Hey, did you know that Brad Pitt was once married to Jennifer Aniston? Oh… you did?
Okay: what about Ryan Reynolds and Alanis Morissette? Did you know they were once engaged?
Not every celebrity couple goes down in history as a Bennifer or a Brangelina. Some get forgotten about rather quickly.
But we’re here to remind readers of various stars whose romantic history may never be the subject of a movie, yet whose flame of love burned far hotter than many may remember…
Colin Farrell and Britney Spears
It didn’t last long, but it happened: Britney showed up as Farrell’s date for the 2003 premiere of The Recruit. Talk about a forgotten fling!
Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Esposito
Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Esposito didn’t just date. They were married… for four whole months in 2004.
Ryan Reynolds and Alanis Morissette
Ryan Reynolds and Alanis Morissette were dated from 2002-2006 and were actually engaged. Both are Canadian.
Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson
These crazy kids got married in 2006. The bride wore a bikini for the ceremony. Shockingly, the union did not last.
Orlando Bloom and Kate Bosworth
Orlando Bloom and Kate Bosworth were a very cute item for four years. They dated from 2002-2006.
Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries
Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries lasted for a now-famous 73 days as husband and wife. Add some zeroes to that and we’ll have the number of Kim Kardashian sex tape copies sold.
Drew Barrymore and Tom Green
Drew Barrymore and Tom Green were married for 163 days in 2000. That’s still more than twice as long as Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries.
Uma Thurman and Gary Oldman
We’re going way back in time here: Uma Thurman and Gary Oldman dated in 1992, as seen here.
Jake Gyllenhaal and Kirsten Dunst
The former made many headlines when he dated Taylor Swift. But he was actually with Dunst a lot longer, from 2002-2004.
Brittany Murphy and Ashton Kutcher
She is sadly dead. And he has gone on to a pair of famous marriages. But Brittany Murphy and Ashton Kutcher dated in 2003.
Mila Kunis and Macaulay Culkin
Mila Kunis and Macaulay Culkin dated for EIGHT years. We’ll never know how the Home Alone star pulled that off.
Nicolas Cage and Lisa Marie Presley
Nicolas Cage and Lisa Marie Presley were married. How crazy is that?!? The union lasted 108 days.
Scott Foley and Jennifer Garner
Scott Foley and Jennifer Garner were together from 1998 until 2004, at which time they got divorced. They met on the set of Felicity.
Angelina Jolie and Jonny Lee Miller
How is this for old school?!? Before Billy Bob Thornton and Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie was married to Jonny Lee Miller, who now stars on Elementary.
Jessica Biel and Chris Evans
Jessica Biel and Chris Evans dated from 2004-2006. Both ended up okay after the split: Biel is married to Justin Timberlake and Evans has seen Minka Kelly naked… often.
Madonna and Sean Penn
Both have since moved on to many other celebrities, but Madonna and Sean Penn were together for about a year in 1986.
Dennis Rodman and Carmen Electra
Dennis Rodman and Carmen Electra eloped in Las Vegas in 1998. The latter would later say this was the “worst” decision of her life.