From the free-loving romances of the ’70s to present-day Hollywood power couples, we’re taking you for a walk down memory lane with the most famous celebrity pairings, from each year between 1979 to 2023.

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1979: Ryan O’Neal and Farrah Fawcett
These two A-listers became an item in 1979. Their Hollywood love story was definitely one for the ages: they broke up in 1997, reconciled in 2001 and stayed together until Fawcett’s death from cancer in 2009.

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1980: Carrie Fisher and Paul Simon
While their love affair was often described as “turbulent,” Carrie Fisher, who was at the height of her career in 1980 after the release of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and singer Paul Simon, would spend a decade in an on-again, off-again relationship that included a marriage and soon after – divorce.
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1981: Prince Charles and Lady Diana
On July 29, 1981, in one of the most lavish and widely-watched royal weddings in history, Prince Charles wed Lady Diana Spencer, who would forever be known as “the People’s Princess.” The pair said “I do” in front of a global TV audience estimated to be more than 750 million people. After what was dubbed “the wedding of the century,” the royal couple would call it quits after 15 years of marriage and Princess Diana would later tragically die in a car accident alongside her partner Dodi Fayed in Paris in 1997.

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1982: Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman holding hands at an event
In 1982, Cheers and Taxi were undisputedly the most popular TV shows of the time. So, when their respective stars Rhea Perlman and Danny DeVito got hitched, it was one of the biggest celebrity headlines of the year.

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1983: Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey Jr.
In 1983, the good-girl and bad-boy couple of the day was Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey Jr. These two were the ones to watch as style icons of their generation, feeling the love from 1983 to 1991, when the pair would ultimately call it quits.
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1984: Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell may be our favourite (and one of the longest-standing) Hollywood couples. These famously unwed lovebirds may have met on set in 1968, but it wasn’t until 1984 that they would finally get together, giving us major couple goals to this day.

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1985: Sean Penn and Madonna
A roller-coaster romance from the start, the spark for these two burned bright – and burned out – fast. The troubled twosome first met and married in 1985. Their relationship would be plagued by bad press, explosive public outbursts and rumours of their turbulent private life. Sean Penn and Madonna would hold on to their marriage for nearly five years before divorcing in 1989.

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1986: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver
Married in 1986, it was hard not to be interested in the bulky body-builder-turned-actor with the big smile and his stunning bride, the budding journalist and news anchor. Together since 1977, the pair made it official in 1986 and would go on to have four children together before divorcing in 2011, after Schwarzenegger would publicly admit to fathering a child with another woman several years prior.

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1987: Demi Moore and Bruce Willis
This genetically-blessed duo got hitched in Vegas in 1987 and sat atop the throne as one of Hollywood’s most powerful and watched couples until they divorced in 2000. These two may no longer be an item, but they’ve become definite role models for their amicable co-parenting of their three daughters Rumer, Scout and Tallulah.
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1988: Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet
Another pair to wed in Vegas in 1987, the passionate singer and actress would have their daughter, Zoë Kravitz, in 1988 and become a fixture on the Hollywood circuit as young wife Lisa Bonet continued her work on The Cosby Show and aspiring musician Lenny Kravitz began to make a name for himself in the industry.
Related: Celebrities who married young.

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1990: Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise
Before Tom Cruise would ever jump up on Oprah’s couch and declare his love for Katie Holmes, he embarked on a Hollywood love story with the statuesque Nicole Kidman. The year 1990 is when Cruise and Kidman hit the box office for Days of Thunder as well as the altar, saying “I do.” They stuck with it until 2001, when the A-list pair would finalize their divorce.

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1991: Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain
The definition of “grunge royalty,” musicians Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love released albums in 1991, as they cemented themselves as the effortlessly-cool couple of a generation that same year. The pair wed in 1992, but the love story was cut short when Cobain tragically died by suicide just two years later.
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1992: Iman and David Bowie
When music legend David Bowie met the stunning model Iman, he just knew. According to Bowie, it was a done deal from the first time he laid eyes on her. The late music icon even told HELLO! magazine in 2000, “I'd never gone after anything in my life with such passion in all my life. I just knew she was the one.” The pair got hitched in 1992 and were together until his passing in 2016.
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1993: Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin
These two top actors of the day got married in 1993; and while their life together would be marred by nasty press and some pretty disturbing headlines until their divorce in 2002 (and for some time after), we can’t help but reminisce on just how pretty a pair these two were back in the day.

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1995: Hugh Jackman and Deborra Lee-Furness
In 1995, Hollywood hunk Hugh Jackman, widely considered as one of the nicest actors in the industry, set his sights on Deborra Lee-Furness while on the set of an Australian TV show. They married the following year, adopting two children after that. They are still enjoying wedded bliss after more than two decades together.

