01of 29Zach Braff & Florence PughFrom left: Florence Pugh, Zoe Lister-Jones, Molly Shannon and Zach Braff.Stephen Lovekin/ShutterstockThe stars are in a unique position: after makingA Good Persontogether while they were dating, they are now on a promo tour for the film post-split. However, director Braff (right) only has praise for his ex and the movie’s star, Pugh (left) —and has even been spending timewith her family.Of his ex,Braff toldEntertainment Tonightin March 2023, “I’m just in awe of her talent and I said, ‘I wanna write this for Florence. What I’m writing is really gonna be challenging, and she’s incredible.’ “The actor previously toldCollider, “People say she’s maybe the best actress of her generation. I think she’s one of the best actresses working. This performance she gives is unbelievable.”
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Zach Braff & Florence Pugh
From left: Florence Pugh, Zoe Lister-Jones, Molly Shannon and Zach Braff.Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock
The stars are in a unique position: after makingA Good Persontogether while they were dating, they are now on a promo tour for the film post-split. However, director Braff (right) only has praise for his ex and the movie’s star, Pugh (left) —and has even been spending timewith her family.
Of his ex,Braff toldEntertainment Tonightin March 2023, “I’m just in awe of her talent and I said, ‘I wanna write this for Florence. What I’m writing is really gonna be challenging, and she’s incredible.’ "
The actor previously toldCollider, “People say she’s maybe the best actress of her generation. I think she’s one of the best actresses working. This performance she gives is unbelievable.”
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Madelyn Cline & Chase Stokes
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The pair wouldconfirm their romance in June 2020and shared somesweet momentsof their love publicly. However, after dating for a year and a half, Cline and Stokes decided tocall it quits, though their professional relationship remained air tight.
“Mads and I have been working together now for 30 episodes, and we made a promise to each other before we even started dating that the work was always going to come first,” Stokes, 30, toldEntertainment Weekly.
“And that no matter what happens in our personal lives, and the ways that life sometimes takes you in different directions, that we’re always going to honor the work. That stayed 100 percent truthful this season.”
03of 29Olivia Rodrigo & Joshua BassettDisneyTheHigh School Musical: The Musical: The Seriescostarsnever officially confirmed their relationship— or that the songs they both released in 2021 were about their split. But plenty of people speculated about the meaning behind the lyrics, andthe two didn’t deny or confirm anything. Many people believed there might have been some on-set drama, but thetwo were all smiles when walking the red carpet for the show’s Season 3 premierein 2022.
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Olivia Rodrigo & Joshua Bassett
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TheHigh School Musical: The Musical: The Seriescostarsnever officially confirmed their relationship— or that the songs they both released in 2021 were about their split. But plenty of people speculated about the meaning behind the lyrics, andthe two didn’t deny or confirm anything. Many people believed there might have been some on-set drama, but thetwo were all smiles when walking the red carpet for the show’s Season 3 premierein 2022.
04of 29Lili Reinhart & Cole SprouseKevin Winter/GettyPeople were ‘shippingLili ReinhartandCole Sprousepretty much the moment they made their debuts as Betty Cooper and Jughead Jones onRiverdalein 2017.And fans weren’t imagining that chemistry —the two began dating, but kept things quiet until theywalked the Met Gala red carpet togetherin 2018 and seemingly confirmed their relationship.Rumors ofsplits and reconciliationspursued the two for a few years, and in Aug. 2020, Sprouse would officiallyconfirm they called it quitsin an Instagram post.“Lili and I initially separated in January of this year, deciding to more permanently split in March,” the former Disney star wrote. “What an incredible experience I had, I’ll always feel lucky and cherish that I had the chance to fall in love. I wish her nothing but the utmost love and happiness moving forward. All I’ll say about it, anything else you hear doesn’t matter.“The pair continued in their roles onRiverdalefor several years; the show’s seventh and final season is expected in 2023.
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Lili Reinhart & Cole Sprouse
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People were ‘shippingLili ReinhartandCole Sprousepretty much the moment they made their debuts as Betty Cooper and Jughead Jones onRiverdalein 2017.
