When it comes to the dating lives of our favorite celebs, it can sometimes be hard not to get our hopes up. This is especially true once we've seen the pair in questions fall for each other on the big screen. Take Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper for example, who hasn't been wishing for them to get together ever since the release of A Star Is Born? Yet still, we have to remember these are the lives of real people. While over the years we have had our fair share of epic celebrity romances, there are a few famous people who have given up on the idea all together.
In this article, we will be looking at 20 celebrities who chose to say goodbye to their famous exes and start dating complete randoms instead. We gotta say, most of them are looking pretty happy, so maybe they're onto something here?
20 Aaron Paul Found Love At Coachella
Even though the beloved Breaking Bad actor decided to opt out of dating a famous woman, Paul and his wife Lauren Parsekian still know how to live the high life. After meeting at the Coachella music festival, these two eventually got married. Their wedding was a totally decked out 1920s Gatsby theme. Awesome!
19 Anne Hathaway Definitely Married A Jewelry Designer For The Sparkly Perks ...
Hollywood good girl Anne Hathaway has a type. While she did briefly date her Ella Enchanted co-star Hugh Dancy for a time, all of her exes to come after that relationship have been randoms. What could have happened between them to turn her off of famous men all together? Since 2012, Hathaway has been married to jewelry designer Adam Shulman.
18 Paul Rudd And Jennifer Aniston Were A Cute Pair, But He Found His Happiness With A Publicist Instead
Everyone loves Paul Rudd. That being said, when rumors started to spread back in the late 90s of Rudd getting together with Hollywood favorite Jennifer Aniston, the world thought we had just received the greatest gift of all time. It simply was not meant to be though, as Rudd went on to marry publicist Julie Taeger.
17 George Clooney Decided Life Married To A Lawyer Was A Better Fit Than To An Actress
For years, the world wondered whether the handsome George Clooney would ever settle down. The man was married to actress Talia Balsam from 1989 - 1993, though he has since stated that he simply shouldn't have been married at that time. Clooney also famously dated Kelly Preston for quite some time. It seemed like all of these relationships were doomed, but then came Amal. George married the lawyer in 2014.
16 Ryan Reynolds Who? Scarlett Johansson Picks A Journalist!
Between the years 2008-2011, MCU actress Scarlett Johansson was married to the very likable Ryan Reynolds. The two looked extremely good together, so it was a pretty easy relationship for fans to get behind. However, when things took a turn, Johnsson found herself falling for publicist Romain Dauriac. Not to worry though! Reynolds went on to marry the gorgeous Blake Lively.
15 Jimmy Fallon Loves Being Married To Film Producer Nancy Juvonen
Jimmy Fallon's reputation in Hollywood is far from that of a playboy's. While he did date the talented Winona Ryder back at the beginning of his SNL days, he really hasn't collected too many other famous exes over the years. The television host has been married to film producer Nancy Juvonen since 2007.
14 Things Weren't Working With Phoebe Tonkin, So Joseph Gordon-Levitt Married A Robotics Wiz Instead
Joseph Gordon-Levitt has been in the business since he was just a kid. Can anyone here imagine what it must have been like to go on a first date as a kid, and have the entire world watching the whole time? Yikes! Maybe that is why Joseph's list of famous exes is a short one. The actor did date Phoebe Tonkin in the time right before he hooked up with tech-genius Tasha McCauley.
13 Louis Tomlinson Just Can't Seem To Stay Away From A Certain Social Media Influencer ...
Maybe Louis Tomlinson would have a longer list of exes if he didn't always return to the same girl after a breakup. The One Direction star dated fashion blogger Eleanor Calder between 2015-2017. After the split, Tomlinson got together with Disney actress Danielle Campbell. After a year together, the two went their separate ways, but it wasn't long before Louis was caught out with his previous love Eleanor.
12 Sorry Minnie Driver, Looks Like Matt Damon Found The Bartender Of His Dreams!
Matt Damon is one of the biggest names in Hollywood, so one might have expected him to partner up with someone who would understand his life in the spotlight. However, after a few failed relationships with actress like Winona Ryder, Claire Danes and Minnie Driver, Damon decided to try his luck with someone from a different world. In 2005, the actor married bartender Luciana Barroso.
