10+ Celeb Couples You Might Not Know Actually Broke Up Before They Eventually Tied The Knot
Happily Ever After was never a smooth road, even to the famous and successful ones.
Some celebrity love stories look picture-perfect from the outside, but a few of the most famous couples had a breakup in the middle of their road to marriage. That makes these relationships even more surprising, because they eventually found their way back to each other and tied the knot anyway.
From Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard to Prince William and Kate Middleton, these couples all had a rocky patch before their weddings. Fans may know them as long-lasting pairings now, but the path there was not always smooth.
Here are the celebrity couples who broke up before they finally said, “I do.”
1. Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard
These two have been married since 2013 and they already have children together. However, things almost took a different turn when they called off their relationship just after three months of dating.
Dax broke it up with Kristen because he wanted to see other people. Kristen revealed that what he said made her "liquefy and fall to the ground," but she felt respected enough that she was told the truth.
A couple of days later, Dax called and realized his mistake. "I don't know what I was thinking. I was dating someone else but they're just not as interesting as you, and I don't know what I'm doing," he said, and the rest is history.
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The royal couple dated for four years before calling it quits in 2007. In an interview, Kate revealed that William was the culprit of this breakup.
She said that she wasn't happy about it but she learned a lot when they got separated. Fortunately, William seemed to have realized that it was Kate he wanted to be with after all so they got back together later that same year, got married, and now have a happy family of three children.
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3. Rose Leslie and Kit Harington
Game of Thrones stars Kit and Rose got together in 2012, broke up a year later, reunited in 2014, and split again in 2015. And guess what, they reunited again in 2016 and confirmed their relationship.
The pair has been rock steady since then. They got engaged in 2017 and got married a year later.
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4. Chrissy Teigen and John Legend
Chrissy and John weren't always this lovey-dovey all throughout their relationship. They first got in a relationship together in 2009, but John broke it off with Chrissy because he thought he would be happier single back then.
Chrissy just simply said "No." Days later, John came to his senses and gave their relationship another go—and as you can guess, things quite ended well with the two.
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5. Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo
This gorgeous couple had only been dating for less than a year when they broke up in May 2013. Fortunately, two months later, the pair reunited and got engaged.
They now have two daughters, and they got wed in 2014.
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6. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel
Justin and Jessica split up somewhere in 2011 after dating for four years. They got married the next year and became parents in 2015.
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7. Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos
Kelly and Mark revealed that they actually broke up right before they were about to get married. But then love works in mysterious ways, and they got back together just the day before their big day.
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8. Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler
The pair had been engaged for a year but they called it quits in 2011, with Kristin saying that "a few things need to change" between the two of them. She further said that the breakup was "the only way" that Jay would see the problems.
Fortunately, the two made amends and attended a couples therapy together. They rekindled their romance in 2012 and got married a year later; now, they live happily with their three children.
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9. Nick and Vanessa Lachey
Nick and Vanessa got together after meeting on his music video for "What's Left Of Me." They were in a relationship for three years but had to call it quits when he got "cold feet."
After a few months, the two fixed their issues and got engaged in 2010. They married in the following year, and are now happily living with their three kids.
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10. Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade
Gabrielle and Dwayne had been dating for four years when they split up in early 2013; when Dwayne impregnated another woman. By the end of that year, the two got together again and married in 2014.
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11. Pink and Carey Hart
Pink and Carey started dating in 2001 but their relationship wasn't all kisses and rainbows. They got engaged in 2015 but separated just when they were married two years in.
Things were kept civil, and Carey even starred in Pink's "So What?" music video. They then got back together a year later and have been going strong ever since.
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True enough, love works in mysterious ways. It may not be the smoothest road, but at least these couples eventually found their way back to one another, and have been happier ever since.
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Some love stories just need a second chance.
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