14 Iconic Rom-Com Couples Who Dated In Real Life And How Their Relationships Turned Out

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Sometimes, when you're watching two actors pretend to be in love onscreen, you can't help but wonder if they're actually in love offscreen, too (cough cough Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in A Star Is Born).

Occasionally, the actors playing a couple in a rom-com are also a couple in real life. Sometimes, they even end up spending the rest of their lives together.

Here are 14 iconic rom-com couples who dated in real life, how their relationships turned out, and who they're with now:

1. Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper play engaged couple Sophie Sheridan and Sky Ramand in Mamma Mia!

Sky hugging Sophie from behind by the beach

In real life, they dated from 2007–2011.

the couple looking at each other on the red carpet

Seven years after the breakup, they reprised their roles in Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again.

Sophie with her arms around Sky in the movie

By the time they reunited, Seyfried was already married to Thomas Sadoski, her husband since 2017.

the couple dressed casually at an event

Cooper has been in a relationship with Gemma Chan since 2018.

the couple under an umbrella and drinking champagne

2. Dev Patel and Freida Pinto play love interests Jamal Malik and Latika in Slumdog Millionaire.

Jamal and Latika dancing in the movie

During filming, Pinto was engaged to someone else, but after she ended that relationship in 2009, rumors spread that she was dating Patel.

Pinto and Patel posing on the red carpet

His mom let the truth about their relationship slip to the press that April, but the couple didn't confirm it until September. They broke up after seven years together.

Frieda sitting with her arms around Dev

Pinto married Cory Tran in 2020.

the couple posing at an event

3. Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell play love interests Joanna Stayton and Dean Proffitt in Overboard.

Joanna and Dean outside by a mailbox

They had already been a couple for four years before filming began. They met on the set of The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band in 1968 and started dating on Valentine's Day in 1983.

Goldie and Kurt posing for at an event

They've been together ever since, and they've made several other movies together, including The Christmas Chronicles and The Christmas Chronicles 2.

the couple in The Christmas Chronicles

4. Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn play couple Brooke Meyers and Gary Grobowski in The Break-Up.

Gary leaning over to kiss Brooke who is sitting on the kitchen island

Though their characters broke up, Aniston and Vaughn stayed together from 2005–2006.

the two sitting together at an outside game

Aniston is not currently in a relationship.

Aniston holding an award

Vaughn married Kyla Weber in 2010.

Vince and Kyla pose for a photo at an event

5. Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling play love interests Allie Hamilton and Noah Calhoun in The Notebook.

Noah dipping Allie as they dance in the middle of the street

They dated from 2005–2007 and briefly got back together in 2008.

the two dressed casually and holding an award

Gosling has been dating Eva Mendes since 2011.

Ryan and Eva at an event

McAdams has been with Jamie Linden since 2016.

side by sides of the two

6. Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz play Raúl Gonzales and Silvia — who are part of several messy, overlapping love triangles — in Jamón Jamón.

Silvia walks alongside Raul driving a motorcycle

16 years later, Bardem and Cruz started dating while playing ex-spouses in Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

the two argue in the street in the movie

They got married in 2010.

the two at a red carpet event

7. Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner play high school sweethearts Felicia Miller and Willy Harrington in Valentine's Day.

the two kissing on the soccer field while being filmed by the news

They dated for a few months in 2009, breaking up that December.

the couple in Lautner's car smiling

Swift has been dating Joe Alwyn since 2016.

the couple walking down the street surrounded by people

Lautner got engaged to Taylor Dome in 2021.

the couple on the red carpet

8. Joey King and Jacob Elordi play love interests Elle Evans and Noah Flynn in The Kissing Booth.

Elle and Noah with their foreheads touching ready to kiss

They dated from 2017–2018.

the two pose at a Variety event

However, the exes later reprised their roles as a couple in The Kissing Booth 2 and The Kissing Booth 3.

the two lying down on the blanket outside

King got engaged to Steven Piet in 2022.

the couple sitting a dinner table

Elordi has not confirmed his current relationship status.

close up of Elordi

9. Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron play couple Gabriella Montez and Troy Bolton in High School Musical.

the two singing while looking at each other

They were rumored to be dating in 2006 then made their red carpet debut as a couple in 2007. They broke up in 2010 — two years after reprising their roles for the final time in High School Musical 3.

the two hold hands on the red carpet

Hudgens and Cole Tucker went public with their relationship in 2021.

the couple pose at an event

Efron appears to be single.

close up of Efron

10. Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth play love interests Ronnie Miller and Will Blakelee in The Last Song.

Ronnie and Will sharing an intimate look at the beach

They fell in love on set in 2009 then went public with their relationship in 2010. They broke up that August, got back together in September, then broke up again in November.

the two on the red carpet

However, they rekindled their relationship in 2011 and got engaged in 2012. They broke off the engagement in 2013 but got re-engaged in 2016. They got married in 2018 but separated in 2019.

Liam with his arm around Miley

Cyrus has reportedly been dating Maxx Morando since early 2022.

the two at an event

Hemsworth has been in a relationship with Gabriella Brooks since late 2019.

side by sides of the two

11. Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson play love interests Bella Swan and Edward Cullen in Twilight.

Bella and Edward lying in the grass staring at each other

They dated from 2009–2012. During their relationship, they reprised their roles in New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn: Part 1, and Breaking Dawn: Part 2.

the two pose during a Twilight event

Stewart got engaged to Dylan Meyer in 2021.

the two pose during a party

Pattinson has been in a relationship with Suki Waterhouse since 2018.

Suki smiling at Robert while he's talking

12. Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan play love interests Tyler Gage and Nora Clark in Step-Up.

Tyler and Nora practicing in the dance room

They got together on set in 2006, got married in 2009, then separated in 2018.

the two posing on the red carpet

Tatum started dating Zoë Kravitz in 2021.

the two hold hands and walk down the steps at the Met

Dewan has been in a relationship with Steve Kazee since late 2018.

the two at an event

13. Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr. play engaged couple Faith Corvatch and Peter Wright in Only You.

Peter dipping Faith during their wedding dance

They dated from 1993–1994.

the couple outside at night

Tomei has been romantically linked to Marco Calvani since 2017.

the couple poses by an event dinner table

Downey married Susan Downey (née Levin) in 2005.

the couple posing for an event

14. And finally, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez play love interests Larry Gigli and Ricki in Gigli.

Ricki with her hands around Larry's neck

Only a few months after Lopez separated from her then-husband in 2002, she and Affleck got engaged. They broke up in 2004.

the two at an event

However, they got back together in 2021 and got engaged for a second time in 2022.

Ben kisses Jennifer's head during the Marry Me movie premiere

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