On-screen romances are one thing, but it’s a much different, far more realistic story when actors end up falling in love on the set. Sometimes, actors and actresses can’t help but become attached to each other while working long hours during filming, and all of the movie and TV stars on this list met their partners-to-be during rigorous Hollywood workdays.
The bright lights and shouting directors on the set of big-budget productions from studios like MGM and Touchstone might not seem like the ideal places for a whirlwind romance, but, for these Hollywood couples, the sets did the trick in helping them find love.
1. Madonna and Sean Penn
Movie: Material Girl
Location: Hollywood, California
Year: 1985
Madonna and Sean Penn started dating in the mid-1980s after the two met on the set of Madonna’s music video for her hit single, “Material Girl.” The actor and the singer had both just gotten out of relationships at the time, and they weren’t looking for anything serious.
They remained friends, but their friendship soon became a full-on romance. They got married four years after meeting, but the marriage didn’t last. Madonna filed for divorce twice, and the second time, in 1989, the divorce stuck. The Material Girl cited “irreconcilable differences” between the two, putting an end to a tumultuous, tabloid-frenzied relationship.
2. Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz
Movie: Les Grandes Horizontales
Location: London, England
Year: 1994
Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz have been married for more than ten years, and the British couple were close friends before tying the knot back in 2011. The two met on the set of a play called Les Grandes Horizontales. Though they didn’t begin dating immediately in 1994, they eventually found their way back to each other in December of 2010.
Though they didn’t meet on some big MGM set or something flashy, Les Grandes Horizontales is still a solid play that has received a lot of critical acclaim. The London theater production, hosted by the National Theatre Studio, is a dark romance with an amorous plot that couldn’t help but bring Weisz and Craig together.
3. Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult
Movie: X-Men: First Class
Location: London, England
Year: 2010
Funny as always, Jennifer Lawrence described her and ex-boyfriend Nicholas Hoult as “two perverted Homer Simpsons.” The superstar actors met in 2010 when they were filming the Marvel movie X-Men: First Class. Lawrence told Elle Magazine that the actor was her “best friend” because he could make the Oscar-winner “laugh harder than anybody.”
They dated for a few years, but, as both are top-tier stars in Hollywood, they got too busy for a relationship. As E! News put it, they spent too much time apart due to work, and that put a strain on their relationship. Both actors have moved on, and Lawrence is now married.
4. Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher
Movie: That ‘70s Show
Location: Studio City, California
Year: 1998
Another favorite Hollywood couple that has lasted is Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher. The two stars first met on the set of their hit sitcom, That ‘70s Show, though sparks didn’t fly immediately, as Kunis was fourteen and Kutcher was twenty.
The castmates were merely working professionals until 2012 when they rekindled their relationship. Kutcher and Kunis went from co-stars on a Fox show to husband and wife, as they were married in 2015. Now, the pair have two kids together, Dimitri and Wyatt. Will we see a project co-starring the couple in the future? Who can say, but fans certainly hope so.
5. Grace and Trai Byers
Movie: Empire
Location: Chicago
Year: 2015
Some couples look so aesthetically good together that it just makes perfect sense. Grace and Trai Byers connected on the set of Empire in 2015, but Grace was in a committed relationship at the time. After realizing that the relationship wasn’t going to work out, she ended things.
Shortly after, the pair started dating and announced their engagement, tying the knot in 2016 at Grand Cayman Island. Judging by their gushing social media posts, they’re head over heels in love and that’s not going to change anytime soon.
6. Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton
Movie: The Voice
Location: Hollywood, California
Year: 2015
The Voice has quickly become one of the most popular reality shows on TV right now. The singing competition features would-be stars hoping to capture the attention of one of the celebrity judges, who will move them forward in the competition.
Two such celebrity judges were singers Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton, who met on the set of the NBC show in 2015. The pair hit it off immediately, and they began dating. They released music together, something that delighted fans who were interested to see how well the pop star’s and country star’s music meshed together. In 2020, Stefani and Shelton got engaged.
7. Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy
Movie: Evening
Location: Newport, Rhode Island
Year: 2007
Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy are yet another famous couple to meet on a movie set. The pair met while filming the 2006 movie Evening, and, though Danes had, at the time, sworn off relationships after a string of bad luck, she couldn’t help but give Dancy a chance.
The two didn’t necessarily fall in love while acting, however. According to their co-star Mamie Gummer, the pair bonded over a love of Scrabble and Boggle. The pair would later keep their relationship both off-screen and on when they starred on the show Homeland together. For those who want more Claire Danes in their life, the actress has a new show on Apple+ called Essex Serpent.
8. Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck
Movie: Pearl Harbor
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Year: 2000
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck were once the Hollywood “it” couple, and the pair actually met in 2000 on the set of Pearl Harbor. Though many people believe that the 2002 movie Daredevil was the site of these two star-crossed lovers’ union, it was actually the gritty war drama, which was filmed two years prior.
Affleck and the Neutrogena spokeswoman didn’t really strike up a relationship during Pearl Harbor. Garner was married at the time to Scott Foley, another actor, so it wasn’t until Daredevil that they two were able to strike up a friendship. They were married three years later in late June of 2005, staying married for thirteen years.
9. Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson
Movie: Saturday Night Live
Location: New York City, New York
Year: 2014
Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande, for a short time, were a Hollywood “it couple.” The two met when Grande hosted Saturday Night Live, and the pair quickly became close friends. They went on their first date in May of 2018, and they got engaged almost immediately after.
It was a short-lived engagement (the whole relationship was really a whirlwind), as fewer than five months later, the singer and the comedian split. Part of the reason for their split was the death of rapper Mac Miller, Grande’s ex. Davidson said that he knew the relationship was over when it happened, and he said he remained supportive from a distance after their breakup.
10. Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem
Movie: Jamon Jamon
Location: Zaragoza, Spain
Year: 1992
When Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem first met on the set of Jamon Jamon, a Spanish-language film, the actors hadn’t exactly had their big breaks yet. Both were considered “rising stars” in the Hollywood world, and the success of Jamon Jamon definitely furthered their career, turning them into the superstars they are today.
However, the Disney star and Bardem wouldn’t begin dating in the early 1990s, as Cruz was just sixteen. Instead, their love story took a little while to begin, with the two starting their relationship in 2010, officially appearing as a couple during the Goya Awards that year.
11. Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied
Movie: Black Swan
Location: New York City, New York
Year: 2009
In 2020, Natalie Portman celebrated eight years of marriage to her husband, dancer Benjamin Millepied. They met on the set of the dark, psychological thriller Black Swan, where Portman was the star of the movie and Millepied was the choreographer.
The intense, harrowing film, which isn’t exactly as cheery as the ABC show Dancing with the Stars, might have been dark, but Portman’s and Millepied’s love story has been anything but. Portman described Millepied as her “love,” and said that he gave her the “most important role” of her life: being a mother. The pair have two kids, Amalia and Aleph.
12. Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow
Movie: Se7en
Location: Los Angeles, California
Year: 1994
Actress and business owner Gwyneth Paltrow described her and Brad Pitt as “a very ‘90s couple.” The two definitely looked the part, often donning near-matching 1990s fashion choices together. The actors met on set when they were filming the movie Se7en, a crime drama that made over $320 million at the box office.
Pitt and Paltrow began dating in 1994. Later, they got engaged, but things didn’t work out. Paltrow moved on with actor Ben Affleck, and Pitt, of course, moved on with actress Jennifer Aniston a few years later. Neither actor really discusses their ‘90s romance, though the few comments they’ve made reveal that there doesn’t seem to have been bad blood.
13. Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling
Movie: The Place Beyond the Pines
Location: Schenectady, New York
Year: 2012
Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling are one of Hollywood’s longest-lasting (and best-looking) couples, and the two are famously private about their personal life. But, when talking to OprahMag.com, Mendes did confirm that she and Gosling met on the set of The Place Beyond the Pines.
After the pair met on the set of the violent, thought-provoking drama, they began dating. The Pantene spokeswoman opened up to OprahMag.com about how Gosling changed her life, saying she didn’t want to have kids until she met her longtime partner. The two are now parents of two daughters, Esmeralda Amada and Amada Lee.
14. Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively
Movie: Green Lantern
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Year: 2010
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are (almost) everyone’s favorite Hollywood “it” couple. The pair are known for their social media hijinks and flirtatious behavior, even though they’ve been married for years. They met on the scene of Green Lantern back in 2010, but sparks didn’t fly immediately.
As Reynolds revealed in an interview, they were both with other people at the time. The M.C.U. star was married to Black Widow actress Scarlett Johansson, while Lively was dating her Gossip Girl co-star. Reynolds said the two were just “buddies,” until they reconnected a few years later and began dating.
15. Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn
Movie: The One and Only
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Year: 1966
As one report put it, the love story between Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell is a four-decade tale of romance. The two met for the first time on The One and Only, a Disney film, in 1966. However, they didn’t fall in love right away.
They actually waited almost twenty years (and several boyfriends and girlfriends for each of them) before reconnecting. They met up again while on the set of yet another movie, Swing Shift, in 1984. The second time was the charm, and they went on their first date, which the couple described as “pretty crazy.” Crazy or not, they’ve been inseparable ever since.
16. Vincent Kartheiser and Alexis Bledel
Movie: Mad Men
Location: Los Angeles, California
Year: 2012
Luckily, the love story between Alexis Bledel and Vincent Kartheiser went far better than the love stories we saw on Mad Men, a period TV show that featured a whole lot of drama, infidelity, and sales tactics (however, everyone got to fall in love with Jon Hamm, so that made the nail-biting worth it).
Bledel had a guest appearance as Beth Dawes on Mad Men’s fifth season in 2012, while Kartheiser was a season regular. When they met on set, the pair quickly had a love connection, announcing that they were dating. They got married two years later.
17. Rose Leslie and Kit Harington
Movie: Game of Thrones
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Year: 2011
Game of Thrones featured dragons, battles, monsters, and, apparently, love behind the scenes. Kit Harington and Rose Leslie first met while they were filming the HBO TV show, and they began dating in 2011. No one knew they were dating until the paparazzi snapped a picture of them holding hands a year later, but the real love story took place in 2011.
On GoT, Leslie was playing Ygritte, a woman of the Free Folk, while Harington, of course, played the fan-favorite Jon Snow. The two were wed at a real-life castle in 2018, and they welcomed their first child together in the late winter of 2021.
18. Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli
Movie: Orange Is the New Black
Location: Litchfield, New York
Year: 2012
Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli started out the way that all long-lasting couples do: as friends. The pair met while filming their hit TV show, Orange Is the New Black. Morelli was a writer for the show, while Wiley had a leading role on the cult favorite. Morelli was married when they met, but she knew Wiley was the one for her.
Morelli ditched her husband and began dating the woman she’d had a crush on since they met. The pair might have started out as just friends, but things took off, and they were engaged in 2016 and married a year later. Happily, the women welcomed their first child together in 2021.
19. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith
Movie: Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Location: Hollywood, California
Year: 1994
Buckle your seatbelts, cause this one is a wild ride—though it has a very happy ending. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are one of the longest-lasting and funniest couples in Hollywood, but everything didn’t start off perfectly.
The pair met while on the set of Will’s show, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, in 1994. However, Jada didn’t get the part because she was too short (the role went to Nia Long). Though there had been a connection, Will started dating Sheree Zampino, and the pair got married and had a son together. It didn’t work between Will and Sheree, and he and Jada finally linked up in 1995.
20. Annette Bening and Warren Beatty
Movie: Bugsy
Location: Pasadena, Los Angeles
Year: 1991
Warren Beatty and Annette Bening connected a little later in life while starring in the 1991 movie Bugsy. Despite a near two-decade age difference, the couple has thrived for almost 30 years. Despite Warren trying to date Bening previously, their plans had fallen through. That all changed on Bugsy.
Their romance escalated quickly from that point onwards, with Annette welcoming their first child just a month after the movie premiered in theaters. They went on to build a happy life together as two A-listers with plenty of pull in the industry.
21. Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield
Movie: The Amazing Spider-Man
Location: Los Angeles, California
Year: 2010
The Amazing Spider-Man rocketed into theaters in 2010, and it brought with it more than just action-packed superhero sequences. Two of the film’s stars, Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone met on set and began dating the next year, after they had officially split from their significant others.
Though the two of them broke up in 2015, there were no hard feelings. Reportedly, they split because of their busy schedules, but, as one friend told Cheat Sheet, they still have “immense love” for each other. The pair are still friends, so it appears that all’s well that ends well with these two Spider-Man stars.
22. Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco
Movie: The Big Bang Theory
Location: Burbank, California
Year: 2007
Fans and critics hoping for some big dramatic story between Big Bang Theory co-stars Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco can dash those hopes, as the pair were quite amicable, even though their relationship, which lasted from 2007 until 2009, didn’t work out.
Cuoco and Galecki quietly began dating during the early seasons of the hit sitcom. But, as Cuoco told CBS Watch, it “never went anywhere.” Though the relationship was “wonderful,” it just wasn’t for them, and they split up. The two still remained close friends, and they filmed The Big Bang Theory together for ten years, working amicably—and making millions of dollars, to boot.
23. Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth
Movie: The Last Song
Location: Tybee Island, Georgia
Year: 2009
The Last Song started filming in 2009, and another important thing began that year, too: the relationship between singer Miley Cyrus and actor Liam Hemsworth. The Hollywood stars have had an up-and-down relationship for over a decade, with tabloids following their every movie.
After they met on the set, Cyrus said that Hemsworth became her “best friend…in the world.” The pair got married in 2019 in a private, intimate ceremony in Tennessee, getting back to Cyrus’ country roots. Though Hemsworth split from the Hannah Montana star later that year, they still had quite a few laughs and fun times together over the years.
24. Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum
Movie: Step Up
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Year: 2006
Another famous couple that equally-as-famously met on set was Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum, who met on the set of Step Up, a dance movie. You can tell from even the audition video that the two actors had chemistry right away, though Tatum was reportedly a little hesitant to begin dating Dewan.
However, he shook off those jitters, and the two began dating shortly after the release of the Touchstone movie. They got married in 2009, and they stayed married for nine years, until the pressures of work, sadly, split them up. Still, Step Up lives on as one of the best romantic movies of the 2000s.
25. Brad Pitt and Juliette Lewis
Movie: Too Young to Die
Location: Taft, California
Year: 1989
Brad Pitt, a Hollywood icon, has revealed that one of his most significant relationships was with actress Juliette Lewis. The two met on the set of their 1990 film “Too Young to Die” when Pitt was 27 and Lewis was 17. Despite the age difference, they became a high-profile couple and dated for three years before ending their relationship in early 1993.
In an interview, Pitt expressed his continued affection for Lewis, calling it one of the greatest relationships he had ever been in. However, Lewis has mentioned that Pitt is no longer part of her universe and emphasized that their relationship is in the past.
