Cate Blanchett Used Humor to Land Husband  1/30/07

Cate Blanchett instantly knew husband-to-be Andrew Upton was the man for her when he laughed at a dirty joke she told him.

The humorous story thawed icy relations between the pair because they initially took a dislike to each other.

And Blanchett is still grateful to co-star Geoffrey Rush for telling her the joke which helped her find love.

The Aviator actress says, "We didn't like each other at first. He thought I was aloof, I thought that he was arrogant. One day I told him a joke that Geoffrey Rush had told me and he just laughed his head off.

"Once he kissed me, that was it! It just shows you how wrong you can be. I was - and still am - swept away."