1. Infamous Celebrity Couples
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Celebrities are, of course, people of interest, and everyone wants to find a little more out about them, right? And their love lives are definitely a huge source of interest for many. Even if they want to keep their romantic lives secret, they have a tough time doing so!
2. Being spotted in public
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It seems that celebrities can't go anywhere together in public without sprouting widespread rumors of romance in the media with people wanting to dig deep into why exactly they even stood next to each other on a sidewalk! Celebs are conscious of this too, and many try to keep it under wraps until they're ready to announce their connection online or debut at a prestigious event.
3. Justin Beiber & Hailey Beiber
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Justin and Hailey Beiber married for the second time this year in a ceremony in front of their loved ones after their first surprise wedding a year ago. But it turns out that they met as kids back in 2009 when Justin performed his morning TV debut on NBC's Today Show. He was 15 and she was there with her dad, Stephen Baldwin, and was only 12 at the time! They took a selfie and the rest is history. Real childhood sweethearts!
4. Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck
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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were first spotted together during the filming of the 2001 movie "Gigli". Their gangster characters fell in love in the movie but at the time Lopez was actually married to Chris Judd. They gushed about each other in interviews and became close friends. A year later, Lopex filed for divorce from Judd. The same summer, Lopez and Affleck went public with their relationship.
5. Tom Holland & Zendaya
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The Spiderman: Homecoming couple met at the auditions for the movie and hit it off straight away. Holland said at first that he was nervous about meeting Zendaya, not knowing what to expect but was over the moon that she got the part. And the feelings were mutual too!
6. Sophie Turner & Joe Jonas
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Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas have made the headlines this year after announcing their divorce after four years of marriage and two children between them. In 2016 they first connected through Instagram DMs and they fell hard for one another in a British pub.
7. Prince Harry & Megan Markle
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex first went public with their romance in 2018, but, interestingly, the pair actually met two years earlier. Harry once said in an interview that their relationship went from 0 to 60 in a short space of time and before they went public, Meghan admitted that she enjoyed the privacy and the peace and quiet in the months before everyone knew.
8. John Legend & Chrissy Teigen
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Legend and Teigen met on the set of his music video for "Stereo" all the way back in 2006 and it was fireworks from there. And despite trying to keep it casual at the start, the pair married in 2013, have two children, and couldn't be more in love according to Legend's emotional celebration of their wonderful romantic journey together that he spoke about publically in March 2021.
9. Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani
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The country king, Blake Shelton, and punk rock icon, Gwen Stefani, met when they were co-judges on The Voice. They actually began bonding over their recent divorces and fell in love from there, even releasing adorable duets together that topped the charts. Despite meeting in 2014, and dating the year later, they didn't actually announce their engagement until 2020!
10. Priyanka Chopra & Nick Jonas
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This pair met at the start of 2017 but they had been communicating long before that. That year, they attended the Met Gala together both wearing Ralph Lauren and turning heads. But it wasn't until 2018 that they actually began dating and they were married by the end of that year.
11. Kimye
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West must have been the most famous celebrity couple of all time for a while. They actually met over 20 years ago on the set of the pilot of a show called Alligator Boots. They remained friends for a long time before they finally got together in 2012 after Kim divorced her ex-husband, NBA pro, Kris Humphries.
12. Ellen DeGeneres & Portia de Rossi
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Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are definitely one of Hollywood's most famous couples. Meeting at a party in 2000, it was love at first sight for Portia, who later changed her name to Portia Lee James DeGeneres in 2010, a couple of years after they were married.
13. Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie
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They were once the 'it' couple in Hollywood and were married for a short while after dating for 12 years. Brangelina met on the set of Mr and Mrs Smith while Pitt was still married to Jennifer Anniston, and they dated a short time after the movie was released, and they now share 6 children together.
14. Shakira & Lewis Hamilton
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So this year, there has been lots of speculation about the closeness that is growing between singer Shakira and F1 driver Lewis Hamilton. The first photograph of them together was shared after the pair went to dinner following an event in Barcelona with snaps shared to Instagram from the evening.
15. Lukas Gage & Chris Appleton
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Things seem to have happened very fast between Lukas Gage and Chris Appleton! They met and rumors began to fly in February this year after they posted snaps of their trip to Mexico, only for the couple to tie the knot two months later at a wedding officiated by the one and only Kim Kardashian! Now talk about a whirlwind romance!
16. Madonna & Josh Popper
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Now February this year was eventful in the world of celebrity love, romance, and social media. And that even applies to the queen of pop, Madonna! She and her newest beau, boxer Josh Popper posted some celebratory pics on his Instagram following his win at Gleason's Gym.
