30 of the best winter coats
A coat is the biggest investment of the year. Make it count this season - and in the future - by choosing one of…
More
Unlikely celebrity couples
Is she really going out with him?
They say love moves in mysterious ways and nothing could be truer in the wonderful world of showbiz. With recent news that Catherine Tate is dating Take That star Jason Orange, we take a look at other celebrity couples through history whose relationships have taken us completely by surprise. From Chris Evans and Billie Piper to Julia Roberts and Lyle Lovett, read on for more details of unlikely famous matches...
Simply click on an image below to launch the gallery
Picture credit: Rex Features
-
Unlikely celebrity couples
Sparks are flying between Take That's Jason… More details
Related Reading
Unlikely celebrity couples
Sparks are flying between Take That's Jason Orange and TV comedienne Catherine Tate, in a union that no-one saw coming.
The pair are apparently "very happy in each other’s company" and spent their first date on a tour of William Shakespeare's house in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
Rate this…
Average rating 0 / 5
- Current rating 0 / 5
- 1 out of 5
- 2 out of 5
- 3 out of 5
- 4 out of 5
- 5 out of 5
-
Unlikely celebrity couples
Brad Pitt and Sinitta dated for two years back in… More details
Related Reading
Unlikely celebrity couples
Brad Pitt and Sinitta dated for two years back in the 1980s.
"He wasn't Brad Pitt the movie star back then," Simon Cowell's sidekick said of her former boyfriend. "He was just a very cute boy."
Rate this…
Average rating 0 / 5
- Current rating 0 / 5
- 1 out of 5
- 2 out of 5
- 3 out of 5
- 4 out of 5
- 5 out of 5
-
Unlikely celebrity couples
Hands up who remembers Madonna and Sean Penn? The… More details
Related Reading
Unlikely celebrity couples
Hands up who remembers Madonna and Sean Penn?
The two divorced in 1989, but not before they co-starred in a movie together (Shanghai Surprise) and Madonna dedicated an album to her amour du jour.
Rate this…
Average rating 0 / 5
- Current rating 0 / 5
- 1 out of 5
- 2 out of 5
- 3 out of 5
- 4 out of 5
- 5 out of 5
-
Unlikely celebrity couples
Old-fashioned romantic Gwyneth Paltrow and… More details
Related Reading
Unlikely celebrity couples
Old-fashioned romantic Gwyneth Paltrow and man-about-town Ben Affleck created something of a stir when they hooked up in the late 1990s.
Their affair only lasted six months, but they remain friends to this day.
Rate this…
Average rating 0 / 5
- Current rating 0 / 5
- 1 out of 5
- 2 out of 5
- 3 out of 5
- 4 out of 5
- 5 out of 5
-
Unlikely celebrity couples
Cupid threw a curveball with Jim Carrey and Renee… More details
Related Reading
Unlikely celebrity couples
Cupid threw a curveball with Jim Carrey and Renee Zellweger, who met on the set of Me, Myself and Irene in 2000.
Their relationship was short-lived but passionate with Carrey declaring, "She's absolutely a gem of a human being."
Rate this…
Average rating 0 / 5
- Current rating 0 / 5
- 1 out of 5
- 2 out of 5
- 3 out of 5
- 4 out of 5
- 5 out of 5
-
Unlikely celebrity couples
In 1993, at the height of her fame, Julia Roberts… More details
Related Reading
Unlikely celebrity couples
In 1993, at the height of her fame, Julia Roberts left jaws agape by marrying country star Lyle Lovett.
The unlikely couple lasted two years before calling it quits.
Rate this…
Average rating 0 / 5
- Current rating 0 / 5
- 1 out of 5
- 2 out of 5
- 3 out of 5
- 4 out of 5
- 5 out of 5
-
Unlikely celebrity couples
Not even the tabloids were prepared when teen… More details
Related Reading
Unlikely celebrity couples
Not even the tabloids were prepared when teen star Billie Piper got hitched to Chris Evans in a secret Las Vegas ceremony in 2001.
Sadly, the whirlwind romance was not to be and despite overcoming a 16-year age gap, the couple divorced three years later.
Rate this…
Average rating 0 / 5
- Current rating 0 / 5
- 1 out of 5
- 2 out of 5
- 3 out of 5
- 4 out of 5
- 5 out of 5
-
Unlikely celebrity couples
No one could quite believe it when Angelina Jolie… More details
Related Reading
Unlikely celebrity couples
No one could quite believe it when Angelina Jolie tied the knot with Billy Bob Thornton in 2000.
Their marriage was brief but intense, with the pair wearing vials of one another's blood round their necks as a declaration of true love.
Rate this…
Average rating 0 / 5
- Current rating 0 / 5
- 1 out of 5
- 2 out of 5
- 3 out of 5
- 4 out of 5
- 5 out of 5
-
Unlikely celebrity couples
Of all Winona Ryder's past flames, Matt Damon is… More details
Related Reading
Unlikely celebrity couples
Of all Winona Ryder's past flames, Matt Damon is often the forgotten one.
