It was while appearing in Burgess Meredith's play at The Rooftop Theater that Belita met Irish born actor Jimmy Berwick. "He was a very nice guy... a very ordinary guy," recalled Bob Turk. The couple spent an inordinate amount of time together, packing books in a loft apartment between shows to make ends meet because money wasn't great in the play. Belita even worked in the kitchen in good skating friend Ája Vrzánová's restaurant. Unphased by her 'fall from grace', she told reporters "I just want to earn a living. In 1966, Belita married Jimmy Berwick. The couple bought the centuries old Rose Cottage on Crabtree Lane, alongside the Thames River in the southwest London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. To support themselves with an eye on eventually retiring, the newlyweds opened a nursery on the property called Crabtree Gardens. Belita did not know the first thing about gardening at first but caught on quickly. They hired out of work actors to work there and often hosted artist friends. They were married until his death in 2000.