Celebrities are human, too, and we all know that once we fall in love, it’s too late to stop. An A-lister’s relationship with a regular Joe happens every once in a while because of that. And it’s true: some famous people tie the knot with the people who adore them the most.
These romance tales range from those of average people who managed to grab the attention of their favorite star to those of famous people who managed to get dates with the women they had secret crushes on. No matter how unlikely they may appear, 22 such love stories await you below.
Celebrities Who Married Their Fans
1.​Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Holmes used to brag to her Dawson’s Creek coworkers about her obsession with Tom Cruise, the actor of Top Gun, and the fact that she had a poster of him up on her wall. So in 2004, she revealed to Seventeen magazine that she “used to think [she] was going to marry Tom Cruise.”
Holmes eventually got her dream and started dating Cruise in May 2005, which was quite soon after. Just a few short weeks after that, they were engaged, and in 2006, Holmes gave birth to their daughter, Suri. The couple split in 2012, despite Cruise’s early couch-jumping enthusiasm for Holmes.
2. Patrick and Jillian Dempsey
After three years of crushing on actor Patrick Dempsey, celebrity hairstylist Jillian Dempsey (formerly Fink) eventually asked her out on a date. They made up for lost time quickly in their courtship, moving in together three months after their first date, and eventually being married in 1999.
Patrick disclosed to People that they were almost divorced a few years ago, but they reconciled and have remained together ever since.
3. Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon
As a lifelong admirer of Mariah Carey’s voice and beauty, Nick Cannon’s “dream girl” must have felt like a jackpot when she said, “I do.” Nick was not always meant to be her baby daddy; the relationship broke up in 2016.
4. Anne Hathaway and Adam Shulman
Adam Shulman, a producer who Anne Hathaway wed in 2012, is one of her many admirers. A few years before they tied the marriage, Shulman met the actor through mutual friends, so he likely had an opportunity to tell her that he had been an admirer of the actor for a long time.
5. Corey and Susie Feldman
While out celebrating her 19th birthday with pals, Corey Feldman met Susie Feldman (née Sprague). On 2002’s The Two Coreys, Corey’s reality show, the actor and former Playboy castmate tied the knot.
When Corey wed Susie, he violated his most fundamental relationship rule: he would never date a fan or someone he met at a nightclub. They divorced in 2014 after being apart for a while (around 2009).
6. Billie Joe and Adrienne Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong, lead singer of Green Day, met his future wife for the first time backstage during a Minnesota concert in 1990. Adrienne Armstrong (formerly Nesser) chose to watch the band perform the next day and purchase a CD after being so impressed by them at a house party the night before.
Even though they didn’t start dating at that time, Billie Joe developed a crush on him after their backstage encounter. They reconnected and were married in 1994 after a failed long-distance romance attempt and some separation.
7. Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose
Both Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose were already well-established in their respective fields when they began dating, but their public displays of affection soon revealed their long-term attraction to one another. Rose once captioned an Instagram photo of her partner with the hashtag “#MCM,” for instance.
Their brief but lovely marriage appears to be going strong, and even after divorcing in 2016, they continue to support and encourage one another.
8. Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin
Chris Martin joked about dating Gwyneth Paltrow before they even met, long before their much-maligned “conscious uncoupling” in 2016. The future was also appearing to him, it seems.
Paltrow was then invited backstage by Martin’s assistant to finally make introductions when she went to a Coldplay concert. The couple, who were both fans of the other’s work, were married and now have two kids, Apple and Moses.
9. Danny Bonaduce and Amy Railsback
At a Starbucks, Danny Bonaduce—a star of The Partridge Family—met Amy Railsback, a teacher, who approached him to compliment his reality show, Breaking Bonaduce. While Bonaduce was settling his divorce from his second wife, the two were romantically involved for three years.
In 2010, they tied the knot. See the beginnings of a couple’s journey by perusing these 18 images of famous couples’ first photos together.
10. Justin and Hailey Bieber
One of the many fans who fantasized about marrying Justin Bieber came true—an entire generation of dreamers. Before Hailey Bieber and the artist began their fast affair, which culminated in their 2018 wedding, she was a much-publicized Belieber.
According to Elite Daily, a younger Hailey had a Twitter conversation with the celebrity, joined a crush of followers waiting outside her hotel for a glimpse of him, and met him after all, all because of her famous dad, Stephen Baldwin.
11. Fergie and Josh Duhamel
Before the Black Eyed Peas were set to perform at Josh Duhamel’s Las Vegas performance, the actor had already made his feelings about Fergie, lead singer of the band, known. Being aware of his longing, Fergie addressed the actor on-site, beginning the relationship that would culminate in their 2009 marriage.
They were married for nearly ten years, had a child, and then formalized their divorce in 2019 after enduring and overcoming an infidelity scandal.
12. Steve and Marjorie Harvey
While performing stand-up comedy in Memphis in 1990, Steve Harvey, now the host of Family Feud, met the woman who would become his wife in the front row.
Marjorie Harvey (formerly Bridges) and Steve dated for a short time, but they didn’t get serious until they reconnected in 2005. They tied the knot two years down the road and have been content ever since.
13. Kanye West and Kim Kardashian
Kanye West was enamored with Kim Kardashian after viewing a 2006 photo of her with Paris Hilton. He inquired of a buddy whether he had ever heard of this “Kim Kar-dijon” lady. Kim was still seeing Kris Humphries when the two started dating in 2012, and they were married in 2014.
