Celebrity Couples Who Took a Break Before Getting Married

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Celebrity Couples Who Took a Break Before Getting Married

They were on a break! Celebrity couples split up all the time, but some don’t stay apart long and eventually walked down the aisle. After Pink and Carey Hart started dating in 2001, the duo briefly split in 2003 before later reuniting and tying the knot in 2006. They parted ways again after two years of marriage but rekindled their romance in 2010. "The most important thing for you all to know is that Carey and I love each other so so much. This breakup is not about cheating, anger, or fighting. I know it sounds like cliché bulls--t, but we are best friends, and we will continue to be," the singer announced on her website in 2008. During their separation, Pink and Hart drafted up divorce papers before giving their relationship another chance in 2010. “We’ve had two breaks,” the Just Give Me a Reason" performer explained on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2016. “The first one was about a year. And the second one was 11 months.” The Pennsylvania native, who shares daughter Willow and son Jameson with Hart, later addressed how therapy helped save her marriage. “I got a lot of s--t for telling people that Carey and I have been in couples counseling with Vanessa [Inn],” Pink admitted during an Instagram Live in June 2020. “So I talk to Vanessa on my own and I also talk to Vanessa with Carey and for Carey and I. It’s the only reason that we’re still together because, you know, I think partners after a long time, we just speak — I can’t say it’s a man and woman thing, I think it’s a partner thing, a spouse thing — that you just speak two different languages.” The songstress got candid about how she has struggled when it comes to the "intimacy" in their relationship. "Intimacy is the part that’s hard for me. There was a moment in couples counseling with Carey, I’ll never forget, in the office I had been complaining about him for years about how he’s just not present, he’s not here, he doesn’t get it, he’s not hearing me emotionally, he’s not even trying to understand my language,” she recalled. Pink continued: “And you were like, ‘OK, everybody shut up, stand up, put your hands on each other’s hearts and just look into each other’s eyes.’ And this man that I had been saying won’t show up for me, his feet were planted in that earth, his hand was on my heart and his eyes were looking into my soul and guess what I did? I started giggling and I looked away, and in that moment, I realized that I was a little bit full of s--t. I was the one here that was just talking and there have been many of those times.” Scroll down to see which other stars took a break before getting hitched: [podcast_block]

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Celebrity Couples Who Took a Break Before Getting Married

They were on a break! Celebrity couples split up all the time, but some don’t stay apart long and eventually walked down the aisle. After Pink and Carey Hart started dating in 2001, the duo briefly split in 2003 before later reuniting and tying the knot in 2006. They parted ways again after two years of marriage but rekindled their romance in 2010. "The most important thing for you all to know is that Carey and I love each other so so much. This breakup is not about cheating, anger, or fighting. I know it sounds like cliché bulls--t, but we are best friends, and we will continue to be," the singer announced on her website in 2008. During their separation, Pink and Hart drafted up divorce papers before giving their relationship another chance in 2010. “We’ve had two breaks,” the Just Give Me a Reason" performer explained on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2016. “The first one was about a year. And the second one was 11 months.” The Pennsylvania native, who shares daughter Willow and son Jameson with Hart, later addressed how therapy helped save her marriage. “I got a lot of s--t for telling people that Carey and I have been in couples counseling with Vanessa [Inn],” Pink admitted during an Instagram Live in June 2020. “So I talk to Vanessa on my own and I also talk to Vanessa with Carey and for Carey and I. It’s the only reason that we’re still together because, you know, I think partners after a long time, we just speak — I can’t say it’s a man and woman thing, I think it’s a partner thing, a spouse thing — that you just speak two different languages.” The songstress got candid about how she has struggled when it comes to the "intimacy" in their relationship. "Intimacy is the part that’s hard for me. There was a moment in couples counseling with Carey, I’ll never forget, in the office I had been complaining about him for years about how he’s just not present, he’s not here, he doesn’t get it, he’s not hearing me emotionally, he’s not even trying to understand my language,” she recalled. Pink continued: “And you were like, ‘OK, everybody shut up, stand up, put your hands on each other’s hearts and just look into each other’s eyes.’ And this man that I had been saying won’t show up for me, his feet were planted in that earth, his hand was on my heart and his eyes were looking into my soul and guess what I did? I started giggling and I looked away, and in that moment, I realized that I was a little bit full of s--t. I was the one here that was just talking and there have been many of those times.” Scroll down to see which other stars took a break before getting hitched: [podcast_block]

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Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth

The twosome originally started dating after they met on the set of their 2009 movie, The Last Song. Cyrus and Hemsworth got engaged in May 2012 and broke up the following year. They later rekindled their relationship in March 2016 and got married two years later.