17. Avril Lavigne & Tyga
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There's been a few unexpected couplings in the celebrity world over the years, but 'Complicated' singer, Avril Lavigne and Tyga took the public by surprise when they stepped out together for the first time in, again, February this year! Their relationship only lasted for three and a half months initially. There were rumors that they reunited again after they were seen dining together, but a source close to the Canadian singer confirmed that they are just pals.
18. Kendall Jenner & Bad Bunny
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Rapper Bad Bunny and model Kendall Jenner were spotted together in February this year for the first time and there was a lot of speculation about their romantic involvement. You see, they were assumed to be on a double date with Jenner's buddies, Hailey and Justin Beiber!
19. Sam Smith & Christian Cowan
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The 'Unholy' singer, Sam Smith was spotted on a stroll through Soho, Manhatten walking arm-in-arm with designer, Christian Cowan. This obviously got a lot of attention and speculation surrounding whether the pair are a couple. Since then, they've been spotted around the world, including in Australia.
20. Taylor Swift & Matty Healy
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Now, a lot of the rumors surrounding whether Taylor Swift is dating Matty Healy from The 1975 is all speculation. They dated almost 10 years ago but it was all very brief. However, Swift has recently split from her long-term partner Joe Alwyn and there has been a source that told a British newspaper that they're 'madly in love' and planning to go public.
21. Larsa Pippen & Marcus Jordan
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Larsa Pippen was previously married to Scottie Pippen and shares four kids with him. But after breaking up in 2018, she made headlines after being seen in public looking like she was getting cozy with Marcus Jordan, the son of NBA legend Michael Jordan.
22. Pete Davidson & Madelyn Cline
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On the set of the 2022 movie 'Bodies Bodies Bodies', co-stars, Pete Davidson and Chase Sui Wonders grew closer together. But despite having 'insane chemistry' on set, their relationship was short-lived and recent sightings of Davidson saw him holding hands with the actor and model, Madelyn Cline. According to a source, they've just gone public with their romance.
23. Joey King & Steven Piet
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Director and producer, Steven Piet directed two episodes of the HBO series, The Act, where Joey King's portrayal of Gypsy Rose Blanchard won her multiple nominations. And this is where they met, debuting as a couple in 2019 on the red carpet of that year's Emmy Awards. But they were first spotted at a Harry Potter screening. They married last month according to a source.
24. Thomas Brodie-Sangster & Talulah Riley
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Costars Thomas Brodie-Sangster and Talulah Riley, who is also a writer, first sparked their romance rumors in 2021 when they were seen holding hands in London and then were later seen grabbing a bite in Marylebone. Their relationship was confirmed early in 2022 when they appeared together at the British Academy Film Awards Gala Dinner.
25. Ashley Benson & Brandon Davis
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Another whirlwind romance is that of Ashley Benson and Brandon Davis which began early this year. They were first spotted at a Lakers game in LA, announced their relationship not long after this, and then their engagement the following month. The Pretty Little Liars actor, Benson, said in an interview that she likes to keep her romantic life private and away from the cameras.
26. Sofia Richie & Elliot Grainge
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Sofia Richie and Elliot Grainge were married earlier this year in a grand star-studded wedding in the south of France. They were first spotted hanging out together at the start of 2021 with Richie posting a photograph to Instagram of the couple looking cozy in an elevator together.
27. Simone Biles & Jonathan Owens
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One of the biggest sports power couples in the world and, in fact, of all time, Olympic medalist gymnast Simone Biles and NFL player Jonathan Owens, were reported to have first started dating during the coronavirus pandemic. They first met during a game in 2019 but it wasn't until March 2020 when Biles made the first move via the dating app Raya.
28. Millie Bobby Brown & Jake Bongiovi
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Back in the summer of 2021, Jake Bongiovi posted that Millie Bobby Brown was his BFF, sparking dating rumors! Posts and selfies of this kind continued throughout 2021 until that November when one incredibly blurry photograph confirmed that they were more than friends...
29. Lana Del Rey & Evan Winiker
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Lana Del Rey and musician Evan Winiker were first spotted together towards the end of 2022 at the Malibu Chili Cook-Off festival with the pair later posting a photograph to Instagram of the pair together at a Halloween party. Since then, the artists have kept their relationship under wraps, leaving everyone wondering...
30. Kelis & Bill Murray
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Ghostbuster star, Bill Murray was spotted backstage at the Mighty Hoopla festival in South London, hanging out with the Milkshake singer, Kelis. It was later confirmed that they bonded over shared experiences, coming closer and closer together. But after two short months of allegedly dating, the pair went their separate ways.