But the two dated from 1997 - 2000, with Gwyneth Paltrow acting as matchmaker.
Rate this…
Average rating 0 / 5
- Current rating 0 / 5
- 1 out of 5
- 2 out of 5
- 3 out of 5
- 4 out of 5
- 5 out of 5
-
Unlikely celebrity couples
Now Mila Kunis has hit the big time, her… More details
Related Reading
Unlikely celebrity couples
Now Mila Kunis has hit the big time, her relationship with Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin seems surreal.
The couple were together for a full eight years before parting ways at the beginning of this year.
Rate this…
Average rating 0 / 5
- Current rating 0 / 5
- 1 out of 5
- 2 out of 5
- 3 out of 5
- 4 out of 5
- 5 out of 5
-
Unlikely celebrity couples
The fallout from Liza Minnelli and David Gest's… More details
Related Reading
Unlikely celebrity couples
The fallout from Liza Minnelli and David Gest's 16-month relationship was as bizzarre as the marriage itself.
Just over a year after their star-studded marriage (where Elizabeth Taylor was matron of honour and Michael Jackson best man), Gest filed a $10 million lawsuit against the Cabaret star for alleged physical abuse. The charges were later resolved and they divorced "amicably."
Rate this…
Average rating 0 / 5
- Current rating 0 / 5
- 1 out of 5
- 2 out of 5
- 3 out of 5
- 4 out of 5
- 5 out of 5
-
Unlikely celebrity couples
If Kurt Cobain is Courtney Love's most high… More details
Related Reading
Unlikely celebrity couples
If Kurt Cobain is Courtney Love's most high profile lover, actor Ed Norton is her least.
The couple dated in the 90s after co-starring in The People vs. Larry Flynt. She later accused him of being a "terrifically bad sexist."
Rate this…
Average rating 0 / 5
- Current rating 0 / 5
- 1 out of 5
- 2 out of 5
- 3 out of 5
- 4 out of 5
- 5 out of 5
-
Unlikely celebrity couples
Romance reared its quirky side with the marriage… More details
Related Reading
Unlikely celebrity couples
Romance reared its quirky side with the marriage of Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley in 1994.
Some openly questioned the motives of their two-year union, but Presley later insisted they were very much in love. "He was completely normal," she said.
Rate this…
Average rating 0 / 5
- Current rating 0 / 5
- 1 out of 5
- 2 out of 5
- 3 out of 5
- 4 out of 5
- 5 out of 5
-
Unlikely celebrity couples
Ryan Reynolds' relationship with Scarlett… More details
Related Reading
Unlikely celebrity couples
Ryan Reynolds' relationship with Scarlett Johansson was so sensationalised, it's easy to forget he dated singer Alanis Morissette for four years before that.
Morisette's 2008 album Flavors of Entanglement dealt with the break-up and was "cathartic" to produce, she said.
Rate this…
Average rating 0 / 5
- Current rating 0 / 5
- 1 out of 5
- 2 out of 5
- 3 out of 5
- 4 out of 5
- 5 out of 5
-
Unlikely celebrity couples
They dated on and off for five years, and Lisa… More details
Related Reading
Unlikely celebrity couples
They dated on and off for five years, and Lisa Snowdon has laboured under the title of being former Mrs. George Clooney ever since.
Still, it's hardly surprising the match between British girl-next-door and one of Hollywood's biggest movie stars continues to captivate.
Rate this…
Average rating 0 / 5
- Current rating 0 / 5
- 1 out of 5
- 2 out of 5
- 3 out of 5
- 4 out of 5
- 5 out of 5
-
Unlikely celebrity couples
Even with Kate Moss' taste for a bad boy,… More details
Related Reading
Unlikely celebrity couples
Even with Kate Moss' taste for a bad boy, eyebrows were raised when she began dating rocker/addict Pete Doherty in 2005.
They kept us guessing with every turned of their rollercoaster relationship - but eventually broke up for good, amid a frenzy of wedding rumours, in 2007.
Rate this…
Average rating 0 / 5
- Current rating 0 / 5
- 1 out of 5
- 2 out of 5
- 3 out of 5
- 4 out of 5
- 5 out of 5
-
Unlikely celebrity couples
Up-and-coming Hollywood starlet Evan Rachel Wood… More details
Related Reading
Unlikely celebrity couples
Up-and-coming Hollywood starlet Evan Rachel Wood stunned the world of showbiz by going public with ultimate death rock goth Marilyn Mason in 2007.
The pair went steady in a "healthy and loving" relationship for over two years and were engaged went they finally called time on their courtship.
