Celebrity Couples Who Broke Up and Got Back Together

Relationships aren’t easy, especially for celebrities whose lives are on full display for the whole world to see. Many of Hollywood’s most famous couples have gone through their fair share of ups and downs and have broken up. Their love for one another is so strong that they often find their way back to each other.

From breakups and divorces to make-ups, several Hollywood lovebirds have proven that love conquers all. Grey’s Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey and his wife, Jillian Fink, are a prime example that taking time apart and working on your relationship can help rekindle a flame. The pair were married in 1999 after meeting at the hair salon she worked at. In January 2015, Patrick and Jillian shockingly announced that they were divorcing after 16 years of marriage.

“It is with careful consideration and mutual respect that we have decided to end our marriage,” the pair said in an official statement to People at the time. “Our primary concern remains the wellbeing of our children, and we ask with profound gratitude that you respect our family’s privacy at this very sensitive time.”

The Enchanted actor and the celebrity makeup artist reconciled in 2016 and began working on repairing their marriage. Through it all, they continued to prioritize their children, Talula, Darby and Sullivan, and focused on spending time as a family. Patrick opened up in a September 2016 interview with People about calling off their divorce and saving their marriage.

“Our marriage was not something I was prepared to let go of,” the Some Girls actor shared. “I didn’t feel like we had done all the work. And we both wanted to do that work. That’s where it started.”

Similar to Patrick and Jillian, Marie Osmond also fell back in love with her first husband, Steve Craig, after spending some time apart. The couple tied the knot in 1982 and welcomed one son together. She filed for divorce in 1985 and married her second husband, Brian Blosil, in 1986. Their marriage lasted until 2007. In 2011, Marie married Steve for the second time, wearing the same dress that she wore during their first wedding.

“It was our son who got us to kind of be back together, but [my husband] has been there for me and he’s just my best friend, you know, and loves my kids,” the Donnie & Marie star told ET Online after the special day.

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Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor

Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor announced their split to People in May 2017 after 17 years of marriage. The Zoolander star and the blonde beauty shared that they had “tremendous love and respect for each other” at the time, and were dedicated to coparenting their children, Ella and Quinlin. In 2019, the pair held hands while attending Pretty Woman: The Musical with their kids.

In a February 2022 interview with Esquire, Ben revealed that he and his wife had rekindled their romance. He moved back into the family home during the COVID-19 pandemic after years of living apart.

“Then, over the course of time, it evolved,” he said about their romance. “We were separated and got back together and we’re happy about that. It’s been really wonderful for all of us. Unexpected, and one of the things that came out of the pandemic.”

Marie Osmond and Steve Craig

The Talk alum and the former college basketball player welcomed their son, Stephen James Craig, during their first marriage. Marie welcomed two biological children during her second marriage and adopted five more children. She remarried Steve in a Las Vegas ceremony on the day of her late son Michael’s birthday.

Behati Prinsloo and Adam Levine

Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine began dating Namibian model Behati Prinsloo in 2012. In May 2013, the couple called it quits on their relationship. Adam briefly dated model Nina Agdal. The former The Voice coach and the Victoria’s Secret maven soon got back together and announced their engagement in July 2013.

Adam and Behati got married in Mexico, one year after their engagement. They welcomed their first daughter, Dusty Rose, in 2016. Their second daughter, Gio Grace, arrived in 2018.

Kristen Bell and Dax Shephard

Kristen Bell and Dax Shephard are one of Hollywood’s most hilarious couples, who have dominated both comedy and animated films. Before saying, “I do,” in their low-key courthouse wedding in 2013, the pair broke up. The Frozen star told PopSugar in August 2017 that she “liquified and fell to the ground” when the podcast host ended their relationship after three months of dating.

Dax called Kristin just four days after the breakup to reconcile. The pair are happily married and proud parents of two daughters, Delta and Lincoln.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos

In 1995, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos met while working on All My Children. In February 2019 on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, the Riverdale actor revealed that the pair broke up one week before their 1996 Las Vegas wedding. He said that they rekindled their romance after an appearance on with Regis and Kathie Lee in New York. The television duo got married the next day, putting the brief breakup behind them.

In 1997, Kelly and Mark welcomed their first child together, son Michael. Their daughter, Lola, arrived in 2001, followed by their second son, Joaquin, in 2003.

Pink and Carey Hart

Pink and Carey Hart met in 2001 at the Summer X Games and began dating. In 2003, the couple split, but it wasn’t long before they found their way back to each other. The “So What” singer proposed to the motocross racer in 2005. They walked down the aisle in Costa Rica in 2006. After two years of marriage, the Grammy winner and the tattoo shop owner announced their split.

In 2010, Pink shared during an Instagram Live session that the couple had attended marriage counseling and were working on their relationship. Their first child, daughter Willow, was born in June 2011. Their son, Jameson, was born in 2016. The couple celebrated their 15-year anniversary in 2021 with touching Instagram tributes.