30+ Amazing Celebrity Love Stories That Could Be Real Life Rom-Com Movies
“Once upon a time, there was a prince and princess. They fell in love and lived happily ever after.” As children, we read so many stories about love and the perfect romance, hoping that it could become a reality one day. For some people, these storybook romances actually do come to life, and their relationships are magical, just like fairytales. From Reese Witherspoon to Blake Lively, prepare for your heart to melt at the stories of these celebrity romances.
1. Blake Lively And Ryan Reynolds Met On A Double Date, While Seeing Other People
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds should have made the story of their romance into a movie. The pair met on a double date, but they were seeing other people. During that dinner, sparks flew, and they realized they should be dating each other. We would hate to be the other two people on that date.
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The pair worked together on Green Lantern, and it didn’t take long before Reynolds and Lively ended their relationships to start dating each other. This couple has been together for almost a decade now, and they seem more in love each day. They now have three beautiful children together, and they make such a gorgeous family.
2. Jessica Biel And Justin Timberlake Needed To Get The Timing Right
Timing is everything when it comes to relationships, and Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake needed help getting the timing in their relationship right. In the mid-2000s, Biel and Timberlake had a four-year relationship, but cheating rumors started to arise, and the couple broke up. They needed some time apart to grow and mature.
After a few months apart, Biel and Timberlake decided to get back together. Deep down, they both knew it was meant to be. It didn’t take long for them to get engaged and married. While it might not be a conventional love story, it gives hope to many couples who might not have the timing right yet.
3. Lauren Akins And Thomas Rhett’s Love Story Began In First Grade
The story of Thomas Rett and Lauren Akins’s relationship sounds like something out of a Taylor Swift song. The went to the same school in first grade and attended the same church camp. It was during those warm summer nights that they started to develop feelings for each other and soon began dating for a short time when they were 15.
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After briefly dating, Rett and Akins went their separate ways. They dated different people and even got into serious relationships. Lauren was about to get married, and her father knew this man wasn’t the one. He called Rhett and told him to come over and tell Lauren how he felt. You could say the rest is history. It is like an actual fairytale.
4. Ned Rocknroll Actually Saved Kate Winslet’s Life
Ned Rocknroll was like a superhero when he saved Kate Winslet and her children from a house fire. In 2011, during Hurricane Irene, the house was struck by lightning, and they needed help to get out safely. Luckily there was a kind man who stepped in to save them.
Winslet only had her children, a bra, and a passport, so she decided to marry Rocknroll. Not only did he save her and her family, but he always made her feel safe and comfortable. Like something out of a superhero rom-com, Winslet and Rocknroll have turned their love story into a lifetime of happiness.
5. Ginnifer Goodwin And Josh Dallas Starred In A Fairytale And Then It Became A Reality
For some people like Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas, fairytales do come to true. These two met on the set of Once Upon A Time, the show based on fairytale characters. She played Snow White, and he was Prince Charming, which meant their characters had an ongoing romance.
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Meanwhile, off-screen, Goodwin and Dallas were falling for each other. On and off the show, they were living out every child’s fairytale fantasy, and we have to admit how jealous we are. In 2014, these two got married, and we can only imagine how amazing their wedding was.
6. Neil Patrick Harris Met His Husband While Walking Down The Street
When Neil Patrick Harris first met David Burtka, Harris assumed he was straight. They briefly spoke in a coffee shop, and then ran into each other on the street shortly after. Harris’s friend told him that Burtka was gay, but he had a boyfriend. The two decided to have lunch as friends, and something just felt right.
Burtka broke up with his boyfriend and started dating Harris. They grew close quickly, and Burtka proposed on Valentine’s Day. In 2011, the couple welcomed fraternal twins, and in 2014 they finally got married.
7. Serena Williams And Alexis Ohanian First Spoke About Rats
Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian were in the romantic city of Rome, but their first conversation was rather odd. Williams was in town for a tournament, and Ohanian was there for a conference. They happened to be at the same cafe when Wiliams’s assistant tried to tell Ohanian to move tables because of a rat.
When Ohanian said he didn’t mind because he saw rats in New York often, Williams was intrigued, and they began talking. Soon after this humorous first encounter, the pair started dating. A year later, Ohanian proposed at the cafe where they met. They now have one gorgeous child together.
8. Amy Schumer And Chris Fischer Met Through His Sister
Amy Schumer was a rising star when she met her husband. Her assistant Sarah had a single brother who was also an award-winning chef. Schumer’s assistant said that Chris Fischer should come and cook at her vacation home. As Schumer and Fisher were planning a friend’s birthday, things started heating up.
After speaking to her assistant to see if it would be okay, Schumer and Fischer began dating. After a few months of dating, the pair got engaged, and within a few days, Schumer planned a small secret wedding. They now have an adorable son.
9. Carrie Underwood And Mike Fisher Were Set Up By A Mutual Friend
When Carrie Underwood was still touring, Mike Fisher was a hockey player who lived in a different country. Their mutual friend thought they would make a perfect pair, so they met on a blind date. The date went well, but they didn’t know how things would work with their busy schedules.
Despite the distance and their busy work lives, Underwood and Fisher made things work. They dated long-distance, and it turned out to be the most fantastic romance. They ended up getting married, and they now have two children.
