There’s a term for costars who fall in love with each other even after the cameras stop rolling. This is a “show-mance,” and it happens regularly in Hollywood and beyond. It’s no different than the everyday person meeting someone at the office.
A rarer happening is when an everyday person and a famous celebrity fall in love. It sounds like something out of a romance novel, but it happens in real life. Here are 10 examples of celebs who found romance outside of the industry.
Jon Stewart and Tracey McShane
Jon Stewart and Tracey McShane first met in 1995 on a blind date. Tracey was working as a veterinary technician at the time. Her roommate was working with Jon on a TV special and thought the two would be perfect for each other. Their 24-year marriage and two children are proof that the roomie was right on the money. Tracey is still an animal lover and works with charities to protect their welfare.
Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky
Lady Gaga is through with her bad romance era. She is happily engaged to Michael Polansky, the executive director and cofounder of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy. The pair met at a mutual friend’s birthday party in 2019 and were instantly taken by each other. Cynthia Germanotta, Lady Gaga’s mom, called it when she met him previously. Their relationship grew stronger in 2020 when the pair quarantined together during the COVID-19 pandemic. They confirmed their engagement during the 2024 Paris Olympics when Gaga performed in the opening ceremonies.
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Vince Vaughn and Kyla Weber
Vince Vaughn and Kyla Weber first met at a wedding in Los Angeles in 2008. Vince’s best friend’s wife introduced him to her childhood friend. Kyla was working in real estate at the time and lived in Canada. Vince had to woo her via email and phone calls.
The happy couple got engaged on Valentine’s Day 2009 and married the following year. These days, they share two children and love being a family of four. They try to stay out of the limelight as much as possible.
Sydney Sweeney and Jonathan Davino
Sydney Sweeney prefers to date people who aren’t in the entertainment industry. “I don’t date people in the spotlight. I don’t date actors or musicians or anyone in entertainment because I can just be normal Syd that way and it’s easiest,” she told Cosmopolitan in 2022.
Sydney and Jonathan Davino like to keep details of their relationship private. Rumor has it he is a businessman from Chicago. The couple was first linked in 2018 and reportedly got engaged in 2022. They are still together despite rumors circulating that Sydney and costar Glenn Powell were more than just friends after filming Anyone But You together.
George and Amal Clooney
Before George Clooney met Amal Alamuddin, a human rights lawyer, he was content with his life as a bachelor. That all changed in July 2013 when a mutual friend introduced the pair at a dinner party at George’s home in Italy. They kept in touch via email and eventually started dating. In 2014, George got down on one knee and the pair walked down the aisle that same year. In 2017, they welcomed twins.
Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso
Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso have been married for almost 20 years. They share biological kids and Matt is a bonus day to Luciana’s daughter from a previous relationship. It all started in 2003 when Matt was celebrating with the cast and crew of Stuck on You at a Miami bar. Luciana was working as a bartender. Matt ducked behind the bar to avoid aggressive fans and she put him to work. The rest is history.
Kevin and Danielle Jonas
Kevin and Danielle Jonas first met in 2007 while on vacations with their families in the Bahamas. She was working as a hairdresser at the time and had no idea who the Jonas Brothers were. Sparks flew on the beach and the couple started dating. Kevin proposed in 2009 and the couple made it official that same year in a castle in Long Island, New York. They stared in their own reality series, Married to Jonas, from 2012 to 2013. Daughter Alena Rose was born in 2017 and her sister Valentina Angelina joined the family in 2016.
Ed Sheeran and Cherry Seaborn
Ed Sheeran and Cherry Seaborn were childhood friends. They never dated in their youth but when they reconnected as adults, things turned romantic. A mutual friend was working on Ed’s tour and reintroduced the pair. This low-key couple prefers to stay out of the limelight, so details of their romance are sparse. Fans do know they began dating in 2015, got engaged in 2017, and married in 2019 in a secret wedding. The following year their daughter, Lyra Antarctica, was born. Cherry works on the World Climate team for Deloitte.
Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer
One can only speculate if Amy Schumer tells her culinary husband Chris Fischer, “Yes, chef” when affirming his inquiries. It would be a fun bit, but perhaps get old. Rumors first circulated about the comedian and chef in 2017. The following year they were married in a intimate ceremony in Malibu, California. Their son Gene David was born in 2019. The couple has been trying to grow their family through IVF.
Eddie Redmayne and Hannah Bagshawe
Eddie Redmayne and Hannah Bagshawe first met as teens in 2000. He was attending Eton College in England and she was attending an all-girls boarding school nearby. Hannah’s exact career is unknown, but news sources reported that she has worked in public relations and in antiques.
Eddie and Hannah were friends for 12 years until things turned romantic. Eddie invited Hannah to Florence, Italy, while on a break from filming Les Miserables. In the city filled with Renaissance art and architecture, their relationship began. Three years of dating later and Eddie proposed in 2014. They married the same year and welcomed their first child in 2015. These days, they are a family of four and couldn’t be happier.