26. Emily Vancamp and Joshua Bowman
Movie: Revenge
Location: Los Angeles, California
Year: 2011
Not only were Emily VanCamp and Josh Bowman dating in real life after meeting on the set of Revenge, their TV show characters, Emily and Daniel, were dating on the show, too. At least, until (spoiler alert), Daniel died during season four.
The pair met in 2011, and they began a relationship that has continued to this day. Though the show ended in 2015, VanCamp and Bowman are still married and loving life. VanCamp, who is a favorite among Marvel fans, told People in 2021 that she’s “so grateful” that she has been able to find time to spend with her husband, despite their busy schedules.
27. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
Movie: Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Location: Los Angeles, California
Year: 2005
Of all the Hollywood stars on this list, few shine as brightly as Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. And few have as widely-known a love story as the two of them. Their tale could go on for pages, but we’ll keep it simple. Pitt and Jolie met on the set of their thriller, Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
Not only were the two on-screen love interests, they kindled a romance on the set as well. Pitt left actress Jennifer Aniston for Jolie, who gave up acting for activism and recently starred in the Disney movie Maleficent. Though the pair have since split, they were together for a long time—twelve years in total.
28. Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens
Movie: High School Musical
Location: Los Angeles, California
Year: 2005
Who can forget the love between Troy and Gabriella on High School Musical? HSM was a huge hit for Disney, and it wasn’t just a moneymaker, it was a matchmaker. Zac Efron, who played Troy, and Vanessa Hudgens, who played Gabriella, met and started dating on the set of the first movie, which was filmed in 2006.
The couple were both on- and off-screen sweethearts until 2011, when they split for good. The two actually began dating in 2005, a year before the movie was released. Hudgens said the pair “created a bond” from the very beginning of HSM.
29. Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux
Movie: Tropic Thunder
Location: Kauai, Hawaii
Year: 2007
Tropic Thunder starred a host of famous faces, including Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey, and, unforgettably, Tom Cruise. Jennifer Aniston, the ageless Friends actress, stopped by to visit the set because she was best friends with Ben Stiller.
It was there that she met her future husband, Justin Theroux. They didn’t begin dating for a few years, though Aniston did say that he was the “nicest person in the world.” They began dating in 2011, and they got married in 2015. Though the marriage didn’t last, the two say that they remain “best friends” who “look forward” to staying that way.
30. Rob McElhenney and Kaitlin Olson
Movie: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Location: Philadelphia and Los Angeles
Year: 2005
When Rob McElhenney and Kaitlin Olson finally realized they had romantic feelings for each other, it was during the second season of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. According to reports, Olson was the one to make the first move, during a party held by Fox.
Kaitlin later told Dax Shephard, “Like, once I fell in love with him, I realized that I was deeply in love with him in a way that I hadn’t been in love with anyone before.” They tied the knot in 2008 and walked away into the sunset.
31. Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen
Movie: Jumper
Location: Peterborough, Ontario
Year: 2008
Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen met on the set of the 2008 movie, Jumper. Nosy paparazzi immediately spotted them making out in cars and very clearly dating, but it would quickly become more than that, as the Hollywood couple got engaged that same year.
Though they called off the wedding in 2010, the split wasn’t forever. They reconnected three months later before Christmas and, in 2014, Bilson and Christensen welcomed their child, a daughter named Briar Rose. The two split in 2017 due to their work schedules not lining up, but Bilson is now with a new actor boyfriend: S.N.L. star Bill Hader.
32. Adam Brody and Leighton Meester
Movie: The Oranges
Location: New Rochelle, New York
Year: 2011
It took years before Adam Brody actually shared the story of how he and his wife, Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester, fell in love. The two are notoriously private about their relationship (knowing the paparazzi, can you blame them?), and they even got married in semi-secret.
However, in March of 2021, Brody finally filled us in on all the details. The pair met in 2011 on the set of the movie The Oranges. They hit it off immediately, and they began dating quietly. Fans went into a tizzy when they started dating, and the pair have, in addition to having two kids together, co-starred in a couple of hit films.
33. Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer
Movie: True Blood
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Year: 2007
Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer met on the set of the HBO vampire drama, True Blood, back in 2007 when the pilot was first filmed. They started dating just a few months after filming wrapped, and they kept things quiet until going public with the relationship in 2009.
The onscreen vampires got married in 2010 in a private ceremony in Malibu, and they still live in California, close to where they both work. Paquin is starring in a series called Flack, while Moyer recently finished starring on the show The Gifted. The two have four kids, Poppy, Lilac, Charlie, and Billy.
34. David Schwimmer and Jennifer Aniston
Movie: Friends
Location: Burbank, California
Year: 1994
When the hotly anticipated Friends reunion dropped in 2021, fans were shocked and elated when David Schwimmer and Jennifer Aniston admitted to having feelings for each other during the first season of Friends. However, the pair were hindered as one of them was always seeing someone.
After the reunion, the pair were reportedly spending a lot of time together, but David Schwimmer’s reps denied that anything romantic was going on with the pair. While they may not be an official couple yet, fans are still hoping for Ross and Rachel to end up together in real life.
35. Julia Roberts and Danny Moder
Movie: The Mexican
Location: Real de Catorce, Mexico
Year: 2001
As one of Hollywood’s most successful actresses, Julia Roberts’ love life has always come under the microscope. In 2001, she met Danny Moder while on the set of her hit movie, The Mexican. He wasn’t another cast member, but the man behind the camera.
Despite both being attached to other people at the time, there was an undeniable attraction between them. It clearly all worked out for the best, as they got married less than a year after meeting and went on to have three kids together.
36. Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys
Movie: The Americans
Location: New York
Year: 2013
It’s no secret that Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys had undeniable chemistry as two married spies on The Americans, but their love story is actually far more complex than some may realize. The pair met around 10 years prior to starring on the popular show, but despite an attempt to make it happen from Rhys, it didn’t work out.
Years later when they reconnected on The Americans, Keri couldn’t even remember meeting her co-star in the past. However, it soon became clear that their chemistry wasn’t just between the characters. They started dating soon after the show aired and now share a son.
37. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
Movie: Bosom Buddies
Location: New York
Year: 1984
Tom Hanks is so likable, it’s almost difficult to imagine that he actually met his wife of many years, fellow actress Rita Wilson, when he was still married to his first wife, Samantha Lewes. Rita and Tom first crossed paths when he was starring on the show Bosom Buddies. Rita appeared in one episode.
He later told GQ, “Rita and I just looked at each other and — kaboing! — that was that. I asked Rita if it was the real thing for her, and it just couldn’t be denied.” With his marriage already on the rocks, it didn’t take long for the split to happen. By 1988, Tom and Rita were happily married.
38. Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost
Movie: SNL
Location: New York City, New York
Year: 2006
Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost might be married with a baby on the way now, but the pair met decades ago in 2006. They met on the set of Saturday Night Live. Johansson was hosting the show as a celebrity guest, while Jost was one of the cast members. Though they didn’t get together then, they made good impressions on each other and remained friends.
Fast-forward eleven years to the Black Widow’s second hosting gig in 2017. Both stars were single at the time, and they immediately hit it off and began dating. In 2021, they were married in a quiet, intimate ceremony, and the pair are expecting their first child together.
39. Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann
Movie: Law & Order: SVU
Location: New York City
Year: 2002
When you’re a lead actress on a show like Law & Order: SVU, you get used to guest actors coming and going. That being said, one guest actor caught the eye of Mariska Hargitay when he took up the role of a lawyer in a 2002 episode. Peter asked the actress if she would like to go to church with him.
In an interview with People, she confessed it was such a magical moment during the service that she just burst into tears. “I just started sobbing. Peter thought I was crying because I was so moved by the service,” she said. “No, it was because I was just overwhelmed, realizing he was the one.” They both said their vows two years later in Santa Barbara.
40. Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas
Movie: Once Upon a Time
Location: Richmond, BC, Canada
Year: 2011
Falling in love with Prince Charming might seem like an outdated trope reserved for fairy stories, but for Ginnifer Goodwin, it was a reality. The actress met her husband, Josh Dallas, while starring in the hit show Once Upon a Time. She starred as Snow White, while Dallas was Prince Charming.
There was an instant connection, but they both worried about crossing that line considering how closely they worked together. They got their happy ending when they decided it was worth the risk and got married in 2014 and welcomed two sons shortly after.
41. Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos
Movie: All My Children
Location: New York City
Year: 1995
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos have the kind of enduring romance that many people hope for but rarely find. Mark confessed in an interview many years later that he was attracted to Kelly the very first time they met on the set of All My Children.
The pair played love interests on the show, but despite striking up a romance, they tried to keep it hidden from the cast and crew, determined to remain professional. Just a few months after they started dating, they eloped to Las Vegas and tied the knot in a very low-key ceremony. They’ve lived happily ever after since.
42. Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons
Movie: Fargo
Location: Chicago
Year: 2014
Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons may seem like somewhat of an unlikely couple, but the pair have been thriving ever since meeting on the set of Fargo in 2014. They didn’t immediately start dating after recognizing the connection, instead choosing to wait a while. They went public with their romance in 2016 before Plemons popped the question a year later.
They welcomed their son, Ennis, in 2018. Both Dunst and Plemons like to live their life out of the public eye, but have mentioned each other several times in interviews, with Jesse calling his wife “amazing” and Dunst gushing over how dedicated her partner is.
43. Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey, Jr
Movie: Firstborn
Location: New Jersey
Year: 1984
Speaking of Sarah Jessica Parker, the actress dated Robert Downey Jr. in the 1980s. The two met on the set of Firstborn, a drama, in 1984. They were both just eighteen at the time, and they began dating, moving in together two months after they met. Parker said the two were young and in love, and they spent nearly eight years together.
Their relationship was derailed before the wedding bells could ring, as Robert Downey Jr. was going through a highly-publicized drug and alcohol addiction at the time. He said the addiction “didn’t jibe” with SJP, and, though he was “in love” with her, he couldn’t get his “act together.” The Iron Man star said that “love…was not enough” to keep the relationship going.
44. Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuk
Movie: Glee
Location: Paramount Studios, Hollywood
Year: 2014
There was a time when Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay singer Chris Martin looked like they were in it for the long haul, but their marriage ended in 2014. Not long after the separation, Gwyneth appeared on Glee as Holly Holiday, where she was introduced to writer Brad Falchuk.
Even though they started dating and got married in 2018, they famously didn’t move in together until a year later in 2019. Brad and Gwynnie have been living in wedded bliss ever since, with Paltrow telling InStyle, “I adore my husband. He’s brilliant and deeply kind. I feel like he’s a real equal too. And he pushes me in the best ways. I really like being married. It’s fun.”
45. LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian
Movie: Northern Lights
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Year: 2009
The start of LeAnn Rimes’ relationship with Eddie Cibrian wasn’t exactly as picture-perfect as you might imagine. At the time they met on the set of the Lifetime movie Northern Lights, both of them were married to other people. They just couldn’t deny the spark, and eventually left their respective spouses to be together.
They married in 2011 and have presented a united front ever since, often attending red carpet events together. While they have yet to have any kids together, LeAnn is stepmom to Eddie’s two kids from his marriage to Brandi Glanville of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills fame.
46. Alyson Hannigan and Alexis Denisof
Movie: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Location: Los Angeles, California
Year: 1999
Buffy the Vampire Slayer was one of the biggest shows of the ‘90s and early ‘00s, which is why it was so heartbreaking for fans when it ended after 7 seasons. The show didn’t just produce excellent episodes, but an enduring romance.
Alyson Hannigan who played Willow met Alexis Denisof when he was cast as Wesley in season 3. Hannigan was interested but Denisof was hesitant to date someone that he worked with. Eventually, they got together, two years after originally meeting. They married in 2003 and have two daughters, Satyana and Keeva.
47. Freddie Prinze, Jr. and Sarah Michelle Gellar
Movie: I Know What You Did Last Summer
Location: Southport
Year: 1997
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze, Jr have proved that two stars can have a lifelong love story. They first met on the set of the iconic teen horror movie I Know What You Did Last Summer in 1997. They struck up a firm friendship that only blossomed into a romance two years later.
They got engaged a short time later and said their vows in 2002. They’ve been solid ever since, welcoming two kids and continuing to work, with Sarah still focusing on acting and Freddie branching out into the culinary world.
48. Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender
Movie: The Light Between Oceans
Location: New Zealand
Year: 2014
Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender are two of the most unassuming stars in Hollywood. Although both revered for their talent, they’re rarely tabloid fodder. The couple first crossed paths while filming The Light Between Oceans in New Zealand and have preferred to keep their relationship out of the public eye since.
They married in 2017, going on to welcome a child in 2021. Not much else is known about their relationship, but they appear to be happy with no sign of trouble ever making the headlines. In Hollywood, that’s a triumph in itself.
49. Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany
Movie: A Beautiful Mind
Location: Jersey City, New York
Year: 2001
Jennifer Connelly might be best known to some as the raven-haired teenager that lured David Bowie’s goblin king Jareth to his downfall in the cult classic movie Labyrinth. Her career has come on leaps and bounds since then, thanks to parts in movies like 2001’s A Beautiful Mind.
Despite being in other relationships at the time, the subsequent shock of the 9/11 attacks made Paul realize he couldn’t be without her. They married in 2003 and went on to have two kids together, raising them alongside Paul’s son from a previous marriage.
50. Frances McDormand and Joel Coen
Movie: Blood Simple
Location: Auston and Hutto, Texas
Year: 1982
Frances McDormand and her husband Joel Coen are like Hollywood royalty. Their romance blossomed when she auditioned for the part of Abby in the Coen Brothers’ first feature movie, Blood Simple, in 1982. McDormand very nearly turned the part down, all because she wanted to be able to attend an event involving her then-boyfriend.
Thankfully, she changed her mind. Blood Simple kick-started her career and her love life. They married two years later and share one son and multiple hit movies, including Fargo. Their relationship works in many ways, not least because they’re both so incredibly creative and talented.
51. Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan
Movie: Family Ties
Location: Paramount Studios, Hollywood
Year: 1985
Michael J. Fox hasn’t had the easiest of lives, but his wife Tracy Pollan has been with him every step of the way. The Back to the Future star was working on Family Ties in Hollywood when Tracy signed on to play his love interest in the show. Sparks flew, but Pollan was dating Kevin Bacon at the time.
By the time they were both cast in the same movie two years later, they were both single and ready to mingle. When Fox learned Tracy was unattached, he jumped at the chance to ask her out. They tied the knot in 1988, with Michael receiving his Parkinson’s diagnosis in 1991. Fox often credits Tracy with being his rock.
52. Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick
Movie: Lemon Sky
Location: Unknown
Year: 1988
After leaving a long-term relationship with Tracey Pollan, it didn’t take Kevin Bacon long to find new love. It all happened by chance. They both happened to be cast in leading roles in the PBS movie, Lemon Sky in the late ‘80s. Not long after meeting, they tied the knot.
