16 Celebrity Couples We Had No Idea Locked Lips Once Upon A Time
It sometimes seems like everyone in Hollywood has dated everyone in Hollywood, right? I mean, Brad Pitt alone has been romantically linked to Jennifer Aniston, Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Applegate, and Geena Davis. It seems like you literally couldn't attend a Hollywood function without bumping into one of Pitt's exes, but he's Brad Pitt after all.
Still, Hollywood is a town that breeds romantic relationships. With attractive people working such insane schedules and being paid to fall in love with one another on the big screen, many relationships are bred quickly, only to fall apart even quicker. Because of the quick nature of some of these relationships, there are many celebrity couples who have been completely forgotten. Plus, there are just too many celebrities couples to keep up with sometimes. If you named the Hollywood women that the Jonas brothers have hooked up with, that would take at least forty-five minutes.
But hey, the world needs reminding about those low-key couples we've all forgotten. Because of that, we've compiled 16 Hollywood couples that we've all forgotten locked lips. These relationships all vary, as some were together for years and others were more of a fling, some of them met on the set of a film and others we have no idea how the hell they met, some are adorable and other are kind of icky.
Whatever the case, below are 16 MAJOR celebrities that you forgot locked lips.
16 Jessica Biel And Chris Evans: They Had A 5-Year Relationship That We All Totally Forgot About
Does anyone remember this at all? Because I sure as hell don't!
Apparently, Chris Evans and Jessica Biel dated from 2001 through 2006. The pair did the whole thing: red carpet events, parties together, and interviews talking about each other. Seriously, they were legit. Of course, this has since been pretty much forgotten because the relationship largely happened before the 24-hour news cycle of the Internet. Still, it was a beautiful, young love of the early 2000s.
Since then, Evans - aka Captain American - has been linked to Minka Kelly, Lily Collins, and Jenny Slate. Biel, as pretty much everyone knows, is married to Justin Timberlake. Together the two have one son. While Biel has taken a step back from Hollywood, she did appear in and produce 2017's The Sinner, for which she received Golden Globe nominations for Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series and Best Television Limited Series.
15 Justin Timberlake And Jenna Dewan-Tatum: They Dated Shortly After His Split From Britney
Speaking of Jessica Biel, let's talk about Justin Timberlake. The former member of N'Sync has been in several high profile relationships, from Britney Spears to Cameron Diaz. Perhaps his most public breakup was with Britney Spears, who supposedly cheated on him with a backup dancer. This rumor was pretty much confirmed when Timberlake cast a Spears look-alike in his scathing “Cry Me A River” music video. Following that breakup, it seems that Timberlake was on the mend and hooked up with his backup dance, who just so happened to be Jenna Dewan-Tatum. Yep, Justin Timberlake and Jenna Dewan-Tatum totally hooked up. Recently, Dewan-Tatum said, “We dated, not that long. We were like friends… that dated.”
Just so we can be clear, this means Jenna Dewan-Tatum hooked up with Justin Timberlake and Channing Tatum, and yet we're all stuck with dudes who text us 'u up?' at 2 am? How is this even a little bit fair?
14 Blake Lively And Leonardo DiCaprio: It Was A Definitely A Summer Love
While Blake Lively is in a highly publicized marriage with Ryan Reynolds and Leonardo DiCaprio is in a highly publicized relationship with every Victoria's Secret model, there was once a short time in which Lively and DiCaprio dated.
In 2011, the pair were spotted getting close on a yacht, scrolling the streets of Italy, and riding bikes in New York City. However, the relationship only lasted the summer. That October, Lively was spotted with Reynolds and we all know how that part of the story ends. Since then, DiCaprio has been linked to 20-something year old models, showing no signs of settling down. Some thought Lively would be the one to make notorious playboy DiCaprio settle down, as she looks like a model but is an A-list actress. But it seems ol' DiCaprio cannot be tamed.
