When stars date other stars, it doesn’t just make good fodder for gossip stories. It can also result in real love stories. ROLLING STONE has rounded up 10 celebrity couples who seem to have found their soulmate.
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom
With daughter Daisy Dove, Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom’s happiness in love is now perfect – the singer and actor came together in 2016, but the two separated in 2017, which Perry says has plunged her into a life crisis. But the differences were cleared up a short time later: the couple got engaged in 2019 and their first child together was born in 2020.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck
The news that Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got back together came as a fairy tale to many “Bennifer” fans: Both met in the early 2000s, acted in front of the camera for two films and were in a relationship from 2002 to 2004. The wedding planned for 2003 had been canceled shortly beforehand. After both married other partners and had children, the big love comeback followed in 2021.
Elton John and David Furnish
David Furnish and Elton John met at a Halloween party in 1993. At that time, today’s film producer was still working for a well-known advertising agency. Since then, both have been going through life together: in December 2005, they made their connection with a registered civil partnership legally valid. In 2010 and 2013, both became parents to sons Zachary Jackson Levon and Elijah Joseph Daniel Furnish-John. They finally got married in December 2014.
Beyoncé and Jay Z
Beyoncé and Jay-Z have been officially a couple since 2002 – the two have known each other since 1998. Over the years both developed into the absolute power couple of the music scene. The singer even processed alleged cheating stories with her album “Lemonade”. Both had daughter Blue Ivy in 2012, followed by twins Rumy and Sir in 2017.
Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor
“It’s the most wonderful, extraordinary thing that could have ever happened to me in my life,” says actress Holland Taylor of her love for Sarah Paulson. The couple, who have been officially dating since 2015, have garnered attention in Hollywood and beyond for their age difference – they’re 32 years apart, but it doesn’t affect how they feel about each other, according to the actresses.
Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson met on the set of Volunteers in 1985. After his marriage to Samantha Lewes failed in 1987, he married his fellow actress in 1988. Since then, nothing can separate the two. Together, the couple had two sons: Chet and Truman. Colin and Elizabeth Hanks are from their first marriage.
Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart
Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart met in typical rom-com fashion: at the 2002 Golden Globes, she accidentally spilled a glass of red wine all over the actor’s suit. After that, it didn’t take long for the two to become a couple. They have been married since 2010 – this is Ford’s third marriage. Both of them raised their son Liam, who had just been adopted by Flockhart.
Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka
David Burtka has been with Neil Patrick Harris since 2004 – they met on the set of How I Met Your Mother, where Burtka played Lily’s ex-boyfriend Scooter. In 2010, the couple became parents of twins with the help of a surrogate mother – the wedding followed in 2014 in Italy.
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively’s love story began on the set of Green Lantern in 2011 – the same year the actor divorced Scarlett Johansson. Just a year later, Blake Lively walked down the aisle. Since then, the couple has been known for their humorous interaction with each other. Both have three children: Inez, Betty and James.
Emily Blunt and John Krasinski
Emily and John met in a restaurant in November 2008: “He was sitting with our friend Justin Theroux and he left him and came over to us. He just stood there and made me laugh. I kind of knew right away,” the actress said. Apparently it was the same for him, because he also knew at that moment that he would fall in love. The couple married in 2010 and had children, Hazel and Violet, in 2014 and 2016.