They’ve been happily married ever since, often supporting each other on red carpets and gushing about their relationship. They share two kids together and have weathered a few public storms, including getting caught up in Bernie Madoff’s P[onzi scheme.
53. Leslie Mann and Judd Apatow
Movie: The Cable Guy
Location: Los Angeles
Year: 1996
Leslie Mann and Judd Apatow both have a knack for humor, which might be why they get along so well. The pair first met on the set of Judd’s movie The Cable Guy in 1996, but Leslie wasn’t initially interested. Instead, she had her eye on director Ben Stiller.
Judd managed to catch her attention a short time after and they married just a year later, welcoming two kids, Iris and Maude. Since then, Mann has starred in numerous movies while Apatow has produced several, including Knocked Up and This Is 40, both of which Mann appears in.
54. Michelle Williams and Heath Ledger
Movie: Brokeback Mountain
Location: Canadian Rockies, Alberta
Year: 2004
Brokeback Mountain got a lot of attention on the awards circuit when it was released in 2005 for good reason. The love story was unlike anything Hollywood had seen before, thanks to Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal. However, Heath was more distracted by co-star Michelle Williams.
Gyllenhaal later said that the mutual attraction between the two of them was obvious. They started dating before welcoming their daughter, Matilda Rose, in 2005. At the time of Heath’s tragic passing in 2008, they had been separated for five months.
55. Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox
Movie: Midnight In The Switchgrass
Location: Ohio, Puerto Rico, California
Year: 2020
Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox couldn’t seem more different if they tried, but the rocker and the former Transformers actress have been attached at the hip since meeting on the set of Midnight in the Switchgrass in 2020.
Fox was previously married to Brian Austin Green, with whom she shares three kids. During an appearance on Lala Kent’s podcast, Fox said that herself and her new beau were “twin flames” likening them to two parts of the same soul in different bodies. They have been spotted on red carpets and at other events multiple times since.
56. Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynne
Movie: In a World…
Location: Los Angeles
Year: 2013
Even though Tig Notaro and her wife Stephanie Allynne met on the set of In a World…in 2013, it wasn’t an instant love match. The couple didn’t start dating until they met a year later at an award ceremony. At that point in her life, Stephanie hadn’t ever dated a woman before, so took her time to figure things out.
Six months later, the pair made their relationship official and went on to get engaged in 2015. Less than a year later, they said their vows in front of a small congregation including fellow comedian Sarah Silverman.
57. Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor
Movie: Cleopatra
Location: London
Year: 1963
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton’s love story is one of the most complex stories to ever unfold in Hollywood, both on and off the screen. The pair first crossed paths when they were cast in Cleopatra in 1963. At the time, they were both involved with other people, but they couldn’t deny their attraction.
Their relationship was plastered over the tabloids for the next few years, with the stars marrying for the first time in 1964. They parted ways a decade later, before remarrying in 1975 and divorcing again the following year.
58. Chrissy Teigen and John Legend
Movie: “Stereo” music video
Location: Mexico
Year: 2006
When it comes to Hollywood power couples, Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are one of the most famous ones. The supermodel and singer actually met on the set of Legend’s music video for his song, “Stereo.” They parted ways after the shoot, though they met up that night.
The two dated for a year before briefly breaking up. However, they were able to get it together, and they got engaged in 2011. They tied the knot in 2013, and they’ve been together ever since, cracking jokes about each other on social media and just being a cute couple in general.
59. Beanie Feldstein and Bonnie Chance Roberts
Movie: How to Build a Girl
Location: The UK
Year: 2019
Beanie Feldstein is an actress who became famous for her roles in Neighbors 2 and Booksmart. She would keep on taking roles, even stepping behind the camera as a director. Feldstein would fall in love with Bonnie Roberts, a film producer who was in charge of Feldstein’s new project, How to Build a Girl.
Feldstein played the starring role, while Roberts filmed from behind the cameras. The two fell in love, and Feldstein said she was “in love” with “all” of Roberts. They’ve since been snapped on the red carpet together, and here’s to hoping they’ll create more projects as a pair.
60. Eliza Taylor and Bob Morley
Movie: Neighbours
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Year: 2011
Technically, actors Bob Morley and Eliza Taylor first met on set in 2011, when the pair starred in Neighbours. They wouldn’t actually become friends until their next project together, The 100, which was first a play on the CW. Later, it would become a hit show, and, in 2014, CW shot the first pilot.
The 100 had seven seasons, and Morley and Taylor grew closer through all of them. They started dating. Now, the pair own a house together in Australia and are married. Taylor said that she and Morley made their dreams of “having conversations about the future on [their] porch” a reality.
61. Joseph Morgan and Persia White
Movie: Vampire Diaries
Location: Covington, Georgia
Year: 2011
Persia White and Joseph Morgan, two television actors, met on the set of the hit show Vampire Diaries. The drama was beloved by fans, and sparks flew between Morgan and White when they first met in 2011. Morgan played the role of Klaus, an original vampire, while White portrayed Abby Wilson, a witch and the mother of main character Bobbie Bennett.
White and Morgan dated for three years before they got married in sunny Ocho Rios, Jamaica in 2014. This wasn’t the first beau that White had met on-set. She met Saul Williams, her ex, when he had a guest appearance on her TV show Girlfriends, though the two didn’t work out as well as her and Morgan.
62. Andrew Rannells and Tuc Watkins
Movie: The Boys in the Band
Location: New York City, New York
Year: 2018
Who doesn’t love a Broadway romance? That’s exactly the story that Tuc Watkins and Andrew Rannells have. The pair fell in love while making the Broadway play The Boys in the Band. In the theater production, Rannells and Watkins played Larry and Hank, two lovers in 1968 who were forced to live as “roommates.”
Happily, they didn’t have to keep their love a secret in 2019, the year they began dating. All the time they spent together on set led to a real-life romance, and they would continue their relationship when they worked on the Netflix film version of The Boys in the Band.
63. Ross Lynch and Jaz Sinclair
Movie: The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Year: 2018
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina was a Netflix horror series starring Kiernan Shipka as Sabrina Spellman, a young witch who has to defend her town from evil forces. The show was a hit (even though fans were sad that it was canceled so quickly), and a fantastic production wasn’t the only thing that the actors got out of Sabrina.
Ross Lynch, who played Harvey, and Jaz Sinclair, who played Rosalind, started hanging out on set and getting closer. According to Lynch, the two quickly became “the best of friends,” something the Sabrina writers no doubt liked, and that friendship soon blossomed into a relationship.
64. Lauren Graham and Peter Krause
Movie: Parenthood
Location: Berkeley, California
Year: 2010
Fans of the Gilmore Girls might have always wanted Lauren Graham to end up with Luke in real life, but she found love her own way. The actress met her future partner Peter Krause in 2010 while filming the TV show Parenthood, where they both played siblings.
Lauren later told Good Housekeeping that it was a simple transition from friendship to romance. “We couldn’t stop talking. Not about ourselves, but about the world and books and family. Once we got together, there was no gameplay. It was like, ‘You like me, and I like you.’”
65. Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall
Movie: To Have and Have Not
Location: Martinique
Year: 1943
Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall have one of Old Hollywood’s greatest love stories. Bacall, at age 19, was a model-turned-actress when she met Bogart (who was 45) on the set of To Have and Have Not. It was Bacall’s first leading role. The actress admitted that, when the two met, there wasn’t a “lightning bolt” or “clap of thunder.”
That changed over time, and the two began dating. Bacall and Bogart did four films together. They got married and had two kids. When Bogart was buried in Glendale, he was interred with a small golden whistle. The whistle was part of a charm bracelet he’d gifted Bacall before they were married.
66. Skylar Astin and Anna Camp
Movie: Pitch Perfect
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana (LSU)
Year: 2012
Pitch Perfect was an epic hit, and it got a lot of fans very quickly. Two of the stars of this hit movie, Anna Camp and Skylar Astin, became friends on-set. They were introduced to one another by a mutual friend and, after, they were inseparable. After finishing Pitch Perfect, they began dating.
They weren’t love interests in the movie, but they were in real life. Pitch Perfect 2 was released in 2015, and Camp and Astin got engaged two years later. They parted ways after two years of marriage, but fans still remember the love story, though it was fleeting.
67. Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn
Movie: Woman of the Year
Location: Hollywood, California
Year: 1942
Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy were an iconic Hollywood couple, both on and off the screen. The pair starred in nine movies together, beginning with Woman of the Year, a comedy-drama. Hepburn and Tracy played two journalists who fell in love while trying to balance their careers with their love life.
Hepburn said that she found Tracy “irresistible” immediately after meeting him. Unfortunately, they had to keep their love a secret. They had a twenty-seven-year-long affair because Tracy, a Catholic, refused to divorce his wife, Louise. It wasn’t until his wife died that Hepburn publicly acknowledged their nearly three-decade affair.
68. Freida Pinto and Dev Patel
Movie: Slumdog Millionaire
Location: India
Year: 2007
Dev Patel, Oscar-nominated actor, and Freida Pinto, a BAFTA-nominated actress, met in 2007 on the set of Slumdog Millionaire, a hit movie that would clean up at box offices worldwide. The pair played love interests in the film, and it would later be revealed that Patel had a hand in Pinto getting cast.
Patel was asked to pick which actress he’d want to “take on a date.” He chose Pinto. Pinto called things off with her fiancée in 2009, and rumors immediately started that she and Patel were dating. The pair dated for a few years before calling it quits.
69. Melissa Benoist and Blake Jenner
Movie: Glee
Location: Hollywood, California
Year: 2012
Glee fans couldn’t get enough of the relationship between Blake Jenner and Melissa Benoist. Jenner joined the cast of Glee in 2012 after he had been on The Glee Project, a reality series. Sparks flew on set, and Jenner and Benoist began dating soon after.
In 2015, it was revealed that they were married, though the word on the Hollywood street was that they’d tied the knot in secret years before. However, as followers of the couple’s Instagram accounts know, not everything was smooth-sailing (they put a lot of their business onto the social media site). The pair divorced in December of 2017.
70. Zendaya and Tom Holland
Movie: Spider-Man: Homecoming
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Year: 2016
Of course, we couldn’t have a list of couples who met on-set without including two Marvel fan favorites, Zendaya and Tom Holland. The couple is one of young Hollywood’s best and brightest, and their dating confirms what Marvel fans knew all along: they always loved each other.
Holland and Zendaya met on the set of Spider-Man: Homecoming in 2016. In that movie, Zendaya played Peter’s love interest. The character arc continued in Far From Home in 2019, and they will appear as a couple in No Way Home. The pair began dating in 2021, after five years of being just friends.
71. Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas
Movie: Camp Rock
Location: Ontario, Canada
Year: 2007
Disney couples come and go (remember Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens?). One such couple was Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas. Lovato and Jonas have a lot in common—they’re both singers and actors, and they were both in the Disney movie Camp Rock.
The film was released in 2007, which was when the pair first met, but it wasn’t until 2010 that they began dating after working together on Camp Rock 2. Lovato confirmed in a quote to Access Hollywood that they and Jonas, who was then thirty, were now dating. They said that they “fell in love” with Jonas on the set the second time around.
72. Halston Sage and Zac Efron
Movie: Neighbors
Location: Chatsworth, California
Year: 2014
Speaking of Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, who he met on the set of High School Musical, wasn’t the only co-star he fell in love with and began dating. Efron met Halston Sage on the set of Neighbors in the spring of 2014. The two got close on the set, and they began dating shortly after.
An E! News source said that the two were first photographed together canoodling on the set of Neighbors. After Efron went to rehab, the two got even closer and became boyfriend and girlfriend. The two appear to be still dating, though who knows with these young Hollywood stars.
73. Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale
Movie: Annie
Location: Monmouth University, New Jersey
Year: 2014
Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale met on the set of the musical Annie. Cannavale explained that he chose the movie, which is admittedly not in his usual genre because he “always wanted” to shoot a musical. He said he always would try to do something different with every film he made, and so he picked Annie.
It’s lucky he did, as that is where he met Rose Byrne. The two have been together for seven years and counting, and they have two kids. The co-stars and co-parents aren’t legally married, though they do call each other “husband” and “wife” because it’s just “easier.”
74. Blake Lively and Penn Badgley
Movie: Gossip Girl
Location: New York City, New York
Year: 2007
It’s hard to think of actress Blake Lively with anyone other than jokester and Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds. However, before she hooked up with her now-husband, she dated her Gossip Girl co-star, Penn Badgley. The two were new to show business when they met on the set of the upscale drama in 2007.
The two dated secretly for three years, keeping the relationship from their co-stars and all but their close family and friends. When the two broke up, no one on the set even knew until the season two Gossip Girl finale. Now, both are married to other people, and there seem to be no hard feelings.
75. Dove Cameron and Thomas Doherty
Movie: Descendants
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Year: 2016
Descendants was a Disney movie set in present-day Auradon. The fantasy movie was a spinoff of some of Disney’s most classic films, and it featured a chance for the offspring of Disney villains like Jafar, Cruella De Vil, Maleficent, and the Evil Queen to find redemption.
Dove Cameron and Thomas Doherty, two stars of the movie, met on the set and began dating the next year. Rumors spread around the two, but it wasn’t until 2016 that they confirmed they were together. Sadly, it didn’t last, and the two separated after three years together. Both showcased their new beaus in April of 2021.
76. Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling
Movie: The Notebook
Location: Charleston, South Carolina
Year: 2003
In 2003, The Notebook was released. The Nicholas Sparks film was a romantic tear-jerker, but it wasn’t exactly love at first sight for Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams. Gosling reportedly hated working with McAdams, and the two butted heads on just about everything.
Despite their on-set fighting, they managed to get through it and begin dating. Gosling McAdams started dating two years later, and they were together until 2007. Apparently, the co-stars’ failure to get along on the set of The Notebook carried over into real life, though Gosling did describe the short relationship as “more romantic” than the hit romantic drama.
77. Lucy Boynton and Rami Malek
Movie: Bohemian Rhapsody
Location: London, England
Year: 2018
Bohemian Rhapsody was released in 2018, and fans were amazed at Rami Malek’s uncanny portrayal of Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of Queen. The movie was a biopic on Mercury, charting his journey with Queen to his solo career and reunion. Bohemian Rhapsody made $904 million at the box office.
Accolades for Rami Malek weren’t all the veteran actor got from the movie. He met his girlfriend, Lucy Boynton, on the set of the film. They were love interests in Rhapsody, too. It wasn’t until 2019, when Malek thanked Boynton in an acceptance speech at an awards ceremony, that fans realized the two were real-life dating.
