These Random Celebrity Couples Are So Wild You Forgot They Existed
These Random Celebrity Couples Are So Wild You Forgot They Existed
Jake FarringtonTue, September 8, 2026 at 2:16 AM UTC
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Even if you don't care about celebrities, it's likely that at some point, a celebrity couple has come across your desk that made you do a double take. Like, "Who's with who now???"Recently, Redditor bjack20 asked the r/popculturechat, "What couple is/was the most random to you?" Some of these were NEWS TO ME. Others I tried to forget, and remembering was a shock all anew. But a few of these, I can't lie, I'm kind of into. Here's what people had to share:1. "I hated every second of Florence Pugh and Zach Braff being together."
—u/honeydippt
"It's so unsettling, and I can’t figure out why, which makes it even more unsettling."
—u/muchtothinkabout_38
Dave Benett / Getty Images2. "Cher and Tom Cruise were pretty goddamn weird together."
—u/crackerfactorywheel
"IRC, during an interview, Cher said Tom Cruise was one of the best lovers she's had."
—u/maureenponderosa18
"My first reaction was doubt, but it makes a kind of sense if he approaches sex the same way that he does as an actor. He’s professional, he’s enthusiastic, and he loves to do his own stunts!"
—u/goatbusiness666
Michael Caulfield Archive / Getty Images3. "Seth MacFarlane and Emilia Clarke."
—u/QuirkyPolicy720
"Seth MacFarlane has dated so many ladies that I can’t even picture him with: Eliza Dushku, Amanda Bynes, Tamara Mowry, Alexandra Breckenridge, etc."
FilmMagic / Getty Images4. "Janet Jackson and Matthew McConaughey always confused my brain a little bit. I’d never have thought to put either of them together, but I do love that these two hot people (briefly) found each other."
—u/XStaticImmaculate
Frank Micelotta Archive / Getty Images5. "Rachel McAdams and Michael Sheen."
—u/bill__the__butcher
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Julian Finney / Getty Images6. "Okay, but also Michael Sheen and Sarah Silverman like wat???"
—u/_thisisariel_
Barry King / Getty Images7. "And he has a kid with Kate Beckinsale!"
—u/Traditional_Bug_2046
Jeff Kravitz / Getty Images8. "Tom Hiddleston and Taylor Swift."
—u/NotAProgram1954
starzfly/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Images9. "Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau."
—u/NotAProgram1954
Stephanie Augello / Getty Images10. "Taika Waititi and Rita Ora. Maybe I missed something, but this relationship came out of nowhere, IMO. I especially never expected them to get married."
—u/Secret-Ad-6253
VALERIE MACON / Getty Images11. "Ryan Reynolds and Alanis Morissette."
—u/SleepingInNJ
Kevin Winter / Getty Images12. "Even weirder: Alanis Morissette and Dave Coulier."
—u/MeWant-SnuSnu
Vinnie Zuffante / Getty Images13. "Um, I'd like to add to this thread: WDYM Scar Jo and Ryan Reynolds were married!? Like, what?"
—u/Open_Carob_3676
Kevin Mazur / Getty Images
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14. "Definitely more niche, but JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes from Love Island UK."
—u/furkfurk
"It's been over a year now, and I still can't believe it's a real relationship and not a PR stunt. Or rather, can't believe they're not just capitalizing off of their time on Celebrity Big Brother."
—u/RiffRafe2
Robin L Marshall / Getty Images15. "Avril Lavigne and Tyga. I REALLY don't understand this one, and I'm the queen of hear-me-outs."
—u/prancing_pony42
Stephane Cardinale - Corbis / Getty Images16. "Brenda Song and Trace Cyrus (Miley Cyrus’s half brother)."
—u/incognito-user-0000
Steve Granitz / Getty Images17. "Nicole Kidman and Lenny Kravitz in 2003. Apparently, they were even engaged. Zoe Kravitz said Nicole used to take her to movies and was super nice to her."
—u/beccadahhhling
Kevin Mazur / Getty Images18. "The correct answer is Jenny Slate and Chris Evans."
—u/truthfulawful
"I always think about the interview she gave where she described his personality 'like primary colors.' We get it, Jenny, you thought he was a bit simple. LOL."
—u/sezanna16
Variety / Getty Images19. "Maya Rudolph and Paul Thomas Anderson."
—u/NorthHamza
David Livingston / Getty Images20. "Paula Abdul and Emilio Estevez being briefly married will never not be weird to me."
