Candace Cameron Bure & Valeri Bure Tease NSFW Secret to Their Marriage

The two have also found that their shared faith has kept them grounded over the past three decades, with Valeri noting, “Without our faith, I don’t think we would have the marriage the way it is today. That’s kind of our secret, and the way that we approach everything.”

And being married for so long also means growing and changing together, an aspect of their relationship that Valeri is particularly grateful for. 

“That’s the fun part about it, is that our journeys continue to go forward,” he shared, “and not be like, ‘Oh my gosh, OK, you’re the same person that you were 30 years ago.’”

Candace has noticed those changes happening within herself, including while she filmed season five of Fox’s Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test—which she won alongside CollinGosselin and AlexiaUmansky. During the series, Candace realized that she didn’t feel like a leader in her life or her marriage.

“Honestly, the more I keep thinking about this, I’m really good at taking directions,” she said on the Oct. 15 episode. “I’ve been taking direction my whole life just being a kid actor. And then I met my husband at 18 and he was 20. And my husband leads. He’s a professional athlete and he’s an Olympian.”

“He does everything for me,” she continued through tears, noting that her husband does so “’cause he’s a good leader.”

But once she became aware of it, she wanted to change that within herself. 

“I do have a spirit in me and so at this age, I really wanted to see if I could push it,” she said. “I want to step up.”

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