When celebrities marry, they usually go all out, whether it's by locating an expensive location or dressing up for the event. Some celebrities won't stop finding their true halves even when they have got married several times. And in Hollywood, several marriages are not unusual. The celebrities on this list have all been married more than once—at least twice to the same spouse. Some recognized their mistakes after only a short time apart and soon reconciled. Some of the couples even stayed together for a long time. Others believe that the second marriage was a mistake.
But which celebs tried this, and how did it go for them? Let's take a look at 14 Hollywood stars that begun a new marriage with their ex-spouse. Several renowned people have been married to the same person multiple times. Some people only had a short break between marriages, whereas other Hollywood couples were split for decades before reuniting.
The number of divorces that end in remarriage may surprise you. Scroll down for some real Hollywood romance stories.
#1 Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton
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In 1963, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton met on the set of
"Cleopatra". She was married to Eddie Fisher at the time, and he was married to Sybil Christopher, who divorced him that year. Taylor and Burton's affair became such a worldwide scandal that it was condemned by the Vatican.
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Taylor divorced Fisher and married Burton in 1964.
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He gave her the Taylor-Burton diamond, which was valued at $1 million, five years later. However, they divorced in 1974.
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They reconciled and remarried in 1975, only to divorce again in 1976.
#2 Marie Osmond and Steve Craig
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In 1982, Marie Osmond married pro basketball player Steve Craig. There were 4,000 people in attendance. They had their son two years later. People informed Osmond that her career was over and that her marriage was "in trouble." As a result, they divorced in 1985.
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She then rose to the top of the country music charts. She married Brian Blosil in 1986. She "never wanted to be married again" after Osmond and Blosil divorced in 2007, but she reunited with Craig through their son.
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They got remarried in 2011 — just a few months before their son's wedding.
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#3 José Ferrer and Rosemary Clooney
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When José Ferrer began dating fellow actor Rosemary Clooney (George Clooney's aunt), he was married to Phyllis Hill. He divorced Hill and married Clooney in 1953. They had five kids. Clooney divorced Ferrer in 1961 due to his adultery.
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He was in a relationship with Stella Magee. Clooney and Ferrer remarried three years later.
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They divorced for the second time in 1967.
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#4 Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon
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In October 2007, Pamela Anderson married renowned poker player Rick Salomon. They divorced two months later and had their marriage annulled in 2008.
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The pair remarried in 2013 and hitched for the second time in 2014.
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They divorced the next year after splitting up again that summer.
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#5 Elon Musk and Talulah Riley
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Elon Musk met Talulah Riley in a club shortly after his divorce from Justine Wilson. In 2010, they married. After a trial separation, they divorced in 2012. He tweeted at the time that he would "love her forever" and that she would "one day make someone very happy."
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They remarried only 18 months after their divorce, but he filed for divorce again on New Year's Eve in 2014.
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He withdrew the divorce papers seven months later, but she filed again a few months later. In 2016, they formalized their divorce.
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#6 NeNe Leakes and Gregg Leakes
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Gregg Leakes and NeNe Leakes married in 1997. They had a son in 1999. They divorced in 2010, just two years after joining The Real Housewives of Atlanta. In 2011, their divorce was finalized.
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They were engaged for the second time on New Year's Eve in 2013.
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They remarried five months later. Their wedding was shown on Bravo's I Dream of NeNe: The Wedding.
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#7 Sinbad and Meredith Fuller Adkins.
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Sinbad had enrolled in the Air Force when he met Meredith Fuller Adkins, a college student at the time. In 1985, they married. They had two kids. When they separated in 1992, she relocated to Los Angeles to work as an accountant while finishing her bachelor's degree.
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They reconciled and married again ten years after their divorce. In 2011, their family appeared on the reality show
"Sinbad: It's Just Family".
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#8 Dionne Warwick and William Elliott
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Dionne Warwick met actor/drummer William Elliott while working as a backing singer for his band. In 1966, they married. They divorced in 1967, but later that year, they reconciled and wedded.
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They divorced again in 1975 because her success hurt his ego. She stated that she was the primary source of income in the household, which is extremely difficult for the male ego. It became too much for her husband to endure, and they decided it was best for them to separate ways.
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#9 Gavin MacLeod and Patti Kendig
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In 1974, Gavin MacLeod married dancer, Patti Kendig. They divorced in 1982.
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They did, however, get remarried in 1985. In his 1987 book
"Back on Course: The Remarkable Story of a Divorce That Ended in Remarriage," he wrote of their reunion.
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#10 Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
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Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera married for the first time in 1929. They divorced in 1939 after multiple relationships on both sides.
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A year later, she decided to marry him on the condition that she did not accept any more money from him and that she did not sleep with him. They were married until she died in 1954.
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#11 Judy Sheindlin and Jerry Sheindlin
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In 1977, Judy Sheindlin (née Blum), dubbed Judge Judy, married fellow judge Jerry Sheindlin. After her father died in 1990, she became unhappy with her husband's failure to care for her through her grief, so she issued a challenge: "If you can't maneuver this, I'm going to divorce you."
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He responded, "Oh, yeah? I dare you," The next day, she served him with divorce papers. However, a year later, they reconciled and remarried. They've been together since then.
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#12 Estée Lauder (née Mentzer) and Joseph Lauder
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In the late 1920s, Estée Lauder (née Mentzer) met Joseph Lauder. They married in 1930, moved to Manhattan, and both changed their surnames to Lauder to repair an error made when his father came to the United States from Austria. In 1939, they divorced.
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They remarried in 1942, though, and founded their cosmetics company in 1946. They were married until he died in 1982. They had two children as well.
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#13 Paul Hogan and Noelene Edwards
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Paul Hogan met Noelene Edwards as a teenager at the pool where he worked as a lifeguard. In 1958, they married. They have five children. In 1981, the couple divorced.
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They got remarried in 1982.
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They divorced again in 1989, however. A year later, he married Linda Kozlowski who was his co-star in
"Crocodile Dundee".
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#14 Jean-Claude Van Damme and Gladys Portugues
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In 1987, Jean-Claude Van Damme married actor/bodybuilder Gladys Portugues. They had two children. They divorced in 1992.
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From 1994 to 1997, he was married to Darcy LaPier. They remarried in 1999 before divorcing in 2015.
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They eventually chose to stay together and filed for divorce.
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