—u/RiffRafe2
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Ron Galella, Ltd. / Getty Images21. "Roger Ebert and Oprah Winfrey. It was Ebert who persuaded Oprah to syndicate her local Chicago talk show nationwide."
—u/BadenBaden1981
22. "Chelsea Handler and 50 Cent. But it's hard for me to imagine Chelsea dating anyone for some reason, so... lol."
—u/DragonScrivner
"They’ve both said they did and do love each other deeply. But they also both knew it wasn’t a 'forever' relationship."
—u/-Unusual--Equipment-
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23. "Mary-Kate Olsen and Olivier Sarkozy. They had the infamous bowls of cigarettes at their wedding reception for the guests!"
—u/txjennah
WWD / Getty Images24. "Ashley Olsen dated Dax Shepard, Lance Armstrong, and Jared Leto."
—u/Fancy-Ant-8883
"Dax Sheppard, Lance Armstrong, and Jared Leto: absolute nightmare blunt rotation."
—u/canadianD
"I loved Ashley with Justin Bartha. I actually thought they’d get married."
—u/TakeMeHomeToYou
Kevin Mazur/MG18 / Getty Images25. "David Harbour and Lily Allen."
Dave Benett / Getty Images26. "Kenny Chesney and Renee Zellweger. They were full-on married, FFS."
—u/Humble-Blueberry4571
"And then when she filed to annul her four-month marriage, she cited 'fraud' as the legal grounds! She later tried to backtrack, saying it had nothing to do with him as a person, but I’m still so curious."
—u/RainbowFox22
"This was right after she dated Jack White, too."
—u/Boing_Boom_Tschak
New York Daily News Archive / Getty Images27. "That one week or so that Zac Efron and Michelle Rodriguez were hooking up."
—u/fickenfracken
28. "Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley."
—u/MuchLunacy
Stephane Cardinale - Corbis / Getty Images29. "Zooey Deschanel and that property brother (Jonathan Scott), lol."
—u/MathematicianAfter57
Jesse Grant / Getty Images30. "How about Billy Ray Cyrus and Elizabeth Hurley?"
CARLOS JASSO / Getty Images31. "Grimes and Elon Musk are definitely one of the oddest pairings."
—u/SaltIllustrator9277
"This completely changed how I look at Grimes."
—u/languageassessment
Taylor Hill / Getty Images
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32. "Ted Danson and Whoopi Goldberg break my brain every time this question comes up!!"
—u/EverJoyed
Archive Photos / Getty Images33. "Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson. Maybe not so weird for him, but completely out of character for her."
—u/Practical-Manner5455
Jamie McCarthy / Getty Images34. "Chilli from TLC and Matthew Lawrence."
—u/Big-Marionberry-6981
Paras Griffin / Getty Images35. "Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes. And they dated like forEVER also. Like, a really long time."
—u/lapetitfromage
Kevin Mazur/MG19 / Getty Images36. "Ashley Benson and Cara Delevingne. They were everywhere, and then gone. Ashley is married to a man with a kid now! No bi erasure here; they just felt so random."
—u/vanillasheep
"I saw someone say Cara Delevingne is the Pete Davidson for queer women, and I thought that was hilariously accurate. No hate to either of them for their dating lives! She just has so many high-profile exes too."
—u/onemorespacecadet
Stefania D'Alessandro / Getty Images37. "Madonna and Dennis Rodman. Super odd pairing to me."
—u/Unserious_Cow
"I'm not sure how random it was because I was just a kid then, but sometimes I am amused to remember Madonna and Tupac."
—u/Jamileem
"Don't forget Madonna dated JFK Jr. and Warren Beatty, too."
—u/Double_Constant2809
Andrew D. Bernstein / Getty Images38. "Sandra Bullock and Jesse James."
—u/Into-thevoid420
Steve Granitz / Getty Images39. "I might get hate for this, but Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet, lol. I just don't get it."
—u/ThatMiyu
Michael Buckner / Getty Images40. And finally, "Cheryl Hines and RFK. And somehow she was shocked that Larry David no longer wanted to have her in his projects."
—u/VeritasRose
Andrew Harnik / Getty ImagesWhat celebrity couples do you think are the weirdest together, either past or present? Tell me in the comments or use the anonymous form below. Your response may be featured in an upcoming BuzzFeed article!
Note: Responses have been edited for length/clarity.
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