11 stars who dated their celebrity crushes: from Hailey and Justin Bieber, to Ariana Grande falling for ex-fiancé Pete Davidson and Alex Rodriguez calling now-ex Jennifer Lopez his ‘dream date’
- Victoria called meeting David Beckham ‘love at first sight’ and True Blood star Joe Manganiello dubbed now-wife Sofia Vergara his ‘biggest celebrity crush’
- Not all A-list matches are written in the stars – ‘Imma get Mariah Carey,’ Nick Cannon told friends before their 2008 marriage, but the couple divorced six years later
It’s not easy for anyone to find true love – especially celebrities, who live busy, sheltered lives that make meeting a suitable civilian match as fraught as it is unlikely. Of course, one way to keep things simple is to date another celebrity – and the easiest way to get the ball rolling? Confess your celeb crush to the media and hope word reaches the right people. It worked for some of these A-listers, anyway …
Alex Rodriguez called now-ex Jennifer Lopez his “dream date” in the 90s
During an appearance on NBC’s Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in 2019, Rodriguez was shown a video of himself from 1998. In the video, a reporter asked the former baseball player about his dream date and, without hesitation, he named Lopez.
“That means that dreams actually do come true in America,” Rodriguez told Fallon, joking about how confident he was at that age. “It took me 20 years.”
Rodriguez got engaged to Lopez in March 2019 after dating for two years. They announced the end of their relationship and two-year engagement via a joint statement to the Today show in April 2021.
Victoria Beckham said that David Beckham was her first celebrity crush
“It’s about creative visualisation,” the clothing designer said while answering rapid-fire questions on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in November 2019. The Spice Girls singer also said that she honestly didn’t have any other famous crush before David.