Hollywood is filled with some of the world’s most eligible bachelors and bachelorettes.
With the world at their feet you would think that they would take the opportunity to dip their toes
into Hollywood’s gene pool. At least that is what us, mere mortals, unfairly expect of them.
Many A-listers have proved that Hollywood isn’t always the be all and end all, that
beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder as some celebrities have chosen to live their lives with
some…well…rather unexpected love interests. Some stars have even gone so far as to choose a partner
decades older than them. Which star unexpectedly married a much older man after thinking it
was someone’s dad? Stick around as we unpack which A-listers completely shocked the world
with their choice in romantic partners, by going completely against the grain.
Sarah Paulson
Sarah Paulson is known as one of the most versatile actors of her time.
Her personal life is just as commendable as she came out as part of the LGBT community in 2005.
When it came to finding a partner many were surprised that she started dating the Two and a
Half Men actress Holland Taylor. Sarah met Holland while she was actually with someone else, luckily
for Holland, the universe aligned as they saw each other again at an event a few years later,
which led to them following each other on Twitter. Believe it or not, the 77-year-old
actually slid into the 45-year-old’s DM’s, or at least that’s what Paulson says.
Holland on the other hand claims that Paulson actually messaged her asking her if she was
okay after seeing an upsetting tweet. Either way, the two had a pretty progressive start to their
relationship. Sliding into each other’s DM’s despite the fact that Holland is more than 30
years Paulson’s senior, that’s pretty unheard of. Unfortunately, the media did not let this one go.
Paulson mentions that there was a lot of speculation when people found out that
she was with Holland. Some even went so far as to say “I think you have to be careful,
I’m afraid it’s going to affect your career negatively,'” And while she admits her choices
are unconventional, she’ll keep doing her own thing and not give energy to the negative.
Mary-Kate Olsen We all know the twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
as child stars turned fashion moguls. And although the two are identical in looks their taste in men
are far from the same. Many people were left rather surprised and maybe a little confused when
Mary-Kate, started dating banker, Olivier Sarkozy. The two made headlines not only because they were
nearly two decades apart in age, but also because he does kinda look like her dad or at least like
her favorite uncle. The pair reportedly met at a party in 2012 after Mary-Kate complained to
her friends how hard it’s been for her to meet boys who were mature enough for her to date.
Her friends clearly decided that she needs to change her approach to dating and that’s when
they decided to introduce her to Oliver. Clearly, her friends knew Oliver would be just the right
boy…we mean man, as the two started dating just one month after meeting and fell head over heels
for each other. It’s not hard to imagine that the two made headlines rather quickly because
they looked so… well… unconventional, together. Thankfully, they didn’t care what the world had
to say about them, as they started showing up to more and more events together. By 2014 the
pair got engaged and everyone finally realized that this was a couple that was built to last.
In 2015, the two tied the knot in front of their closest friends and family. Although, at first,
many didn’t understand what drew the star to the banker one thing was for sure, the unlikely
couple seemed as though they were getting stronger every year. But 2020 hit everyone unexpectedly,
including Mary-Kate Olsen. Mary-Kate filed an emergency motion for divorce
after claims that Oliver was forcing her out of their New York apartment.
Seems like drama can hit you no matter how mature you think your husband is.
Clive Owen There’s no doubt that Clive
Owen’s English accent alone is enough to have any girl fall at his feet, maybe even a few guys.
You would think that he would have models lining up to take the title…well think again. Turns out
this Hollywood hunk was not seduced by the charm of Hollywood’s elites but rather chose to settle
down with someone others considered rather ordinary compared to all his possible suitors.
We are sure that Sarah-Jane Fenton isn’t complaining. Although they are now walking
on completely opposite career paths, this wasn’t always the case. Turns out that Sarah-Jane was
actually chasing the same dream as her then-future husband. The two met while playing Romeo and
Juliet at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. However, his wife decided to rather ditch
the role of a struggling actress and chose the life of a scholar, and a mighty successful one
at that. We can’t help but wonder if this career change was by choice or because she couldn’t
handle keeping up with the success of her husband. Either way, we think she made the right choice
as she has had an extremely successful career studying mental health service for young adults.
Although many think Clive Owen’s wife is ordinary we think she is far from it as the mother of two
is now a doctoral researcher at the University of Birmingham in the UK. That’s pretty impressive. We
wonder though if her growing success and the fact that Clive is not as sought-after as he used to
be, has had any effect on their marriage. Either way, the couple has found a way to make it work,
as they have now been together for 25 years. That must be some kind of record!
Salma Hayek The actress, Salma Hayek,
was at a time one of the most gorgeous leading ladies in Hollywood as she steamed up the silver
screen for nearly three decades. Although Hayek remains mostly out of the spotlight these days
she still keeps her hand in the acting game every now and again. But back when she was
still extremely active in Hollywood she took everyone by surprise when she ditched the idea
of marrying a Hollywood hunk for her the French businessman François-Henri Pinault. Pinault is
the CEO of a company that owns famous luxury brands and is worth over 1.7 Billion dollars.
The couple met in 2007 when Salma was set up on a date with Pinault. Salma was taken by
surprise when he arrived as he looked so much older than what she had expected. She even said
in an interview that she thought she had been set up with his father by mistake. Luckily it didn’t
take long for Francois to charm his leading lady. It only took 11 short months before the
couple announced their engagement and the birth of their first child together. Shortly after the
couple held one of the most expensive weddings ever, with the price tag of 3.5 million dollars.
Obviously, the wedding was just pocket change for Salma’s new husband. It’s obviously no surprise
that Salma isn’t the first gorgeous lady he’s had on his arms. The billionaire also has a son
with a supermodel, Linda Evangelista. Now although he may not be as gorgeous as his jaw-dropping wife
and many could speculate that Selma got married for different reasons, no one can argue with the
fact that the couple has been going strong for over a decade. Proving all their haters wrong!
Jesse Williams Now we know about McDreamy and McSteamy, but
for many, it was Dr. Jackson Avery that was the real heartthrob of the hit TV show Grey’s Anatomy.
To the surprise of many, the lead actor was actually first a high school teacher before
he landed the role of a lifetime. This is where he met the first love of his life and unfortunately
his now ex-wife Aryn Drake-Lee. Although they seemed very passionate about each other,
the media, as always, created a stir by speculating that he could do a lot
better given his Hollywood hunk status. Pretty harsh. This was even after Jesse and Aryn would
appear at events together with Jesse looking head over heels in love with his then-wife.
The pair even had two children together. But Hollywood can be harsh on the less than famous and
when the pair showed up to red carpets the media and spectators would make it very obvious that
Aryn was way out of his league. And unfortunately, not everyone was made to survive Hollywood as in
2017 it seemed as if the media got the best of Williams as he filed for divorce after 13 years.
At the time everyone was in shock, but it wasn’t long until details of what led to the divorce were
brought to light. One of those details happens to involve another Hollywood beauty. In July 2017
Jesse was spotted with actress Minka Kelly. Before they knew it, rumors that the couple had been
dating for a few months and even moved in together started circulating like wildfire. Poor Aryn!
We only hope that the mother of two was able to survive the wrath of the media post her divorce.
That’s our picks for the most unexpected and unconventional Hollywood celebrity pairings.
Let us know in the comments which stories you would like us to tackle next! Until next time!