78. Leighton Meester and Sebastian Stan
Movie: Gossip Girl
Location: New York City, New York
Year: 2007
Sebastian Stan and Leighton Meester met on the set of Gossip Girl in 2007. While it’s hard to think of the tough-as-nails Marvel ex-assassin being on a show like Gossip Girl, he was, and it was where he met his ex-girlfriend. The two began dating in 2008, and they broke up in 2010.
Rumors of their romance swirled in 2008 when people noticed that they were very touchy-feely at an industry dinner. Stan would later call Meester the most “interesting” and “sophisticated” person he knew. Though they were thought to be engaged, that was fake, and the two parted ways two years after dating.
79. Jessica Szohr and Ed Westwick
Movie: Gossip Girl
Location: New York City, New York
Year: 2007
Gossip Girl wasn’t just a hotbed of drama on-screen, it was also a hotbed of drama on the set and off. It turns out that the drama was a big meeting place for a lot of short-lived romances, from Leighton Meester and Sebastian Stan to Blake Lively and Penn Badgley.
One more log on that fire is the relationship between Jessica Szohr and Ed Westwick, who also met on the set of the show. The two dated from 2009 to 2010 until Westwick dumped Szohr after hearing rumors that she was getting a little too close to one of his best friends. Talk about Gossip Girl come to life.
80. Lili Reinhart and Cole Sprouse
Movie: Riverdale
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Year: 2017
Jughead and Betty are super in love on the teen drama Riverdale, but things are a little more complicated outside the show. Former Disney star Cole Sprouse and his Riverdale co-star, Lili Reinhart, met on the set of the show in 2017. They dated on and off until March of 2020, before they officially parted ways.
There doesn’t seem to be any hard feelings, though Sprouse quickly moved on with a model. He also posted a confirmation in August of 2020 about his and Reinhart’s breakup, saying that he wishes the actress “nothing but…love and happiness” in the future.
81. Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas
Movie: Deep Water
Location: Cumbria, England
Year: 2019
Obviously, as anyone following the headlines knows, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are back together, providing a fitting new beginning to their twenty-year-long love story. But, before J. Lo, there was Ana de Armas.
The actress and Affleck met on the set of Deep Water, a thriller that was shot in 2019 but took two years to release because of the events of 2020. Affleck and de Armas were spotted traveling to Cuba in March of 2020 on their last romantic getaway. The relationship did not last, and they ended their romance in a split that was “completely amicable.”
82. Chase Stokes and Madelyn Cline
Movie: Outer Banks
Location: Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Year: 2020
Fans of Outer Banks know that Madelyn Cline and Chase Stokes have some serious chemistry. For a while, people thought that the two met on the set of the horror-thriller Stranger Things. Stokes corrected that misunderstanding, explaining that they weren’t in the same season, and were only on the set together for “one millisecond.”
The pair actually got to know one another on the set of Outer Banks after meeting a week before they began filming. Cline, who starred in Boy Erased, and Stokes made their relationship Instagram-official in June of 2020, delighting fans who love the couple together on the treasure-hunting drama.
83. Marlon Brando and Rita Moreno
Movie: Desiree
Location: Monterey Peninsula, California
Year: 1954
Rita Moreno and Marlon Brando had a whirlwind affair that lasted seven years. The actress would later describe the romance as “near-fatal,” calling Brando the “lust of her life.” The tumultuous affair was riddled with drama, which proves that relationships, even back in the “Golden Years” could be the stuff of soap operas. For example, Moreno admitted in her memoir that she had an affair with Elvis Presley to make Brando jealous.
Moreno and Brando met on the set of Desiree, a Napoleon biopic. Moreno was twenty-two at the time, and she described their meeting as a “full-body blush,” saying that she felt like she’d been “dropped into a very hot bath.”
84. James Dean and Natalie Wood
Movie: Rebel Without a Cause
Location: Los Angeles, California
Year: 1955
Rebel Without a Cause was a huge moneymaker for studios. It brought in $4.6 million in the 1950s against a $1.5 million budget. Front and center was “extraordinarily good acting” by lead James Dean, who would tragically die in a car crash just three weeks before Rebel opened. Sal Mineo and Natalie Wood also starred, and Wood and Dean struck up an on-set romance during filming.
Wood was using the film to transition into adult roles, and she had Dean to thank for getting the part over Jayne Mansfield and Debbie Reynolds. The two would meet in a Chateau Marmont bungalow during filming, though their love affair, tragically, never became anything more.
85. Helena Bonham Carter and Kenneth Branagh
Movie: Frankenstein
Location: Hollywood, California
Year: 1995
Another drama-filled relationship is that of actress Helena Bonham Carter and Kenneth Branagh. The pair first ran into each other at a poetry reading on a boat that was cruising down the Thames, but it wasn’t until seven years later that they began an affair.
On the set of Frankenstein, the two fell for one another. Unfortunately, Branagh was still with his ex-wife, actress Emma Thompson, at the time. He split with Thompson a year later. The actress said that her tearful Love Actually scenes were based on her own experiences with Branagh breaking her heart “very badly.” There’s no word on how Bonham Carter and Thompson feel about each other now, but we’re guessing it’s not positive.
86. Billy Crudup and Claire Danes
Movie: Stage Beauty
Location: Surrey, England
Year: 2003
Mary Louise Parker pulled the curtain back on Billy Crudup and Claire Danes’ relationship, which formed when they met on the set of Stage Beauty. Parker and Crudup had been together for quite some time, but, in 2003, the Without Limits actor left Parker while she was seven months pregnant to pursue a relationship with Danes.
Danes opened up about the relationship, saying she was “in love” with Crudup and “didn’t…know what [the] consequences” of the relationship would be. Though the public backlash was intense and Danes and Crudup didn’t last, the actress said she eventually made peace with the affair and moved on from it.
87. Lily James and Matt Smith
Movie: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Location: Old Basing, England
Year: 2014
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was a comedy-horror film set in 1800s England. A mysterious plague turned the countryside into a veritable war zone, converting people to zombies left and right. Lily James starred in the film as Elizabeth Bennet, while Matt Smith starred as non-lead Parson Collins.
The zombie-filled movie might not have seemed quite like a romance, but it sparked a relationship between James and Smith. The pair began dating in 2014 after they met on set, and, after they were spotted attending the Cannes Film Festival together that year, it was all but settled that they were dating.
88. Drew Barrymore and Tom Green
Movie: Charlie’s Angels
Location: Los Angeles, California
Year: 1999
In 1999, Tom Green and Drew Barrymore met on the set of Charlie’s Angels. The actress was a big fan of Tom Green’s show, and she asked him to appear in the girl-power thriller. He agreed, and the two began dating almost immediately. One year later, they were engaged.
They got married in 2001, nearly a year to the date after they were engaged. The marriage didn’t last, and, five months later, they split. Barrymore and Green proved that it was water under the bridge in 2021 when Green appeared on the actress’ talk show. The pair hadn’t spoken for fifteen years, but the interview went smoothly, with Barrymore even sending Green’s parents, her former in-laws, her “love.”
89. Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton
Movie: Planet of the Apes
Location: Lake Powell, Utah
Year: 2001
The working partnership between Helena Bonham Carter and director Tim Burton has resulted in some pretty fantastic movies, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice in Wonderland, Dark Shadows, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
It was on the set of another movie that the pair met. Burton and Bonham Carter met on the set of Planet of the Apes, a 2001 blockbuster that Burton directed. Actress Lisa Marie, Burton’s live-in girlfriend, was also in the movie, but the director only had eyes for Bonham Carter. Bonham Carter and Burton began dating, and they were together until 2014.
90. Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton
Movie: Pushing Tin
Location: Toronto, Canada
Year: 1999
The relationship between Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton was something else (remember when they wore vials of each other’s blood around their necks?). The pair met on the set of Pushing Tin, a 1999 comedy-drama that made $8.4 million at the box office.
The two met and fell in love on the set of the movie. Jolie had split from her ex-husband, Jonny Lee Miller, a couple of years earlier. After Jolie and Thornton realized they had an instant connection, they began dating and eloped to Las Vegas the next year. They were married from 2000 until 2002. Though it didn’t work out, Jolie said she is still “good friends” with the actor.
91. Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart
Movie: The Golden Globe Awards
Location: Beverly Hills, California
Year: 2002
Harrison Ford has starred in some huge blockbuster movies, including the Star Wars and Indiana Jones series. In 2002, the actor met actress Calista Flockhart at the Golden Globes. They had an instant connection. Right before she met Ford, she’d adopted a son, Liam, and the actor was more than happy to take on a paternal role with Flockhart’s son.
Ford would later adopt Liam as his own. The two got married in 2010, and they’ve been together ever since, making the couple one of Hollywood’s longest-lasting relationships. Ford had been married twice before Flockhart, but she was the one that worked out.
92. Milo Ventimiglia and Alexis Bledel
Movie: Gilmore Girls
Location: Burbank, California
Year: 2002
Gilmore Girl fans remember the plotline between Rory Gilmore (Alexis Bledel) and her love interest, Jess Mariano (played by Milo Ventimiglia). On the show, the pair’s dating history was cut short by tons of drama. But, in real life, Bledel and Ventimiglia had a long relationship.
They began dating after they met on the set of the TV drama. They dated for four years, ending the relationship in 2006, right around the same time that the relationship went public. Fun fact: during Gilmore Girls’ run, Alexis Bledel dated three different co-stars from the show. Now, she’s married to Mad Men actor Vincent Kartheiser.
93. Sophia Bush and Chad Michael Murray
Movie: One Tree Hill
Location: Wilmington, North Carolina
Year: 2003
Another relationship that came from a teen TV drama was the one between Chad Michael Murray and Sophia Bush. The actors met on the set of One Tree Hill. Both were in their early twenties, even though they were playing high-schoolers, and their on-screen characters dated on and off during the show.
The two began dating offscreen, too. They started dating in 2003 and got married in 2005. Just five months after getting married, they got divorced. Bush asked for the marriage to be annulled because of “fraud.” Later, she’d say the two had “no business” dating and marrying each other.
94. Zoe Saldana and Bradley Cooper
Movie: The Words
Location: Montreal, Canada
Year: 2011
Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldana starred in Guardians of the Galaxy together, but the pair met years before that, on the set of The Words, a 2011 film. The two dated briefly, but things didn’t pan out, and they broke up a year later in December of 2012.
Saldana said that she usually doesn’t remain friends with exes, telling Marie Claire that she prefers to just “mov[e] on.” However, she made an exception for her co-star, and she said that things weren’t weird between her and Cooper. She called him “very dedicated” and “professional.” Female co-stars, including Jennifer Lawrence and Lady Gaga, have also spoken highly of the star’s professionalism and work ethic.
95. Cara Delevingne and Ashley Benson
Movie: Her Smell
Location: New York City, New York
Year: 2018
The working relationship between supermodel and actress Cara Delevingne and actress Ashley Benson far predates their personal relationship. The two met on the set of Her Smell, a 2018 movie, featuring Cara as Crassie Cassie and Ashley as Roxie Rotten, two members of Akergirls, a fake band.
The two started dating shortly after meeting on-set, though they called it quits in 2020. Delevingne told her fans to leave Benson alone and stop “hating” on her, saying that only she and the actress “knew the truth” about their relationship. The supermodel said that stress was the main contributing factor to her split from Benson.
96. Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder
Movie: The Vampire Diaries
Location: Covington, Georgia
Year: 2010
Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev met on the set of the horror-drama The Vampire Diaries. The two were one of many couples who felt a spark on the TV show, and the relationship between Damon and Elena delighted fans.
The two broke up in 2013, though Dobrev didn’t leave the show for another two years. Though the exes had to work together, they were quite professional, and their co-star, Claire Holt, said it “never got weird” on set between the two. Holt said that the two “did a great job managing” the breakup, something that must have been “really tough.”
97. Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson
Movie: Dawson’s Creek
Location: Wilmington, North Carolina
Year: 1998
Dawson’s Creek stars Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson had a relationship that went at least a little more smoothly than their on-screen romance. Fans loved the on-off chemistry between Joey and Pacey, and the actors behind the characters began dating years before Holmes’ marriage to actor Tom Cruise.
The two dated as Dawson’s Creek became one of television’s most successful teen dramas. They broke up two years before their characters fell in love on screen. Holmes and Jackson still were good friends, and they harnessed their old romance to make the relationship between Joey and Pacey appear real on-screen.
98. Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke
Movie: Gattaca
Location: San Rafael, California
Year: 1996
Actors Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman met on the set of their movie, Gattaca, in 1996. The pair began dating, got married, and then got divorced in 2003. The two are still in each other’s lives because of their two kids, Levon Thurman Hawe and Maya Hawke, both of whom are now actors themselves.
Actor Ethan Hawke ended up marrying the nanny he and Thurman hired. Ryan Shawhughes was hired to take care of the actors’ kids while they were away, and now, she and Hawke are settled down in NYC together. The pair have been married since 2008.
99. Damian Lewis and Helen McCrory
Movie: Five Gold Rings
Location: London, England
Year: 2003
Damian Lewis and Helen McCrory had one of the longest relationships in Hollywood. The pair met when they were in Five Gold Rings, a play at the Almeida Theatre in London, England. When asked why she was attracted to Lewis, McCrory said that he “made me laugh a lot.”
The two began dating right away, and they were married for thirteen years. Sadly, McCrory passed away in 2021, leaving behind Lewis and their two teenage children. The Peaky Blinders star died from cancer, and fans everywhere mourned the loss of such a talented and unforgettable member of Hollywood.
100. Jennifer Grey and Matthew Broderick
Movie: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Year: 1986
Jennifer Grey and Matthew Broderick were at the peak of their acting careers when they got together. They met on the set of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, a comedy that would go on to become a veritable cult classic. Grey was just a few weeks from becoming famous for her Dirty Dancing role when tragedy struck.
The two were in a fatal car accident that killed two people. Broderick was convicted of reckless driving, but he received only a $175 fine for the charge. Broderick and Grey’s relationship didn’t last, ending in 1998. Nine years later, Broderick married Sex and the City actress Sarah Jessica Parker.
101. Winona Ryder and Christian Slater
Movie: Heathers
Location: Los Angeles, California
Year: 1989
While the two were starring in the movie Heathers, Winona Ryder developed a huge crush on Christian Slater, her co-star. Ryder would later admit that their dynamic was confusing, and she never knew if they were dating or not. The two of them were young, and the romance was up-and-down.
Ryder said she and Slater “tried to go out” a few times, but there was “always…drama” that prevented them from really being together. Though she admitted that they had “great chemistry” on the set of Heathers, their fling fizzled out. However, there are no hard feelings, and Slater said that he “definitely love[s]” the actress still today.
102. Johnny Depp and Amber Heard
Movie: The Rum Diary
Location: Puerto Rico
Year: 2011
Few relationships on this list have made headlines quite the way that the relationship between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp has. The pair were filming the movie The Rum Diary, based on a novel by Depp’s close friend, Hunter S. Thompson, when they began dating. They moved in together a year later, in 2012.
