Celebrities often date co-stars and colleagues, with some getting engaged or married. However, their relationships don't always last. We've forgotten some pairings of our favorite actors, actresses, and singers. These couples made big headlines with their weddings and divorces, but they've since fallen off our radar. Which nostalgic famous couples did you forget were married?
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Uma Thurman and Gary Oldman married from October 1990 to April 1992. Thurman called the marriage a mistake.Thurman said this in 1996.Uma Thurman appears in the list '15 Nostalgic Celebrity Couples We Forgot Were Married'.
I met him at 18. He was twelve years older. It was a wild affair that ended because it had to. He was my first love; I had no past experience.
Oldman married several times after his divorce from Thurman.Thurman indicated this toPlayboy.In 2014,Thurman said, “I don't think it meant much to either of us.”
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When Nicolas Cage met Patricia Arquette in 1987, Cage told her he would marry her. Cage described the sceneto David Sheff in 1996:He was with David Sheff in 1996.
I met her at Canter’s, a deli, eight years ago. I told her, “I want to marry you.” She said, “You’re crazy,” and she did not believe me. I was serious, though. So I asked her to do a quest. If I brought her what she asked for at the end, she would marry me.
When she gave me the list, I knew she was the right person. It was inventive and creative. She wanted a black orchid. She wanted J.D. Salinger’s signature—anyone who reads knows he rarely signed things. She wanted a wedding dress from the Lisu tribe in northern Thailand and one of those Bob’s Big Boy statues. I started my quest.
Even after Cage finished his quest, the pair only dated briefly. They met again in 1995.They met again in 1995.Bringing Out the Dead.They divorced in 2005.In the meantime, they appeared together in 1999's.About the split,Cooper said in 2011, “It was just something that happened. The good part is, we both realized it… it just wasn't right.”
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Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Esposito's marriage lasted., Esposito talked about a relationship—believed to be her marriage to Cooper—The marriage ended because divorce papers were filed four months after they wed in December 2006.
, “We had fun, but he also had a mean, cold side. His personality could change fast.” She also noted it ended “Abruptly, rudely, and with the exact callousness I expected from him, but this time, I did nothing but agree to end it.”Cooper said in 2011, “It was just something that happened. The good thing is, we both realized it… it just wasn't right.”
in April 1992.Jennifer's WayEsposito talked about a relationship—believed to be her marriage to Cooper—Fred Armisen and Elisabeth Moss announced their engagement inJanuary 2009,
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Paula Abdul married actor Emilio Estevez, a singer and dancer (and future reality show personality).They married in April 1992.Their relationship ended in mid-1994. Abdul said Estevez, already a father of two, did not want any more children.
Moss called the relationship “extremely traumatic and awful and horrible.” She also admitted that “at the same time, it turned out for the best.” She continued:
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Fred Armisen and Elisabeth Moss announced their engagement in January 2009.They got married in October of that year.They got married in October of that year.They got married in October of that year.They separated in mid-2010 and divorced in mid-2011.
Moss called the relationship "extremely traumatic and awful and horrible."She also admitted that “at the same time, it turned out for the best.” She continued:
I am glad it did not happen at age 50. I am glad I did not have children. I got that done. Hopefully, that will not happen again.
Armisen told Howard Stern.Armisen spoke in a 2013 interview.He said, “I think I was a terrible husband; I think I'm a terrible boyfriend,” while explaining his view on relationships.
I want it all fast. I want to be married, I want to live together. Then, about a year or two later, I get freaked out. I freak out emotionally, and then I feel like, “Oh my God, who’s this stranger in my house.”
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Scott Foley and Jennifer Garner met in 1998 when she appeared on.Felicity.He played Noel Crane's girlfriend. He said.He and Garner.They hit it off instantly. They married in October 2000, separated in March 2003, and divorced in March 2004.
Speaking to.Andy Cohen in 2021.Foley said they stayed on good terms but did not keep regular contact.
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For Geena Davis.Her marriage to her.The Fly.Co-star Jeff Goldblum called it “a magical chapter in my life.” Goldblum said.Falling in love.Falling in love with Davis was “so easy.”
The couple met while making.Transylvania 6-5000.They met in 1985. They later appeared together in.The Fly.and.Earth Girls Are Easy.They appeared in 1986 and 1988, respectively. They married in 1987 and divorced in 1990.