And fans weren’t imagining that chemistry —the two began dating, but kept things quiet until theywalked the Met Gala red carpet togetherin 2018 and seemingly confirmed their relationship.
Rumors ofsplits and reconciliationspursued the two for a few years, and in Aug. 2020, Sprouse would officiallyconfirm they called it quitsin an Instagram post.
“Lili and I initially separated in January of this year, deciding to more permanently split in March,” the former Disney star wrote. “What an incredible experience I had, I’ll always feel lucky and cherish that I had the chance to fall in love. I wish her nothing but the utmost love and happiness moving forward. All I’ll say about it, anything else you hear doesn’t matter.”
The pair continued in their roles onRiverdalefor several years; the show’s seventh and final season is expected in 2023.
05of 29Katie Holmes & Joshua JacksonColumbia TriStar International Television/GettyIn a 1998 interview withRolling Stone,a 19-year-oldKatie Holmescould barely contain her love forDawson’s Creekand then-boyfriendJoshua Jackson.“I’m just going to say that I met somebody last year,” she told the publication. “I fell in love, I had my first love, and it was something so incredible and indescribable that I will treasure it always.“The two began dating in 1998, before their characters,Joey and Paceyalso became an item on the small screen. They would break up in 1999, though they remained coworkers until the show wrapped in 2003.
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Katie Holmes & Joshua Jackson
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In a 1998 interview withRolling Stone,a 19-year-oldKatie Holmescould barely contain her love forDawson’s Creekand then-boyfriendJoshua Jackson.
“I’m just going to say that I met somebody last year,” she told the publication. “I fell in love, I had my first love, and it was something so incredible and indescribable that I will treasure it always.”
The two began dating in 1998, before their characters,Joey and Paceyalso became an item on the small screen. They would break up in 1999, though they remained coworkers until the show wrapped in 2003.
06of 29BJ Novak & Mindy KalingGilbert Flores/GettyThey say life imitates art, and in the case ofBJ NovakandMindy Kaling, that is sort of true.The pair stole America’s hearts as the chaotic coupling that was Kelly Kapoor and Ryan Howard onThe Office.In real life,their relationship was similar.“No one, including us, ever really knew, ‘Is this dating? Is this not dating?’ We were never really dating, we were never really not dating,” Novak toldVulture. “We didn’t know. No one knew. All you’d know for sure was that you’d always find one of us next to the other, even if we weren’t getting along.“Though Kelly and Ryan ended up running off together on the show, Novak and Kaling had a more mature end to their on-and- off “situationship.““In real life, I think we just essentially grew up and it became more of a transition,” said Novak.The two remain besties and have been each other’sdates to various high profile events. Novak is also the godfather to Kaling’s first daughter,Katherine SwatiandSpencer.
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BJ Novak & Mindy Kaling
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They say life imitates art, and in the case ofBJ NovakandMindy Kaling, that is sort of true.
The pair stole America’s hearts as the chaotic coupling that was Kelly Kapoor and Ryan Howard onThe Office.In real life,their relationship was similar.
“No one, including us, ever really knew, ‘Is this dating? Is this not dating?’ We were never really dating, we were never really not dating,” Novak toldVulture. “We didn’t know. No one knew. All you’d know for sure was that you’d always find one of us next to the other, even if we weren’t getting along.”
Though Kelly and Ryan ended up running off together on the show, Novak and Kaling had a more mature end to their on-and- off “situationship.”
“In real life, I think we just essentially grew up and it became more of a transition,” said Novak.
The two remain besties and have been each other’sdates to various high profile events. Novak is also the godfather to Kaling’s first daughter,Katherine SwatiandSpencer.
07of 29Blake Lively & Penn BadgleyJamie McCarthy/WireImage"We were constantly professional, to be honest, and we should both pat ourselves on the back because anything is complicated in that way … and we handled it,“Badgleysaid of working with Lively onGossip Girlafter calling it quits in 2010.
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Blake Lively & Penn Badgley
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“We were constantly professional, to be honest, and we should both pat ourselves on the back because anything is complicated in that way … and we handled it,“Badgleysaid of working with Lively onGossip Girlafter calling it quits in 2010.
