6 Celebrity Couples Who Broke up before Getting Married but Eventually Tied the Knot
Keeping a long-lasting relationship in Hollywood is quite the challenge, with only a few celebrities staying together for more than a decade. Here are a few celebrities who broke up but eventually tied the knot.
Being in a serious relationship is something special and intricate, which is why couples in the industry who have been together for a long time are applauded by many.
Most celebrities are caught in an ultimate cycle of breakups and makeups and breakups again, most of which can be evident through social media and made headlines the following day.
Listed below are some of the most famous and controversial breakups of celebrity couples who ended up walking down the aisle.
CHRISSY TEIGEN AND JOHN LEGEND
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend have grown to success individually and together with almost a decade of love and happiness, except for one instance where they were on the borderline of breaking up.
The singer shared about the one time he tried breaking up with Teigen, and she just straight up declined.
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend attend the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party. | Source: Getty Images
He said:
"I was really stressed and busy. I was like: 'I'd just be happier single right now.' She pushes me to be funnier not because she's trying to. I think it's just being around her. And to be bolder."
Chrissy Teigen and recording artist John Legend attend the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards. | Source: Getty Images
In less than half an hour, they were back to dating the woman she tied the knot with in 2013. Teigen also addressed the apparent breakup on Twitter. She wrote:
"It wasn't a a typical breakup. He was on tour and his voice hurt and he was being a whiny face about everything and so yeah, I was like 'no.'"
Chrissy Teigen, Luna Simone Stephens and John Legend attend John Legend's launch of his new rose wine brand. | Source: Getty Images
ADAM LEVINE AND BEHATI PRINSLOO
The Maroon 5 frontman showed that he had a thing for models after he broke up with Victoria'sVictoria'a Secret angel Behati Prinsloo in 2003 and dated Sports Illustrated's model, Nina Agdal.
Adam Levine eventually won Prinsloo's heart again and they made it official with a ring and had a cute little daughter, Dusty Rose.
Behati Prinsloo and Adam Levine attend a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns. | Source: Getty Images
PRINCE WILLIAM AND KATE MIDDLETON
Prince William and Kate Middleton were college sweethearts with a relationship that lasted four years before they broke up in 2007.
The duchess confirmed that it was William who decided to call it quits, which made her learn from their time away from each other.
It wasn’t long until the couple reconciled and tied the knot in 2011. They now have three children and are very happy together.
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, depart The Lindo Wing with their newborn son at St Mary's Hospital. | Source: Getty Images
KELLY RIPA AND MARK CONSUELOS
One of Hollywood's happiest and most successful couples, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos seem to have had a smooth-sailing relationship since day one, but the couple had a short break up right before marriage.
Ripa shared her brief separation with her husband on the "[expletive] Comments by Celebs" podcast in July:
"We broke up and we got back together the day before we went off and eloped. Yeah, we eloped. We went to Vegas and got married."
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos attend the Unicef SnowFlake Ball. | Source: Getty Images
The power couple has since remained in love while raising their three kids, two of whom are in university. Their coveted love can be seen through their social media accounts.
MILEY CYRUS AND LIAM HEMSWORTH
One of the relationships that once made many believe in destiny is Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth's. Both starred as lovers in the movie "The Last Song" and made real their relationship.
After getting engaged, the celebrity couple called it off in 2011 but got back together in 2016. A marriage happened late last year and sadly, ended in divorce recently.
Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus arrive at the premiere of "The Last Song." | Source: Getty Images
MEGHAN FOX AND BRIAN AUSTIN GREEN
It was young love for Meghan Fox and Brian Austin Green as she was only 18 when they started dating. By the time the "Transformers" star turned 23, her partner proposed.
Sadly, they didn't make it down the aisle and broke up. Two years later they reconciled and finally got married in 2010.
Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green at The Morgan Library & Museum. | Source: Getty Images
Five years and two sons after, Fox filed for divorce, which was postponed after the couple had another child in 2016. They are currently working through their issues, and with fingers crossed, they'll keep strong.
ROSE LESLIE AND KIT HARINGTON
"Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington and his brief love interest in the show Rose Leslie, made their fans jump with joy during their wedding in June 2018.
However, their relationship experienced a break up in 2012 after dating for a short while. It took two years for the couple to reconcile and get engaged in 2017.
They tied the knot at Rayne Church in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and had the internet filled with photos of their happily married selves.
As predicted, the ceremony was filled with the "Game of Thrones" cast, who experienced the love story of Jon Snow and Wildling Yritte first hand.