The Surprising Celebs the Real Housewives Have Dated

From teen idols to A-List actors and, yes, the president of the United States, you’ll be shocked to discover the famous men the Housewives have dated.

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Tinsley: Constantine Maroulis

After divorcing her high school sweetheart Topper, Tinsley went on to date American Idol contestant turned Broadway star Constantine Maroulis. In New York social circles, it was like the head cheerleader dating the president of the drama club.

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Tinsley: Prince Lorenzo Borghese

In 2012, Tinsley was briefly romantically linked to Lorenzo Borghese of the princely Italian family the House of Borghese, AKA Prince Lorenzo from the ninth season of The Bachelor after they hit the red carpet together. The scandal at the time was that Lorenzo had previously dated Tinsley's sister Dabney (where is she on RHONY, BTW?), but eventually the New York Daily News debunked the whole thing, claiming they were never a couple – though perhaps Tinsley did want us to think they were.

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Cat Ommanney: Prince Harry

The Real Housewives of Dallas' Cat never actually dated Prince Harry, but any encounter with a prince is worth mentioning!

Years ago when Cat appeared on Watch What Happens Live she let it slip that she was once hit the town with her girlfriends in London and the night ended with her snogging a then 22-year-old Prince Harry. Cat admitted it was a one-time thing but praised the young prince for being an amazing kisser.

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Luann de Lesseps: Keith Hernandez

Keith Hernandez, a legendary former Mets player, was actually the one who admitted to the public that he "chased" Luann "like a hound" and dated her before she was ever a countess.

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Kelly Dodd: Michael Avenatti

If you've been following the alleged Stormy Daniels / Donald Trump scandal then you might recognize Michael, he's Stormy's attorney.

While we don't know much about this pairing, Kelly surprised us in March of 2018 when she told a fan on Twitter that she used to date Michael.

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Carole: Russ Irwin

Though he may not be as known as his contemporaries, Russ Irwin has serious rock star cred, including a Hot 100 Hit (the love song My Heart Belongs to You). He's toured with loads of rock greats, from Aerosmith to Sting and Cheap Trick.

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Carole: George Clooney

From Kennedys to rock stars, to GEORGE CLOONEY (!), Carole has the best track record for lovers out of any of the Housewives. She's kept it classy and hasn't said much about the alleged affair, but Sonja spilled the beans about it on camera.

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Brandi: Eddie Cibrian

Eddie Cibrian is, of course, the whole reason we know Brandi. By now the story of Eddie cheating with LeAnn Rimes is an old Housewives tale. But Eddie is far from the only famous name Brandi has dated...

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Brandi: Gerard Butler

Initially, Gerard denied he'd hooked up with Brandi. He later admitted her did have a "one-afternooner" with her, but he didn't know she was a Real Housewife and had forgotten her name. Ouch!

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Brandi: Calum Best

Brandi dated British babe Calum Best for a short time around the release of the Famously Single season that they co-starred in.

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Brandi: Theo Von

When Brandi did comedian Theo Von's podcast, their flirting was straight up out of control. After that, they had a brief fling. Even though it didn't last, we were rooting for these two – it seemed like Brandi had finally found someone just as 'Unfiltered' as she is.

Brandi: Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer

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Brandi: Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer

Brandi's hit list continues... much like Rachel Green, Brandi's been romantically linked to BOTH Ross and Joey.

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Brandi: Ben Stiller

Back in the 90s, Brandi even dated Ben Stiller!

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Sonja: Jack Nicholson

Herrrrrrrrre's Jacky! Sonja has had a slew of famous hookups, and earlier this year she revealed that she hooked up with Jack Nicholson, but said it was just a hookup: "Nobody nails down Nicholson." Truer words were never spoken.

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Sonja: Owen Wilson

Another A-Lister from Sonja's vast little black book? Owen Wilson. Sonja confirmed they dated, but didn't offer any specifics, leading us to imagine for ourselves what the boat ride was like that Sonja took with Ned Plimpton from Life Aquatic.

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Sonja: Prince Albert II

Sorry, Lu. You're not the only one with romantic links to royalty. Sonja spilled that she once dated Prince Albert of Monaco, AKA the son of Grace Kelly.

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Sonja: Richard Lewis

This one we seriously can't picture. But knowing Sonja, she probably made Richard laugh.

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Sonja: Eric Clapton

Don't call Sonja a groupie. She's a band-aid.

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Sonja: Billy Idol

That's not one but two rock legends in Sonja's little black book. She's the Penny Lane of the Upper East Side.

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Sonja: Charlie Rose

Here's what Sonja had to say about dating Charlie: "If you see me out to dinner with Charlie Rose, it doesn’t mean I’m hitting that, you know? But I’ve been known to date Charlie, luckily."