08of 29Kaley Cuoco & Johnny GaleckiRich Polk/GettyTheir characters may have gotten hitched onThe Big Bang Theory, but exes Cuoco and Galecki had alreadyended their IRL relationship in 2010after two years of dating.“Massive doses of mutual love and respect, mostly,” Galecki saidduring an appearance onThe Viewwhen asked about how he and Cuoco maintain a healthy working relationship despite splitting up. “It’s not easy but with those two ingredients, pretty much anything is possible. We’re dear, dear friends.”
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Kaley Cuoco & Johnny Galecki
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Their characters may have gotten hitched onThe Big Bang Theory, but exes Cuoco and Galecki had alreadyended their IRL relationship in 2010after two years of dating.
“Massive doses of mutual love and respect, mostly,” Galecki saidduring an appearance onThe Viewwhen asked about how he and Cuoco maintain a healthy working relationship despite splitting up. “It’s not easy but with those two ingredients, pretty much anything is possible. We’re dear, dear friends.”
09of 29Camila Mendes & Charles MeltonAmy Sussman/GettyAnotherRiverdalecouple that had to keep things professional post-break up areCamila MendesandCharles Melton,who play Veronica Lodge and Reggie Mantle on the show.Romance rumors were also circulating around these two beforeMendes confirmed they were datingthrough a string of now-deleted Instagram pics. Shortly aftertheir one year anniversary, reports came out revealing that thestars were on pause.“Cami and Charles have been separated for a few months now. They are taking a break from their relationship,” a source toldE! News at the time. “Their relationship escalated very quickly and they are taking time now to focus on their work and themselves.”
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Camila Mendes & Charles Melton
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AnotherRiverdalecouple that had to keep things professional post-break up areCamila MendesandCharles Melton,who play Veronica Lodge and Reggie Mantle on the show.
Romance rumors were also circulating around these two beforeMendes confirmed they were datingthrough a string of now-deleted Instagram pics. Shortly aftertheir one year anniversary, reports came out revealing that thestars were on pause.
“Cami and Charles have been separated for a few months now. They are taking a break from their relationship,” a source toldE! News at the time. “Their relationship escalated very quickly and they are taking time now to focus on their work and themselves.”
10of 29Joey King & Jacob ElordiJesse Grant/WireImageThe Kissing BoothcostarsJacob ElordiandJoey Kingdated for about a year before they put the kibosh on their relationship in 2018. King was honest in saying thatworking with her ex wasn’t the easiest thing to do, especially with the knowledge that people would be watching the two onscreen with curiosity about their relationship.“No one’s thinking to themselves, ‘That was easy,’ because it wasn’t. I’m sure people will analyze every movement and every detail. And you know what? Let them,” she toldCosmoin 2020. “But at the end of the day, I was just thrilled to be Elle Evans again.“So how did she power through those awkward moments? Said King: “Elle Evans needs her Noah Flynn, and whatever that means for my personal life, I’ll do anything to make sure the story of my character who I care about so much is complete.”
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Joey King & Jacob Elordi
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The Kissing BoothcostarsJacob ElordiandJoey Kingdated for about a year before they put the kibosh on their relationship in 2018. King was honest in saying thatworking with her ex wasn’t the easiest thing to do, especially with the knowledge that people would be watching the two onscreen with curiosity about their relationship.
“No one’s thinking to themselves, ‘That was easy,’ because it wasn’t. I’m sure people will analyze every movement and every detail. And you know what? Let them,” she toldCosmoin 2020. “But at the end of the day, I was just thrilled to be Elle Evans again.”
So how did she power through those awkward moments? Said King: “Elle Evans needs her Noah Flynn, and whatever that means for my personal life, I’ll do anything to make sure the story of my character who I care about so much is complete.”
11of 29Zendaya & Jacob ElordiFilmMagicAfter splitting from King, Elordi was also rumored to have been in a relationship withEuphoriacostarZendaya. Though they never confirmed they were an item, several sightings led fans to believe the two were definitely together.In 2019, the two werepictured on vacation in Greece together. Then, in January 2020, the pairwas seen getting cozyat the American Australian Arts Awards. Just a few days after that, Elordi and Zendayawere caught kissingwhile out and about in SoHo.The apparent romance fizzled out as quietly as it started sometime in 2020.The pair still works together on the HBO Max hit show and Elordi evensent a big congratsto his former flame when she won her first Emmy. “Congratulations Captain,” the Australian-born actor wrote on his Instagram Story. “Bravo.”