Rate this…
Average rating 0 / 5
- Current rating 0 / 5
- 1 out of 5
- 2 out of 5
- 3 out of 5
- 4 out of 5
- 5 out of 5
-
Unlikely celebrity couples
Irony didn't come close to describing it when… More details
Related Reading
Unlikely celebrity couples
Irony didn't come close to describing it when Britney Spears started dating British paparazzi photographer Adnan Ghalib in late 2007.
Having been hounded by the paparazzi for a number of years, Spears nevertheless seemed happy to embark on the media-heavy romance - but by March 2008, it was over.
Rate this…
Average rating 0 / 5
- Current rating 0 / 5
- 1 out of 5
- 2 out of 5
- 3 out of 5
- 4 out of 5
- 5 out of 5
-
Unlikely celebrity couples
Sienna Miller and Rhys Ifans were careful to keep… More details
Related Reading
Unlikely celebrity couples
Sienna Miller and Rhys Ifans were careful to keep their romance under wraps for the first few months; but the press eventually caught on and were desperate for a photo confirming the unexpected match.
Despite all the hype the relationship lasted only a year, with Ifans later denying he was heartbroken. "F*** Sienna, I'm over it," he said.
Rate this…
Average rating 0 / 5
- Current rating 0 / 5
- 1 out of 5
- 2 out of 5
- 3 out of 5
- 4 out of 5
- 5 out of 5
-
Unlikely celebrity couples
Astonishment was rife as Lib Dem MP Lembit Öpik… More details
Related Reading
Unlikely celebrity couples
Astonishment was rife as Lib Dem MP Lembit Öpik struck up a romance with Cheeky Girl Gabriela Irimia, aged 24 at the time, in 2006.
Their relationship quickly escalated with Öpik proposing in Rome. But by 2008, it hit the rocks - despite a plethora of photo opps and magazine endorsements.
Rate this…
Average rating 0 / 5
- Current rating 0 / 5
- 1 out of 5
- 2 out of 5
- 3 out of 5
- 4 out of 5
- 5 out of 5
-
Unlikely celebrity couples
Yes indeed, Will Smith and Tyra Banks were an… More details
Related Reading
Unlikely celebrity couples
Yes indeed, Will Smith and Tyra Banks were an item once upon a time.
They met after Banks appeared in a few episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and dated for around a year.
Rate this…
Average rating 0 / 5
- Current rating 0 / 5
- 1 out of 5
- 2 out of 5
- 3 out of 5
- 4 out of 5
- 5 out of 5
-
Unlikely celebrity couples
Jennifer Aniston certainly rocked the boat a… More details
Related Reading
Unlikely celebrity couples
Jennifer Aniston certainly rocked the boat a little when she and bad boy John Mayer started dating in early 2008.
Everyone felt protective about Hollywood's golden girl and the on-off relationship eventually became off for good, with Mayer's unsubtle leaks to the press not helping matters.
Rate this…
Average rating 0 / 5
- Current rating 0 / 5
- 1 out of 5
- 2 out of 5
- 3 out of 5
- 4 out of 5
- 5 out of 5
-
Unlikely celebrity couples
Sophie Dahl and Jamie Cullum were hailed as an… More details
Related Reading
Unlikely celebrity couples
Sophie Dahl and Jamie Cullum were hailed as an unusual match when they started seeing one another, based mainly (and unfairly) on their size difference.
But the jazz singer and supermodel proved doubters wrong by marrying in 2010 - and they are now proud parents of daughter Lyra.
Rate this…
Average rating 0 / 5
- Current rating 0 / 5
- 1 out of 5
- 2 out of 5
- 3 out of 5
- 4 out of 5
- 5 out of 5
-
Unlikely celebrity couples
Katie Holmes kept posters of Tom Cruise when she… More details
Related Reading
Unlikely celebrity couples
Katie Holmes kept posters of Tom Cruise when she was growing up, making the 16-year age gap in their relationship even more strange.
Fix-up rumours and conspiracy theories abounded when they got married in a fairytale ceremony in 2006: but five years later and the couple are still going strong.
Rate this…
Average rating 0 / 5
- Current rating 0 / 5
- 1 out of 5
- 2 out of 5
- 3 out of 5
- 4 out of 5
- 5 out of 5
-
Unlikely celebrity couples
How did one of Hollywood's leading stars (aka… More details
Related Reading
Unlikely celebrity couples
How did one of Hollywood's leading stars (aka Rachel McAdams) end up dating British actor Michael Sheen?
The pair met on the set of Midnight in Paris in 2010, with Sheen totally bowled over by his co-star. "She's talented, intelligent, beautiful. She's warm and friendly. She's very supportive, and very kind, very funny. She makes me laugh a lot," he said.
Rate this…
Average rating 0 / 5
- Current rating 0 / 5
- 1 out of 5
- 2 out of 5
- 3 out of 5
- 4 out of 5
- 5 out of 5
100 best opening lines from films
A film's opening lines are the director's way of introducing the picture to the audience and, just like in real…
More
New knight for Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson has a new man on the scene, according to a report in Us Weekly.
More
