Theron 'Weds' Townsend

Hollywood sweethearts Charlize Theron and Stuart Townshend have declared themselves "married", despite never making the union official in a ceremony.

The couple showed off their 'wedding' rings at the premiere of Townsend's directorial debut, Battle in Seattle - which stars Theron - at the Toronto Film Festival on Wednesday.

Townsend revealed, "I didn't do a church wedding or anything, but we're married. We're husband and wife."

"We love each other and we want to spend our lives together. We didn't have a ceremony, I don't need a certificate or the state or the church to say otherwise. So no there's no big official story on a wedding, but we are married...I consider her my wife and she considers me her husband."