THESE RANDOM CELEBRITY COUPLES ARE SO WILD YOU FORGOT THEY EXISTED
Even if you don't care about celebrities, it's likely that at some point, a celebrity couple has come across your desk that made you do a double take. Like, "Who's with who now???"
Recently, Redditor bjack20 asked the r/popculturechat, "What couple is/was the most random to you?" Some of these were NEWS TO ME. Others I tried to forget, and remembering was a shock all anew. But a few of these, I can't lie, I'm kind of into. Here's what people had to share:
1."I hated every second of Florence Pugh and Zach Braff being together."
—u/honeydippt
"It's so unsettling, and I can’t figure out why, which makes it even more unsettling."
2."Cher and Tom Cruise were pretty ******* weird together."
"IRC, during an interview, Cher said Tom Cruise was one of the best lovers she's had."
"My first reaction was doubt, but it makes a kind of sense if he approaches *** the same way that he does as an actor. He’s professional, he’s enthusiastic, and he loves to do his own stunts!"
3."Seth MacFarlane and Emilia Clarke."
"Seth MacFarlane has dated so many ladies that I can’t even picture him with: Eliza Dushku, Amanda Bynes, Tamara Mowry, Alexandra Breckenridge, etc."
4."Janet Jackson and Matthew McConaughey always confused my brain a little bit. I’d never have thought to put either of them together, but I do love that these two hot people (briefly) found each other."
5."Rachel McAdams and Michael Sheen."
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6."Okay, but also Michael Sheen and Sarah Silverman like wat???"
7."And he has a kid with Kate Beckinsale!"
8."Tom Hiddleston and Taylor Swift."
9."Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau."
10."Taika Waititi and Rita Ora. Maybe I missed something, but this relationship came out of nowhere, IMO. I especially never expected them to get married."
11."Ryan Reynolds and Alanis Morissette."
—u/SleepingInNJ
12."Even weirder: Alanis Morissette and Dave Coulier."
13."Um, I'd like to add to this thread: WDYM Scar Jo and Ryan Reynolds were married!? Like, what?"
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14."Definitely more niche, but JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes from Love Island UK."
—u/furkfurk
"It's been over a year now, and I still can't believe it's a real relationship and not a PR stunt. Or rather, can't believe they're not just capitalizing off of their time on Celebrity Big Brother."
—u/RiffRafe2
15."Avril Lavigne and Tyga. I REALLY don't understand this one, and I'm the queen of hear-me-outs."
16."Brenda Song and Trace Cyrus (Miley Cyrus’s half brother)."
17."Nicole Kidman and Lenny Kravitz in 2003. Apparently, they were even engaged. Zoe Kravitz said Nicole used to take her to movies and was super nice to her."
18."The correct answer is Jenny Slate and Chris Evans."
"I always think about the interview she gave where she described his personality 'like primary colors.' We get it, Jenny, you thought he was a bit simple. LOL."
—u/sezanna16
19."Maya Rudolph and Paul Thomas Anderson."
—u/NorthHamza
20."Paula Abdul and Emilio Estevez being briefly married will never not be weird to me."
—u/RiffRafe2
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21."Roger Ebert and Oprah Winfrey. It was Ebert who persuaded Oprah to syndicate her local Chicago talk show nationwide."
22."Chelsea Handler and 50 Cent. But it's hard for me to imagine Chelsea dating anyone for some reason, so... lol."
"They’ve both said they did and do love each other deeply. But they also both knew it wasn’t a 'forever' relationship."
23."Mary-Kate Olsen and Olivier Sarkozy. They had the infamous bowls of cigarettes at their wedding reception for the guests!"
—u/txjennah
24."Ashley Olsen dated Dax Shepard, Lance Armstrong, and Jared Leto."
"Dax Sheppard, Lance Armstrong, and Jared Leto: absolute nightmare blunt rotation."
—u/canadianD
"I loved Ashley with Justin Bartha. I actually thought they’d get married."
25."David Harbour and Lily Allen."
26."Kenny Chesney and Renee Zellweger. They were full-on married, FFS."
"And then when she filed to annul her four-month marriage, she cited 'fraud' as the legal grounds! She later tried to backtrack, saying it had nothing to do with him as a person, but I’m still so curious."
—u/RainbowFox22
"This was right after she dated Jack White, too."
27."That one week or so that Zac Efron and Michelle Rodriguez were hooking up."
28."Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley."
—u/MuchLunacy
29."Zooey Deschanel and that property brother (Jonathan Scott), lol."
30."How about Billy Ray Cyrus and Elizabeth Hurley?"
31."Grimes and Elon Musk are definitely one of the oddest pairings."
"This completely changed how I look at Grimes."
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32."Ted Danson and Whoopi Goldberg break my brain every time this question comes up!!"
—u/EverJoyed
33."Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson. Maybe not so weird for him, but completely out of character for her."
34."Chilli from TLC and Matthew Lawrence."
35."Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes. And they dated like forEVER also. Like, a really long time."
36."Ashley Benson and Cara Delevingne. They were everywhere, and then gone. Ashley is married to a man with a kid now! No bi erasure here; they just felt so random."
—u/vanillasheep
"I saw someone say Cara Delevingne is the Pete Davidson for queer women, and I thought that was hilariously accurate. No hate to either of them for their dating lives! She just has so many high-profile exes too."
37."Madonna and Dennis Rodman. Super odd pairing to me."
"I'm not sure how random it was because I was just a kid then, but sometimes I am amused to remember Madonna and Tupac."
—u/Jamileem
"Don't forget Madonna dated JFK Jr. and Warren Beatty, too."
38."Sandra Bullock and Jesse James."
39."I might get hate for this, but Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet, lol. I just don't get it."
—u/ThatMiyu
40.And finally, "Cheryl Hines and RFK. And somehow she was shocked that Larry David no longer wanted to have her in his projects."
—u/VeritasRose
What celebrity couples do you think are the weirdest together, either past or present? Tell me in the comments or use the anonymous form below. Your response may be featured in an upcoming BuzzFeed article!
Note: Responses have been edited for length/clarity.
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