The pair announced their separation in August 2019 and finalized their divorce in January of the following year. 

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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend

The duo, who started dating in 2006, took a small break during their relationship that lasted less than 30 minutes. They reconciled and later tied the knot in 2013. Teigen and Legend have since welcomed daughter Luna and son Miles. 

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Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel

Timberlake started dating Biel in 2007 and they briefly called it quits two years later. After getting back together, the lovebirds got engaged in 2011 and had a wedding ceremony in Italy the following year. They welcomed son Silas in April 2015 and son Phineas in July 2020.

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Prince William and Duchess Kate

After meeting as students at St. Andrews University in Scotland, the royal couple started a courtship that continued once they graduated. Even though they pulled the plug on their romance in April 2007, they reunited later that summer. 

William and Kate, who tied the knot in April 2011, share three children: Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

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Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard

Early in their relationship, Shepard ended things with the Good Place actress before reconsidering his decision days later. The duo, who have daughters Lincoln and Delta, got married in October 2013.

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Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo

The musician originally split from the model in 2013. Two months later, the pair reconciled and got engaged. They tied the knot in July 2014 and later welcomed daughters Dusty Rose and Gio.

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Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos

The twosome broke up one week before their May 1996 nuptials, only to get back together days later and elope in Las Vegas. 

They couple share sons Michael and Joaquin and daughter Lola.

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Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green

Fox and Green were engaged for two years before calling off their wedding in February 2009. They got back together and exchanged vows in June 2010. 

The Jennifer's Body star filed for divorce in 2017 after five years of marriage before withdrawing the request amid her third pregnancy. In May 2020, Green confirmed that they decided to go their separate ways. They reached a divorce settlement in February 2022.

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Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler

The reality star called off her engagement to the NFL quarterback in July 2011. After working out their issues in couples therapy, the pair tied the knot in June 2013. In April 2020, the Uncommon James founder announced her split from Cutler. 

The estranged couple share sons Camden and Jaxon and daughter Saylor.

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Nick Lachey and Vanessa Lachey

The Love Is Blind cohosts broke up in June 2009 before patching things up four months. later.  They made things official in July 2011 and later welcomed three kids: Camden, Brooklyn and Phoenix.

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Pink and Carey Hart

The singer and Hart called it quits in 2003 before tying the knot in January 2006. The couple — who share daughter Willow and son Jameson — split again in 2008 and later got back together. 

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Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade

The Being Mary Jane actress originally dated the basketball player from 2009 to 2013. Although they briefly parted ways, they got engaged in December 2013. 

Union and Wade exchanged vows in August 2014, and they are now raising his three sons from previous relationships, Zaire, Zion and Xavier, and his nephew Dahveon. The duo welcomed their first child together, daughter Kaavia, via surrogate in November 2018.

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Michael Phelps and Nicole Johnson

The Olympian dated Johnson on and off for eight years before popping the question. The pair, who are parents to sons Boomer, Beckett and Maverick, celebrated their June 2016 nuptials with three ceremonies.

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Sam Hunt and Hannah Lee Fowler

The country crooner previously revealed that he flew to Hawaii seven times within three months to win Fowler back. The pair had been dating on and off for nearly a decade when Hunt released an apology track in January 2017 titled “Drinkin’ Too Much,” dedicated to the nurse. They announced their engagement shortly after and tied the knot in April 2017.

In February 2022, Fowler filed for divorce, claiming that Hunt was “guilty of inappropriate marital conduct” and “adultery.” Fowler, who confirmed in the paperwork that she was pregnant with the couple's first child, withdrew the filing that same day and later refiled in another state.