By that moment, their careers had reached even greater heights. They are now parents to four little ones.
14. Adam and Jackie Sandler
Jackie Titone, an actress and model, met Adam Sandler in his film Big Daddy when she played a brief role as a bartender. In the years that followed, they began dating, eventually tied the knot in 2003, and had two daughters. Jackie continues to show her support for her husband by making cameo appearances in his films; her most recent appearance was in 2020’s Hubie Halloween.
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15. Conan and Liza O’Brien
Conan O’Brien said to Piers Morgan in 2012 that there is a film of him “literally falling for my wife on camera” somewhere in the NBC vault. He made his move in 2000 when the redhead talk show presenter saw his future wife, Liza O’Brien (née Powel), in the audience of a show recording. Their marriage took place two years down the road, and they now have two children.
16. Matthew Lewis and Angela Jones
As a Harry Potter enthusiast, Angela Jones’s wish came true when she caught the attention of a cast member during an event at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
In 2016, Jones encountered Matthew Lewis—also known as Gryffindor Neville Longbottom—while working as an event producer for Universal Studios. She later stated on her lifestyle blog, as reported by Yahoo, that she “never believed in soulmates until [they] met.” They tied the knot barely two years after that.
17. Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick
Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon, one of Hollywood’s longest-running couples, met when she was twelve years old. She decided to approach the actor at a deli after seeing him perform in a matinee performance of a play.
Bacon disclosed this information during his appearance on Craig Ferguson’s 2014 Late Late Show: “A little girl was in there who had just seen the matinee, and her brother said, ‘You liked that actor, go tell him you liked him.’
And it was Kyra.” The good news is that the pair didn’t start dating until they ran into each other again when filming Lemon Sky in 1988. That was the year they tied the knot, and they haven’t parted ways since.
18. Jerry and Jessica Seinfelds’
In 1998, although Jessica was just two months into her first marriage, Jerry Seinfeld and his wife of twenty-one years, Jessica Seinfeld (née Sklar), met at the gym.
Since Jessica’s present relationship was in shambles, she secretly started dating Jerry because she loved his show. Jerry married Jessica at the tail end of 1999 when her husband got wind of her infidelity through paparazzi photographs; the couple then split.
19. Carmelo Anthony and La La
Even though he was already famous, NBA player Carmelo Anthony couldn’t help but be smitten with TV host La La Vasquez when they crossed paths.
Anthony had requested to meet her, and their common acquaintance DJ Clue brought them to the TRL presenter. Since their 2010 wedding, the VH1 reality series has chronicled much of the couple’s home life.
20. Maureen Starkey Tigrett and Ringo Starr
The woman who married a Beatle is, without a doubt, the most remarkable fan to ever marry a famous person. Ringo Starr had an affair with Maureen “Mo” Starkey Tigrett, whose real name was Maureen Cox, for a time after he saw her frequent visits to the Cavern Club.
On occasion, she would have to defend herself from other admirers who learned about their encounter. While Starr was in the hospital recovering from tonsillitis and a fever, Starkey Tigrett remained by his side.
After that, they took their relationship to the next level, marrying in 1965 after she became pregnant. They split up in 1975 after having two more children together.
21. Surata Zuri McCants and Ruben Studdard
The future wife of American Idol contestant Ruben Studdard met her in 2006 as they were both signing CDs at a Walmart. The signature on Surata Zuri McCants’ album was followed by his signature on their marriage certificate, less than two years later. Their 2012 divorce was final, which is a real bummer.
22. John Travolta and Kelly Preston
Before meeting John Travolta in 1987 for a screen test of a film they would eventually star in together, Kelly Preston was an admirer of Travolta’s work.
Although they didn’t have instant chemistry, the intimacy that developed throughout Preston and Travolta’s troubled marriage in 1990 laid the groundwork for their romantic relationship.
Preston passed away from breast cancer in 2020, after being married the previous year. The couple had survived the storms of the last decade side by side.
23. Kiran Rao and Aamir Khan
Aamir Khan’s work has always been respected by Kiran Rao, who was an assistant director on the set of Lagaan.
24. Saira Banu & Dilip Kumar
Dilip Kumar was the object of the innocent, lovely Saira Banu’s affection from a young age. In 1966, they tied the knot. Dilip Kumar was in his mid-forties, and she was barely 22 years old. Their love is proof that one’s chronological age doesn’t matter.
25. Raj Kundra and Shilpa Shetty
Among Raj Kundra’s many admirers was the multibillionaire businesswoman Shilpa Shetty. The couple’s marriage was the consummation of a perfect union.
26. Dimple Kapadia and Rajesh Khanna
At the tender age of sixteen, Dimple Kapadia had not yet made her acting debut when she met Rajesh Khanna. Upon initially meeting the superstar, she was captivated.
27. Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor
When Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor fell in love, Shobha was a flight attendant and a huge fan of her actor-boyfriend.
28. Jessica Alba & Cash Warren
They first crossed paths while Cash Warren was a production assistant on the Fantastic Four set. ​
29. Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso
After meeting in a Miami bar, they couldn’t tear themselves away from one other. A million hearts were broken as the Hollywood hunk wed his fan.
30. ​Christian Bale and Sibi Blazic
Christian Bale’s close friend introduced him to Sibi Blazic, and the two hit it off right away.
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