If you thought cupid was a baby in a diaper with an arrow, think again.
Cupid can take many forms — a professional matchmaker, dating apps, The Bachelor… .
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It could also be in the form of a friend setting their friends up. That’s what happened with these 15 celebs who set their friends up with other celebs.
With a little intervention, they created these matches made in heaven!
1. Emily Blunt
Did you know that Stanley Tucci is married to Emily Blunt’s sister? Since Stanley and Emily worked together on The Devil Wears Prada , it was Emily who introduced them at her wedding!
Tucci married the literary agent in a quiet ceremony in 2012.
2. Brandon Jennings
Given Khloé Kardashian’s rocky history with Tristan Thompson, Khloé might be cursing Jennings for introducing the pair in the first place.
But that he did in 2016. While the NBA star calls it a blind date, Khloé describes it more like an ambush .
“He was like, ‘You’re such a good girl, I want to introduce you to someone,’” Khloé explained on the ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians 10th Anniversary Special.’
Since she was against a blind date, Jennings ambushed the reality star by bringing Tristan out on a group hangout.
3. Chloë Grace Moretz
When Meghan Trainor asked her celeb friends to find her a boyfriend, the Greta actress had one person in mind.
“She’s like, ‘I know the nicest guy in the world, Daryl, and you should meet him.’ I was like, ‘Daryl? Okay,’” Trainor told People .
Sabara is best known for playing Juni Cortez in ‘Spy Kids.’ Like Meghan, he’s also a musician.
Suffice to say, they hit it off right away and are now married and have a child together.
4. Nicole Richie
The Simple Life star scored major points as the best sister-in-law ever when she introduced her husband’s brother, Benji Madden, to Cameron Diaz.
“I’m going to take responsibility for everything,” Nicole once said. This now includes a marriage and a baby!
5. Jensen Ackles
The Supernatural actor proved himself to be the ultimate wingman when he hooked his former on-screen dad, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, up with his future wife, Hilarie Burton.
This happened when the One Tree Hill star was staying with Ackles and his wife in L.A.
The three of them were out for drinks at an Irish pub when Ackles convinced Morgan to join them.
What happened next was magnetic. When Morgan pulled up to the bar on his motorcycle, he and Hilarie locked eyes. The connection was instant. When the pair wed in 2019, Ackles co-officiated it with Norman Reedus.
6. Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Tons of men were lining up the moment Sofia Vergara broke up with her fiancé.
But not everyone had Jesse’s personal phone number like Joe Manganiello! On The Late Late Show With James Corden , Ferguson said that Joe called him and said, “I need her number.”
7. Beth Behrs
Kat Dennings and Josh Groban dated for two years thanks to a little help from Kat’s 2 Broke Girls co-star.
“They happened to both be single for once at the same time…” Behrs told Ellen DeGeneres. “It didn’t take much coaxing for either of them.”
8. Dwayne Johnson
Can you smell what the Rock is cooking? If you said, “romance,” you’d be correct!
The actor takes credit for setting up Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra after working with them both separately.
9. Robert Downey Jr.
Although Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux are no longer together, they can still trace their happy days back to the Iron Man actor.
“He and Jen fell in a real, legit fashion,” Downey told Details about introducing them in 2007.
10. Ed Sheeran
In case you didn’t know, the singer is BFFs with Courteney Cox. As such, he did her a major solid by introducing her to her now-boyfriend, Johnny McDaid. This happened when Ed was staying at Cox’s Malibu beach house.
He was there working on his album when McDaid, who’s the singer of Snow Patrol, came over.
“We are certainly grateful to Ed for introducing us”, Courteney told The Sun . “I can’t imagine him not playing something at the wedding. It’ll be a musical night.”
11. Beverly Mitchel
The 7th Heaven star saw a match made in heaven when it came to Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake.
She set them up in 2007 at the Golden Globes. “It was very, very sweet. They were definitely flirting. They were really cute,” Mitchel told Access Hollywood .
12. Gwyneth Paltrow
Turns out we have Gwyneth to thank for Taylor Swift’s iconic, “All Too Well” song.
She was the one who introduced Taylor to Jake Gyllenhaal at a dinner party she hosted. After their sudden breakup, Tay penned the song.
13. Ellie Goulding
Gwyneth Paltrow wasn’t the only matchmaker in Taylor Swift’s life. Goulding set her up with another one of her boyfriends — Calvin Harris. She was keen to set them up since they’re both “tall.”
14. Anne Hathaway
John Kraskini found the Pam to his Jim in 2008 thanks to The Devil Wears Prada actress. She set Jim and Emily Blunt up a blind date. In 2011, John told Ellen DeGeneres that it was love at first sight.
15. Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith
While this couple didn’t last, they did help create one of Hollywood’s most adorable ones: Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas .
They introduced them after Douglas asked to meet the Zorro actress. They’ve now been together for over 20 years.