13 Bradley Cooper And Renée Zellweger: Met On The Set Of Case 39, But It Didn't Last Forever
Some of the celebrity relationships on the list are those couples who you knew dated, but you simply forgot about them dating. In this case, who actually knew Bradley Cooper and Renée Zellweger dated? Seriously, did anyone know about this at all?
The pair met on the set of 2009's Case 39. It was right before Cooper's career and life was about to change due to a little film called The Hangover. The two never went red carpet official, they were reportedly dating for two years before splitting. The rumored reason for the split was that Cooper was working too hard for his career at this point. Meanwhile, Zellweger had already achieved her career goals and could happily be a supportive girlfriend, but it seemed that wasn't enough to make the relationship work.
It seems it's worked out, as they've both moved on with happy relationships. But it still remains one of the most random Hollywood relationships of all time.
12 Seth MacFarlane And Emilia Clarke: The Queen Of Dragons And Family Guy Dated For A Year
Emilia Clarke is best known for playing Daenerys Targaryen on HBO's Game of Thrones. She's also best known for almost every guy in the world being in love with her. And who could blame them? Clarke is a gorgeous woman, talented actress, and also doesn't take herself too seriously.
That said, it may blow some minds to find out that Clarke dated Seth MacFarlane, creator of Family Guy. We're not saying that Clarke is out of MacFarlane's league or anything, but it's just that this feels like the most random couple ever. How did they even meet? Also, they have more than a ten-year age gap. And yeah, Clarke is totally out of MacFarlane's league. Sorry, Seth MacFarlane. But if it makes him feel better, she's pretty much out of everyone's league.
The pair dated for a year back in 2012 and the Mother of Dragons has been single ever since.
11 Ryan Gosling And Sandra Bullock: Despite The 16 Year Age Difference, These Two Were A Thing
Speaking of age differences, Sandra Bullock and Ryan Gosling were once a thing, despite the 15-year age gap between the two. The pair met on the set of 2002's Murder by Numbers and began dating. This was a relationship that was solidified with several red carpet appearances together, in which their PDA just felt… wrong. Like, seriously wrong. In fact, we should all try to forget about this relationship for good.
That's not to say that Sandra Bullock and Ryan Gosling aren't two beloved Hollywood stars. It's just to say the relationship feels… weird. Gosling moved on with his The Notebook co-star Rachel McAdams, before marrying his The Place Beyond the Pines co-star Eva Mendes. So long story short, if you want to date Gosling, you have to work with Gosling.
10 Alexis Bledel And Milo Ventimiglia: These Co-Stars Secretly Dated For Four Years
Many fans of Alexis Bledel first saw the actress when she starred as Rory Gilmore on Gilmore Girls. During the course of the show, Milo Ventimiglia made several appearances as Jess Marino, who was one of Rory's three central love interests. When Netflix rebooted the series in 2016, fans had a lot of opinions about who Rory should end up with on the show, with Jess has a heavy favorite. However, it seems that even fans of the show and the fictional couple forget that they were a real-life couple too.
Bledel and Ventimiglia dated for four years after meeting on the set of Gilmore Girls. Since then, Bledel went on to marry Mad Men's Vincent Kartheiser, who she met while appearing on the show. Thankfully, Ventimiglia remains single, so all of us ladies can fantasy about marrying him.
It also seems that Bledel and Ventimiglia's have recently been reinvigorated, as Bledel appears in The Handmaid's Tale and Ventimiglia appears in This is Us. Good for Rory and Jess.
9 Mila Kunis And Macaulay Culkin: The Pair Dated For 8 Years (Yes, Seriously!)
Mila Kunis is now married to Ashton Kutcher, with whom she has two children. The adorable pair met on the set of That '70s Show in 1998 but didn't begin dating until 2012. In the meantime, Kunis started dating Macaulay Culkin of Home Alone fame. Yes, they really dated. In fact, Kunis and Culkin dated from 2002 to 2011 for a total of eight years together. Not only is Kunis and Culkin totally random, but the fact they dated for SO LONG makes it even more… weird. Yeah, we're all going to need time to process this relationship.
