Taylor Swift and Sophie Turner.Photo:BeautifulSignatureIG / Shutterstock / SplashNews
BeautifulSignatureIG / Shutterstock / SplashNews
Romance comes and goes, but these stars know thatfriendship is forever.Despite sharing a past partner, BFFs includingCourteney CoxandJennifer AnistonandTaylor SwiftandGigi Hadiddidn’t let drama come between them. Some stars have seen their friends marry their exes and cheered them on, while others – likeMiranda KerrandKaty Perry– created a genuine friendship because of their overlapping dating history.Read on about the A-listers who prioritized their pals over former flames and stayed friends despite dating the same people.
Romance comes and goes, but these stars know thatfriendship is forever.
Despite sharing a past partner, BFFs includingCourteney CoxandJennifer AnistonandTaylor SwiftandGigi Hadiddidn’t let drama come between them. Some stars have seen their friends marry their exes and cheered them on, while others – likeMiranda KerrandKaty Perry– created a genuine friendship because of their overlapping dating history.
Read on about the A-listers who prioritized their pals over former flames and stayed friends despite dating the same people.
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Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston
Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston.Kevin Winter/Getty
Kevin Winter/Getty
His followingrelationship with Coxwas short-lived, but she did appear in his band’s music video for their song “A Long December” in 1997.
02of 10Taylor Swift and Gigi HadidTaylor Swift and Gigi Hadid.TheImageDirect.comThe “Cruel Summer” singerdated Joe Jonasin 2008, and seven years laterher model BFFdated him too.Swift and Joe had a famously fraught breakup that concluded with her calling him out onThe Ellen DeGeneres Showfor breaking up with her in a brief phone call. Butin the years after, the two mended the rift, particularly when he and Hadid started hanging out. Both were spotted atSwift’s 2015 fourth of July partyalong with several of their other A-list pals.Ultimately, Hadid and Jonas went their separate ways that autumn after just five months together.Confirming their splitat the time, a source told PEOPLE that “it wasn’t a dramatic break up. It was just hard to make it work with their schedules. They will definitely remain friends.”
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Taylor Swift and Gigi Hadid
Taylor Swift and Gigi Hadid.TheImageDirect.com
TheImageDirect.com
The “Cruel Summer” singerdated Joe Jonasin 2008, and seven years laterher model BFFdated him too.
Swift and Joe had a famously fraught breakup that concluded with her calling him out onThe Ellen DeGeneres Showfor breaking up with her in a brief phone call. Butin the years after, the two mended the rift, particularly when he and Hadid started hanging out. Both were spotted atSwift’s 2015 fourth of July partyalong with several of their other A-list pals.
Ultimately, Hadid and Jonas went their separate ways that autumn after just five months together.Confirming their splitat the time, a source told PEOPLE that “it wasn’t a dramatic break up. It was just hard to make it work with their schedules. They will definitely remain friends.”
03of 10Taylor Swift and Sophie TurnerTaylor Swift and Sophie Turner.BeautifulSignatureIG / Shutterstock / SplashNewsDays after Joe and Sophie Turner ended their six-year marriage in September 2023, theGame of Thronesalumna was seenout and about in New York Cityduring several dinners with Swift.That said, Swift and Turnerdidn’t have any “Bad Blood"prior to her split from Joe, with whom she sharestwo daughters. In particular, Turner proved her allegiance to her then-husband’s ex when Swift’sFearless (Taylor’s Version)dropped featuring the track “Mr. Perfectly Fine,” which many fans speculated was written about Joe years prior, following their bitter breakup.Turner’s take? “It’s not NOT a bop,” she wrote on Instagram. In response, Swift paid homage to Turner’sGame of Thronescharacter Sansa Stark: “Forever bending the knee to the 👑 of the north,” she wrote on Instagram.
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Taylor Swift and Sophie Turner
Taylor Swift and Sophie Turner.BeautifulSignatureIG / Shutterstock / SplashNews
Days after Joe and Sophie Turner ended their six-year marriage in September 2023, theGame of Thronesalumna was seenout and about in New York Cityduring several dinners with Swift.
That said, Swift and Turnerdidn’t have any “Bad Blood"prior to her split from Joe, with whom she sharestwo daughters. In particular, Turner proved her allegiance to her then-husband’s ex when Swift’sFearless (Taylor’s Version)dropped featuring the track “Mr. Perfectly Fine,” which many fans speculated was written about Joe years prior, following their bitter breakup.