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Zendaya & Jacob Elordi
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After splitting from King, Elordi was also rumored to have been in a relationship withEuphoriacostarZendaya. Though they never confirmed they were an item, several sightings led fans to believe the two were definitely together.
In 2019, the two werepictured on vacation in Greece together. Then, in January 2020, the pairwas seen getting cozyat the American Australian Arts Awards. Just a few days after that, Elordi and Zendayawere caught kissingwhile out and about in SoHo.
The apparent romance fizzled out as quietly as it started sometime in 2020.
The pair still works together on the HBO Max hit show and Elordi evensent a big congratsto his former flame when she won her first Emmy. “Congratulations Captain,” the Australian-born actor wrote on his Instagram Story. “Bravo.”
12of 29Jennifer Lawrence & Nicholas HoultDave M. Benett/GettyTheX-Menfranchise served as an important milestone (both personal and professional) forLawrenceandHoult: They met on the set of the hit film and dated for a few years before ending their relationship in August 2014.“These movies had been my life for so long and they had to come first in everything,” the Oscar winner said in 2015. “I was also in a relationship with somebody for five years and that was my life. So my life was this person and these movies and we broke up around the same time that I wrapped those movies.“She continued: “Being 24 was this whole year of, ‘Who am I without these movies? Who am I without this man?’ “Hoult explained how he and Lawrence made it work at work post-split,telling ELLE, “It’s like going back to school after the summer holidays. The reality of [theX-Menfranchise] is there are lots of characters, so everyone was together for brief periods, but not every day for four months.”
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Jennifer Lawrence & Nicholas Hoult
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TheX-Menfranchise served as an important milestone (both personal and professional) forLawrenceandHoult: They met on the set of the hit film and dated for a few years before ending their relationship in August 2014.
“These movies had been my life for so long and they had to come first in everything,” the Oscar winner said in 2015. “I was also in a relationship with somebody for five years and that was my life. So my life was this person and these movies and we broke up around the same time that I wrapped those movies.”
She continued: “Being 24 was this whole year of, ‘Who am I without these movies? Who am I without this man?’ "
Hoult explained how he and Lawrence made it work at work post-split,telling ELLE, “It’s like going back to school after the summer holidays. The reality of [theX-Menfranchise] is there are lots of characters, so everyone was together for brief periods, but not every day for four months.”
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Sophia Bush & Chad Michael Murray
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“People can call it whatever they want. They can say it’s strength, they can say it’s pride, they can say it’s professionalism. You can put a positive or a negative skew on it,“she said on theDrama Queenspodcast. “But I was always going to put Brooke Davis ahead of everybody and everything else. Nothing mattered to me but being honest for her.”
14of 29Rachel Bilson & Adam Brody"One of the all time greats!“Brodywrote in his Reddit AMA of working with Bilson onThe O.C.The pair dated for three years of the four years they worked together on the show, and while their relationship didn’t last in real life, their characters — Seth Cohen and Summer Roberts — tied the knot at the end of the series.The two also remain friendly, and Bilson has shared her appreciation for their relationship.“Because of what the show was and how young we all were, going through it with someone experiencing the same thing and having that kind of support was really awesome,“Bilson toldNylonin 2021. “I’m actually grateful that I did have it. It was definitely a unique experience, and I don’t think anyone else could have really understood it had they not been in it, so for that reason, it was super helpful and supportive, and I have total gratitude for the whole experience.”
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“One of the all time greats!“Brodywrote in his Reddit AMA of working with Bilson onThe O.C.The pair dated for three years of the four years they worked together on the show, and while their relationship didn’t last in real life, their characters — Seth Cohen and Summer Roberts — tied the knot at the end of the series.
The two also remain friendly, and Bilson has shared her appreciation for their relationship.
