In Hollywood, stars dating together is not out of the ordinary. They work together and share most of their time together, and also admire bottomless talents and captivating beauty of each other, then fall in love and end up in a romantic relationship. However, it’s surprising to learn that there are arrays of celebs even dated before getting the limelight.
That’s right! Many famous peoples knew each other and enjoyed their sweet love times with each other before they became well-known names. Some of them studied with each other, while others joined in the same projects and then attracted each other. Even certain ones showed love to each other when they were just under 10.
Although most of these couples were broken, fans find it interesting when learning they were once the sweetest of each other before becoming great stars in Hollywood. Scroll down to explore 20 celebs who dated before getting famous. You may find out your idols once loving someone you don’t know in this list.
That’s right! Many famous peoples knew each other and enjoyed their sweet love times with each other before they became well-known names. Some of them studied with each other, while others joined in the same projects and then attracted each other. Even certain ones showed love to each other when they were just under 10.
Although most of these couples were broken, fans find it interesting when learning they were once the sweetest of each other before becoming great stars in Hollywood. Scroll down to explore 20 celebs who dated before getting famous. You may find out your idols once loving someone you don’t know in this list.
#1 Before they were in Glee, Lea Michele and Matthew Morrison were a couple. They met while working together on Broadway.
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#2 In 1994, Thandiwe Newton and Brad Pitt started dating after meeting on the set of Interview with a Vampire. However, they broke up after roughly a year.
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#3 Demi Lovato and Cody Linley had a brief dating from 2007 to 2008. They took acting classes together as children, which his mother taught.
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#4 Matthew Morrison and Kristen Bell had a brief relationship while they were both NYU students. "I'll have to say, maybe Matt Morrison is my favorite part of Glee, for various reasons." she told US Weekly.
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#5 Colin Hanks and Busy Philipps dated while they were both students at Loyola Marymount University. They remain friends and hang out with each other's spouses.
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#6 Sebastian Stan and Leighton Meester met in 2007 when he appeared as a recurrent guest star on Gossip Girl, and they began dating in 2008. Yet they called it quits in 2010.
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#7 Jason Schwartzman was Zooey Deschanel's first "real" lover when they were both 19. It was also her first public relationship.
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#8 Keira Knightley and Jamie Dornan first met at a 2003 Asprey ad shoot, and they immediately started dating. They split up in 2005.
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#9 Chris Evans and Jessica Biel were in a love relationship from 2001 to 2006. They appeared in the films Cellular (2004) and London (2005).
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#10 In 1991, when January Jones was just starting out in Los Angeles, Ashton Kutcher and her began dating. In 2001, they broke up, and she shared with People magazine that romance "is too hard in this town.”
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#11 Miley Cyrus, then 7, met Tyler Posey, then 9, on the set of Doc in 2000, and she was his first kiss. Tyler stated to ET, "We were so damn young… I would get excited when we would hold hands."
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#12 Matty and Halsey Healy dated briefly in 2015 after meeting during a concert by The 1975. "She's American" by The 1975 is said to be about Halsey, while "Colors" by Halsey is said to be about Matty.
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#13 Tobey Maguire and Rashida Jones began dating in 1997. They split up in 2000.
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#14 Jennifer Garner and Scott Foley met in 1998 when she appeared as his character's girlfriend on Felicity. They married in 2000 before divorcing in 2003.
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#15 Fifteen-year-old Kendall Schmidt, then 13 years old, went horseback riding on his first date with Lucy Hale. They went on each other's dates to their friend Katelyn Tarver's wedding in 2014.
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#16 2012 saw a brief relationship between Ruby Rose and Lauren Abedini (aka DJ Kittens). It didn't take long for them to part ways.
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#17 Jennifer Love Hewitt and Will Friedle met through mutual friends and dated for a short time in 1996. She later appeared as a guest star alongside him on an episode of Boy Meets World.
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#18 Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey Jr. moved in together two months after meeting on the set of Firstborn when they were both 18 years old. In 1991, they broke up.
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#19 Scarlett Johansson and Jack Antonoff attended prom together in high school. While they were both pupils at the Professional Children's School in New York City, they dated for a year.
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#20 Lisa Kudrow and Conan O'Brien dated briefly in the mid-'80s after meeting in an improv class. They ended their relationship after deciding they were better off as friends, but he inspired her to continue acting.
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