The ’90s had many iconic celebrity couples that most of us have forgotten about. Here’s a reminder of the “It” couples of the decade. Who on this list do you remember?
Julia Roberts and Kiefer Sutherland
Embed from Getty ImagesRoberts and Sutherland were engaged in 1991, so everyone was shocked when she broke the engagement and got on a plane with Sutherland’s good friend, Jason Patric. The pair headed off to Ireland and were a couple when they returned. But Roberts and Patric broke it off in 1992.
Roberts was called a “Runaway Bride.”
Embed from Getty ImagesThe incident earned Roberts the nickname “runaway bride” in tabloids before she starred in a movie with the same title years later.
Julia Roberts has been married to Danny Moder since 2002, so she’s clearly not a runaway bride; Sutherland just wasn’t the right match.
Richard Gere and Cindy Crawford
Embed from Getty ImagesGere and Crawford are both icons of the ’90s, but did you know they were married in the ’90s? The pair met in the late ’80s and had a Vegas wedding in 1991, but it wasn’t meant to last. They got divorced in 1995. They definitely looked good together at the time, though!
Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow
Embed from Getty ImagesWhile Brad Pitt is best known for his connections with Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie, he dated Gwyneth Paltrow before either of them.
The pair dated from 1994-1997. Paltrow says the split was mostly because she was young and not ready for something serious.
Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise
Embed from Getty ImagesKidman is now married to country crooner Keith Urban, but before that, she was with Tom Cruise for over 11 years. The two met on the set of Days of Thunder in 1989 and were married in 1990. Their marriage lasted for 11 years. While married, the pair adopted a daughter and then a son.
Their split shocked many fans who saw them as an “It” couple.
Embed from Getty ImagesWhile Kidman joined Scientology, likely because of Cruise, she left in 1997. This seemed to be a source of contention in their relationship.
Cruise eventually filed for divorce in 2001. Soon after, he dated Penelope Cruz. Eventually, he married Katie Holmes.
Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards
Embed from Getty ImagesCharlie Sheen has done and said some pretty shocking and awful things. But, before all this controversy, the pair met in the late ’90s and were married in 2002. They had their daughter, Sam, in 2004.
Richards filed for divorce when she was pregnant with their second daughter. The two had many custody and legal battles following the split.
Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman
Embed from Getty ImagesThese two met and married in 1998 but split in 2003 and were officially divorced in 2005. They have two children together. Despite divorcing, they seem to co-parent well and have blended their families after they both remarried.
While Hawke and Thurman are no longer together, their daughter, Maya Hawke, has followed in their footsteps as an actress.
Bruce Willis and Demi Moore
Embed from Getty ImagesIn the 1990s, Willis and Moore were among the highest-profile celebrity couples around. They had three daughters, Rumer, Scout, and Tallulah. But they split up in 2000. After they broke up, Moore had a rather high-profile marriage to Ashton Kutcher in the early 2000s.
Despite many ups and downs, the pair have mostly remained friends.
Sandra Bullock and Matthew McConaughey
Embed from Getty ImagesBoth Bullock and McConaughey have had many iconic movie roles over the years, but did you know they once dated? They met as co-stars in the film A Time To Kill, and rumors started to swirl about whether they were together.
The pair secretly dated from 1996 to 1998. They have since expressed affection for one another.
Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid
Embed from Getty ImagesMeg Ryan is a romantic movie queen, but do you remember that she married movie star Dennis Quaid in 1991? The two split in 2001, with Ryan alleging that Quiad was unfaithful.
The pair had one child, Jack Quiad, who became a well-known actor with roles such as Hughie in The Boys.
Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey Jr.
Embed from Getty ImagesParker and Downey are two of the most well-known A-listers from the decade, and they were once together. They dated for seven years before splitting in 2001.
These days, Downey has been married to his wife, Susan, since 2005, and SJP has been married to celebrity husband Matthew Broderick since 1997.
Drew Barrymore and Corey Feldman
Embed from Getty ImagesThese two dated in their tweens and teens, and their first date was rather adorable. When Feldman was about 12, Barrymore, around 11, had her team reach out to him since she had a crush. The two went on an adorable pre-teen date and then reconnected to date steadily in their later teens.
Who are your favorite ’90s celebrity couples?
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There are a lot of big names on this list, but who are your favorite celebrity couples from the decade? What celeb stories from this decade do you remember? We would love to know!