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Lizzie: Nick Lachey

Lizzie dated Nick before AND after he was married to Jessica Simpson – which makes her Eskimo sisters not only with Jessica, but also Kim Kardashian.

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Bethenny: Alex Rodriguez

Before he replaced Casper on the arm of JLO, Alex Rodriguez went on a few dates with Bethenny. When asked how well he kissed, though, Bethenny said she couldn't even remember. Shady!

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Bethenny: Eric Stonestreet

This pairing is the Tom Cruise and Cher of Housewives couples, meaning we'll never be able to stop thinking about it. What we wouldn't give to have been a fly on the wall when these two were out to dinner.

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Kim: Donald Trump

Yep. That happened. But TBH, we would swap Melania for Kim Richards as First Lady in a heartbeat.

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Cynthia: Leon Robinson

Cynthia's ex (and baby daddy) Leon is an accomplished actor whose been in loads of great movies, from B*A*P*S to All The Right Moves to Cool Runnings, but he'll always have a special place in our hearts for his role as the saint Madonna kissed in the Like a Prayer video.

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Cynthia: Russell Simmons

Cynthia dated Russell during her modelling heyday back in New York and the mogul even proposed to her, but she shot him down.

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Katie: Russell Simmons

Cynthia isn't the only Housewife Russell has dated. He also dated RHOP's Katie Rost. Here's the tea: Russell allegedly started dating someone else while Katie was still living in his apartment.

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Kandi: Jermaine Dupri

Kandi says she slept with hip hop star Jermaine Dupri, but Jermaine says it didn't happen. We're team Kandi on this one – what does she gain from lying about Jermaine?

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Adrienne: Sean Stewart

The 19-year age gap between Adrienne and Rod Stewart's son Sean was a minor scandal when they started dating, but it shouldn't have been. He was 32, not 19. Go ahead, Adrienne. Get it.

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Yolanda: Julio Iglesias

When Yolanda brought her RHOBH costars back to visit her homeland of the Netherlands, she casually dropped into conversation that David Foster wasn't the first music superstar she dated – years ago Spanish crooner Julio Iglesias was her boyfriend.

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Eileen Davidson: Jon Voight

These two dated back in the 80s. Now just imagine a world in which it worked out and Eileen was Angelina Jolie's stepmother.

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Eileen: Jon Lindstrom

She also dated fellow soap star Jon Lindstrom, who went on to appear in True Detective.

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Eileen Davidson: Marcus Allen

Eileen went on a handful of dates with football player Marcus Allen, AKA OJ Simpson's best friend – and the ex of short-lived Housewife Kathryn Edwards.

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Eileen: Christopher Mayer

In the 80s, Eileen was married for a single year to Christopher Mayer, who played Vance Duke on Dukes of Hazzard.

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Joanna: Jensen Ackles

Not much is known about their relationship, but in the mid-2000s Supernatural (and Dawson's Creek!!) star Jensen Ackles and Joanna hit up dozens of red carpets hand in hand.

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Joanna: Christian Slater

Yep, Joanna also dated J.D. from Heathers. But Joanna's so not a Veronica. She's a Heather – and she's so, so very.

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Eden Sassoon: Jesse McCartney

Did you know Eden dated tween idol Jesse McCartney? It was a bit of an Adrienne Maloof and Sean Stewart situation – at the time, she was 39 and he was 25.

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Lisa: Keith Sweat

From 1992 to 2002, former RHOA star Lisa Wu dated the R&B singer Keith Sweat, who has recorded more than 15 albums and received a lifetime achievement award from the Soul Train Music Awards. The couple has two children together.

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Camille: Kelsey Grammer

Camille started dating Kelsey way back in another era, when she was a dancer on MTV. As we saw on season one of RHOBH, he was a cheating jerk.

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Camille: Scott Colomby

Kelsey's not the only famous actor Camille dated. She was also romantically linked to Scott Colomby, who appeared in a slew of huge films, including Caddyshack, Porky's and Charlie's Angels.

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Cary: Lance Armstrong

RHOD's Cary dated cyclist Lance Armstrong right after he dated another famous lady – Sheryl Crow!

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Danielle: Ray J

Ray J famously 'hit it first' with Kim Kardashian West, as well as a motley crew of other women, from Lil K to Whitney Houston. But does he have a Housewife in his romantic history too? Rumours swirled about Ray J dating Danielle Staub back in 2011 and there were even photos of what appeared to be the two kissing, but the relationship was never confirmed.

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Kim: DJ Tracy Young

Who could forget the brief, strange post-Big Poppa, pre-Kroy period when Kim was dating DJ Tracy Young. In 2018, Kim wrote a blog post dismissing the relationship as a "one-time deal" and claimed Tracy was riding on her coattails. Tracy clapped back quickly, calling Kim homophobic for minimizing their relationship and claiming not only that they dated for eight months, but also that Kim told her she wanted to marry her and have a kid together.