Turner’s take? “It’s not NOT a bop,” she wrote on Instagram. In response, Swift paid homage to Turner’sGame of Thronescharacter Sansa Stark: “Forever bending the knee to the 👑 of the north,” she wrote on Instagram.
04of 10Selena Gomez and Miley CyrusSelena Gomez and Miley Cyrus.K Mazur/TCA 2008/WireImageDuring their Disney Channel days, Gomez and Cyrus shared a common ex in Nick Jonas. Cyrusbegan dating the Jonas Brotherwhen they were both just 13 years old in 2006. A couple years later, theHannah Montanaalum toldSeventeenMagazine that they were genuinely"in love"during their relationship, and they remained “really good buds” after breaking up.TheOnly Murders in the Buildingstar first started dating the “Jealous” singer in 2008 — and even met her best friend Taylor Swift on a double date with Nick’s older brother Joe. Gomez and Nick were on-and-offuntil 2010, but she later confirmed that they kept things amicable and called it"puppy love.“Despite sharing an ex during their teenage years, Cyrus and Gomez have proven their lasting friendship. When they both dropped singles on the same day in August 2023, the singersshowed their supportfor each other’s work on Instagram. They both playfully shared a clip from aHannah Montanaepisode guest-starring Selena Gomez in which their characters trash talk each other."@mileycyrus and I both have a SINGLE SOON and we are releasing on the same day,” Gomez wrote, referencing both of their song titles. “We have been friends since we USED TO BE YOUNG.”
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Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus
Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus.K Mazur/TCA 2008/WireImage
K Mazur/TCA 2008/WireImage
During their Disney Channel days, Gomez and Cyrus shared a common ex in Nick Jonas. Cyrusbegan dating the Jonas Brotherwhen they were both just 13 years old in 2006. A couple years later, theHannah Montanaalum toldSeventeenMagazine that they were genuinely"in love"during their relationship, and they remained “really good buds” after breaking up.
TheOnly Murders in the Buildingstar first started dating the “Jealous” singer in 2008 — and even met her best friend Taylor Swift on a double date with Nick’s older brother Joe. Gomez and Nick were on-and-offuntil 2010, but she later confirmed that they kept things amicable and called it"puppy love.”
Despite sharing an ex during their teenage years, Cyrus and Gomez have proven their lasting friendship. When they both dropped singles on the same day in August 2023, the singersshowed their supportfor each other’s work on Instagram. They both playfully shared a clip from aHannah Montanaepisode guest-starring Selena Gomez in which their characters trash talk each other.
“@mileycyrus and I both have a SINGLE SOON and we are releasing on the same day,” Gomez wrote, referencing both of their song titles. “We have been friends since we USED TO BE YOUNG.”
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Nikki Reed and Nina Dobrev
Nikki Reed and Nina Dobrev.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty
Despite the potential for dating drama, these two on-screen vampires aren’t at each other’s throats. Dobrev and herVampire Diariescostar Ian Somerhalder datedfrom 2010 to 2013, mirroring the on-screen romance between between their characters Elena Gilbert and Damon Salvatore.
In 2015, Somerhalder andTwilightstar Nikki Reedtied the knotin Malibu after about a year of dating. They’ve since become parents of two: their daughterBodhiwas born in 2017, and theywelcomed a sonin 2023.
Reed and Dobrev – who has beenlinked to Olympian Shaun Whitesince 2020 – have kept the peace and remain friends. On an episode ofWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Dobrev even said she grabs dinner with the couple every so often.
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Katy Perry and Miranda Kerr
Katy Perry and Miranda Kerr.Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
As parents to half-siblings, Katy Perry and Miranda Kerr are completely on the same team, even though the singer is engaged to Kerr’s ex, Orlando Bloom. (Bloom shares daughterDaisy Dove, 3, with the “Roar” singer and 12-year-old sonFlynnwith Kerr.)
Besides having a strong blended family dynamic, which includes goingon vacations together, the two women support each other as individuals. Perry presented the model with the Excellence in Arts award at the2023 G’Day USA Arts Gala, and she wasn’t afraid to acknowledge the basis of their unique friendship.
07of 10Jennifer Lopez and Zoe SaldañaJennifer Lopez and Zoe Saldana.Jennifer Lopez/FacebookThe two actresses both spent sometime with Bradley Cooperin the early 2010s, but share plenty of other interesting things in common, including being powerful girl bosses and fashionistas. In 2021, Lopez took to Facebook toshare a selfiesnapped with theAvatarstar during a Dolce & Gabbana event.
