Celebrities Who Dated Normal People Throughout the Years

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Celebrities Who Dated Normal People Throughout the Years

Charlotte Chilton

Posted: 21 April 2024 | Last updated: 21 April 2024

<p> Everyone's played the old "name your celebrity crush" icebreaker game. But for some of the regular, non-famous folk among us, it became a reality. From Grammy Award-winning singers to Academy Award nominees, some of Hollywood's biggest names have either dated or are currently dating non-celebrities. Keep reading to find out who you may have a chance with in the future. </p>

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Celebrities Who Dated Normal People Throughout the Years

Everyone's played the old "name your celebrity crush" icebreaker game. But for some of the regular, non-famous folk among us, it became a reality. From Grammy Award-winning singers to Academy Award nominees, some of Hollywood's biggest names have dated non-celebrities. Keep reading to find out who you may have a chance with in the future.

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Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck first stepped out with Saturday Night Live producer Lindsay Shookus in July 2017. After an on-again, off-again relationship, the two split for good in April 2019.

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Tom Felton

Tom Felton began dating Jade Olivia in 2008, after meeting on the set of one of the Harry Potter movies. Olivia was working as an assistant to the stunt coordinator and even stepped in to portray the wife of Felton's character in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. After dating for a whopping eight years, the couple called it quits in 2016.

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Heidi Klum

In 2012, Heidi Klum and her bodyguard Martin Kirsten debuted their more than professional relationship a few months after the model filed for divorce from her husband of seven years, Seal. The couple were together for almost 18 months before they called things off.

<p> In 2015, the Pretty Little Liars actor revealed that he had been dating Sophie Hart, a photographer and set designer, for four years. The actor told People, "In this line of work, you have to just reveal and give so much of yourself over and over again, that to have something private is kind of a novelty. So, yeah, that's why I've kept it quiet and I really won't say much else about it other than it's awesome." The couple are still happily together—as far as we know. </p>

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Ian Harding

In 2015, the Pretty Little Liars actor revealed that he had been dating Sophie Hart, a photographer and set designer, for four years. The actor told People, "In this line of work, you have to just reveal and give so much of yourself over and over again, that to have something private is kind of a novelty. So, yeah, that's why I've kept it quiet and I really won't say much else about it other than it's awesome."

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Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey went public with Australian billionaire James Packer in June 2015 after meeting at the premiere of Hercules. The singer jetted off to Europe for a whirlwind romance after she and the businessman announced their engagement, but things fizzled out and the pair called off the wedding in 2016.

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Sofía Vergara

After meeting at a Golden Globes party, Modern Family actress Sofía Vergara began dating businessman Nick Loeb. The couple announced their engagement in 2012, but broke up two years later. Loeb later sued Vergara over the two embryos the couple created together in 2013 when they had plans to attempt to conceive via surrogate.

<p> The singer and A Star Is Born actress was first linked to her talent agent beau, Christian Carino, in 2017 and things escalated when she announced their engagement the following year. However, Lady Gaga ended things with Carino in March 2019 reportedly due to his jealousy. </p>

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Lady Gaga

The singer and A Star Is Born actress was first linked to her talent agent beau, Christian Carino, in 2017 and things escalated when she announced their engagement the following year. However, Lady Gaga ended things with Carino in March 2019 reportedly due to his jealousy.

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Harry Styles

Harry Styles has had many high profile relationships—from Taylor Swift to Kendall Jenner—but nothing rattled his super fans like the singer being linked to food blogger Tess Ward. Fans outed the pair based on Ward wearing Styles's shirt (pictured on Ward) to an event in 2017, which prompted a lot of online abuse from fans.

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Madonna

Madonna was in a relationship with personal trainer Carlos Leon from 1994 until 1997, which resulted in the birth of her first daughter, Lourdes Leon.

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Madonna (Again!)

Madonna was first linked to aspiring Brazilian model, Jesus Luz, after meeting at a 2008 photoshoot. The singer and Luz dated for two years, but eventually parted ways in 2010.

<p> Shortly after ending things with Luz, Madonna was linked to her French backup dancer, Brahim Zaibat. The pair dated from 2010 until 2013. </p>

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Madonna (Yes, Again!)

Shortly after ending things with Luz, Madonna was linked to her French backup dancer, Brahim Zaibat. The pair dated from 2010 until 2013.

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Jennifer Lopez

After her divorce from Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez stepped out with her backup dancer, Casper Smart. From their 18-year age difference to their huge gap in notoriety, they were the couple to watch. The pair dated for five-and-half years, on and off, before breaking up for good in 2016.

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Cynthia Nixon

After meeting in high school in 1988, Cynthia Nixon was in a longterm relationship with photographer Danny Mozes. The two broke up in 2003, after which Nixon began dating her current wife, Christine Marinoni—but the former couple remain friends and co-parent their children together.

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George Clooney

George Clooney dated Celine Balitran, a law student, for three years. The two met in Paris in 1996 and were a serious item until 1999.

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George Clooney (Again!)

George Clooney met Maria Bertrand when she was working as a waitress in Canada in 2002. The actor was working on his directorial debut, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. He cast her in a minor role in the film and the two were linked for a brief period afterward.

<p> From 2007 until 2008, Clooney dated another waitress. Sarah Larson even scored an invite to the Oscars when Clooney was nominated in 2008 for Michael Clayton. Sadly, Clooney didn't win and the relationship didn't last. </p>

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George Clooney (Yes, Again!)

From 2007 until 2008, Clooney dated another waitress. Sarah Larson even scored an invite to the Oscars when Clooney was nominated in 2008 for Michael Clayton. Sadly, Clooney didn't win and the relationship didn't last.

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Sandra Bullock

Rumors of Sandra Bullock's relationship with photographer Bryan Randall first started in September 2015. According to reports, the two met when the actress hired Randall to capture her son Louis' birthday party.

<p> The Friends star met Aurora Mulligan while working on BBC's Top Gear—him in front of the lens and her behind it as a producer. They made their first public appearance together at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. </p>

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Matt LeBlanc

The Friends star met Aurora Mulligan while working on BBC's Top Gear—him in front of the lens and her behind it as a producer. They made their first public appearance together at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.

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Ansel Elgort

Ansel Elgort's high school sweetheart, Violetta Komyshan, was far from normal—the ballerina amassed a significant Instagram following of her own. The Goldfinch actor and Komyshan had been dating since their years at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in New York City, but split in 2022.