Things immediately became tumultuous, and the pair separated in 2016. They got formally divorced in 2017, it was after the divorce that both parties began making accusations against one another. The drama has continued for Depp and Heard, as they’re still battling it out in the media about who did what.
103. Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter
Movie: Dexter
Location: Long Beach, California
Year: 2006
Though Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter played adoptive siblings on Dexter, a Showtime series about a murderer who targets murderers, the two dated in real life and were even married for a short time. The two met in 2006 when filming began, and they quickly fell in love.
Carpenter and Hall decided to make things official, and the pair eloped in 2008 on New Year’s Eve. They dated for two years and were married for two, but, sadly, they couldn’t make it last. The pair divorced in 2010 while Dexter was still filming, which must have been awkward for the two stars.
104. Laurence Fishburne and Gina Torres
Movie: The Matrix Reloaded
Location: Alameda, California
Year: 2002
The Matrix Reloaded was a high-octane thriller that was the sequel to The Matrix, a sci-fi smash hit that was released in 1999. The Matrix Reloaded was filmed in 2003, and Laurence Fishburne reprised his role as Morpheus. Though it was Fishburne’s second go-round in the sci-fi franchise, it was Gina Torres’ first.
Torres played Cas in the film. She and Fishburne fell in love on the set, and they got married shortly after. In 2007, Torres had their daughter, Delilah. The pair were together for a total of fifteen years, and fans were devastated to learn that, in 2017, Fishburne filed for divorce from his former co-star.
105. Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn
Movie: The Break-Up
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Year: 2006
Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn were one of Hollywood’s highest-profile couples for a while, and the pair met on the set of the film The Breakup in 2005. In the movie, Aniston and Vaughn starred as a couple splitting up while warring for their shared home.
The two began dating, though they didn’t last. Aniston said she was grateful for Vaughn, as he “brought [her] back to life” after her much-publicized split from actor Brad Pitt. Though fans’ hopes that Vaughn would be “the one” were dashed, it appears that Aniston doesn’t harbor any ill will towards her former co-star.
106. Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green
Movie: Hope & Faith
Location: Los Angeles, California
Year: 2004
As we all know from the very many paparazzi photos, Megan Fox is now dating rapper Machine Gun Kelly. Before MGK, though, Fox was with her ex-husband, Brian Austin Green, for fourteen years. Shortly after news broke that Fox and Green were divorcing, the actress started dating MGK.
She and Green met on the set of Hope and Faith, an ABC sitcom. At the time, the actress was eighteen and Green was thirty, something that Green later said confirmed him. The two had a lot of ups and downs throughout their long relationship, but it appears that, for now, things are over between them.
107. Shia Labeouf and Mia Goth
Movie: Nymphomaniac Vol. II
Location: Unlisted
Year: 2012
Actor Shia LaBeouf has had, to say the least, a tumultuous dating history. He and his ex-wife Mia Goth first met on the set of their movie, Nymphomaniac Vol. II back in 2012. They began dating, and they had a wild relationship with a lot of ups and downs after that. The pair even live-streamed their Las Vegas wedding ceremony on TMZ in 2016.
They were married from 2016 until 2018, with multiple breakups and makeups in between. The two showed signs that all might not be lost in June of 2021, as they were spotted on a bike ride together.
108. Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson
Movie: Twilight
Location: Portland, Oregon
Year: 2009
Actors Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson were a major Hollywood couple for a while, and that was partly because their careers took off from the same film franchise. The pair met while filming Twilight, a vampire-human romance story that was the obsession of every middle schooler in the 2000s.
Pattinson and Stewart were together for nearly four years until tragedy struck, as anyone following the news remembers. Stewart was photographed getting close with someone else on-camera, which ignited rumors of cheating (which were later confirmed to be true). Though there were certainly bad feelings between them during the breakup, Stewart revealed in 2020 that the two are “still friends.”
109. Jennifer Lawrence and Darren Aronofsky
Movie: Mother!
Location: Montreal, Canada
Year: 2016
Mother! wasn’t exactly a romantic movie (it was actually quite horrifying, as fans of the film can attest), but it seems that even through horror, sparks flew between Jennifer Lawrence, the star of the movie, and Darren Aronofsky, the director.
The two first sparked dating rumors in the fall of 2016, and they were spotted smooching in New York a couple months later. The relationship lasted a year before the Hunger Games star and Aronofsky called it quits. Lawrence, ever candid, said she dated the director because she “had energy for him,” though she didn’t “know how he felt” about her.
110. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman
Movie: Days of Thunder
Location: North Carolina
Year: 1990
Nicole Kidman was just twenty-one years old when she met actor Tom Cruise. The two were together for eleven years, from 1990 until 2001. They met on the set of Days of Thunder, a sports drama that made over $157 million at the box office.
Kidman said that she felt the connection instantly, and she later told Vanity Fair that Cruise “swept [her] off [her] feet.” She said that, despite having had serious relationships before, Cruise was who she wanted to marry. However, when the pair got married, she realized things weren’t so sunny in paradise, and she felt like she had to be “seen, not heard” in the marriage.
111. Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez
Movie: Dark Tide
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Year: 2010
Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez met in 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa, when they were filming their movie, Dark Tide. The pair were inseparable after they met, taking their whirlwind romance from Paris to New York City to London. Though the tabloids reported on the stars’ rocky road to a relationship, Berry and Martinez hung in there.
In 2020, news broke that the love affair between the two was over, as they were divorcing after just a couple of years of marriage. The couple made a joint statement to People Magazine, where they said that it was “with a heavy heart” that they’d “come to the decision” to file for divorce.
112. Chris Pratt and Anna Faris
Movie: Take Me Home Tonight
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Year: 2007
When Anna Faris and Chris Pratt met, the former was still married to her husband, Ben Indra. Pratt and Faris met while they were filming Take Me Home Tonight. They played a couple in the movie, and they quickly became a couple in real life appearing together at the film premiere as an official duo.
After meeting in 2007, the two became engaged a year later and got married in 2009. They stayed together until 2017 when headlines broke that they were getting divorced. Faris would later say she felt that Pratt “forced” her “hand” in the divorce, which was finalized in 2018.
113. Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck
Movie: Gigli
Location: Long Beach, California
Year: 2001
Very few Hollywood actors have had as long a love story as Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck. The two met in 2001 on the set of a romantic comedy, Gigli. Though Gigli was a box office failure when it was released in 2003, one good thing came out of it: J. Lo and Ben became friends.
At the time that Gigli was filmed, Lopez was still married to Cris Judd, her second husband. Regardless, she and Affleck became close, and they started dating in 2002. Though the pair were on and off for years, they finally got back together in 2021, much to the delight of fans.
114. Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott
Movie: Mind Over Murder
Location: Ottawa, Canada
Year: 2005
Tori Spelling discussed meeting Dean McDermott on season two of her reality show in 2014, and she also talked about it in sTORI Telling, her 2009 book. Spelling and McDermott were married to other people when they met on the set of Mind Over Murder, a made-for-TV Lifetime movie shot in Ottawa, Canada.
Spelling and McDermott immediately hit it off, and the former recalled in her memoir that she had to confess to her then-husband, Charlie Shanian, that she’d had an affair. She said that she told her husband she wasn’t “in love” with McDermott, but that would prove false. She and Dean McDermott have been married for fifteen years so far.
115. Maggie Q and Dylan McDermott
Movie: Stalker
Location: Tallinn, Estonia
Year: 2014
Another McDermott makes this list with Dylan, as he and Maggie Q met on the set of Stalker, a CBS series, in 2014. The show premiered in October of that year, right around the same time it was confirmed that the two were dating. They got engaged in 2015, and Maggie Q was seen sporting a huge diamond on her finger.
The two didn’t settle on a wedding date, even though they had glowing praise for one another, with McDermott saying that Maggie Q “took [his] breath away.” The pair were engaged for four years before they called it quits in 2019.
116. Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder
Movie: Edward Scissorhands
Location: Lutz, Florida
Year: 1989
Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder were together for three and a half years, and they were one of the early 1990s “it” couples. They dated from 1989 until 1993, and, as Cheat Sheet put it, the pair’s relationship was “as significant to the ‘90s as over-tweezed eyebrows.”
Depp said that, when he first saw Winona, it was love at first sight. He compared it to the “zoom lenses in West Side Story,” where everything else but Ryder grew “foggy.” Nearly four years after their meeting on the set of Edward Scissorhands, the two split because they grew apart, despite Depp getting a “Winona Forever” tattoo on his bicep.
117. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West
Movie: On Set of Brandy’s Music Video
Location: California
Year: 2002
In August of 2021, Kim Kardashian discussed her much-covered relationship with Kanye West, revealing that she’d first met the rapper in 2002 on the set of a music video by Brandy, an R&B star. The pair didn’t get together right away, though West had set his sights on dating Kim for quite some time before it actually happened.
The two began officially dating in 2012, a decade after they first met. Love them or hate them, the Wests became one of the most famous couples in the world. The romance came to a tabloid-frenzied end in 2021 when Kardashian filed for divorce.
118. Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe
Movie: Cruel Intentions
Location: New York City, New York
Year: 1999
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe seem like ancient history now, when it comes to Hollywood relationships. The pair met on the set of Cruel Intentions, and they began dating in 1999. They were married until 2008, calling it quits after it was revealed that Phillippe had an affair with Abbie Cornish, his co-star in Stop Loss.
The two later discussed their marriage, blaming the split partially on the fact that they were both very young at the time. Witherspoon is now in her forties, and she is married to Jim Toth, to whom she’s been linked since 2011.
119. Camila Mendes and Charles Melton
Movie: Riverdale
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Year: 2017
As with a lot of love stories on this list, Camila Mendes and Charles Melton were dating other people when they first laid eyes on each other on the set of Riverdale in 2017. Mendes was, at the time, in a relationship with actor Victor Houston.
The two began dating in 2018, and they were together for a year before splitting in 2019. However, fans need not despair, as headlines broke in June of 2021 that the Riverdale stars were reportedly back together. The pair were spotted on a date night in August 2021, rekindling their romance just a couple of years after it ended.
120. Jesse Lee Soffer and Torrey DeVitto
Movie: Chicago P.D.
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Year: 2018
Chicago P.D. and Chicago Med are two of the most-watched shows in the country, and the entire Chicago programming block has been a goldmine for NBC. Torrey DeVitto and Jesse Lee Soffer, two stars in the Chicago franchise, met on the set of Chicago P.D. and began dating in 2018.
Soffer said that she and DeVitto “complement[ed] each other perfectly,” and DeVitto agreed, describing their relationship as “great” and “awesome.” The two were together for eight months before they ended their relationship in May of 2019. Though they went their separate ways, sources say that the duo are still friends.
121. Diane Kruger and Norman Reedus
Movie: Sky
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Year: 2015
Diane Kruger and Norman Reedus did what is usually impossible for a Hollywood couple to do: keep their relationship under wraps. The pair met for the first time in 2015, when they starred as the romantic leads of the drama Sky. In the film, Kruger played a Parisian woman who traveled through the California desert to find herself after breaking up with her husband.
Life imitated art in this instance, as Kruger and Reedus started dating after the movie. However, news didn’t break of their relationship for two years (though there were some rumors). The two became official in 2017, openly kissing and hand-holding around New York City. Now, the pair are engaged.
122. Shia Labeouf and FKA Twigs
Movie: Honey Boy
Location: Los Angeles, California
Year: 2019
Shia LeBeouf and FKA Twigs had a rough relationship, as headlines from January of 2021 onward can show. People were shocked to learn about what went on behind the scenes, much of which Shia has admitted to. FKA Twigs and LeBeouf met on the set of Honey Boy, the actor’s semi-autobiographical film.
FKA Twigs said that Shia showed her “big displays of affection.” That line was taken straight from the musician’s lawsuit against the actor, who she is suing for battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and assault. Hopefully, the situation gets resolved so that everyone can move forward.
123. Jennifer Lopez and Cris Judd
Movie: “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” Music Video
Location: Miami, Florida
Year: 2001
Jennifer Lopez, in a 2021 interview, said she “doesn’t really count” her wedding to Cris Judd as one of her marriages (we’re not sure how Judd feels about that statement). The music superstar met Judd, a backup dancer, on the set of her music video for “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” in 2001.
Judd had a different attitude towards the relationship, saying that, the first time he saw J. Lo, he knew he was “going to marry” her. The pair became official when they attended the Oscars together that year, an event that Judd later called complete “bedlam.”
124. Debra Messing and Will Chase
Movie: Smash
Location: New York City, New York
Year: 2011
Debra Messing and her ex-boyfriend, Will Chase, met on the set of Smash, a drama series based on the music industry. The co-stars of the musical drama got together in 2011, and they dated for nearly three years before splitting up.
Though they broke up, the two are still “close friends.” It’s been seven years since the pair were together, and both have moved on, both romantically and career-wise. Messing is working on East Wing, a Starz political drama, while Will Chase is back to acting on Broadway. Luckily, there don’t seem to be any hard feelings between the two actors, which is more than we can say for some of the people on this list.
125. Kristen Bell and Dax Shephard
Movie: When in Rome
Location: New York City, New York
Year: 2010
Kristen Bell and Dax Shephard have been together for fourteen years, and they are one of Hollywood’s lone couple success stories. The pair first met in 2007 at a mutual friend’s dinner party, but it wasn’t until they were on the set of their romantic comedy, When in Rome, that they got close.
Both of them agree that they didn’t really feel any sparks towards each other when they first met, with Shephard joking that he thought Bell was “in a cult.” Clearly, they overcame that struggle, and, though the two have had their ups and downs, they seem very happy now.
126. Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson
Movie: Saturday Night Live
Location: New York City, New York
Year: 2021
Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson shocked the Internet, but the two appear to be getting along way better than Kim and her ex-husband, Kanye, did. The two got to know one another on the set of Saturday Night Live when Kim was hosting, and they hit it off.
Over time, they hung out in the same friend circles, so they got to know one another better. Eventually, they began dating, with news breaking after they were spotted spending Halloween together. According to reports, Kim loves the stress-free, funny side of Davidson, and a source confirmed to People that the two of them “seem serious.”
127. Olivia Rodrigo and Joshua Bassett
Movie: High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Year: 2019
If you’ve heard Olivia Rodrigo’s iconic debut album, Sour, then you know that things didn’t go that well between her and Joshua Bassett. She and Bassett auditioned together for their Disney roles in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, and they hit it off and began dating shortly thereafter.
Recently, Bassett gave an interview stating that Rodrigo hadn’t spoken to him in a while. The young couple had a lot of tumultuous drama, and they shaded each other constantly in the media with subtle back and forths. Count this as one on-set relationship that bit the dust pretty badly.
