York or none of the similar interests growing up and that she\u2019d be a Korean orphan, I would have said, \u2018No chance. I\u2019m going to be married to a New York actress,&#8217;\u201d the \u201cAnnie Hall\u201d star said in the interview published Wednesday, reflecting on his controversial marriage. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it didn\u2019t work out that way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Allen began dating Previn while he was still dating actress Mia Farrow, with whom he adopted sons Moses Farrow and Isaiah Farrow and daughters Dylan Farrow and Tam Farrow. The former couple also had a biological son, Ronan Farrow. <\/p>\n<p>Mia, 80, adopted Previn with her ex-husband Andr\u00e9 Previn before she dated Allen. <\/p>\n<p>Allen described Previn as a disciplined,\u201d \u201cdecisive,\u201d \u201ca wonderful mother\u201d and \u201ca larger-than-life personality.\u201d  Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Allen met Previn when he was dating Mia Farrow, her adoptive mother. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Allen discussed the early days of his romance with Soon-Yi in his 2020 memoir, <a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"1951627342\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FApropos-Nothing-Woody-Allen%2Fdp%2F1951627342%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2025%2F09%2F19%2Fcelebrity-news%2Fwoody-allen-gives-rare-insight-into-marriage-with-wife-soon-yi-previn%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">\u201cApropos of Nothing.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the very early stages of our new relationship, when lust reigns supreme \u2026 we couldn\u2019t keep our hands off each other,\u201d he wrote at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cMidnight in Paris\u201d director also described in the book Mia\u2019s rage when she found erotic pics of her then-20-year-old daughter in his apartment, adding, \u201cOf course I understand her shock, her dismay, her rage, everything. It was the correct reaction.\u201d She and Allen split in 1992.<\/p>\n<p>Allen told the Wall Street Journal of his marriage, \u201cIf anyone had told me years ago that I would be married to a girl much younger than me with no background in New York or none of the similar interests growing up and that she\u2019d be a Korean orphan, I would have said, \u2018No chance.&#8217;\u201d Honoipx \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n<p>The couple resides together in New York. Honoipx \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n<p>In his autobiography \u2014 and to this day \u2014 the \u201cManhattan\u201d star said he does not regret dating Soon-Yi.<\/p>\n<p>Allen told the Wall Street Journal that while \u201cthere are many\u201d regrets he has, they are strictly professional.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish I didn\u2019t do this film, I wish I had made this film better, I wish I had shot this scene differently, I wish I had not written this, I wish I had gone in that direction,\u201d he said. \u201cI could probably pluck out 15 of the 50 that you could keep and you could get rid of all the rest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Allen said he has no regrets regarding his controversial relationship. GC Images<\/p>\n<p>Allen and his wife share two adopted children. WireImage<\/p>\n<p>Allen shared that in this later chapter of his life, he spends a lot of his time going to the theater at Lincoln Center, which he considers \u201ca treat.\u201d He shared Soon-Yi recently surprised him by taking him to see Andres Veiel\u2019s \u201cRiefenstahl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The couple also enjoys reading, and the director said of his wife\u2019s thoughts on his new book about a middle-aged Jewish journalist turned novelist who is consumed with anxiety, \u201cShe was OK with the book.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cShe didn\u2019t knock it. She finds my writing style high-falutin.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Woody Allen was open about his normally private marriage with Soon-Yi Previn in a new interview. 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