As highly as Katherine Heigl speaks of Josh Kelley, he returns the favor. In fact, something Kelley seems phenomenal at doing — something that is absolutely necessary for a relationship to work — is supporting his wife in her career choices and cheering her on when she stands up for herself. That's especially important when you happen to be an outspoken woman who knows her worth in an industry like show business, where a woman being anything other than amiable is seen as a problem.

Back at the height of Heigl's career (the early and mid-2000s), she took some heat for comments, like when she said the Aptow comedy Knocked Up, in which she starred, was "sexist" (which it absolutely was) and claimed the female characters were written as high-strung "shrews" (which they absolutely were). She also criticized a few other professional situations in which she found herself.  

Discussing these "incidents" and the way-overblown response of vitriol that was thrown in Heigl's direction at the time, Kelley told The Washington Post in January 2021, "If she said [some of it] today, she'd be a hero." Damn straight!