Kelsey Grammer says thinking of love as a 'contact sport' is the key to his 14-year marriage

Kelsey Grammer has been joined to his wife, Kayte Walsh, for 14 years, and says the concealed to their long marriage lies successful putting successful changeless effort.

"I ever say, 'Love is simply a interaction sport,'" Grammer, 70, told People. "Once successful a portion you got to backmost it up with immoderate action."

The "Frasier" histrion added that it was important to support the archetypal occurrence alive.

"I conscionable ever effort to accidental to myself, 'Remember the blushing that you had erstwhile you archetypal met. Remember that energy, that circulation that dialed you up conscionable a small bit,'" helium said.

Walsh, 46, is Grammer's 4th wife. The mates archetypal met successful 2009, erstwhile she was moving arsenic a flight attendant. They joined successful 2011 and stock 3 kids. Grammer besides has 4 children from his previous relationships.

The histrion spoke astir however supportive his woman was portion helium was penning a publication astir his sister, Karen, who was raped and murdered successful 1975.

"When I finished the book, I turned her astir and I said, 'I'm finished.' She said, 'Well, I've missed you,'" Grammer said, recalling Walsh's words. "I had to spell distant for a portion — determination were hours connected extremity that I would conscionable beryllium staring off. But she was diligent and loving done it. I had decidedly mislaid a batch of the joy, and this brought it backmost for me."

Grammer isn't the lone personage who has spoken astir however they build and support steadfast relationships with their spouses.

Robert Downey Jr. and his wife, Susan, accidental they don't spell much than 2 weeks without being unneurotic arsenic a family.

Rob Lowe, who has been joined to Sheryl Berkoff for implicit 30 years, said helium goes to couples therapy with her regularly due to the fact that "it's similar taking your car successful and making definite the engine's moving great."

Jamie Lee Curtis credits her 40-year matrimony to the filmmaker Christopher Guest to "perseverance, patience, gentleness, and a truly bully dose of hatred."

A typical for Grammer did not instantly respond to a petition for remark sent by Business Insider extracurricular regular hours.