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Jennifer Lopez and Zoe Saldaña
Jennifer Lopez and Zoe Saldana.Jennifer Lopez/Facebook
Jennifer Lopez/Facebook
The two actresses both spent sometime with Bradley Cooperin the early 2010s, but share plenty of other interesting things in common, including being powerful girl bosses and fashionistas. In 2021, Lopez took to Facebook toshare a selfiesnapped with theAvatarstar during a Dolce & Gabbana event.
08of 10Renée Zellweger and Zoe SaldañaRenee Zellweger and Zoe Saldana.Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/GettyCooper dated Renée Zellweger fora few monthsin 2011 before he moved on to Lopez, then Saldaña. Zellweger and Saldaña looked like they had lots to catch up on at Miu Miu’s Paris Fashion Week show in 2013, just a few months afterSaldaña and Cooper’s split.
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Renée Zellweger and Zoe Saldaña
Renee Zellweger and Zoe Saldana.Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty
Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty
Cooper dated Renée Zellweger fora few monthsin 2011 before he moved on to Lopez, then Saldaña. Zellweger and Saldaña looked like they had lots to catch up on at Miu Miu’s Paris Fashion Week show in 2013, just a few months afterSaldaña and Cooper’s split.
09of 10Nick Lachey and Nick CannonNick Lachey and Nick Cannon.FOX via GettyNick Lachey and Nick Cannon have more than just their name in common. The two pals both dated Kim Kardashian back in the day, well before theLove Is Blindco-host appeared on Cannon’s showThe Masked Singerin 2021.That said, Cannon’smonths-long flingwith the Skims founder was certainly more substantial than Lachey’s, who claims they only went on one date together. During a2019 appearanceonWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, the 98 Degrees alum qualified that calling Kardashian his “ex” was “a little bit of a liberal use of the term.”“I think we went on one date together,” he added.
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Nick Lachey and Nick Cannon
Nick Lachey and Nick Cannon.FOX via Getty
FOX via Getty
Nick Lachey and Nick Cannon have more than just their name in common. The two pals both dated Kim Kardashian back in the day, well before theLove Is Blindco-host appeared on Cannon’s showThe Masked Singerin 2021.
That said, Cannon’smonths-long flingwith the Skims founder was certainly more substantial than Lachey’s, who claims they only went on one date together. During a2019 appearanceonWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, the 98 Degrees alum qualified that calling Kardashian his “ex” was “a little bit of a liberal use of the term.”
“I think we went on one date together,” he added.
10of 10Drew Barrymore and Kristen WiigDrew Barrymore and Kristin Wiig.Jason Merritt/GettyBarrymoredated The Strokes drummer Fabrizio Morettifrom 2002 to 2007. A few years later, in 2011, the musician starting dating Kristen Wiig, who had costarred with Barrymore inWhip Itjust two years earlier. TheSaturday Night Livealumna and Moretti stayed together until 2013, though a source told PEOPLE thatthey endedon “completely amicable” terms.While Barrymore did call Wiig and Moretti’s relationship “wacky and incestuous” in a 2012 interview withAllure, she also said that their romance wasn’t totally surprising.“It seems fitting that they would find each other,” she explained. “I was like, ‘Right, of course, that makes perfect sense.'“Despite it all, the friends manage to avoid any major drama or damage to their friendship. Wiig even appeared onBarrymore’s talk showvia video chat in February 2021, and they shared a laugh while discussing parenthood during quarantine.
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Drew Barrymore and Kristen Wiig
Drew Barrymore and Kristin Wiig.Jason Merritt/Getty
Jason Merritt/Getty
Barrymoredated The Strokes drummer Fabrizio Morettifrom 2002 to 2007. A few years later, in 2011, the musician starting dating Kristen Wiig, who had costarred with Barrymore inWhip Itjust two years earlier. TheSaturday Night Livealumna and Moretti stayed together until 2013, though a source told PEOPLE thatthey endedon “completely amicable” terms.
While Barrymore did call Wiig and Moretti’s relationship “wacky and incestuous” in a 2012 interview withAllure, she also said that their romance wasn’t totally surprising.
“It seems fitting that they would find each other,” she explained. “I was like, ‘Right, of course, that makes perfect sense.'”
Despite it all, the friends manage to avoid any major drama or damage to their friendship. Wiig even appeared onBarrymore’s talk showvia video chat in February 2021, and they shared a laugh while discussing parenthood during quarantine.
source: people.com