128. Aimee Lou Wood and Connor Swindells
Movie: Sex Education
Location: South Wales, U.K.
Year: 2019
According to actress Aimee Lou Wood, her relationship with her Sex Education co-star, Connor Swindells, wasn’t “serving” both of them, so they called it off. The two began dating after they met on set, and, though they split up in 2020, they have remained on good terms ever since.
The two split shortly before the release of the latest season, mirroring their pairing on-screen. Wood and Swindells dated on the show but, much like their real-life, off-screen romantic relationship, it didn’t work out (though we assume the split was for different reasons than those pictured on Sex Education).
129. Keira Knightley and Rupert Friend
Movie: Pride and Prejudice
Location: Kent, England
Year: 2005 Pride and Prejudice
was an award-winning film that helped further both Keira Knightley’s and Rupert Friend’s careers. The two starred as Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Wickham, respectively, and they began dating shortly after they met on the set of the 2005 drama.
Years later, they ended their relationship. According to inside sources, the grueling work schedules drove the two apart. They are both big-name actors, so it’s easy to believe that constant commitments would get in the way. Then again, who knows? Neither of the former couple has publicly confirmed why the relationship ended, even ten years later.
130. David Lambert and Meg DeLacy
Movie: The Fosters
Location: San Pedro, California
Year: 2013
The Fosters was a drama that aired its first episode in 2013. The drama featured a foster family trying to make it work. David Lambert and Meg DeLacy were two of the stars of the show, which got a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Sparks flew between the two, who met for the first time during filming. Whether or not the pair worked out is unclear, as neither has really made any public comments. Breakup or not, there’s no denying that The Fosters was one of the better dramas of the past few years. It ran for five seasons, with more than 100 episodes in total.
131. Kimberly J. Brown and Daniel Kountz
Movie: Halloweentown II
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Year: 2001
The Halloweentown franchise has been quite the moneymaker for Disney. It has become the hallmark of family-friend spooky season movies, and people watch and rewatch the movies every year. When Kimberly J. Brown and Daniel Kountz, two of the stars of the movie, met on set, it wasn’t exactly love at first sight.
Though the co-stars got along well, Brown was only seventeen, while Kountz was twenty-two and was dating someone else. Sparks flew fifteen years later when they reconnected at a dinner, and Brown said she remembered how “funny, kind, [and] sweet” that Kountz was. The two are still together to this day.
132. Joey King and Jacob Elordi
Movie: The Kissing Booth
Location: South Africa
Year: 2018
What better way for sparks to fly than on the set of a romantic movie? A romantic teen movie, nonetheless. The Kissing Booth was a Netflix movie that released in 2018 and sparked a whole franchise. The movie starred Jacob Elordi and Joey King as Noah Flynn and Elle, two teenagers who fall in love after Elle kisses Noah.
The romantic comedy has a lot of drama and touching moments, and, apparently, that rubbed off on the cast. Elordi and King began dating after they met on set, though their relationship ended in 2019, just a year later.
133. Jared Padalecki and Genevieve Padalecki
Movie: Supernatural
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Year: 2008
Supernatural gave Jared Paladecki a source of steady work for fifteen years. The haunting series was the longest-running American fantasy show in TV history, starting in September of 2005 and ending in November of 2020. The show followed the journey of two brothers who hunt and kill supernatural monsters.
Genevieve Cortese (now Genevieve Paladecki) was brought onto Supernatural in 2008 to play Ruby, a very pretty, yet evil, demon. She and Paladecki hit it off, and they began dating. They’ve been together for thirteen years, and they have three children. Paladecki said it worked between the two of them because they “got to know each other” before even going on a first date.
134. Brenda Song and Macaulay Culkin
Movie: Changeland
Location: Thailand
Year: 2017
Millennial hearts swooned when Brenda Song, a star on The Suite Life, and Macaulay Culkin from Home Alone got together. The two kept their relationship low profile, but the news broke when they were spotted on a double date together. Recently, they welcomed their first child.
The two actors met on the set of the movie Changeland in 2017. The film featured a troubled man (Culkin) who met up with his ex-friend in Thailand for a journey of personal discovery. The film was more than just a comeback for Culkin; it was also where he met the love of his life.
135. Freida Pinto and Dev Patel
Movie: Slumdog Millionaire
Location: Mumbai, India
Year: 2007
Before they even began dating, Dev Patel was calling Freida Pinto his soulmate. The two met in 2007 on the set of Slumdog Millionaire, their award-winning film. The two played love interests in the movie, and that translated to real life. Patel was six years younger than Pinto, but that didn’t stop him.
The two dated for six years before breaking up in 2014. According to tabloids, the breakup was “amicable,” which is a rare thing in Hollywood. Though the two ended their relationship, they remained close, and neither will likely forget Slumdog, as it was a breakout movie for each.
136. Olivia Rodrigo and Ethan Wacker
Movie: Bizaardvark
Location: Hollywood, California
Year: 2016
Bizaardvark was basically a who’s who of Generation Z social media stars. It featured Olivia Rodrigo, Ethan Wacker, Jake Paul, and Madison Hu. The comedic series aired in 2016, and it had its final episode in 2019. Olivia Rodrigo, a second-time list maker, met Ethan Wacker on the set of the show.
The two began dating in 2018, Instagramming their relationship a year later to make it official. Of course, this has led to a debate among Rodrigo’s large fan base. Fans wonder whether her hit single, “Driver’s License,” was about Joshua Bassett or Ethan Wacker. She has yet to confirm either.
137. Natalia Dyer and Charlie Heaton
Movie: Stranger Things
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Year: 2017
This is yet another example of a couple that begins dating on a show and has that romance translate to real life. Charlie Heaton, who plays Jonathan Byers, and Natalia Dyer, who plays Nancy Wheeler, were a fan-favorite couple on Stranger Things. They played the formidable duo who helped take down monster after monster.
They developed a real-life romance, and the two have been going strong for nearly five years. They live together in New York City. According to Heaton, they kept their romance quiet because they weren’t sure “what [it] was” or whether it would work at first.
138. Jace Norman and Isabela Moner
Movie: Splitting Adam
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Year: 2016
Jace Norman and Isabela Moner gushed about one another at the 2016 Kids’ Choice Awards, revealing their relationship to the world. The Nickelodeon stars met on-set while filming Splitting Adam, and they would go on to work on several projects together afterward. According to Jake Griffo, their co-star, it was Griffo who was the matchmaker.
Like a lot of young love, the two split after seven months of dating. Jace confirmed the end of their relationship to Just Jared Jr. during a phone call. Though there has been speculation that Norman moved on with Cree Cicchino, those rumors appear to be unfounded.
139. Josh Hutcherson and Vanessa Hudgens
Movie: Either Escobar: Paradise Lost or Journey 2
Location: Panama or Oahu, Hawaii
Year: 2010
Do you remember when Vanessa Hudgens and Josh Hutcherson dated? If you’re a millennial who grew up watching the two teen stars, you probably do. There is debate over where the two met, whether it was on the set of Journey 2 or Escobar: Paradise Lost. Either way, they hit it off on one of the sets.
The two confirmed that they were dating during a super-awkward interview in 2010. The two split up shortly thereafter (anyone who saw the interview wasn’t surprised), and both moved on. Of the costars that Vanessa Hudgens has dated, Zac Efron remains the most known-about.
140. Miley Cyrus and Lucas Till
Movie: Hannah Montana: The Movie
Location: Los Angeles, California
Year: 2008
Before he met Miley Cyrus on the set of Hannah Montana: The Movie, Lucas Till said he was so nervous that he couldn’t eat. Till never expected to nail the audition, and he said he was shocked when he got a callback after auditioning in Atlanta. He was thrown on the screen as Cyrus’ love interest, and he did a pretty good job, even though he had next-to-no experience.
According to J-14, the two began dating, though it didn’t really go anywhere. Miley Cyrus basically shut down the whole Hannah Montana thing, saying when she was eighteen, she just couldn’t bear to put on the wig anymore.
141. Taylor Lautner and Lily Collins
Movie: Abduction
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Year: 2011
Taylor Lautner hasn’t had much of an acting career after the Twilight franchise ended, but Lily Collins has. The two had a low-profile relationship after meeting on the set of Abduction, the pair’s action-thriller. They were spotted going on dinner dates and making out in 2011, and Colins even came to visit Lautner on the set of Breaking Dawn.
So, the real question is, where is Taylor Lautner now? Team Jacob fans can rest easy, as he is currently working on a Netflix show called Home Team. Apparently, the reason his acting career slowed after Twilight was because he was typecast.
142. Channing Tatum and Amanda Bynes
Movie: She’s the Man
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Year: 2006
It’s unfortunate because when people think of Amanda Bynes, they usually think of her wacky antics and Twitter tirades. Let’s not forget that Bynes was a successful child actress and comedian before things went downhill. She starred in big-name hits like The Amanda Show, What a Girl Wants, Easy A, and She’s the Man.
The last film on that list is where she met Hollywood hunk Channing Tatum. The two were romantic leads in the movie, in which both played soccer stars. The pair began a hush-hush relationship in 2006 but, as we all can guess, that didn’t last and both went in very different directions.
143. Emma Roberts and Alex Pettyfer
Movie: Wild Child
Location: Kent, England
Year: 2008
Emma Roberts has been in the media a lot, thanks to her roles in kids’ movies and adult shows like American Horror Story, and it seems like she’s a household name. The first romance that Roberts ever had in the public eye was with Alex Pettyfer.
The high-profile duo met on the set of Wild Child in 2008. Things got pretty serious pretty quickly, and the pair dated for a year. Pettyfer even got Roberts’ name tattooed on the inside of his finger. The two broke up in 2009, and, later, Roberts began dating Evan Peters, with whom she has had a tumultuous relationship.
144. Alex Pettyfer and Dianna Agron
Movie: I Am Number Four
Location: Vandergrift, Pennsylvania
Year: 2010
Alex Pettyfer makes this list again, as he dated another one of his co-stars, Dianna Agron. He met Agron on the set of I Am Number Four, a sci-fi flick, in 2010. The two dated for a year before calling it quits. Agron later said she was “terrified” of Pettyfer, calling him a “psycho.”
Pettyfer was apparently very jealous, and he got into an argument with Winter Soldier star Sebastian Stan, accusing him of flirting with Agron. The spread embarrassed Agron, who felt like the drama was way too much to handle. They split in February of 2011.
145. Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf
Movie: Transformers
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Year: 2007
It was a long rumor, but it took until 2018 for Megan Fox to confirm that, in fact, she and actor Shia LeBeouf did date. LeBeouf confirmed it before her, but Fox refused until just recently. The two met on the set of Transformers in 2007, and they worked together again on the sequel.
The two had an on-set romance, but it didn’t go anywhere. Fox is now very publicly with rapper Machine Gun Kelly after a split from her longtime husband, Brian Austin Green, and LeBeouf is embattled with accusations and a lawsuit from his ex-girlfriend, artist FKA Twigs.
146. Zendaya and Tom Holland
Movie: Spider-Man
Location: Los Angeles, California
Year: 2016
Let’s face it: Zendaya and Tom Holland are everyone’s favorite Marvel couple. The two met on the set of the M.C.U. powerhouse Spider-Man back in 2016. Holland was the latest addition to the franchise, and Zendaya played his love interest.
Even before the two began dating, Holland was gushing about Zendaya, saying that she was “amazing” and “great.” He said the two were “the best of friends.” The two stepped it up a notch and became more than friends in 2021 when a photo of the two kissing went viral. People had always speculated that they were dating, and it was finally confirmed.
147. Charlize Theron and Stuart Townsend
Movie: Trapped
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Year: 2002
Charlize Theron and Stuart Townsend met when they starred together in Trapped. The two didn’t connect at first. According to Townsend, he didn’t “take that much notice” of his feelings for Theron because they were “working.” Later, they began dating, and they dated for years.
Theron broke up with Townsend after a Christmas vacation to Mexico. She had an engagement ring from the Irish actor, but she stopped wearing it after the trip. Apparently, Theron told friends that she realized during the holiday that their relationship was over. According to reports, Townsend was “gutted” at the breakup with the Oscar winner.
148. Sarah Hyland and Dominic Sherwood
Movie: Vampire Academy
Location: London, England
Year: 2014
Vampire Academy was based on the series of young adult novels by Richelle Mead. The film featured a paranormal school full of vampires. The movie made $15.4 million at the box office, and it starred Zoey Deutch, Sarah Hyland, Lucy Fry, Dominic Sherwood (the star of Shadowhunters), and Anya Taylor-Joy.
Though the movie might have been critically panned, one good thing came out of it: Hyland’s and Sherwood’s relationship. The two began dating after they met on set, even though Hyland had just broken up with her five-year-long boyfriend, Matt Prokop. The two dated for two years before they split.
149. Hannah Tointon and Joe Thomas
Movie: The Inbetweeners
Location: North West London, England
Year: 2010
Hannah Tointon and Joe Thomas, stars of the show Inbetweeners, met on the set of the hit comedy and began dating. Though their romance was short-lived on the screen, luckily, their real-life relationship has gone much better, as the two are not engaged. The pair got engaged in 2017 after dating for seven years.
The Inbetweeners is a beloved British comedy. The series features Will, Simon, Neil, and Jay, four students in high school, as they try to navigate the social scene, even though they’re hapless. The show aired its first episode in 2008, and it has three seasons in total.
150. Sophia Bush and Jesse Lee Soffer
Movie: Chicago P.D.
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Year: 2014
Chicago P.D. has been one of NBC’s most successful shows. The Chicago block of programming has grossed millions for the network, and most of the shows have been renewed for several seasons in advance. Sophia Bush stars in the police sector of the block, and she has been on the show for nine seasons.
She met her now ex-boyfriend, Jesse Lee Soffer, on the show. The two secretly began dating in 2014. They were together for three months, with only their friends knowing before the news broke. Sadly, it didn’t last. Bush and Soffer split in 2015, allegedly because they grew apart.
151. Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant
Movie: N/A
Location: Los Angeles, California
Year: 2009
Keanu Reeves and his girlfriend, Alexandra Grant, met each other at work, as the two have worked on two novels together. They first met in 2009, and they were friends for years before they actually began dating and went public with their relationship. Reeves is notoriously private, so they don’t make too many appearances together.
Grant is a visual artist, and she illustrated Reeves’ 2011 book, Ode to Happiness. She also illustrated Shadows, a book he released in 2016. Additionally, the pair co-own the company Artists Books, which they founded in 2017. According to inside sources, the two have a drama-free relationship, and they’re very relaxed together.
152. Jessica Alba and Cash Warren
Movie: Fantastic Four
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Year: 2004
Jessica Alba and Cash Warren have been one of Hollywood’s longest-lasting couples, and they have a very cute meetup story. The two met on the set of Fantastic Four, a movie in which Alba played Sue Storm. Warren didn’t have a part on-screen, but he was a director’s assistant.
