Actors Naomi Watts and Billy Crudup get married

The two actors have been 'romantically linked' since 2017, according to reports. Photo: TNS

Naomi Watts on Saturday (June 10) announced she married fellow actor Billy Crudup.

Watts posted a photo on Instagram of her and her husband wearing formal attire. She held a bouquet of white flowers in the photo with the caption "Hitched!"

Multiple celebrities quickly congratulated Watts. "Yipeeeeeee!!!! Sending so much love!!," Gwyneth Paltrow wrote.

Actor Jennifer Coolidge wrote, "Hooray!!! Just woke up to this !!!!!," followed by lots of emojis including applause and champagne. "You two couldn't look happier !!!XO."

Watts, who starred in movies including King Kong and Birdman, has been "romantically linked" to Crudup since 2017, according to People. Both actors were in the Netflix thriller series Gypsy.

Watts has two sons with actor Liev Schreiber. Crudup has a son with actor Mary Louise Parker.

In April, Watts was asked whether she was engaged on the Today show and the actor avoided the question, saying "brain fog". – Los Angeles Times/Tribune News Service