“Because of what the show was and how young we all were, going through it with someone experiencing the same thing and having that kind of support was really awesome,“Bilson toldNylonin 2021. “I’m actually grateful that I did have it. It was definitely a unique experience, and I don’t think anyone else could have really understood it had they not been in it, so for that reason, it was super helpful and supportive, and I have total gratitude for the whole experience.”
15of 29Jennifer Garner & Michael VartanFrederick M. Brown/GettyBefore she married now ex-husbandBen Affleck,Jennifer Garnerbriefly datedAliascostarMichael Vartanbetween 2003 and 2004; they kept working together until 2006.And while their relationship was short-lived, the tworemain close friends— butjustfriends, Vartan pointed out in 2018 when asked if they might ever reconcile. “I don’t think so,” he said. “If it didn’t work once, there’s a reason it didn’t work.”
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Jennifer Garner & Michael Vartan
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Before she married now ex-husbandBen Affleck,Jennifer Garnerbriefly datedAliascostarMichael Vartanbetween 2003 and 2004; they kept working together until 2006.
And while their relationship was short-lived, the tworemain close friends— butjustfriends, Vartan pointed out in 2018 when asked if they might ever reconcile. “I don’t think so,” he said. “If it didn’t work once, there’s a reason it didn’t work.”
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Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony
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“We’re just meant to be in each other’s lives on different levels,“Anthony previously saidof working with his ex. “This is a long story, it’s not a short story … Marriage was just one chapter … And kids are another. We’ve got each other for life.”
Lopez echoed Anthony’s sentimentsin a 2017 interview: “At first I was like, ‘We’re good with the kids and everything, but if we start working together, are we gonna start going at each other again?’ And it’s been awesome. Honestly, I think it’s even helped our relationship.”
17of 29Nina Dobrev & Ian SomerhalderGettyThe Vampire Diariescostars continued working together on the hit show as onscreen love interests well past their 2013 breakup, and fans hardly noticed a blip in their onscreen affection; they evensnagged the “Best Chemistry” trophyat the 2014 People’s Choice Awards.“It’s a good thing it’s not awkward,” Dobrev joked as she and Somerholder accepted the trophy. The former costars are on such good terms that Somerhalder’s wife, Nikki Reed,joined the pair at a farewell dinnerfor the final season ofThe Vampire Diaries.
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Nina Dobrev & Ian Somerhalder
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The Vampire Diariescostars continued working together on the hit show as onscreen love interests well past their 2013 breakup, and fans hardly noticed a blip in their onscreen affection; they evensnagged the “Best Chemistry” trophyat the 2014 People’s Choice Awards.
“It’s a good thing it’s not awkward,” Dobrev joked as she and Somerholder accepted the trophy. The former costars are on such good terms that Somerhalder’s wife, Nikki Reed,joined the pair at a farewell dinnerfor the final season ofThe Vampire Diaries.
18of 29Amanda Seyfried & Dominic CooperBruce Glikas/FilmMagicAfter meeting on set of the original 2008 hitMamma Mia!,Seyfriedand Cooper dated for three years before splitting in 2011. Seyfried spoke about how common on-set romances can be toElle,saying “You’re put in a situation where you have to make out with each other. It’s easy for things to get carried away.“So when the two reprised their roles as newlyweds in the sequel,Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Seyfried admitted that her husband andLast Worldcostar,Thomas Sadoski, wasn’t exactly thrilled about their romantic onscreen reunion.“I’d guess he assumed Dominic is in love with me the way he’s in love with me. And it’s just not the case, it’s sweet,“she said, adding, “I’d rather he be jealous than completely fine with it.”
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Amanda Seyfried & Dominic Cooper
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After meeting on set of the original 2008 hitMamma Mia!,Seyfriedand Cooper dated for three years before splitting in 2011. Seyfried spoke about how common on-set romances can be toElle,saying “You’re put in a situation where you have to make out with each other. It’s easy for things to get carried away.”
So when the two reprised their roles as newlyweds in the sequel,Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Seyfried admitted that her husband andLast Worldcostar,Thomas Sadoski, wasn’t exactly thrilled about their romantic onscreen reunion.