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1995: Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee
If there is one couple to be featured under the term whirlwind romance, Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee would be the one. The twosome first wed in 1995 in Cancun after being together for only four days. Not only were they in the headlines for their wedding, but they were the subject of high paparazzi and tabloids when their sex tape was stolen by Rand Gauthier. The duo (famously known as Pam and Tommy) would call it quits in 1998, reunite and ultimately end things again in 2010. Even in her most recent memoir and Netflix doc, Anderson talks about how much Lee means to her.

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1996: Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt
For starters, just look at these two. It’s not hard to see why the press loved them, much less why they seemed so in love. Good genes and matching hairstyles aside, the Se7en co-stars stole the spotlight on nearly every red carpet during their time together, breaking up – and breaking the hearts of fans everywhere – in 1997.
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1997: Victoria Beckham and David Beckham
When the famous footballer and Spice Girl first hooked up in 1997, no one seemed sure if the flashy duo would make it. The pair set out to prove the haters wrong with an extravagant wedding in 1999 and now, over 20 years and four children later, there’s little doubt these two were a match made to last.

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1997: Ellen DeGeneres and Anne Heche
While we all know Ellen DeGeneres is in the happiest marriage with Portia de Rossi — before this power couple was born, DeGeneres was an iconic relationship with Anne Heche. Never forget that these two dated — their relationship was a big part of pop culture history and they were an important (and controversial) symbol of the gay Hollywood back in the '90s. Even Ellen's heartbreak made mad headlines in the early 2000s.

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1998: Will Smith and Jada Pinkett
As relevant then as they are today, these two take the crown as one of the most popular couples then and now. On New Year’s Eve in 1998, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett made it official and became one of our favourite couples to watch. Now, these two have grown to a family of four and have fast become one of our favourite – and most inspiring – families to watch.

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1999: Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe
A baby-faced Reese Witherspoon and brooding Ryan Phillippe would first meet at a birthday party for Reese and marry not long after in 1999 – the same year that the pair would star in the box-office hit, Cruel Intentions.
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2000: Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt
Has there ever been a bigger Hollywood duo than Brad and Jen? These two seemed destined for their “happily ever after” but after five years of marriage, Brad Pitt pulled the plug and got serious with his Mr. & Mrs. Smith co-star, Angelina Jolie.

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2001: Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake
Before pop star Britney Spears ever broke N’Sync star Justin Timberlake’s heart, these two were blowing up the headlines and red carpets with their matching outfits and musical collaborations. Will this matching denim moment ever get old? We didn’t think so.

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2002: Jessica Biel and Chris Evans
Way before he was Captain America and she moved on with Justin Timberlake, early Y2K babies may remember Jessica Biel and Chris Evans dated for five years before their split in 2006. Not only did they attend a bunch of Hollywood events together, but the couple apparently also went skydiving together on Valentine’s Day (if that isn’t love we don’t know what is).
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2003: Jay-Z and Beyoncé
At the height of Jay-Z’s hip hop career and the rise of Beyoncé as a successful solo artist, releasing her first album independent of her former band Destiny’s Child in 2003, the signs that these two had become a couple were hard to ignore. If it wasn’t obvious enough as they both dodged media questions, but continued to be seen together out in public, their 2002 collaboration on Jay-Z’s “’03 Bonnie & Clyde” track continued to climb the charts, with their steamy music video only adding fuel to the fire. While neither Jay-Z or Beyoncé would officially confirm the coupling, this was definitely their year, as hopeful fans looked on and soaked up every hint these two would drop.

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2004: Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson
In 2004, reality programming was fast-becoming one of the biggest ratings-draws on television, and newlywed singers Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson were in on the action, with the second season of their popular show Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica in full swing. Fans couldn’t get enough of Jessica’s bubbly antics or her hunky hubby Nick; and while this duo wouldn’t make it, divorcing in 2006, it was fun while it lasted.

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2005: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
Hardly waiting a beat for the ink on his divorce papers with Jennifer Aniston to dry, Brad Pitt waited all of one month before the tabloids snapped photos of him and his Mr. & Mrs. Smith co-star Angelina Jolie, along with her kids, enjoying time on a beach in Kenya. Pitt and Jolie would later reveal their love story started on set of the film, while Pitt was still very much married to Aniston, but he’s insisted he did not cheat. So from Brad and Jen to “Brangelina,” Pitt and Jolie became the world’s most popular couple to watch. The two separated in 2016 and share six children, including their first-born Shiloh and twins Knox and Vivienne.

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2006: Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughan
After co-starring as a feuding couple on the brink of splitsville in the 2006 film, The Break Up, fans loved the actors’ off-screen chemistry too, as the pair spent a few months as an item before calling it quits in December of the same year.

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2007: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
2007 was definitely the year for “TomKat,” as the action movie star and former Dawson’s Creek actress made a splash globetrotting and packing on the PDA at every red carpet they could find, often with the adorable then-baby Suri Cruise in tow. We all know how this one ended, but it was a fun, ridiculous, ride while it lasted.
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2008: Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi
When a leading daytime talk-show host gets hitched, the world watches on. Fans across the globe couldn’t wait to see wedding snaps from Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi’s big day. Flash-forward to 2023 and these two lovebirds are still going strong, Ellen's professional controversy aside.

