Hollywood is a glitzy and glamorous place that glitz and glamour, often painting an enchanting façade. We have been captivated by singers and actors for their beauty and talent, and some of us can’t stop falling in love with them. It’s interesting to say that some celebrities have special feelings for other stars and start their journey of one-sided love. However, many were rejected by their crushes and went through heart-breaking experiences of unrequited love.
Behind the dazzling lights and red carpet allure, they are, after all, just like us. They feel vulnerable when being rejected by someone. From Hollywood icons to politics, we uncover some stories about celebrities who reached out to their crush and got their dreams crushed instead.
#1. Donald Trump was rejected by Brooke Shields
Source: East News
Brooke Shields revealed that Trump invited her on a date. She shared that it happened right after he divorced Marla Maples, which made her unhappy. Trump said, “I really think we should date because you're America's sweetheart and I'm America's richest man and the people would love it.” However, she said no to him.
#2. Donald Trump was rejected by Salma Hayek
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Donald Trump and Salma Hayek met each other at an event and started a not-too-long friendship. At that time, the actress had a boyfriend but Trump didn’t care and invited her to dinner.
She said, “He’s inviting me out, and I’m like, ‘What about my boyfriend? Am I crazy? Are you asking me out? You know I have a boyfriend.”. She expressed her rejection but Trump said, “He’s not good enough for you. He’s not important, he’s not big enough for you. You have to go out with me.”
After all, Salma Hayek still refused a date.
#3. Emma Watson was rejected by Tom Felton
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During filming the series Harry Potter, Emma Watson fell in love with Tom Felton. She shared, “I walked into the room where we were having tutoring. The assignment that had been given was to draw what you thought God looked like, and Tom had drawn a girl with a backward cap on a skateboard. And I just don’t know how to say it—I just fell in love with him.”
Tom was totally aware of this but he saw her as his little sister. At that time, she was 11 while he was 14. They still became good friends with each other.
#4. Madonna was rejected by D’angelo
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It had a rumor that Madonna tried to get D’angelo’s attention. She once sat beside him after telling to a woman that “I think you’re in my seat.” Madonna asked him what he thought about it and he responded that “you’re rude.”
#5. Justin Bieber was rejected by Jennifer Lawrence
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Justin Bieber admitted on Capital FM Radio that she crushed on Jennifer Lawrence. He said, “She's so sexy. She's unbelievable. So cute.” 3 years later, the actress responded to his confession when a fan asked her if she’d tap that. Her answer was “Uh, I’m gonna say a hard no... but thanks.”
#6. Shawn Mendes was rejected by Billie Eilish
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Billie Eilish was famous when she was 17 years old. Everyone was fascinated by this new young star and one of them was Shawn Mendes. He messaged her but Eilish never replied. She told First We Feast, “Shawn Mendes texted me but I didn't respond.”
#7. Nicole Kidman was rejected by Jimmy Fallon
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After fishing her 11-year marriage with Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman developed a little bit of a crush on Jimmy Fallon. In 2002, thanks to their mutual friend, she came to Jimmy’s house. However, Nicole felt Jimmy wasn’t interested at all. She even expected him to ask for her number but it didn’t happen.
In 2017, she opened up about her crush and Jimmy was shocked because he had no idea about it.
#8. Julianne Hough was rejected by Daniel Radcliffe
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Julianne Hough had a time to crushing on the Harry Potter star. She told Live! with Kelly, “I was kind of in love, especially with Daniel Radcliffe. I wrote him a love note. It was Valentine’s Day and I got him the Valentino Beanie Baby. I never heard back.”
At that time, she was 11 years old and now feels pretty embarrassed when seeing him.
#9. Demi Lovato was rejected by Emily Hampshire
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In Demi Lovato’s podcast '4D With Demi Lovato', Emily Hampshire shared a text that revealed Demi Lovato had feeling for her.
Emily remembered, “You slid in my DMs and you said, 'Hey girl, I like you on the show. We should kick it sometime. And then you said below it, 'And by kick it, I mean go on a date. I find you attractive.' You made it clear it was a date.”
Demi wondered what was the worse that would happen. After all, they never dated but became good friends.
#10. Justin Bieber was rejected by Rihanna
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For his song Baby, Justin Bieber achieved worldwide fame. He had a chance to sit next to Rihanna at the NBA All-Star game. At that time, he was just 16 while she was 7 years older than him.
Justin tried to get her number as a post from December 2015 shows a photo from the game of the teen showing Rihanna his phone, which was captioned, “‘Can I have your number please’ -Justin ‘Nah’ -Rihanna”
#11. Chris Rock was rejected by Rihanna
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Chris Rock’d like to start a new relationship after slipping his wife Malaak Compton-Rock in 2016. He met Rihanna at a party and wanted to date her. However, the singer wasn’t amused. At that time, the singer was just 29 while he was 53. The comedian confessed that a big age difference led to her cold reaction.
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