“I’d guess he assumed Dominic is in love with me the way he’s in love with me. And it’s just not the case, it’s sweet,“she said, adding, “I’d rather he be jealous than completely fine with it.”
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Jennifer Aniston & Tate Donovan
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Fans ofFriendswould never be able to tell, but whenTate Donovanstarred as Joshua Burgin, a love interest toAniston’s Rachel Green, he and the actress were actually in the midst of a breakup.
They would go on to bea serious item for two years, withThe O.Cactor becoming a frequent visitor on theFriendsset.
However, when he was asked to be on the sitcom, emotions from the split were still fresh.
“I was just happy to be on the team. The only bummer was Jennifer and I were breaking up at the time,“he toldUs Weeklyin 2018. “And so that was tricky to sort of act, and act like we are just meeting each other, and falling in love, or whatever, interested in each other, when we’re sort of breaking up. That was just tough.”
20of 29Kyle Maclachlan & Laura DernJB Lacroix/WireImageDecades after their 1980s relationship ended, the actors found themselves filming a sex scene together forTwin Peaks: The Return.MacLachlandiscussed the unconventional reuniononTheEllen DeGeneresShow.“We had this scene that we had to do together — we both knew going in — which was going to require some nakedness on both our parts. It’s very funny because [director David Lynch] would sit down and say, ‘Okay, this is what we’re gonna do.’ He talks you through it, so you feel pretty comfortable,” he shared. “And then you sit down, and Laura and I were kind of like, ‘Okay, here we go.’ Welcome back, 25 years later…Yeah, it was weird. We had a couple of laughs for sure.”
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Kyle Maclachlan & Laura Dern
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Decades after their 1980s relationship ended, the actors found themselves filming a sex scene together forTwin Peaks: The Return.MacLachlandiscussed the unconventional reuniononTheEllen DeGeneresShow.
“We had this scene that we had to do together — we both knew going in — which was going to require some nakedness on both our parts. It’s very funny because [director David Lynch] would sit down and say, ‘Okay, this is what we’re gonna do.’ He talks you through it, so you feel pretty comfortable,” he shared. “And then you sit down, and Laura and I were kind of like, ‘Okay, here we go.’ Welcome back, 25 years later…Yeah, it was weird. We had a couple of laughs for sure.”
21of 29Dwayne Johnson & Dany GarciaJim Spellman/WireImageJohnsonand his producer ex have continued to collaborate on blockbusters since their 10-yearmarriage endedin 2007. “It’s not [easy],“he told E!about working together post-breakup at the premiere ofHobbs & Shaw, which Garcia executive produced. “For everybody out there, relationships aren’t easy, marriages aren’t easy, you gotta work at it.““You never sign up for divorce … And we started out as friends and through divorce we still remain friends, but that kind of stuff takes a lot of work,” the actor continued. “A lot of times you see the glitz and the glamour of here in Hollywood and it’s a big premiere, but that’s the kind of sludgy stuff that everybody goes through. You gotta get your therapy and you got to go through it. But I always tell people and I always tell couples who are going through it — especially the dudes who seek out my advice who are like, ‘How did you do it?’ — I always say, ‘You gotta put in the work, and just remember that you were friends beforehand.’ Like, try to think about things like that, and think about your goals.“Garcia and Johnson are parents to 17-year-old daughter Simone Alexandra Johnson.
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Dwayne Johnson & Dany Garcia
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Johnsonand his producer ex have continued to collaborate on blockbusters since their 10-yearmarriage endedin 2007. “It’s not [easy],“he told E!about working together post-breakup at the premiere ofHobbs & Shaw, which Garcia executive produced. “For everybody out there, relationships aren’t easy, marriages aren’t easy, you gotta work at it.”
“You never sign up for divorce … And we started out as friends and through divorce we still remain friends, but that kind of stuff takes a lot of work,” the actor continued. “A lot of times you see the glitz and the glamour of here in Hollywood and it’s a big premiere, but that’s the kind of sludgy stuff that everybody goes through. You gotta get your therapy and you got to go through it. But I always tell people and I always tell couples who are going through it — especially the dudes who seek out my advice who are like, ‘How did you do it?’ — I always say, ‘You gotta put in the work, and just remember that you were friends beforehand.’ Like, try to think about things like that, and think about your goals.”