The two started dating, and, four years later, they were married in Beverly Hills. The two have kids together, and, though the tabloids have often rumored them to be splitting up, Warren and Alba are still happily married.
153. Justin Long and Kate Bosworth
Movie: Big Sur
Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas
Year: 2021
Page Six broke the news that Kate Bosworth and Justin Long were dating in late 2021 after Bosworth split from her estranged husband, Michael Polish. The two met while filming Big Sur in Fayetteville, Arkansas in early 2021.
At the time they met, Bosworth was still married, so they couldn’t begin dating until months later. The two got married in 2023 in Montana, with Bosworth writing on social media that she is “enamored” and “deeply grateful” to be married to Long.
154. Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Movie: Fargo
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Year: 2016
Fargo is a gritty, brutal TV show on FX that details the faux history of criminal groups in the Midwest. Though it is far from a romance, Fargo did spark a love connection during its season-three actors Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.
The pair started out as love interests onscreen, and that translated to real life four years later, when they re-met at a Hollywood event. By that time, McGregor had split from his wife, Eve, (an event he described as a “bomb going off”). McGregor and Winstead welcomed their first child together in June of 2021.
155. John Travolta and Kelly Preston
Movie: The Experts
Location: Niagara on the Lake, Ontario, Canada
Year: 1987
John Travolta and Kelly Preston were married for decades until Preston passed in 2020. The two met in the late eighties while working on The Experts, as they both showed up for a screen test in 1987 (the movie came out two years later).
The pair were married just shy of three decades, and they shared three kids together, Jett, Eliza, and Ben. Alas, Jett passed away in 2009 at sixteen years old after suffering a grand mal seizure in the Bahamas while on a family vacation.
156. Milo Ventimiglia and Hayden Panettiere
Movie: Heroes
Location: Los Angeles, California
Year: 2006
Actor Milo Ventimiglia and Hayden Panettiere met when Milo was twenty-eight and Hayden seventeen. They first encountered one another on the set of their hit show, Heroes, on which they played Claire Bennet and Peter Petrelli.
Milo and Hayden shot down dating rumors for a year before admitting, in 2007, one year after Heroes premiered, that they were together. They got serious quickly, with Ventimiglia even meeting Panettiere’s grandparents. The pair dated for two years before going their separate ways.
157. Dominic Monaghan and Evangeline Lilly
Movie: Lost
Location: Oahu, Hawaii
Year: 2004
Lost was a hit ABC series that ran from 2004 to 2010, making it one of the longest-running sci-fi shows on the network’s roster. It was on the set of Lost that Dominic Monaghan and Evangeline Lily met.
The pair began dating, no doubt influenced by the show’s beautiful backdrop of Oahu, Hawaii, and they were together for three years. According to Monaghan, who opened up about the relationship in a 2022 interview, the pair even discussed marriage and kids. He was “devastated” when he and Lily split in 2007.
158. Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon
Movie: Rendition
Location: Marrakech, Morocco
Year: 2006
Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon met on the set of their thriller, Rendition, in 2007. At the time, Reese was going through a difficult split with her husband, an event much covered by the tabloids.
It wasn’t until a year later that the actress and Gyllenhaal began dating, and they were first spotted canoodling courtside at an NBA game. They split two years later. According to US Magazine, the split was caused by Reese not being ready to wed again. Reportedly, the breakup broke Gyllenhaal’s heart.
159. Sarah Shahi and Adam Demos
Movie: Sex/Life
Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Year: 2020
Sarah Shahi and Adam Demos first met on the set of their Netflix show, Sex/Life, which began filming in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada in 2020. Shahi said that, when she saw Demos, she immediately thought, “Well, that’s a tall drink of water.”
She said she was “blown away” by Demos, who had come to her makeup trailer to say hello. According to Shahi, the pair “got on instantly,” and that great first meeting turned into, so far, three years of dating.
160. Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash
Movie: I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!
Location: Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia
Year: 2010
Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash are both alumni of the show I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!, a reality-survival series featuring formerly-famous television and movie actors. Joe was named “King of the Jungle” on the show in 2008, a victory that nabbed him a presenting gig.
While presenting I’m A Celebrity, Swash met Stacey in 2010 after she was crowned “Queen of the Jungle.” He said that he “secretly fell in love” with the actress after they met, and they began dating shortly after.
161. Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner
Movie: Valentine’s Day
Location: Venice, California
Year: 2009
As Swifties know, “Back to December” is rumored to be Taylor Swift’s ode to Taylor Lautner. But, where did the two meet, and what happened between them? The pair met in 2009 on the set of Valentine’s Day.
They dated for a few months after the rom-com, turning their onscreen romance into an off-screen one. Swift and Lautner had a sweet, short-lived relationship before they decided that they were better off as friends.
162. Courteney Cox and David Arquette
Movie: Scream
Location: Southern California
Year: 1996
Courteney Cox and David Arquette first met when they starred together in the horror movie Scream in 1996. The pair played Gale and Dewy, love interests in the iconic slasher flick. According to Cox, they both hated and loved each other when they first met.
They got married in 1999 and split in 2010, officially calling it quits in 2012. That said, there don’t appear to be hard feelings, as they both starred in the fifth installment of the Scream franchise. Filming for 2022’s Scream 5 went smoothly, so the breakup must be water under the bridge.
163. Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper
Movie: Mamma Mia!
Location: Skiathos, Greece
Year: 2008
Dominic Cooper and Amanda Seyfried dated from 2008 to 2011, and the pair have moved on from their relationship. Now, Amanda is married and has a child with Thomas Sadoski, her fellow actor (Dominic’s dating history is a bit more mysterious).
The two had one major doubter from the beginning of their relationship: Cher. The singer reportedly told Seyfried she “dodged a bullet” when she split from Cooper. For some reason, Cher never took to the actor, who played Amanda’s love interest on screen.
164. Rachel Riley and Pasha Kovalev
Movie: Strictly Come Dancing
Location: London, England
Year: 2013
Rachel Riley and Pasha Kovalev were paired up on the set of Strictly Come Dancing, a British reality show, in 2013. They fell in love while working together on the celebrity competition, and they were married in 2019 in Las Vegas. The pair welcomed their first child, Maven, a few months later.
Strictly Come Dancing might have sparked the pair’s love story, but it was a rough show for Rachel, who said she had to go into therapy to recover from her “terrifyi[ng] stint on the program.”
165. Kevin Clifton and Stacey Dooley
Movie: Strictly Come Dancing
Location: London, England
Year: 2018
Stacey Dooley, a professional journalist, has become somewhat of a household name in England, and her star was bright enough that she was asked to appear on the London-based reality show Strictly Come Dancing in 2018.
Dooley agreed, and she was then partnered with Kevin Clifton, a professional dancer. While working together, Dooley and Clifton realized they had chemistry, and they began dating. Happily, the two welcomed their first baby together in January of 2023.
166. Anne-Marie Duff and James McAvoy
Movie: Shameless
Location: Manchester, England
Year: 2003
Anne-Marie Duff and James McAvoy met while they were filming Shameless in England (the show also has a Stateside version, too) in 2003. Duff was McAvoy’s love interest on the show, and they began dating pretty quickly after meeting.
They married in 2006, welcoming their son in 2010. The pair were married for nine years before breaking up in 2017. McAvoy shocked fans when he announced in 2022 that he had secretly married his personal assistant, Lisa, after the two met on Split in 2016.
167. Lily Collins & Jamie Campbell Bower
Movie: The Mortal Instruments
Location: Toronto, Canada
Year: 2012
Jamie Campbell Bower and Lily Collins were first linked together in 2012 after the two met on the set of The Mortal Instruments. The two began dating, though the relationship didn’t last. But, don’t worry, as Bower’s and Collins’ love story didn’t end there.
The Stranger Thing actor and Collins picked up where they left off in 2018, dating until 2022, when they permanently went their separate ways. According to the former couple, they are still friends, even though they are no longer dating.
168. Ryan Thomas and Tina O’Brien
Movie: Coronation Street
Location: Salford, Manchester, U.K.
Year: 2003
Ryan Thomas and Tina O’Brien have had a colorful love story, to say the least. The pair met in 2003 on the set of the long-running show, Coronation Street, and they split up in 2009. According to O’Brien, the split was bitter, as Thomas told her he “didn’t love [her] anymore.”
The two have remained in each other’s lives, though it doesn’t seem as though they’ve gotten past their toxic breakup. In 2022, Thomas accused O’Brien of owing him $1,500 after she smashed up his Range Rover with a baseball bat.
169. Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier
Movie: Fire Over England
Location: London, England
Year: 1937
Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier were two of the biggest Hollywood stars during the Golden Era of movies. The pair had an instant connection when they met before arriving to shoot their movie, Fire Over England, in the 1930s.
The pair kept running into each other after filming at locations like the Grill Room at the Savoy Hotel in Westminster. Olivier and Leigh had a love affair that turned into a twenty-year marriage. The marriage was turbulent, as their biographer, Stephen Galloway, said the pair were “torn apart” by mental illness and accusations of infidelity.
170. Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt
Movie: Brahmastra
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Year: 2018
Ranbir Kapoot and Alia Bhatt are two of Bollywood’s biggest stars, and the pair met first on a flight to Tel Aviv, Israel. They were traveling to the Israeli capital for a workshop for their movie, Brahamastra, a mythological fantasy epic that took four years to make.
According to Bhatt, it was “not meant to happen,” but their love story kicked off anyway. The two are now married with a child, and they couldn’t be more in love. As for Brahamastra, that film made over $52 million at the box office in 2022.
171. Katie Price and Peter Andre
Movie: I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!
Location: Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia
Year: 2004
Katie Price and Peter Andre have been mainstays in the British tabloids for years, and the two television personalities first met on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! in 2004. The pair began dating right after meeting, and they got married in 2005.
They were together for four years, sharing two kids, Junior and Princess, together. The two might have been head over heels for one another in the jungle in the 2000s, but their ’09 split was and has remained very acrimonious.
172. Samia Ghadie and Sylvain Longchambon
Movie: Dancing On Ice
Location: Hertfordshire, England
Year: 2012
Samia Ghadie and Sylvain Longchambon denied that they were dating for a few months until, finally, they admitted that they were together. They met while filming the reality series Dancing on Ice in Hertfordshire, as they were dance partners.
When they announced their relationship, they said, “It is love.” It appears that they were right, as, now, they are the Longchambons. The two are married, and they share a son, Yves, and a daughter, Freya (Samia’s from a previous marriage).
173. Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel
Movie: L’appartement
Location: France
Year: 1996
Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel are two iconic Hollywood stars, and the pair met while filming L’appartement, a French-language film, in 1996. They got married three years later, sharing two kids, Deva and Leonie.
Between 1996 and 2006, Cassel and Bellucci were in nine movies together. Despite their mutual success, the pair split in August 2013. There appear to be no hard feelings, as Bellucci says they are still close.
174. Clark Gable and Carole Lombard
Movie: No Man Of Her Own
Location: France
Year: 1932
When Clark Gable and Carole Lombard met on the set of No Man of Her Own in 1932, they were both still married. Gable was married to socialite Maria Langham, while Lombard was married to The Thin Man’s William Powell.
Still, there was a spark, and the two got together shortly after meeting and were married in 1939. They were together three years before Lombard’s tragic, unexpected passing. Gable never stopped loving her, and, when he passed, he was buried next to her in a cemetery in California.
175. Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone
Movie: Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram Leela
Location: India
Year: 2013
Ranveer Singh first spotted Deepika Padukone in 2012 at an awards function, and it was love at first sight. However, it wasn’t until the pair worked together on their romantic movie, Goliyon Ki Raseela Ram Leela, that they began dating.
Now, the two are one of Bollywood’s most-talked-about couples. They have been married since 2018, and they live in a luxurious apartment in one of Mumbai, India’s wealthiest neighborhoods.
176. Gal Gadot and Yaron Varsano
Movie: A Celebrity Party In The Desert
Location: Israel
Year: 2006
Gal Gadot is one of the most popular actresses in the world, and she is best-known for her role in the Wonder Woman and Justice League franchises. The Israeli actress and her husband, businessman Yaron Varsano, crossed paths at a celebrity-studded, “very strange” party in 2006.
The pair hit it off at that event, and Gadot called Varsano to ask him on a date. The two have been together ever since, and you can often spot Gal and her husband at the former’s movie premieres, holding hands and looking stylish.
177. Sean Connery and Lana Wood
Movie: Diamonds are Forever
Location: Various
Year: 1971
During the 1971 filming of the James Bond movie Diamonds Are Forever, co-stars Sean Connery and Lana Wood were rumored to have had a brief affair. At the time, Connery was at the height of his career as the iconic Agent 007, while Wood was playing the seductive character Plenty O’Toole.
The chemistry on-set reportedly spilled over into their private lives, sparking a short-lived romance. However, the relationship eventually ended primarily because Connery was already married to Australian actress Diane Cilento. Despite facing controversies and heartbreak, both actors went on to enjoy illustrious careers and left lasting impressions in one of cinema’s most famous franchises.
178. Emma Thompson and Greg Wise
Movie: Sense of Sensibility
Location: Hollywood, California
Year: 1995
Emma Thompson and Gregg Wise met on the set of Sense of Sensibility, accompanied by an all-star cast featuring Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman, and Hugh Grant. But one of Greg’s friends predicted that he would meet his future partner on the set, and so he looked towards Kate with romantic interest. But that didn’t work out, and he ended up with Emma.
Emma Thompson and Gregg Wise tied the knot in a secret ceremony that is thought to have taken place in Argyll, Scotland, in July 2003, after being together for eight years. Their daughter Gaia, born in 1999, was already three when they took their vows.
179. Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry
Movie: Golden Globes
Location: Hollywood, California
Year: 2016
Katy Perry first came across Orlando Bloom at a Golden Globes afterparty in 2016. On an American Idol episode, she explained how she met the Pirates of the Caribbean actor,” I met my boyfriend over In-N-Out. We were at the Golden Globes, and we weren’t together. So I had my security guard grab 10 In-N-Outs, and all of a sudden, I see my boyfriend’s hand – he wasn’t even sitting at our table – he just swoops in, and he grabs it!”
The couple went official on Instagram on May 19, 2016, after attending the Cannes Film Festival, when Katy posted a photo of them titled “We cannes’t.” They were all set for their grand nuptials in Japan in 2020 while Katy was pregnant with their daughter, but the Covid pandemic had other plans. They announced the birth of their child through the charity they are both Goodwill Global Ambassadors for: UNICEF.
180. Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt
Movie: N/A
Location: Hollywood, California
Year: 1994
Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt were perhaps the hottest couples of their age. They were introduced in the mid-90s by their managers, and Aniston later described her first impression of her future husband as a “normal guy.” But they hit it off the next time they were made to meet by their managers; they were both newly single, and the spark ignited. The couple exchanged heartwarming vows on July 29, 2000, in California.