On dating Culkin, Kunis said, “He was huge because you couldn't walk down the street with him. Fans were just screaming… they didn't know how to react. It wasn't a normal response to a celebrity, fans responded in a very abnormal way.”
So it seems that even though Culkin hasn't acted for some time, it seems he's still widely known for his Home Alone fame.
8 Reese Witherspoon And Jake Gyllenhaal: Post-Ryan Phillippe, Reese Dated Jake For Two Years
Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal? Um, I actually love the idea of these two together and I'm really bummed that it didn't work out.
In 1999, Witherspoon married Ryan Phillippe, with whom she now has two children. The pair divorced in 2006. Witherspoon then bounced back when she met Gyllenhaal while filming Rendition that same year. While the two sparked up a romance, Witherspoon was going through a divorce and it wasn't the best time to fall in love. The two split after two years together. As one source said of the breakup, “Reese was the one who had to do it. She just got out of a divorce and was so concerned with her family, she just didn't have the time for him and he really demanded that.”
In a 2016 interview, Gyllenhaal had nothing but kind words for Witherspoon, saying, “She is… one of the smartest, strongest people I've ever met.” Again, I am so into this relationship. RIP, Reese and Jake. We didn't even know we missed you.
7 George Clooney And Lucy Liu: This Pair Rang In 2006 With A Kiss
Like Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal, George Clooney and Lucy Liu were another couple that we never knew we needed. Like, they could have been so good together, guys.
Clooney and Liu worked together on E.R. back in the '90s, which is where they met. While this relationship was never red carpet official, Clooney and Liu were rumored to be dating in the early 2000s. Then in 2006, paparazzi caught the pair sharing a New Year's Eve kiss.
Clooney is now married to human rights attorney Amal Almuddin, but he has quite the list of ex-girlfriends including Renée Zellweger. And yes, Amal is a literal perfect human with perfect style, but something about this Clooney and Liu kiss is so very likable.
Liu, however, is still single and remains one of the most underrated women in Hollywood. Seriously, how is Lucy Liu not more famous?
6 Nick Lachey And Kim Kardashian: Um Yes, This Really Happened
Kim Kardashian and Nick Lachey seriously dated, guys! I know. I can't believe it either, but it really did happen.
In 2006, Kardashian and Lachey briefly dated, during which time he felt as though she alerted the paparazzi that they were at the movies. In an interview, Lachey explained, “Let's just say this: We went to a movie. No one followed us there. Somehow, mysteriously, when we left, there were 30 photographers waiting outside.”
Lachey strongly implied that Kardashian used his fame to jumpstart her own career, which is such a Kim K thing to do. But ain't no shame in Kim K's game. As one source says, “She wanted to get her photo in the magazines and knew being seen next to Nick would be big news since he just ended his marriage. She was in communication with editors at the celebrity weeklies and provided them with details of the date to guarantee her spot in the spotlight.”
In Kardashian's book Kardashian Konfidential, she writes, “It started when I went out on a date with Nick Lachey. Of course, the paparazzi took pictures, because people were curious about who he was with.” Yes, Kardashian credits this short romance for her taste for the fame. So, maybe we all have Lachey to thank for all that is Kim Kardashian.
Both parties have moved on, as Lachey is married to Vanessa Minnillo and Kardashian is married to Kanye West.
5 Camilla Belle And Joe Jonas: This Forgotten Couple Was The Inspiration For Taylor Swift's Better Than Revenge
Joe Jonas has dated his fair share of Hollywood ladies: his now fiancé Sophie Turner, Gigi Hadid, and Taylor Swift, just to name a few. One of his frequently forgotten relationships was with Camilla Belle and this was actually a very special relationship.