Garcia and Johnson are parents to 17-year-old daughter Simone Alexandra Johnson.
22of 29Naomi Watts & Liev SchreiberC Flanigan/FilmMagicDespitesplitting in 2016 after 11 years together,WattsandSchreiberhave remained on good terms. The stars' dynamic is so friendly, in fact, that they even signed on for afilm,Chuck,which saw them take on the roles of husband and wife.“I remember the first day [of shooting] that she came out of the trailer in the leopard print with the fake boobs and the hair,“Schreiber told PEOPLEof working alongside his ex, adding that the experience was “a treat.” He added: “She just went for it. I just knew it was going to be fun.”
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Naomi Watts & Liev Schreiber
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Despitesplitting in 2016 after 11 years together,WattsandSchreiberhave remained on good terms. The stars' dynamic is so friendly, in fact, that they even signed on for afilm,Chuck,which saw them take on the roles of husband and wife.
“I remember the first day [of shooting] that she came out of the trailer in the leopard print with the fake boobs and the hair,“Schreiber told PEOPLEof working alongside his ex, adding that the experience was “a treat.” He added: “She just went for it. I just knew it was going to be fun.”
23of 29Christina Anstead & Tarek El MoussaJerod Harris/GettyAfter seven years of marriage,theFlip or Flophosts called it quits— keeping news of their dissolution private for months before going public in December 2016. In late January, a sourcetold PEOPLEthat Tarek and Christina “are very much committed and want to continue to work together and continue the show.“The two continued filming the show together post-split for five years, but as they moved on with other people, it became apparent they were ready to end their working relationship too.“Tarek and Christina are generally cordial. They’re co-parenting and nothing gets in the way of that,“a source told PEOPLE in 2022. “The show was just too intimate of a setting at this point and it was time to close that chapter.”
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Christina Anstead & Tarek El Moussa
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After seven years of marriage,theFlip or Flophosts called it quits— keeping news of their dissolution private for months before going public in December 2016. In late January, a sourcetold PEOPLEthat Tarek and Christina “are very much committed and want to continue to work together and continue the show.”
The two continued filming the show together post-split for five years, but as they moved on with other people, it became apparent they were ready to end their working relationship too.
“Tarek and Christina are generally cordial. They’re co-parenting and nothing gets in the way of that,“a source told PEOPLE in 2022. “The show was just too intimate of a setting at this point and it was time to close that chapter.”
24of 29Cameron Diaz & Justin TimberlakeDave Allocca/StartraksProof there was no bad blood followingDiazandTimberlake’s 2006 breakup: The pair starred in 2011’sBad Teachertogether.“It’s great,” the actress said of the experience. “Justin and I have always had a good laugh together, and to make a movie where we get to have a laugh together, and there really was no one else who was more perfect for this part.”
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Cameron Diaz & Justin Timberlake
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Proof there was no bad blood followingDiazandTimberlake’s 2006 breakup: The pair starred in 2011’sBad Teachertogether.
“It’s great,” the actress said of the experience. “Justin and I have always had a good laugh together, and to make a movie where we get to have a laugh together, and there really was no one else who was more perfect for this part.”
25of 29Michael C. Hall & Jennifer CarpenterJerod Harris/WireImageTwo years before the end ofDexterin 2013, the costars — who were married from 2008 to 2011 while working on the show together — ended their union.“Don’t try this at home,“Hall jokedwhen asked how he andCarpentermake their professional relationship work after their divorce.“The fact that Jennifer and I worked through whatever was going on with us personally and the way we did and maintained a commitment to telling this story was never in question,” he went on. “It was always what we needed and wanted to do.”
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Michael C. Hall & Jennifer Carpenter
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Two years before the end ofDexterin 2013, the costars — who were married from 2008 to 2011 while working on the show together — ended their union.
“Don’t try this at home,“Hall jokedwhen asked how he andCarpentermake their professional relationship work after their divorce.
“The fact that Jennifer and I worked through whatever was going on with us personally and the way we did and maintained a commitment to telling this story was never in question,” he went on. “It was always what we needed and wanted to do.”