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Chad Lowe and Hillary Swank met in 1992. Swank said it was “love at first sight.” Lowe agreed, and they started a.relationship that lastedfor more than ten years.
They married in September 1997. The couplesplit in January 2006.Swank explained they “grew apart” after rumors about Lowe's substance abuse surfaced, but she did not ignore that it played a part.
I don't want to make it seem like that was the only reason; other factors existed. But that opened things up. It made me look at things much deeper. That's when you see it won't work.
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Angelina Jolie and Jonny Lee Miller met on the set of the 1995 movie.Hackers.andgot married.Jolie talked about their meeting and about the following year. In 2014, Jolie talked about their meeting and aboutHackers.:That's where I met Jonny, who is still a great friend. I think of him when I think of that. Although, the movie looks old now, but we had fun making it.
That's where I met Jonny, who is still a great friend. I think of him when I think of that. Although, the movie looks old now, but we had fun making that.
They divorced in 1999 and.According to reports,, they remain friends.
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Kenny Chesney and Renee Zellweger married in May 2005 and ended their marriage with an annulment in September that same year. Because “fraud” was listed on the annulment papers Zellweger filed,rumors spreadChesney's sexual orientation.
After staying quiet, Chesney told Anderson Cooper in aTV interview,that he was not gay.
The only fraud committed was me thinking I knew what it would be like. I thought I understood being married, and I really did not.
Zellwegercommented in 2016:
People used that to be cruel, calling someone gay a slur with serious results. Why anyone makes up a story remains the bigger issue.
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Actor Richard Gere and model Cindy Crawford met at a party in 1988. They married three years later.Gere said this.Cindy Crawford appears in the list '15 Nostalgic Celebrity Couples We Forgot Were Married'.
At age 42, I was a holdout. This woman, whom I loved, said, “I can’t wait. I gotta move on if it ain’t happening.”
The pair went to Las Vegas in December 1991. They wed with aluminum foil rings and hadCrawford said what.She said, “wasn't the wedding I dreamed of. It was so last minute.”
October 1993Crawford told PeoplePeopleShe wanted children and to be a mother. Gere was unsure. The couple divorced in 1995. Crawford married Rande Gerber in 1998. In 2016, the mother of two shared howthings are now
We are friendly. I think he acts like “Richard Gere” again, like a stranger, because we don't see each other much.
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Performer Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman had a fast courtship. It led to atrip to Las Vegasto get married in November 1998.
About nine days after the couple wed, Rodman filed for an annulment.. His lawyer stated, “Dennis alleges he was so drunk at the wedding that he did not know which way was up or what he was doing.”
The couple made up briefly. Eventually, they agreed to split, but it involveda divorcein April 1999.
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When singer Lyle Lovett and actress Julia Robertswed in June 1993,it surprised the public. After theirquiet wedding,Roberts told Barbara Walters thatLovett was“just great… he's perfect,” and said they met through friends.
Lovett also shared his feelings about the marriage.He called their life“like one giant honeymoon.” He added:
We have never gone more than a week without seeing each other since we got married… But before that, we spent less than seven days together.
March 1995, the couple announced they were separating and ended their marriage soon after.
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Formerly married Drew Barrymore and Tom Green reunited in 2021 onThe Drew Barrymore Show, some 20 years after they wed. Their marriage lasted just over a year, though theystarted datingafter meeting while filmingCharlie's Angelsin 1999.
When they reunitedface-to-face, it followed a virtual visit the year before. Barrymore and Greenexpressed lovefor each other the previous year. Barrymore and Greenexpressed lovefor one another, with the lattersaying it felt “weird… not weird in a bad way - weird in a good way.”
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Singer/songwriter Katy Perry met comedian Russell Brand when she appeared in the 2010 comedyGet Him To The Greek. The scene, which was later cut, showed the pair kissing. Perry explainedwhat she feltin those moments:
After the scene, I hopped down the stairs like a bunny. I hop like a bunny when I am happy; I become a bit childlike. He gives me Christmas Eve jitters.
The pair wed.They wed in October 2010.They married in an elaborate Indian wedding. Their marriage lasted just over a year.
Ending the relationship differed greatly.According to Perry.He texted me saying he was divorcing me December 31, 2011.
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