We’ve all been in relationships that ended sooner than we wanted them to – and we’ve all probably made the mistake of trying to win back our ex when they had already made it abundantly clear they wanted nothing more to do with us!

It is somewhat reassuring to learn that even celebrities can make these mistakes too, as the list below illustrates. It seems that being famous, rich, and successful is no protection against a broken heart.

Some of these couples just drifted apart, others split up because one of them had been unfaithful. In every case, however, one half of the duo decided that they weren’t quite ready to give up on the relationship, leading to some rather embarrassing and awkward attempts to win back their exes.

20 Nas And Kelis

Hip hop stars Nas and Kelis were married for four years between 2005 and 2009 after meeting at an MTV VMA party in 2002. Their separation was not amicable, with Kelis alleging domestic abuse and that Nas had not paid towards child support, but that didn’t stop Nas trying to win Kelis back with a rather suggestive text message in 2012.

19 Nick Jonas And Miley Cyrus

Nick Jonas and Miley Cyrus were the Disney power couple of the Noughties, dating for two years between 2006 and 2008. Teenage relationships are always tough to get over, and Miley has said that she cried for a week after the couple split. In 2012, the Jonas Brothers released the song Wedding Bells which was rumored to be about Nick wanting another chance with his ex.

18 Taylor Swift And Taylor Lautner

Anyone who has dated Taylor Swift tends to find themselves immortalized in a song – and not in a complimentary way. Tay-Tay is not the sort to mope about past relationships, but the closest she came to admitting that she might have been wrong about a guy was after she split with Taylor Lautner, when she wrote an apology to him in her track Back to December.

17 Mariah Carey And James Packer

Diva Mariah Carey became engaged to billionaire James Packer in January 2016, but the couple split less than a year later. However, it seems that Carey wasn’t quite ready to let go of the relationship, as she carried on wearing her engagement ring for several months, although she did eventually sell the gem for a fraction of its $13 million price tag.

16 Tiger Woods And Elin Nordgren

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, and Elin Nordgren had every right to be furious when husband Tiger Woods confessed that he had been unfaithful with several women during their marriage. Woods reportedly tried to get back together with his ex by promising her a lucrative pre-nuptial agreement, but it wasn’t enough to undo the damage he had caused.

15 Aaron Carter And Hilary Duff

Back in the 2000s, Lizzie McGuire star Hilary Duff and boyband singer Aaron Carter were one of the hottest celebrity couples, until they split amid rumors that he had cheated on her with Lindsay Lohan. It seemed that both had moved on from their teen romance until Carter tweeted in 2014 that he still held a torch for his ex-girlfriend.

14 Lady Gaga And Taylor Kinney

Lady Gaga and Chicago Fire actor Taylor Kinney seemed like a match made in heaven, and fans of both were shocked to hear that they had separated in 2016. Less than a year later, Lady Gaga said in a Netflix documentary that she still had feelings for Kinney, but that they had got together at the wrong time for things to work between them.

13 Robin Thicke And Paula Patton

Blurred Lines singer Robin Thicke didn’t want to take no for an answer when his wife, Paula Patton, told him that their marriage was over. In an attempt to win her back which was doomed to failure, Thicke recorded Paula, an album of songs dedicated to his ex, including tracks titled Forever Love and Get Her Back.

12 Arnold Schwarzenegger And Maria Shriver

Arnold Schwarzenegger hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons when it emerged that he had fathered a child with his housekeeper, ending his marriage to Maria Shriver. In the aftermath of the story breaking, the Terminator actor tried his best to get back in Maria’s good books, by praising her family, the infamous Kennedys, in a speech at a charity gala.

11 Lena Dunham And Jack Antonoff

The writer and star of TV drama Girls, Lena Dunham, went through her own drama in 2017 when she split with boyfriend Jack Antonoff. It seems that Lena soon regretted her decision, however, and was calling Jack several times a day, as well as having some very negative public reactions to rumors that he was dating again.

10 Burt Reynolds And Sally Field

Sally Field and Burt Reynolds met on the set of their 1977 movie Smokey and the Bandit and began dating almost immediately. They were together until 1982, and it seems that Reynolds never quite forgot her, describing Sally as “the love of his life” in an interview in 2015, just a few years before he passed away.

9 Amanda Seyfried And Dominic Cooper

Another couple who met on set was Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper, who starred together in Mamma Mia. By the time they made Mamma Mia 2, however, they were divorced. When the couple first split in 2009, Seyfried had been keen for them to try again, only for their split to become permanent a year later.

8 Roger Matthews And Jenni Farley

Jersey Shore star Roger Matthews was not willing to take it lying down when his wife, Jenni Farley, announced that she was leaving. He posted an interview online, saying that he was going to do everything he could to get his wife back, sending her messages declaring his love and offering to get counseling to try and fix things between them.

7 Rita Ora And Calvin Harris

Before his high-profile relationship with Taylor Swift, DJ Calvin Harris dated British singer Rita Ora, who seems to have been unwilling to let go of her ex. Swift was said to have been annoyed by Rita’s attempts to stay close to Calvin throughout their relationship, and Rita was quick to follow a newly-single Calvin on social media when he and Taylor split.

6 Sean Combs And Cameron Diaz

Music mogul Sean “P Diddy” Combs was linked to an on/off fling with Cameron Diaz between 2008 and 2012, before they both moved on to more serious relationships. However, it seems that Combs wasn’t quite able to put his time with Cameron behind him, as he called her “the sexiest girl in the world” in 2014.

5 Lamar Odom And Khloe Kardashian

The Kardashian girls have made careers out of their tempestuous love lives, so it is hardly surprising to see at least one of them on this list. Khloe Kardashian was married to basketball star Lamar Odom from 2009 to 2016 when they were finally divorced. Odom later said that Khloe was still the love of his life, despite the fact that things broke down between them.

4 Eric Benet And Halle Berry

Oscar-winner Halle Berry split from her husband, R&B singer Eric Benet, in 2003 after he admitted to cheating on her, despite his efforts to try and get her to forgive him. After undergoing treatment for sex addiction, Benet and Berry tried to make things work, but in the end, the X-Men star just couldn’t trust her ex-husband.

3 Amber Rose And Wiz Khalifa

Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa split in 2014, after just one year of marriage. Rose seemed to suggest that she missed some aspects of their relationship when she suggested that she might turn to her ex-husband for some fun in the bedroom – though Khalifa was quick to reject the model’s advances!

2 Zac Efron And Vanessa Hudgens

High School Musical fans loved the fact that the film’s stars, Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens, were together in real life – and were heartbroken when the dream couple split in 2009. In the years following their break-up, Zac was always keen to stay good friends with his ex, leading to rumors that the two of them were back together, even though Vanessa was in a new relationship.

1 Justin Bieber And Selena Gomez

The only teen romance that came close to beating Zac and Vanessa in the popularity stakes was the on/off relationship between pop stars Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez. Despite now being married to Hailey Baldwin, Bieber said that he still loves Selena, and as recently as 2018 the Baby singer was reportedly trying to win back his ex.

Sources: Pop Sugar, Cosmopolitan,E Online, The Sun, Elle