20 Best Hollywood Power Couples To Ever Exist That We'll Always Love
Will People Ever Get Enough Of These Iconic Duos?
Some Hollywood couples are so satisfyingly glamorous to watch that the tabloids (and the fans) just can't get enough of them. Certain couples have captured our imaginations and stood the test of time while others quickly imploded, but didn't fail to provide some juicy narratives on their way down. Others still gave it their best shot, and went through the ups and downs for years, only to finally end in heartbreak, indicating that not even celebrities are above the trials and tribulations of love. Here are the 20 best power couples ever to exist in Hollywood that we'll always be obsessed with.
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1. Emily Blunt & John Krasinski
Emily Blunt and John Krasinski have been all over the internet since they got together in 2008 and are often referred to as "couple goals." We just wish to find someone who looks at us the way John Krasinski looks at Emily Blunt.
2. Zendaya & Tom Holland
Zendaya and Tom Holland met while working on Spider-Man in 2017 and took their romance off-set in 2021. Now, they're engaged, and it's hard not to go online without seeing mention of them.
3. Sarah Jessica Parker & Matthew Broderick
The Sex and the City star and the Ferris Bueller star started dating in the 90s and they've been together ever since. That's quite something, especially in Hollywood!
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4. Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds met on the set of Green Lantern in 2011 and got married a year later. They've been together ever since and have three daughters together.
5. Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson
Actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson met on the set of Bosom Buddies, a show that Hanks starred in and Wilson made a guest appearance on, in 1981. They went public with their relationship in 1986 and they've amazingly been together ever since.
6. Eva Mendes & Ryan Gosling
Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling met on the set of 2012's The Place Beyond the Pines and they're now married with two kids. Though they're an extremely private couple who don't even attend red carpets together, just knowing that they're together after seeing their on-screen chemistry warms our hearts.
7. Dax Shepard & Kristen Bell
Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell met at a dinner party of a mutual acquaintance. They started dating in 2007, got married in 2013, and now have two kids together. People love how honest and real they are as a couple, sharing the hardships as well as the wins with their fans.
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8. Penelope Cruz & Javier Bardem
Can you think of a more perfect couple than these two Spaniards? We can't. They met in the early 90s on the set of Jamón, Jamón but didn't start dating until quite a few years later when they were both cast in 2008's Vicky Cristina Barcelona. They've been going strong ever since and even have two children together.
9. Mila Kunis & Ashton Kutcher
Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher were longtime friends who met on the set of That 70's Show before they started officially dating in 2012. They were a fan-favorite pair on the screen and that chemistry exists in real life too as they've been together for over ten years.
10. Kevin Bacon & Kyra Sedgwick
Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick's romance is one of the most enduring Hollywood has ever seen. The couple met in 1978 when Sedgwick was only 12 but obviously didn't start dating until many years later in 1987. They're one of Hollywood's most beloved couples for their refreshingly genuine and down-to-earth image.
11. Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward
It doesn't get more classic Hollywood than this couple. Both stars of the silver screen in the 1950s, the two got together in 1957 while filming The Long, Hot Summer, and they stayed together for an incredible 50 years until Newman's death, a shining example of an enduring and strong Hollywood marriage.
12. Jennifer Lopez & Ben Affleck
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck quickly became one of the most talked-about couples in Hollywood when they first got together in 2002. To everyone's dismay, the couple split up in 2004, but happily, got together again two decades later, but are now broken up once more. Their relationship is a fiery rollercoaster ride that people can't get enough of.
13. Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka
These two handsome actors amazingly met by chance on a street corner in NYC and went public with their relationship in 2007. They're now married and have two kids via surrogate.
14. Viola Davis & Julius Tennon
Viola Davis and Julius Tennon met on the set of the CBS series City of Angels. Tennon reportedly gave her his card and told her to call him if she was interested. Slick move! They've been married for almost 25 years.
15. Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith first met in 1994 on the set of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and got married in 1997. Although their relationship has been at times tumultuous, their honesty and openness to publicly discuss even the most difficult topics have created a lot of intrigue.
16. Michael J. Fox & Tracy Pollan
One of the most incredible couples within and without Hollywood, Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan's romance began a few years after they met on the set of Family Ties in the mid-80s. Their relationship has been particularly admired for its resilience in the face of Fox's Parkinson's disease diagnosis in 1991. Pollan continues to stick by his side to this day.
17. Catherine Zeta-Jones & Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones met at the 1998 Deauville Film Festival in France after Douglas arranged. He had developed a bit of an infatuation after seeing her in The Mask of Zorro. The two have stuck by each other through all sorts of challenges including Douglas's stage IV cancer and their remarkable chemistry despite their age difference is uncanny.
18. Johnny Depp & Winona Ryder
Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder's relationship was one of the most defining Hollywood romances of the 90s. They met at a premiere in 1989 and Depp described their connection as immediate and intense. Despite not being together very long, their relationship made a lasting impression.
19. Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's romance is still considered one of the most quintessential Hollywood relationships. The two Hollywood icons met in 2004 on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith. They got married in 2005 and had three biological kids along with three adopted ones but their relationship ended with a lengthy divorce and squabbles over assets and custody.
20. Nicole Kidman & Tom Cruise
Another quintessential Hollywood power couple of the 90s, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman met on the set of Days of Thunder in 1990. Their divorce after 11 years of marriage shocked everyone as they were seen as the perfect celebrity pair and the picture of glamor.
