Photos : The 25 celebrity couple break-ups we didn't see coming
Model Adriana Karembeu married footballer Christian Karembeu in 1998. The two stars finally divorced in 2011, after more than 13 years spent together.
After a romance with Zac Efron, her on-screen partner in High School Musical, actress Vanessa Hudgens had a long love affair with Elvis actor Austin Butler from 2011 to 2019.
In 2004, Desperate Housewives actress Eva Longoria began a romance with French basketball player Tony Parker. They got engaged in 2007 before getting married in Paris in July 2007. They finally divorced three years later for ‘insurmountable disagreements’.
The romance between Gérard Piqué and Shakira began during the 2010 Football World Cup. Together they gave birth to two boys: Milan (2013) and Sasha (2015). The two stars announced their separation in June 2022, following infidelity on the part of the football player.
Monica Belluci and French actor Vincent Cassel met on the set of L'Appartement in 1996. They got married in 1999 and gave birth to two daughters: Deva, in 2004, and Léonie, in 2010. They divorced in 2013.
French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis began a relationship with Johnny Depp in 1998. A year later, she gave birth to their daughter, Lily-Rose, and in 2002 to their son, Jack. In 2012, they announced their separation.
Actors Bruce Willis and Demi Moore met in 1987. They got married and welcomed three daughters: Rumer (1988), Scout LaRue (1991) and Tallulah (1994). They ended their romance in 1998 before officially divorcing in 2000. However, they remain close to this day.
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson met on the set of the iconicTwilight saga in 2008. They made their relationship official in 2012, before finally calling it quits the following year.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West began dating in 2012. They got married in 2014. Together, they have four children: North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm. They announced their decision to divorce in 2021.
Pop stars Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber began dating in 2010. They split up for the first time in 2012 before getting back together a few months later. They had a whirlwind relationship until March 2018, when they finally called it quits.
Actors Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston began their relationship in 1998. They got married in 2000, before divorcing in 2005, after the actor had an affair with Mr & Mrs Smith co-star Angelina Jolie.
In 2019, after a hit duet, Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes began dating. They split up in November 2021. However, in April 2023, they were photographed together kissing, but claimed to still be separated.
Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan met on the set of Sexy Dance in 2006. They got married in 2009 and welcomed a baby girl named Everly in 2013. The two stars announced their divorce in 2018.
Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk began dating in 2015. Two years later, they gave birth to their daughter Lea de Seine, before separating in 2019.
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner started dating in 2016. They got married twice in 2019. Once in Las Vegas and then in the south of France. They welcomed two daughters together: Willa, in 2020, and the second, whose first name is unknown, in 2022. After numerous rumours, the two stars announced their divorce in August 2023.
Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady fell in love in 2006. They got married three years later before welcoming two children together: a boy named Benjamin in 2009 and a girl named Vivian in 2012. In October 2022, they announced their divorce.
Hugh Jackman and Deborah-Lee Furness met in 1995. They got married the following year and then adopted two children together: Oscar Maximilien, born in 2000, and Ava-Eliott, born in 2005. In September 2023, they announced their divorce after 27 years together.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt met in 2004 on the set of Mr & Mrs Smith. They adopted their daughter Zahara together in 2005. The actor also later adopted Maddox. In 2006, the couple gave birth to their daughter Shiloh. The following year, they adopted their son Pax. In 2008, they announced that they were expecting twins, Knox Léon and Vivienne Marcheline. They got married in 2014 before divorcing in 2016.
The couple's divorce has been nothing short of messy, involving battles about their estate and also their children who are standing behind their mother. In 2023, Pax's Father's Day message for Pitt in 2023 took center stage. He wrote, as reported by The Standard: ‘Happy Father’s Day to this world class a**hole. You time and time again prove yourself to be a terrible and despicable person’
In 2024, Shiloh officially dropped Pitt as her last name and took up Jolie.
The two met on the set of Planet of the Apes in 2001 and collaborated on eight other films. Though they never married, Bonham Carter and Burton were together for 13 years and welcomed two children together. They announced their split in 2014.
The couple met in 2000 on the set of Pearl Harbor. However, at the time they were both in separate relationships. They only became official in 2004 after they had split from their partners. They married in 2005 and welcomed three children together. They announced their divorce in 2015.
The two met in 2014 at the White House Correspondents' Dinner and got married in 2015. After seven years of marriage, the two announced their divorce in 2023.
The two dated for 13 years and offered the world some iconic red carpet moments. The two split in 2000 but remain friends years after. Grant is the godfather of Hurley's only child.
The two got married in 1978 and have four children together. In a shock interview, Streep's representative revealed in 2023 that the two had been separated for 6 years.
The two met on the set of Black Swan in 2009. They got married in 2012. The two have two children together. Their split was hinted at in August 2023.
They started dating in 2000 before getting married in 2004. The couple has three children together. In Aprils 2023 Baumgartner filed for divorce citing ‘irreconcilable differences’.
Singer Ariana Grande and comedian Pete Davidson dated for four months in 2018, and they were engaged when they broke up. Ariana Grande later spoke about her relationship to Vogue, saying:
'It was an amazing distraction. It was frivolous and fun and insane and highly unrealistic, and I loved him, and I didn't know him.'
Lindsey Lohan dated DJ Samantha Ronson for a few months before their split in 2009. She later tweeted:
'Being cheated on does wonders to you. I'm doing this publicly because you and your friends call People. So you win, you broke my heart. Now go away. I loved you.'
Professional athlete Tiger Woods was married to Erin Nordegen when he allegedly cheated on her with several other women. It was reported that Erin chased him out of the house with one of his golf clubs, and the affairs led to him being dropped from his deals with Nike, Gillette and Gatorade.
Actors Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wilde got together in 2012 and had two children together, before filing for divorce in 2020. They engaged in a messy custody battle, which the actress won, after being served custody papers on stage while promoting her film Don't Worry Darling. They are now co-parenting, with their kids staying one week at their mum's, and one week at their dad's.
Actors Evan Peters and Emma Roberts were in an on-and-off relationship for years, during which they got engaged twice. Towards the end of their relationship, Emma Roberts was arrested for domestic violence after Evan Peters got a bloody nose, and the police were called in by a neighbour. The finally called it quits in 2019, and seem to remain good friends.