While most of Taylor Swift's catchy songs are about her own relationships, Swift actually penned a song about Jonas and Belle's relationship. Jonas had famously broken up with Swift during a 27-second long phone call. Jonas supposedly dumped Swift because he wanted to date Belle, and he did go on to date Belle for a whole year after that 27-second phone call. But boy, was Swift hurting. In 2010, Swift released “Better Than Revenge” with lyrics such as:
"She's not a saintAnd she's not what you thinkShe's an actress, whoaShe's better knownFor the things that she doesOn the mattress, whoaSoon she's gonna findStealing other people's toysOn the playground won'tMake you many friends"
Swift's high profile relationships may be unforgettable, as they are cemented in pop culture through her songs. Somehow, the Jonas-Belle love affair seems to have disappeared from our collective memories, even though Swift totally wrote a song about them.
4 Tom Cruise And Penelope Cruz: This 3-Year Relationship Ended Due To Scientology
The Cruise and Cruz relationship! After meeting on the set of Vanilla Sky, Tom Cruise and Penelope Cruz dated from 2001 - 2004. Despite their 12-year age difference, Cruise and Cruz did seem genuinely smitten with one another. According to sources, it was at this time that Cruise was getting deep into Scientology and Cruz refused to give up Buddhism. This became a major issue in the relationship and the pair split.
After this, it's said that the Church of Scientology would hold auditions for women to become Cruise's next wife. While it's unknown if these auditions really took place or if Katie Holmes did in fact audition, Cruise would go on to marry Holmes in 2006, only to divorce in 2012. Cruz went on to marry Javier Bardem and the two remain together today.
3 Jennifer Lopez And Sean Combs: Back When He Was P. Diddy And Before She Was JLo
Before Jennifer Lopez was "JLo," she was simply and upcoming singer-actress who was dating Sean Combs, who was known as P. Diddy at the time. In 1999, the couple was arrested in connection with a shooting outside Times Square. Lopez was exonerated, but Sean Combs was charged and indicted by a grand jury. Yes, quite the notorious couple.
The pair broke up in 2001. Lopez cites infidelity as the reason the relationship ended, stating, “It was the first time I was with someone who wasn't faithful… I was in this relationship with Puff where I was totally crying, crazy and going nuts, it really took my whole life into a tailspin… I never caught him but I just knew. He'd say he was going to a club for a couple of hours and then never come back that night.”
Cut to 2017, Combs says Lopez was “without a doubt” one of his great loves.
2 Jennifer Aniston And John Mayer: It Only Lasted One Year, But The Hate Between Them Is Still Very Much Alive
After Jennifer Aniston's very public, very painful split from Brad Pitt, she began dating John Mayer. The two made their debut on the red carpet of the 2009 Academy Awards, where Aniston was a presented an award.
When the on-again/off-again relationship finally ended for good, Mayer stated, “I ended a relationship to be alone because I don't want to waste somebody's time if something's not right.” Reportedly, Aniston was hurt by this public comment on Mayer's behalf.
While many of us have forgotten about this relationship and about John Mayer in general, there is still some deep weirdness between the Aniston and Mayer. In Andy Cohen's book Superficial, he recalled an awkward run-in between the two exes. Apparently, Cohen met Mayer for drinks at Sunset Tower, where Aniston was a few tables over with Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow. Cohen writes that he tried to persuade Mayer to say hi to Aniston but, “he told me with a look that the Queen of Smartwater would not be having it.”
1 Jennifer Love Hewitt And Joey Lawrence: How Have We Forgotten The Most '90s Couple Of The '90s
Now presenting the most '90s couple of the '90s: Jennifer Love Hewitt and Joey Lawrence. What a time to be alive. These two only dated for a few months, but it could be hard to name any other couple that was more '90s than this. I mean, just look at that photo!
'90s It Girl, Hewitt rose to fame though her role on Party of Five, followed by Can't Hardly Wait and I Know What You Did Last Summer. Lawrence was best known from his roles on Blossom and Brotherly Love. Both actors still work, but they are no longer the teenage icons they were in the '90s, during which time they came together to be the most '90s couple of the '90s.
And there you have it. Pretty much everyone in Hollywood has low-key dated everyone in Hollywood. Yes, even the most random couples that seemingly make no sense (We're looking at you, Renee Zellweger and Bradley Cooper) have probably dated.