Rocky star Dolph Lundgren swears by this secret for strong marriage with wife Emma Krokdal

Dolph Lundgren has discovered the “secret sauce” to a good marriage.The 67-year-old, who played Russian boxer Ivan Drago in “Rocky IV,” said “I do” to Emma Krokdal, 29, in 2023.They became American citizens in 2024 and call California home. They’ve also partnered to launch the actor’s all-American Hard Cut Vodka, which was inspired by a date they had in the early days of their relationship.Lundgren told Fox News Digital he’s made “a new vow” in his marriage.“I have this new thing, I have to give her a hug, a nice big hug, 10 times a day,” he beamed.

“I try to get a few before lunch, so I still have some in the bank [throughout the day].It sounds simple and a little goofy, but doing that neutralizes a lot of disagreements and misunderstandings.

And it makes us both feel good.That’s my new recipe now.“When you have disagreements, somebody wants to be right, but the other person also wants to be right,” he said.

“But you have to make your partner feel good, even when you both have disagreements.That phrase [‘happy wife, happy life’] is true.

You have to respect each other.You have to compliment each other.”Lundgren also avoids what he calls a “recipe for disaster” in any marriage — being apart from your spouse for too long.“I’m in a tough business,” he explained.

“And in show business, you travel a lot.And I’m a hardworking guy.

I think what’s helped us is that we work on things together.We work on the vodka together.

My wife has also helped me produce and develop movies.So, we have a partnership, not just romantically, but also professionally.

That way, we don’t have to be apart a lot.And I value her opinions, her ideas.”The pair also share a mutual love of fitness. Lundgren met Krokdal, a Norwegian personal trainer, at a Los Angeles Equinox.

They began dating in 2019, and Lundgren popped the question in 2020.Krokdal was also by Lundgren’s side as he privately battled cancer.In 2024, Lundgre...