11 So Long Ryan Phillippe! Reese Witherspoon Married A Talent Agent
When things didn't work out between our favorite Southern Belle Reese Witherspoon and 90s heartthrob Ryan Philliippe, many fans were devastated. How could the two Cruel Intentions actors not be soulmates?! That being said, Reese did move on and eventually so did we. Witherspoon has been married to talent agent husband Jim Toth since 2011.
10 Forget Superman, Gal Gadot Has Only Got Eyes For This Real Estate Developer
Gal Gadot certainly does not need a famous man by her side. The Wonder Woman actress has proven that she is the least superficial dater in Hollywood. She has been with her real estate developer husband since 2006. For those who don't know her Hollywood timeline, that was way before any of her major gigs. The couple is still going strong today!
9 When Patrick Dempsey's First Marriage Went Under, He Went To A Celebrity Hairstylist For Support
We are just going to say it ... There was never any chance of Patrick Dempsey ending up with his Grey's Anatomy co-star Ellen Pompeo. Since the two shared one of the most epic television romances in history, it makes sense why fans so desperately wanted to see them together in real life, but the two shared no chemistry away from the cameras. After Dempsey divorced actress Rocky Parker, he turned his eyes to celebrity hairstylist Jillian Fink.
8 Vince Vaughn Wasn't The First To Bail Out On Aniston ... Now He's With A Realtor!
Vince Vaughn was yet another actor who was not able to make things work with actress Jennifer Aniston. To be honest, she may be one celebrity who could use a non-famous parenter. Anyway, Vince moved on to Canadian realtor Kyla Weber. The two married in 2010 and have two children together.
7 Zoe Saldana Says "I DO" To Her Movie Director Boo
Zoe Saldana wasted no time finding a new love after she split from actor Bradley Cooper back in 2012. The two co-stars had dated for around a year before calling it quits. In what seemed like only months after the breakup, Zoe Saldana announced her engagement to movie director Marco Perego.
6 We're Thinking Kim Basinger Isn't The Biggest Fan Of Alec Baldwin's Yoga Instructor ...
Through most of the 90s, actor Alec Baldwin was famously married to actress Kim Basinger. Their divorce was nothing short of disastrous. From rumors of infidelity to the public hearing of Alec's apparent rage, the split was pretty much as nasty as they get. Once that battle was over, Alec moved on to yoga instructor Hilaria Baldwin.
5 Julia Stiles Passed On Josh Hartnett, But Adores Her Camera Operator Husband
Back in the 90s and early 00s, Julia Stiles was a huge name in Hollywood. While she is obviously still well known today, she has taken a bit of a step back. In the height of her career, Stiles dated plenty of actors such as: Josh Hartnett, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Michael C. Hall. However, she has since found that life with camera operator Preston J. Cook is just the right fit!
4 Christina Aguilera Met Her New Man Suspiciously Soon After Divorcing Her Music Producer Husband ...
The timeline of Christina Aguilera's past two relationships have us wondering whether there was some foul play at work or not. The singer was married to record producer Jordan Bratman from 2005-2011. Almost immediately after the split, Aguilera was rumored to be dating a production assistant from her film Burlesque. All is fair in love and war, right?
3 Eddie Redmayne Fell For A Publicist
Eddie Redmayne has not been one to date a whole lot of Hollywood ladies. While there were rumors of him being coupled with actress Carrie Mulligan back in 2011, the only other instance was when word spread of him being added to Taylor Swift's long list of exes. Redmayne has denied ever being with Swift however. These days, Newt Scamander has found happiness with publicist Hannah Bagshawe.
2 Bye Bye Benjamin Bratt! Julia Roberts Chose A Cinematographer Instead
America's Sweetheart Julia Roberts has dated her fair share of famous men in the past. From Matthew Perry to Liam Neeson, Roberts has one of the most famous lists of exes ever. After four years with actor Benjamin Bratt, the world thought she had found her "one". Nope! Very soon after her split from Bratt, Julia moved on to cameraman Daniel Moder.
1 Tobey Maguire Left Mary Jane Watson Behind And Married A Jewelry Designer
Back in the early 00s, Tobey Maguire was a huge name in the industry. He was our generation's first Spider-Man (at the time we didn't know we would have two more within the next 10 years). When it was announced at Maguire had started dating his co-star Kirsten Dunst, fans naturally flipped. The romance was short lived though, as Tobey went on to marry jewelry designed Jennifer Meyer. The two did divorce in 2017 however ...
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