Nearly one month after popping the question to former journalist Maria Libri at a Wilco show in Chicago, the ex-'SNL' star opens up about them embracing their quirks and differences.
- Apr 18, 2023
AceShowbiz - Chris Kattan is engaged. The former "Saturday Night Live" star popped the question to his significant other, Maria Libri, at a Wilco show in Chicago back in March 2023, and has now opened up about their relationship.
The 52-year-old comedian told PEOPLE, "Maria and I fully accept each other for who we are." He added, "It's not just the things we have in common, we also embrace our quirks and differences - and we don't love each other in spite of them, we love each other because of them."
"When I got to see her and spend time together a few months after we first met," he continued sharing, "and I realized our creative brains were also totally in sync (after the first sketch we did together), that's when I knew I was in trouble! Thankfully for me she felt the same way."
Maria met Chris when she interviewed him over a year and a half ago when he was touring a comedy show. She admitted she and Chris were "immediately comfortable" with each other when they first met.
The former journalist, who is now an actor and screenwriter, added that she felt as though they had known one another "in a past life." She said, "After spending that first day together (though I didn't know how), I just somehow knew that my life would never be the same after meeting Chris."
In December 2022, Chris underwent emergency surgery after he was hospitalized with severe pneumonia. At the time, Maria posted on Instagram, "This sweet, sweet man of mine is on the road to recovery, after a severe pneumonia scare. He is always taking care of us, now it's our turn to take care of him."
