10 Celebs Who Ended Up Marrying A Fan

Life can be a fairytale

Damjan

Published in Film & TV
4 Mar 2022

Some celebrity love stories start with a fan poster on the wall and end with a wedding ring. That is exactly why these marriages still grab attention, even years later.

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From Anne Hathaway and Adam Shulman to Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, this list looks at stars who ended up marrying people who once admired them from afar. Some of the relationships lasted, some did not, but every one of them started with a little fan-to-spouse magic.

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Here are 10 celebs who married a fan, and a few of the stories took some surprising turns.

1. Anne Hathaway and Adam Shulman

Anne Hathaway's admirer Adam Shulman met her during the Palm Springs Film Festival, and Anne fell for him at first sight. The couple got married in 2012.

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2. Adam Sandler and Jackie Sandler

Jackie played alongside Adam in Big Daddy in 1999. They tied the knot in 2003, and she even converted to Judaism for him. They have two beautiful daughters.

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3. Nicolas Cage and Alice Kim

Alice and Nicolas met in 2004 at the restaurant where she worked as a waitress. They got married the same year but divorced 12 years later.

4. Jessica Alba and Cash Warren

They met on the set of Fantastic Four in 2005, where he was a production assistant. It surprised many that Jessica fell for him. After four years, they got married in Los Angeles.

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5. Julia Roberts and Danny Moder

Moder met Roberts on the movie set of The Mexican in 2000, where he was working as a cameraman. They got married in 2004 and now have three children.

6. John Travolta and Kelly Preston

Though they are both famous, Kelly remembers how she was only 16 when she saw a poster of Travolta and said, "I'm going to marry that man." They have been happily married since 1991.

7. Patrick Dempsey and Jillian Fink

Patrick met his fan and the love of his life at a hair salon where she used to work. The couple married in 1999, and Jillian still does his hair.

8. Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso

Luciana Barroso was working as a bartender in 2003 when she met Matt. They got married in 2005.

Marrying your celeb crush does sound like the wildest fantasy coming true. Unfortunately, it does not guarantee a happy ending.

Many of these marriages end in divorce, but then again, so many “regular” marriages end up in divorce too.

So, if it’s going to end anyway, it might as well be with a celeb.

9. Ruben Studdard and Surata Zuri McCants

Ruben met Surata Zuri while signing CDs in a store. The couple wed in 2008, but they filed for divorce in 2011.

10. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes

Katie Holmes used to be the biggest fan of Tom Cruise. Her dream of marrying him came true in 2006. Sadly, though, the marriage lasted only six years.