It's all fun and games until your friends dunk on your sexy magazine covers. From bedtime emojis
to inappropriate video shares, these celeb group chats have got us feeling serious FOMO.
The online game Wordle became a viral sensation in early 2022. Its concept is relatively simple — a
player must guess a five-letter word in as few tries as possible. It's a highly addictive game
that's played once a day. Unsurprisingly, a few celebrities have also found themselves
trying to figure out the Wordle of the day. Some have even gone as far as battling it out
with their just-as-famous friends to see who can get the lowest number of tries.
Ben Affleck admitted that he's a massive fan of Wordle. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter
in March 2023, the filmmaker shared that he had joined a, quote, "cool little red velvet
rope celebrity Wordle group," with A-list pals Matt Damon, Bradley Cooper, and Jason Bateman.
According to Affleck, all four men take the game very seriously
and have no problem taking jabs at one another.
"We call it the Nerdle League. I was like, 'You can join the Nerdle League,
but you might want to get your scores down.'"
Affleck said:
"You have to do the Wordle, the Quordle, and the Octordle and add up your score,
and then whoever gets the lowest score wins for the day. It's fiercely competitive,
and there's a lot of mockery and derision. So I'm in training."
It's been over 20 years since Elijah Wood had to put on his prosthetic hobbit feet to transform
into Frodo Baggins in the first installment of "The Lord of the Rings." While the actor has
kept busy since the trilogy wrapped, working on the film series seems to hold a special
place in Wood's heart, as he revealed that he and his hobbit co-stars are still very close.
Talking with The Wall Street Journal in March 2023, Wood shared that he
regularly chats with actors Dominic Monaghan, Sean Astin, and Billy Boyd,
with whom he starred in all three "Lord of the Rings" films. He said:
"It's literally in my phone as The Hobbit. If we're not texting each other about something,
we also do the New York Times crossword mini every day, and we try and beat each other for time."
In 2022, fans saw Wood, Monaghan, and Boyd come together to support Amazon's series "The Lord of
the Rings: The Rings of Power" after it received racist backlash for casting actors of color. The
men wore shirts that featured hobbit ears in different skin tones, with Wood captioning
his photo on Twitter: "You Are All Welcome Here." Wood told The Wall Street Journal:
"The four of us hadn't been in the same room in over a decade, and last year we did a series of
conventions together, and it was just the most incredible opportunity for us to reconnect."
Tobey Macguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland all have one thing in common:
they've had to suit up as Spider-Man. Macguire was the first to portray Peter Parker in the
early to mid-2000s, with Garfield taking over the role in two films in 2012 and 2014. The
Spidey torch has since been passed to Tom Holland, whose first feature film in his
trilogy debuted in 2017. Not only have these actors starred as the web-shooting superhero,
but they've also formed a bond after all three men reunited for 2021's "Spider-Man: No Way Home."
"What, it's no big deal."
"Great."
"Yeah, that's great."
Holland told BBC Radio 1 he felt that special
connection with Macguire and Garfield despite not knowing them very well.
"We share something that only us three could possibly imagine. Maybe a few stunt doubles,
but it's different, it's different about, you know, actually being the guy."
In addition, Holland revealed that he began a WhatsApp group with the two men,
but it isn't very active. He joked about being "the only one who's ever spoken in it."
The three actors appear to have gotten closer, however, which means their WhatsApp group has
also received more action. In June 2023, Holland told The Hollywood Reporter:
"Myself, Andrew, Tobey — we have this amazing bond as three people who have
been through something that is so unique that we really are like brothers. We have
a great group chat, and we catch up every now and then. It's called the Spider-Boys."
The "Twilight" Saga gave us a vampire love story we never thought we needed.
Based on author Stephenie Meyer's fantasy books, the first film debuted in 2008,
with the last and fifth movie concluding in 2012. With the
actors working so closely together for four years, a bond between them was inevitable.
When the films were nearing their end, Ashley Greene, who starred as Alice Cullen,
touched on the close relationships she formed with her cast in 2011, telling Collider:
"I feel like it's a once-in-a-lifetime thing to be part of something like this. That's something
that's very special. And the bonds that were formed is something that I wouldn't give up."
After over 10 years later, Greene was right about
keeping in contact with her co-stars. Speaking to E! News in February 2023,
she shared that a "Twilight" text chain is very much active, and said:
"We're really, honestly, a big giant family. It's really beautiful to see all these years
later — and all these life stages later — that we're so supportive of one another."
With many of her castmates getting married and welcoming children, Greene added that she planned
to meet with co-star Kellan Lutz, who starred as Emmett Cullen, for a playdate with their kids.
"Top Gun: Maverick" featured an A-list lineup of actors, including Tom Cruise, Miles Teller,
Glen Powell, Jay Ellis, Jon Hamm, Greg Tarzan Davis, and Danny Ramirez. During an interview
with Us Weekly at the 2023 Golden Globes, Davis spilled the beans on the men keeping
a close bond via text, but wouldn't disclose too much information on what these stars talk about.
"It's a lot like, 'Oh my gosh, I can't wait to see you tomorrow, can't wait to do this,
can't wait to do that.' But we all see each other outside anyways. It makes it even better."
Davis added that Cruise is a fan of using emojis in the chat, revealing:
"I texted him 'goodnight' last night,
and [...] he sent me a little kissy face, and I was like, 'Aw, thank you, Tom.'"
"You complete me."
