Diana Ross is 82, and honestly, the icon is still giving *superstar* in every sense. As fans celebrate the voice behind “Upside Down” and “I’m Coming Out,” her love life remains just as intriguing as her career, with romances that were glamorous, complicated, and, in one case, perhaps impossible to replace.
There was the husband who became part of her family story, the adventurer she never seemed to stop loving, a Motown romance that stayed emotional long after it ended, a powerful relationship shaped by ambition, and one rock-and-roll detour that still makes people do a double-take.

Diana Ross performs during the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square on December 31, 2025, in New York City | Source: Getty Images
Robert Ellis Silberstein, the Husband Who Became Family
Diana Ross and music executive Robert Ellis Silberstein married in 1971, and their love story had a surprisingly playful start.
Things only got serious between them after he gave her red pajamas to match his own. Ross later said that was when they first realized they were truly a couple.

Diana Ross and Robert Ellis Silberstein pose for a portrait during Cue Magazine’s 12th Annual Cue Awards at Tavern on the Green on January 12, 1973, in New York City | Source: Getty Images
Their marriage quickly became a major chapter in her personal life, not just because they were one of the first high-profile interracial couples in entertainment, but because this was the relationship that helped shape her home life in such a major way.
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