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2009: Barack and Michelle Obama
The power couple of all power couples, 2009 was definitely their year. Barack was inaugurated into office and he and First Lady Michelle quickly became worldwide #couplegoals. From their popular political perspectives to their philanthropic work and general charisma, there was no denying that the First Family had a pulse on the times.

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2010: Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson
In the midst of the Twilight franchise frenzy, with the third film having just been released and fans increasingly more obsessed with the cast on – and off – screen, there was no doubt that Kristen Stewart and her maybe-boyfriend Robert Pattinson were the couple of the year. While it was beyond obvious that the two were an item, the painfully-introverted Stewart and tight-lipped Pattinson took their time confirming the relationship. The pair split in 2012 after Stewart was photographed getting cozy with her very-married Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders. Yikes.
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2011: Prince William and Kate Middleton
In a royal ceremony to rival any fairytale wedding, Prince William married longtime love Kate Middleton in 2011 at Westminster Abbey in London. Leading up to the big day and for some time after the fact, there wasn’t a magazine cover or media outlet that wasn’t hyper-focused on covering every detail of the couples’ wedding-for-the-ages. Needless to say, Will and Kate did not disappoint.

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2012: Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber
The on-again, off-again couple of a generation, pop stars Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez first linked up in 2011, but it was in 2012 that the couple had truly cemented their status as the young pair to watch for on red carpets and in candid paparazzi snaps. While their off-and-on relationship took a definite turn to “off” in 2018 when Bieber married Hailey Baldwin.

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2013: Kanye West and Kim Kardashian
It seems like every year is a banner year for Kimye, but in 2013, the couple made waves for everything from their red carpet fashion to the birth of their first child, North to their post-engagement journey, chronicled on the Kardashian’s reality TV programs.

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2014: George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin
In April of 2014, the world’s most eligible bachelor became engaged to human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin and by July, the pair headed down the altar in a star-studded affair held in Venice, Italy. The happily married couple had twins in 2017 and continue to reign as one of Hollywood’s most beautiful – and socially-conscious – couples.

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2015: Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani
With divorces behind them, co-stars on The Voice Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton (finally) confirmed the rumours and stepped out as a couple. They continue to gush about one another at every opportunity and we wouldn’t be surprised if Shelton popped the question any day now.
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2016: John Legend and Chrissy Teigen
From the birth of their daughter Luna to Chrissy’s new cookbook, Twitter-rants and John’s new album Darkness and Light, 2016 was definitely the year for everyone’s favourite unfiltered duo.

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2017: Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez
These two got together in 2017 and were inseparable... until they weren't. Although A-Rod popped the question in 2020 and our favourite World of Dance star J.Lo said yes, the couple ultimately split in 2021. But there's no denying that their headline-making relationship was one of the biggest of the decade.

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2018: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Hands down the couple to be in 2018, Prince Harry and former Suits actress Meghan Markle proved you can write your own fairytale script as they took their whirlwind romance to the altar, saying “I do” in front of celebrity friends, royalty and the eyes of the world. On their wedding guest list: Oprah Winfrey, George and Amal Clooney, David and Victoria Beckham… we could go on and on.
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2019: Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas
Actress Priyanka Chopra and singer Nick Jonas got together in 2018, with their relationship on the fast-track towards marriage from the start. After just a few months of dating, the pair got engaged and soon after that same year, made it official with not one, but two wedding ceremonies, and what’s been tallied at five separate receptions. In 2019, as the most popular newlyweds and the Jonas Brothers reunited with a new album, 2019 is their year.

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2020: Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas
A modern match made in pop culture heaven! Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner and her singer husband generated a buzz in 2019 for their secret wedding and made headlines in 2020 when they announced they were expecting a baby. They're cute — we ship it!
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2021: Tom Holland and Zendaya
We love a good friends-to-lovers trope and this is exactly what happened between Spider-Man: No Way Home co-stars Tom Holland and Zendaya. After years (since 2016) of denying rumours that they were a couple, the British actor and Disney alum were spotted sharing a kiss in his car. Since then, the couple has attended weddings and shared sweet photos and comments on Instagram.

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2022: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck
We all know that 2002 was the gift that kept on giving, when J.Lo put her private life on public display with that music video for “Jenny From the Block” and all the delicious red carpet moments that featured her and actor-beau Ben Affleck. After the relationship ultimately fizzled out, it lit up again when the couple got engaged in April 2022 fulfilling Bennifer 2.0. The engagement was followed by an elopement in Las Vegas and a wedding at Affleck’s Georgia estate.

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2023: Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber
The duo got married in 2018, but since then the Biebers have been the talk of the town. From the constant paparazzi photos, to the lovey-dovey couple's Instagram posts and the time they posed for the cover of Vogue and Vogue Italia a couple of times. And sorry “Jelena” fans, Hailey revealed that her and Selena Gomez have no bad blood after revealing on the Call Her Daddy podcast that they’ve talked.
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