26of 29Nikki Reed & Paul McdonaldGeorge Pimentel/GettyA few months after announcing her divorce from theAmerican Idolalum in 2014 following a whirlwind courtship,Reedcontinued working on a music collaboration with her ex-husband. The pair ultimately released their post-breakup album,I’m Not Falling— a joint effort they began working on in the early stages of their relationship.
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Nikki Reed & Paul Mcdonald
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A few months after announcing her divorce from theAmerican Idolalum in 2014 following a whirlwind courtship,Reedcontinued working on a music collaboration with her ex-husband. The pair ultimately released their post-breakup album,I’m Not Falling— a joint effort they began working on in the early stages of their relationship.
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Bella Hadid & The Weekend
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The Weeknd—real name Abel Tesfaye—andBella Hadidwere first linked together back in April 2015, when the “Starboy” crooner asked the supermodel to be in his video. The two would go on to date for a year and a half beforegoing their separate waysin November 2016.
Shortly after, The Weeknd and Hadid still had to work together when he was the selected performer at 2016’s Victoria Secret Fashion Show in which Hadid was modeling.
28of 29Milo Ventimiglia & Hayden PanettiereMichael Buckner/GettyBefore he became America’s favorite dad on NBC’sThis is Us,Milo Ventimigliawas also a lead on the network’sHeroes,in which he starred alongsideHayden Panettierefrom 2006 to 2010.The twostarted dating in 2007, though they had to keep their relationship under the radar partly due to their significant age difference. At the time, Ventimiglia was 30, while Panettiere was 18.They called it quits in 2009, though they had to keep filmingHeroes.However, they didn’t have to see each other at work for too for long, considering the fact that the sci-fi drama was canceled in 2010.Ventimiglia — who also dated Alexis Bledel while the two were playing love interests onGilmore Girls— shared a few years later that dating a coworkerisn’t something he’d want to attempt again.He toldMr. Porter,"[I’d] never do it again. There are things that happen to you in your life that shape who you are. Everything I’ve been through from jobs to friendships to partnerships, everything has built me to who I am. You learn from it. You learn a better way of doing things.”
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Milo Ventimiglia & Hayden Panettiere
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Before he became America’s favorite dad on NBC’sThis is Us,Milo Ventimigliawas also a lead on the network’sHeroes,in which he starred alongsideHayden Panettierefrom 2006 to 2010.
The twostarted dating in 2007, though they had to keep their relationship under the radar partly due to their significant age difference. At the time, Ventimiglia was 30, while Panettiere was 18.
They called it quits in 2009, though they had to keep filmingHeroes.However, they didn’t have to see each other at work for too for long, considering the fact that the sci-fi drama was canceled in 2010.
Ventimiglia — who also dated Alexis Bledel while the two were playing love interests onGilmore Girls— shared a few years later that dating a coworkerisn’t something he’d want to attempt again.
He toldMr. Porter,"[I’d] never do it again. There are things that happen to you in your life that shape who you are. Everything I’ve been through from jobs to friendships to partnerships, everything has built me to who I am. You learn from it. You learn a better way of doing things.”
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Maksim Chmerkovskiy & Karina Smirnoff
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Never one to bite his tongue,Maksim Chmerkovskiydid not mince his words when it came to speaking about his failed engagement toKarina Smirnoffback in 2009. “I feel completely betrayed,” theDancing With Starsbad boytold PEOPLE at the time. “I don’t want to get into the specifics. Let’s just leave it at I’m done.”
Sources at the time claimed that the dancers simply couldn’t agree on starting a family. “Maks was ready to start a family and have children with Karina, and he came to realize that wasn’t really what she wanted,“a source told PEOPLE.
Things didn’t remain hostile between the former fiancés though. Chmerkovskiy and Smirnoff reunited in 2013 forForever Tango, a strictly music and dance Broadway show.
For her part, Smirnoff kept it cool, even jokingly stating, “Obviously Maks and I have a very colorful history, but I think we both have moved past that. To be able to do a very passionate Argentine tango, you need that and we haveplentyof material to pull from.”
source: people.com
