Ten Years Strong: Corbin Bleu and Sasha Clements Share the One Thing Keeping Their Marriage Alive

Want to know the secret to a lasting marriage? According to Corbin Bleu and his wife Sasha Clements, it’s not romance or grand gestures—it’s something far more practical and surprisingly effective: an annual“terms and conditions”check-in.

The couple, both accomplished actors now celebrating a decade together, opened up about their marriage formula at the 2026 Tony Awards on Sunday, June 7. While most couples might dread a yearly relationship audit, Bleu and Clements treat it like essential maintenance. Every year, they sit down to discuss what they each need and want moving forward, keeping lines of communication wide open.“It’s being open to communicating and being aware of each other’s wants [and] each other’s needs,”the High School Musical star told Us Weekly.“I would say, you know, obviously, there’s compromise that happens, but so much of it is also just being aware.”

Their journey to this point started unconventionally. The pair first met in a grocery store in 2011—hardly the stuff of Hollywood fairy tales. But three years later, Bleu proposed in a very on-brand location: Walt Disney World. They married in July 2016 and have since worked together on multiple projects, but it’s their commitment to evolving together that’s kept things fresh.“We’re not the same people that we were last year,”Clements explained, noting that their annual check-ins account for that natural growth. She even threw in a practical bonus:“and then [having] two bathrooms!”For Bleu, individual space isn’t a luxury—it’s a necessity for a healthy union.

Right now, Bleu is in the throes of a major career moment. He’s starring as Nick Carraway in Broadway’s The Great Gatsby, a role he originated on London’s West End. The part even earned him a Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical nomination at the Olivier Awards earlier this year. His portrayal leans close to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel rather than Tobey Maguire’s movie interpretation—a deliberate choice rooted in his lifelong love of the source material. And through it all, Clements has been his biggest cheerleader.

What makes their marriage philosophy so refreshing isn’t that it’s flashy or Instagram-worthy. It’s that it treats relationships like what they actually are: living, breathing things that need attention and intentionality. In an industry built on surface-level glamour, Bleu and Clements are proving that the real work—the honest conversations, the willingness to change together, the respect for space—is what builds something that lasts.