Candace Cameron Bure got support from an unexpected place when her husband, Valeri Bure, made a surprise appearance on Special Forces.
During the Thursday, November 5, episode of the show, the recruits received special messages from their loved ones — with Bure, 52, recording a video.
“Hi, my love. I love you, I miss you very much,” Bure told his wife. “I cannot wait to give you a hug. I just want to let you know how proud I am of you to do something that is making you grow.”
Bure told Cameron Bure, 50, that her experience on the show is going to be “one of the best ones” in her life, adding, “You are strong mentally, you are strong physically. But most importantly, you are strong spiritually. I love you.”
The actress married Bure in 1996 and they expanded their family with kids Natasha, Lev and Maksim. Since tying the knot, Cameron Bure has been outspoken about how her marriage has evolved.
“We had great years. We had some years I wish we could take back and do over,” Cameron Bure confessed during a November 2025 episode of the “Stay True” podcast. “It’s a constant reevaluation.”
She added: “I think year to year you have to reevaluate what’s working, what’s not. How are the schedules changing? And you have to continually adapt to what’s new to figure out your rhythms, and the rhythms are going to keep changing.”
Cameron Bure noted that “having flexibility” is important “with each other as husband and wife, because that’s the first thing that’s going to go.”
“Your marriage gets put to the test,” she continued about how parenthood changes relationships. “You have kids that come in and they demand all of you. Then they get a little older and then they pit you against your husband. You don’t even realize it. They’re little manipulative beings that are so stinking cute.”
Cameron Bure went on to say that it is about “finding those rhythms and really finding time with you and your husband” on a deeper level, adding, “If I could lend you some advice, that would be it. You have to prioritize the relationship.”
Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test season 5 airs on Fox Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET.