"Parks and Recreation" had a brilliant cast that included Amy Poehler, Nick Offerman,
Aubrey Plaza, Aziz Ansari, and of course, Chris Pratt,
all of whom continued to be highly successful after the show ended in 2015. With each star
going on to work on much bigger projects since saying goodbye to Pawnee, Indiana,
we'd think that most of them wouldn't keep in touch. That, however, is far from the truth.
In a 2022 interview with Us Weekly, Adam Scott, who starred as Ben Wyatt in the series,
shared that a "Parks and Rec" group chat is still going strong, saying:
"We all have a text chain that we're always adding to. It's the same text
chain we've had since the show was shooting. We're all still friends,
and it's just the best group of people. And I miss them tremendously."
Pratt, whose star status has risen exponentially since "Parks and Rec,"
backed up those statements during an appearance on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" in April 2023.
"We still keep in touch. We have a text thread that goes and, you know,
people's birthdays and celebrations. Checking in and supporting each other, yeah for sure."
The beloved '90s coming-of-age sitcom "Boy Meets World" said farewell to their fans over 20 years
ago. But after all these years, the castmates are very much still in contact, with stars Ben
Savage and Danielle Fishel even reprising their roles in the 2014 spin-off "Girl Meets World."
In 2022, Savage spoke to Us Weekly about keeping a tight bond with his old castmates,
which included Fishel, Will Friedle, and Rider Strong. He shared:
"There's a group chat, and, of course,
I'm always very happy for them. I'm always wishing them the best."
"It's interesting when you start off as kids with people,
'cause it's like you're just sort of connected throughout your lives."
In June 2023, however, Fishel, Rider, and Friedle, who host the "Pod Meets World" podcast, revealed
that they hadn't spoken to Savage in three years. Fishel told Variety that Savage "ghosted"
them. Friedle, who noted that there was no wrongdoing or hatred among the castmates, added:
"He disappeared — I wish I knew why to this day."
Here's hoping Savage reconnects with his old pals.
The cast of "One Tree Hill" have remained extremely close. The women who led the series,
including Sophia Bush, Hilarie Burton, and Bethany Joy Lenz,
have formed an especially close bond after the show concluded in 2012. Six years later,
Bush told Bustle that the women continue to have an active text group, saying:
"Our group texts are lit. If people could see them, I'm like, oh man,
this would be something. We literally have a group text with every girl
who's ever been on the show, and it's off the chain all the time."
The relationship between the men of the series is just as solid. In 2020,
Tyler Hilton told Today that his former co-stars, which include Chad Michael Murray,
Paul Johansson, and Lee Norris, have been very supportive through
a constant group chat, particularly when Hilton became a first-time dad. He said:
"They started a 'One Tree Hill' dad chat on Father's Day. It was
the cutest thing. [...] I was thinking, 'Dude, if any of us thought we'd one day
be on a Father's Day chat together, we would've been like: What?' It was wild."
In 2021, Lenz, Bush, and Burton did fans all a favor when they launched their "Drama Queens"
podcast, where they dissect every episode of the show. The women have since welcomed
guest appearances by former castmates, including Norris, Antwon Tanner, and Barbara Alyn Woods.
Any fan of the movie "Mean Girls" knows the importance of October 3rd.
"On October 3rd, he asked me what day it was."
"It's October 3rd."
The rest is history. The day has since become known as "Mean Girls Day," and in 2022,
actor Jonathan Bennett shared with E! News that a group chat that includes himself,
Lindsay Lohan, and the rest of the cast, quote, "lights up every October 3rd."
Speaking about an ongoing friendship with both
Amanda Seyfried and Danny Franzese, Bennett shared:
"It's like a family. We all got to be involved in this really special movie
that meant a lot to a lot of people and you don't always get that in your career."
Cast member Lacey Chabert, who has worked with Bennett post-"Mean Girls," added:
"It's nice to just have catch-ups. When you care about people, it doesn't matter how much time
has passed, you just pick up where you left off and that's the beautiful part of life."
Have you ever wondered what the models of Victoria's Secret are chatting about in
their group texts? Well, VS Angel Josephine Skriver gave fans a little glimpse into what
goes down in the group chats between the women when she told W Magazine in 2018:
"We're all also in this massive group text we have going on all year, which is like a
little support system of sisters on hold for whatever, really, from specific workouts to,
'Hey, I need food recommendations for this city.' It's definitely helpful to have a
panel of opinions when you want to know if your outfit's cute for that night."
With many of the veteran Victoria's Secret models welcoming children in the past few years,
Candice Swanepoel told Us Weekly in 2019 that there's also a specific group chain
for the moms of the bunch, which she called "our mommy chat." There, Swanepoel said she
shares tips with Behati Prinsloo and Lily Aldridge regarding the best products for their little ones.
There's nothing better than seeing MCU's Captain America, the Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, Black Widow,
and Hawkeye band together for one epic battle. So far, the cast has worked with one another
in four "Avengers" movies, and they've since developed a lasting bond outside of filming.
During a 2019 interview with BBC Radio 1, MCU actors Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth,
and Paul Rudd revealed that they all stay connected through a group chat, despite
Hemsworth — who has both an Australian number and an American one — being the toughest to reach.
"If I fly to America, I'm like, 'Cool, 40 days of messages to catch up with.'"
"Why don't you get a global plan, that's what the fans really want to know."
According to Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner sends the most inappropriate videos,
while Chris Evans comes in second.
Sitting down with Jimmy Kimmel in November 2022, Hemsworth reassured the host that
there was an active group chat between himself and his MCU family. The action stars even made
light-hearted jokes about Evans' cover for People's "Sexiest Man Alive" issue.
"We have an Avengers text chain, and it very quickly was like,
'What are you doing with your hands back there?'"