What’s better than a celebrity marrying a fan? That fan being a fellow celebrity.
Turns out, many celebs had crushes on their significant other before they met. From George Clooney to Jason Momoa, these celebrities lived out their childhood dreams.
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Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet
“[…] ever since I was like 8 years old and I saw her on the TV, I was like, ‘Mommy, I want that one.’ I’m like, ‘I’m going to stalk you for the rest of my life and I’m gonna get you,'” Jason revealed.
Nailed it.
Prince William and Kate Middleton
Believe it or not, the rumor is that Kate Middleton used to have a picture of Prince William taped to her wall in grade school.
They eventually met years later, and now she’s married to the future King of England. Aim high, y’all.
Josh Duhamel and Fergie
Josh Duhamel set his sights on Fergie as a fan. He loved The Black Eyed Peas so much that he convinced the show he was on, Las Vegas , to feature them in an episode.
Now that’s a long way to go to meet your future (ex) wife.
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi
When Portia saw Ellen, it was actual love at first sight.
Portia wasn’t out at the time. She saw Ellen at a party in 2000, and fell for her almost immediately.
John Travolta and Kelly Preston
Kelly Preston lived every fan’s dream.
“I did have sort of a flash. I came out of a film, saw the poster for Grease and I knew I’d be with him,” she said.
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian
Kanye became a Kim fan after seeing a picture of her with Paris Hilton in the early 2000s.
It took both of them a while to figure it out, but they eventually got together. Now, they share four children.
Justin and Hailey Bieber
Justin and Hailey met in a dream scenario: Hailey was at one of Justin’s fan meet and greets, and was introduced to him by her dad, Stephen Baldwin. That was in 2009.
Fast forward ten years, and they’re celebrating their one-year wedding anniversary.
Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth Paltrow first saw Chris Martin the way many other fans did: at a Coldplay concert.
She was in the crowd, and he spotted her immediately. He invited her backstage, and that was that.
They were married until 2016, and still have a very good relationship with one another.
Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose
Twitter brought Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose together.
“He did an interview about me and the guy who interviewed him asked, ‘If there was one girl in the world who would you be with?’ He said ‘Amber Rose,’ and then I hit him on Twitter, and I said, ‘That’s really cute’ and we fell in love!” She said.
They divorced in 2014.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Prince Harry first laid eyes on Meghan Markle the way most of us did — via the television show Suits .
When they met in real life, they both knew that was it for them. “We met for a drink, and then I think very quickly into that we said, ‘Well what are we doing tomorrow? We should meet again.'” Meghan said .
Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen
Gisele knew Tom was the one for her when she set eyes on him.
“The moment I saw him, he smiled and I was like, that is the most beautiful, charismatic smile I’ve ever seen! We sat and talked for three hours.” She said.
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Katie Holmes had a classic crush on Tom Cruise. She allegedly used to keep pictures of him in her school textbooks.
They married in 2006, but have since divorced. At least we got that iconic moment of him jumping on the couch out of their marriage, I guess.
Sandra Bullock and Jesse James
Sandra Bullock became a fan of Jesse James through her godson. They were both fans of Jesse’s show, Monster Garage , which they loved so much that she arranged a tour of the show’s location, West Coast Choppers.
They divorced in 2010.
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon
Nick Cannon was star struck when he presented Mariah Carey with an award in 2005.
“It turned from my celebrity crush to like, ‘Nah, she’s about to be my girlfriend.’ People were like, ‘You’re bugging. There’s no way you can get Mariah Carey.’ I was like, ‘Watch, I’m telling you.'” He said.
Amal and George Clooney
George became a fan of Amal the moment he met her.
“I knew when I met her that she was super-extraordinary,” he said . “I wondered if I would ever get a chance to date her. We were friends for a while and luckily she said yes.”