But their relationship did not last long; the Breakup star filed for divorce in the Los Angeles Superior Court two months after they split. PEOPLE reported that Aniston’s divorce papers cited irreconcilable differences between the two. But their high-profile split did not shatter their close friendship. Two years later, Pitt told V magazine that he and Aniston “still maintain a deep friendship and have a lot of life together that isn’t erased in any way.”
181. Sienna Miller and Jude Law
Movie: Alfie
Location: Hollywood, California
Year: 2003
Jude Law and Sienna Miller met on the set of Alfie in 2003, with the two hitting it off almost immediately. The duo quickly got to dating and engaged on Christmas Day in 2004. But the infamous nanny scandal hit, splitting the couple and bringing them to public attention. Reports of the affair surfaced with the nanny, Daisy Wright, disclosing her illicit relationship with Jude in an exclusive Sunday Mirror interview.
But Jude shocked the unsuspecting world with his admittance and apology. “Following the reports in today’s papers, I just want to say I am deeply ashamed and upset that I’ve hurt Sienna and the people most close to us,” he said. 23-year-old Sienna was starring in the theatrical production of Shakespeare’s As You Like It and had to perform seven days in front of an audience while managing the emotional aftermath of her fiancé’s affair.
182. Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes
Movie: Donmar Warehouse Theatre
Location: London, UK
Year: 2001
Kate Winslet originally met Sam Mendes in 2001 to discuss the former’s possible part in the latter’s two productions at the Donmar Warehouse Theatre in London. But the work affair bloomed into something more. Winslet told Vanity Fair that while she “didn’t want to do the plays, she definitely wanted to get [Mendes’s] phone number.”
The couple eloped less than two years after Mendes confirmed their relationship while on vacation in the West Indies and welcomed their son later that year. Time went forward to Kate Winslet’s blockbuster hit movie “Titanic,” which Mendes directed. Although the experience of working together brought the two considerably closer, they decided to separate around a year after the film’s release. Winslet later told Harper’s Bazaar U.K. that she had no intention of “shit-fling” in the case of her ex.
183. Tom Hardy and Charlotte Riley
Movie: Wuthering Heights
Location: Birstall, West Yorkshire
Year: 2009
According to Daily Mail, Tom Hardy met Charlotte Riley in 2009 on the set of Wuthering Heights’ T.V. adaptation. This was the stage of his life when he was recovering from heavy drinking and drugs and found solace in Charlotte. The couple got married in a secret ceremony after remaining engaged for four years.
Tom Hardy often talks about his wife’s kind spirit and how she is always there to support him through all his ups and downs. In an interview with U.S. Weekly, he gushed about her purity,” Aw, she’s pure. She’s just a very kind, pure person.” They now have two children and enjoy a happy love infused with kindness, support, and respect.
184. Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake
Movie: N/A
Location: Hollywood, California
Year: 2012
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel met at a birthday party that Timberlake held for one of his friends. But their meeting was nothing like the ones we see in movies: there was no love at first sight, and no sparks flew. Justin later told U.S. Weekly, ” There was nothing starry about how we got together. It was very un-Hollywood-esque, in fact.” They simply exchanged numbers and started talking, which led to their dating.
The couple underwent a short split in December 2011 but went on to get engaged on vacation while in Montana. They tied the knot in October 2012 in a dazzling Italian ceremony. Fast forward to 2022; the romantic couple celebrated their tenth marriage anniversary and renewed their vows in the magical place they got married: Italy.
185. Ellen Pompeo and Chris Ivery
Movie: N/A
Location: Hollywood, California
Year: 2003
Ellen Pompeo and Chris Ivery’s love story wasn’t anything like Cinderella’s magical love story with love at first sight and fireworks. The couple met in a humble grocery store, which was as normal as it could be. Ellen, herself said,” It’s not some big romance that happened over crackers and cheese in the aisle, and we were like, ‘Oh, my God, you’re the one.’ No, no, no, no, no, – wasn’t like that at all.”
Even after they exchanged numbers, Ivery attempted to woo Ellen several times but in vain. She didn’t return any of his calls and said she didn’t have to call him back because she wasn’t trying to go out on a date with him! Their playful banter continued, eventually winning over Ellen’s heart, and the rest was history. The loving couple married in 2007 and now have three beautiful children: Stella Luna, Sienna May, and Eli Christopher.
186. Kate Hudson and Matthew Bellamy
Movie: Coachella Festival
Location: Indio, California
Year: 2010
According to Hudson, Matthew Bellamy, and Kate Hudson met at the widely-loved Coachella music festival for the first time. She went there with a guy she knew from high school, Cupid, who introduced her to Matthew. The couple realized they had met before in Australia, and that was their cue. The sparks flew, and they started dating.
But their relationship was not without its rough patches. They spent some time apart to “take a step back for a while and let things cool off,” according to a source of E! News. But they got back together, unable to stay away from each other. The couple is taking help from counseling, and although they don’t know what the future holds for them, they have decided to stay together.
187. Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber
Movie: Metropolitan Museum of Arts
Location: New York, New York
Year: 2005
Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber met in everyone’s imaginary fairytale ball: the annual costume ball at the Metropolitan Museum of Arts in 2005. The duo hit it off immediately, with Liev recently telling the story in a profile for Esquire and saying that seeing Watts for the first time was like seeing a “ray of light.”
But the duo could not stay together for longer than 11 years and split as one of Hollywood’s most endearing couples. They announced their breakup through PEOPLE’s joint statement. But the couple remains happily bonded through parenthood: they recently appeared at the Toronto International Film Festival all giddy and flirty and are seldom spotted with their two sons as the perfect embodiment of a happy family.
188. Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins
Movie: Bull Durham
Location: Hollywood, California
Year: 1988
Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins’ love story started from the 1988 romantic film Bull Durham and seeped into real life. This endearing couple has two kids but is very public about their mutual decision to steer clear of marriage. Sarandon herself said that she preferred the notion of “choosing to be with somebody” and thought that “if you didn’t get married, you wouldn’t take each other for granted as easily.”
The couple underwent a rough patch and eventually broke up. Sarandon said that her role in the Broadway show “Exit the King” compelled her to think about mortality and reevaluate her relationship with Robbins at a deeper level. She told the Daily Telegraph in 2010,” You bring people into your life at certain times. Maybe you have a relationship to have children, and you realize it’s fulfilled after that point.”
189. Diane Lane and Josh Brolin
Movie: A Beautiful Mind
Location: Beverly Hills, U.S.A.
Year: 2002
Diane Lane found love with actor Josh Brolin after attending the premiere party for “A Beautiful Mind” in 2002, according to Yahoo! Entertainment. The duo took their vows just two years later, but their relationship was laced with controversy.
Brolin was arrested for domestic abuse charges only a few months after their marriage. Although an L.A. police officer told the New York Daily News that Brolin accused him, the couple’s spokesperson named the entire issue a “misunderstanding” and said that Lane “did not want to press charges and asked them not to arrest him.” The couple spent around a decade together before finally getting divorced in 2014 in an “amicable split, ” as Digital Spy called it.
190. Michelle Pfeiffer and David E. Kelley
Movie: N/A
Location: Hollywood, California
Year: 1993
Kelley and Pfeiffer had an interesting meet-cute: a blind date! The couple met in early 1993, and sparks flew immediately. At that time, Pfeiffer was in the process of adopting her daughter. The duo had only been dating for two months when she brought her daughter home.
Kelley and Pfeiffer took their vows in November 1993 and officially adopted Claudia that year. Only a year later, Claudia welcomed her stepbrother John Henry. The couple prefers keeping their personal life out of the prying eyes of the media, which may be one of the reasons behind their long and happy marriage. They just celebrated their 29th anniversary. “Happy Anniversary to David, my heart of 29 years,” she wrote on Instagram.
191. Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas
Movie: Deauville Film Festival
Location: France
Year: 1998
Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones first met in the city of love: the Deauville Film Festival in France. Their mutual couple, Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas, acted as the Cupid for their long-lost love. In an appearance on 2016 The Jonathan Ross Show, Douglas recalled that he told Catherine, “You know, I’m going to be the father of your children” a mere 30 minutes after meeting her.
The couple tied the knot in New York City at the Plaza Hotel after spending a year as an engaged couple. Their exceptional nuptials were reported to cost around $1.5 million and were attended by many celebrities. Fast forward to November 2020, when the couple celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary by sharing a video montage featuring several heartfelt photos of the couple over the years.
192. Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban
Movie: G’Day U.S.A. gala
Location: Los Angeles, California
Year: 2001
Nicole Kidman met Keith in 2005 at the G’Day U.S.A. gala, around four years after divorcing Tom Cruise in 2001. Both sides had an obvious attraction, but both refrained, thinking that the other wasn’t interested. But by her 38th birthday, she knew she wanted Keith to be her life partner. In an interview with People, she said she figured that out when Keith surprised her at 5 a.m. standing on her stoop in New York, holding gardenias. “That is when I went,’ This is the man I hope I get to marry.’
The couple went ahead to get married and celebrated 16 years of togetherness on June 25, 2022. Keith posted a picture of the two in a cheeky selfie captions “HAPPY 16 BABY xxxxx,” with Keith wearing a big grin and sunglasses, accompanied by his wife in a straw hat.
193. Amy Adams and Darren Le Gallo
Movie: N/A
Location: California
Year: 2001
Darren Le Gallo and Amy Adams’ story starts from the acting class they were both enrolled in. But they didn’t start dating until almost a year after meeting. Adams told Vanity Fair that things stirred when she “got to know him outside of class.” They made their debut at the 2006 Oscars, where Adams held a nomination for her Junebug role.
The couple’s happy dating life has recently been surrounded by marriage speculations. Since nothing has been confirmed yet, the rumors might be false. After all, Amy Adams said in her 2013 declarations that she did not plan to marry her seven-year-old fiancé anytime soon. But we have high hopes for this couple, who has been together for 14 years and engaged for 7!
194. Christine Taylor and Ben Stiller
Movie: Heat Vision and Jack
Location: Hollywood, California
Year: 1999
Christine Taylor and Ben Stiller first met on the Heat Vision and Jack set while filming the television show’s pilot episode. Christine Taylor was a guest star, and Ben Stiller was directing it when the sparks flew, landing them into a relationship. Taylor recently revealed in her podcast “Hey Dude” that she and Stiller were initially each other’s “rebound.”
According to PEOPLE, the couple got married at an oceanfront residence after staying engaged for six months, but their relationship was not without ups and downs. They separated in 2017 after 18 years of togetherness but reconciled in February 2022. Stiller said that his relationship had “evolved” over time and that they were ‘separated and got back together, and we’re happy about that.’
195. Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre
Movie: The Mountain Between Us
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Year: 2017
Sabrina Dhowre and Idris Elba’s story started at a jazz bar one Sunday night in 2017 in Vancouver, Canada. Art imitates life, and the actor who was in town filming “The Mountain Between Us” with Kate Winslet fell in love with the Somali-Canadian model “at first sight.”
The couple married in a lavish wedding in Morocco, surrounded by their friends and family, that lasted three days. Fast forward to April 26, 2023, the couple is still in a happy relationship and celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary with an endearing trip to Mexico. They also posted romantic pictures and videos on Instagram to commemorate their loving relationship.
196. Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness
Movie: Correlli
Location: Australia
Year: 1995
Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness sit on a high love pedestal with their love story. They first met on the set of the Australian T.V. series Correlli in 1995, where they were introduced as costars. Jackman later recalled in an interview with PEOPLE that he and Furness had an immediate connection that led to a loving wedding of a whopping 26 years!
The couple married on April 11, 1996, and posted on Instagram to commemorate their 26th anniversary. He captioned an Instagram photo,” Today I celebrate 26 years of marriage to my extraordinary wife. Every single day is filled with so much laughter, joy, and backgammon!! Deb, you light up my life. I love you with all my heart!”
197. Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker
Movie: New York Theatre
Location: New York, New York
Year: 1991
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick were both Hollywood actors when they met, but they did so through the help of Parker’s brothers, Toby and Pippin. These founders of the Naked Angels Theatre Company brought the future husband and wife together, the endearing duo which made their couple debut on Broadway a little while later.
They eventually exchanged wedding rings at the N.Y.C. ‘s Angel Orensanz Synagogue and have been married since. 26 years later, the couple exchanges love-filled posts and videos directed to each other on social media. “Happy 26th anniversary, my husband,” Parker captioned a cork picture on Instagram. “That sure was a nice celebration and a really nice bottle of champagne. And a gorgeous walk home.”
198. Britney Spears and Kevin Federline
Movie: Joseph’s
Location: Hollywood, California
Year: 2004
Britney Spears and Kevin Federline were Hollywood’s “it” couple: they met amongst the festivities of summer in 2004 and got married a mere three months later. Federline told People in 2008,” Our eyes met, and that was it,” but this interview was long after their divorce. The couple’s actual wedding was as interesting as their decision to wed: they invited 27 of their friends and family to a private home in Studio City, California, and told them a few moments before the ceremony that it was actually their wedding, not engagement.
But Spears filed for divorce eight weeks after their second child was born, citing “irreconcilable differences,” as per People. Although they reached an initial divorce and shared children custody settlement agreement in March 2007, Federline avoided signing the papers over concerns about the “toxic” singer’s behavior who was in rehab at that time.
199. Uma Thurman and Arpad Busson
Movie: N/A
Location: Milan, Italy
Year: 2007
New York-based Uma Thurman started dating the London-based multimillionaire Arpad Busson in 2007. She met him in Milan at a dinner party two years after her divorce from Ethan Hawke, the father of her two children. The couple got engaged in 2008, but their reportedly toxic relationship ended after six years and started the infamous three-year-long custody battle for their daughter Luna.
Thurman eventually won her daughter’s custody, but not before a long and tiring journey. But rumors and speculations about the couple started long before the custody battle: Thurman reportedly returned the eight-carat diamond ring the hedge fund tycoon gave her a year after their engagement but continued their “toxic” relationship nonetheless.
200. Liam Neeson and Helen Mirren
Movie: Excalibur
Location: England
Year: 1980
Irish actor Liam Neeson and English actress Helen Mirren started dating after meeting on the set of the film Excalibur, where they both had roles. Their paths crossed in 1980, during filming in England, and it didn’t take long for sparks to fly. The couple lived together for four years, significantly influencing each other’s growing careers in the acting industry.
Though their romantic relationship eventually ended, both have spoken fondly of the other in interviews, pointing to a strong and cherished bond. Mirren has even credited herself for helping Neeson’s career take off in Hollywood. Their relationship serves as an example of a love that thrives despite the passage of time and changing circumstances.
