As anyone who has ever tied the knot will tell you, marriage is a series of adjustments.
Sometimes, those adjustments can be too much to bear — like if your better half suddenly
becomes famous overnight.
Here are some of Hollywood's most well-known unions that fell apart as soon as one star
became more famous than the other.
Chris Pratt and Anna Faris
When Anna Faris married Chris Pratt in August 2009, the blonde bombshell was already a household
name, thanks to roles in popular movies such as The House Bunny and Lost in Translation.
Pratt was primarily known for playing laid-back, goofy characters on television, and at the
time of their marriage, he was still one month away from debuting in his most memorable TV
role to date, Andy Dwyer on Parks and Recreation.
"Oh my God.
Are you Ok?"
"Yea, I'm good."
Flash forward to 2014.
In a twist nobody saw coming, Pratt landed the coveted lead role in Marvel's Guardians
of the Galaxy.
Suddenly, he went from being a chubby supporting player on television to a muscle-bound movie
star who could pull in $330 million at the box office.
Even more success followed, including a starring role in Jurassic World in 2015, which helped
Pratt suddenly become the most coveted male actor in Hollywood.
Of course, with success comes consequences.
According to TMZ, Pratt's busy schedule was allegedly one of the reasons the couple suddenly
announced its separation in August 2017.
"Here's one for you.
No, that's just a script called "Anna."
Yea, they want me to star in it."
Hilary Swank and Chad Lowe
Hilary Swank had a tough career arc in the '90s, but in 2000, she rebounded in a big
way when she won the Academy Award for best actress for Boys Don't Cry.
Her success continued when she landed the lead role in Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar
Baby, which earned her a second best actress Oscar in just five years.
Unfortunately, less than a year after that second gold statue, Swank's marriage to actor
Chad Lowe fell apart.
They announced their split in January 2006.
Speaking to Vanity Fair in July that year, Swank said:
"Chad is very supportive of my career...He is, I think, genuinely happy for my success…I
think that any frustration for him stemmed from the lack of opportunities in his own
career."
Robin Thicke and Paula Patton
For years, Paula Patton and Robin Thicke were the model couple not only for celebrities,
but also for anyone who ever married their high school sweetheart.
At the time, Patton was building a reputation for herself as a serious Hollywood actress,
while Thicke was quietly mastering the craft of recording songs that couples put on when
it's time to make a baby.
She was the star; he was her support.
And then "Blurred Lines" happened.
Almost overnight, the song became the official tune of the summer in 2013, spending a staggering
12 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
Unfortunately, his sudden success appeared to get the best of him.
His career quickly crashed and burned thanks to a number of public relations hiccups, including
a lawsuit over the song and allegations of infidelity.
By February 2014, Patton had officially pulled the plug on their marriage.
Kelsey and Camille Grammer
If ever there was a Hollywood trophy wife, Camille Grammer was certainly it.
For years, America knew her as the pretty blonde wife of Kelsey Grammer who accompanied
the Frasier star to endless awards shows on his way to winning endless Emmys.
Then, just as the former Playboy model was about to become one of Bravo's most famous
Real Housewives, Kelsey pulled the plug on their marriage after almost 13 years.
Thus began one of Hollywood's most contentious divorces, catalyzed by the discovery that
Grammer had been having an affair with his now-wife, Kayte Walsh.
Kelsey alleged that Camille's success on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills was a, quote,
"parting gift" from him to his fame-hungry ex.
He told Piers Morgan in 2011: "Whether or not it worked well for her doesn't matter…it
was my way of saying, 'Look, you always wanted to be famous.
Here you go.'"
Yikes.
Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson
America met Nick Lachey through the boy band 98 Degrees in 1997, but he soon became more
famous for his marriage to singer Jessica Simpson, all thanks to their 2003 MTV reality
series Newlyweds.
"I know it's tuna but it says chicken.
By the sea.
Is that stupid?"
After plenty of such "classic" TV moments, it became clear that Simpson was the real
star of the relationship.
Movie offers, endorsements, and cover stories soon followed.
The marriage crumbled under the intense attention, and the couple called it quits in 2005 after
about four years of marriage.
Scott Foley and Jennifer Garner
Scott Foley and Jennifer Garner met on the set of the show Felicity.
He was one of the show's three main stars, and she was just a guest actress who played
his nagging ex-girlfriend.
But a year after they married in 2000, the tables turned when Garner landed the lead
role on the hugely popular ABC spy drama Alias, earning numerous accolades and millions of
adoring fans.
Not long into her run on Alias, Garner's marriage to Foley fell apart.
According to Us Weekly, the couple separated in March 2003 and finalized the divorce the
following year.
In 2013, Garner reflected on the downfall of her marriage to Foley, telling Allure magazine:
"Oh, he's a great guy.
We were full-on grown-ups, but looking back I'm aware we did not know what hit us.
We didn't have a shot."
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