Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Judith Light and her husband of 39 years, Robert Desiderio, know the secret to a long-lasting marriage: distance. In a new interview with People magazine, the seasoned actress — who currently stars in the new Apple TV+ supernatural drama "Before" — opened up about her relationship with the retired actor and explained why living at opposite ends of the country makes their bond stronger.

"We talk every day. We FaceTime every day," she said. "He loves to be alone, and I love to be alone.

We both love our alone time . We have that. It's also very creative for us.

" CAMERON DIAZ WANTS TO 'NORMALIZE' MARRIED COUPLES SLEEPING APART OR IN DIFFERENT HOMES Judith Light primarily resides in New York while her husband, Robert Desiderio, lives in California. "We also make sure that, when we're having something that's upsetting for either one of us, that we both make sure that we stay in the room, and we keep talking," she added. "Sometimes we have to take a break.

We say, 'Wait, we have to stop now. Now, we have to stop, and then we're going to come back to this.'" The duo first met while starring in " One Life to Live" in the '80s before tying the knot in 1985.

Desiderio, who has appeared in various television and film projects throughout the years, published his first novel, "The Occurrence," in February 2020. "He calls himself a recovering actor," Light said of Desiderio's retirement from acting. "Now he's so much ha.