This year, we’ve seen A LOT when it comes to celebrities… but nothing gets us more
SHOOK than the most SHOCKING hook-ups we did NOT see coming, so let’s get into it!
Now before we jump into this list, let us just clarify that in no way do we mean shocking
in any unpleasant way.
We’re so here for all of these couples finding each other, but no doubt, these hook-ups caught
fans and the internet alike by major surprise.
So it's more the surprise of these hookups that had us shook, coz we did not see them
coming!
Kicking things off with Adele, who is having a huge year thanks to the release of her highly
anticipated album, 30, and she’s also had a big year when it comes to love!
Romance rumors between her and NBA sports agent Rich Paul first started back in July,
when Adele was spotted sitting next to him courtside at the NBA finals
At the time US Weekly confirmed they were an item, noting that they’d been dating
for “months”
During her CBS special “Adele, one night only” she got candid about the unlikely
relationship while chatting with Oprah, "He's just hilarious.
He's so funny.
And very smart.
Very, very smart.
It's quite incredible watching him do what he does and just the easiness of it and very
smooth."
She also told Oprah during the interview that her relationship with Rich has been transformative,
"[It's] the first time I've loved myself and been open to loving and being loved by someone
else”
Yep, we love to see it!
Adele, who was pretty low-key about her past relationships, has been happily giving fans
a peak at her relationship with Rich, sharing behind the scenes photos of the pair at a
friend’s wedding.
Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles got cozy on the set of their film, Don’t Worry Darling,
with their friendship taking a romantic turn after Olivia split from her ex Jason Sudeikis
in November of 2020.
They were spotted holding hands at a wedding in January of this year, and have kept a pretty
relatively low profile since then, with the pair being spotted out on vacay together and
Olivia not only supporting Harry out on tour, but seen in his tour merch while out shopping.
Olivia did recently open up about her typically quiet relationship with Harry and the 10 year
age gap that had many people judging the pair… explaining to Vogue in a recent interview,
“It’s obviously really tempting to correct a false narrative.
But I think what you realize is that when you’re really happy, it doesn’t matter
what strangers think about you.
All that matters to you is what’s real, and what you love, and who you love.”
Nobody knew Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley
were dating, that is until Aaron dropped that he was engaged during the NFL honors ceremony
back in February of this year.
Though he didn't name Shailene during his MVP acceptance speech, People mag later confirmed
that he was engaged to the actress.
Shailene later broke her silence about their relationship on The Tonight Show, revealing,
"So, it's kind of funny everybody right now is freaking out over it, and we're like, 'Yeah,
we've been engaged for a while.'
And in June of this year, Shailene shared some insight with Shape, telling them that
Covid lockdown had led to them spending lots of quality time together, explaining, "I have
the perspective that I would have met Aaron in any context, any space in time, because
I feel we were meant to be together”
This next couple had us asking what year we were in when the internet nearly broke with
news that Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck had reunited almost 2 decades after breaking up.
The pair was spotted together in April of this year, and then were seen taking trips
to Montana and Miami together.
In July, J.Lo made the relationship Instagram official, posting moments from her 52nd bday
celebration including a photo of her and Ben kissing on a yacht in France.
And later that month Bennifer was in full force, taking joint family vacations to Universal
Studios together, and by the fall of this year they made it red carpet official walking
together and cozying up everywhere from Los Angeles to the Venice Film Festival.
Most recently the pair was spotted courtside together at a Lakers game and according to
US Weekly, when the Jumbotron broadcast a video of the happy pair taking part in some
light PDA, the crowd cheered!
Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian started out as friends and neighbors but that all
changed in the beginning of this year when it was announced by US Weekly that the couple
had been dating for months.
Then in February they made their relationship INSTA and VALENTINES day official by posting
a photo holding hands.
And since then they’ve made their affection for each other and constant PDA public, from
family vacays, to UFC fight nights, and even cozying up backstage at SNL.
But things really heated up in October when the pair officially got engaged, with Kourtney
adorably captioning photos of the event with, “I woke up all night thinking it was a dream.”
After Kim’s hosting debut on SNL, including a shared sketch with Pete, the couple took
their relationship off screen after being spotted holding hands while riding a rollercoaster
together at Knott’s Berry Farm.
At the time people speculated that they were just friends, but when Kim took a flight to
join Pete at his favorite hometown restaurant in Staten Island it seemed more likely that
they were more than ‘just friends.’
Pete then spent his bday weekend with Kim, spotted wearing matching PJ’s together on
Instagram.
And after being seen hand in hand and in the car together, multiple sources confirmed that
the unlikely couple were officially official.
A source told Entertainment Tonight Online at the time that the pair were “connecting
on a deeper level” and that “Kim and Pete are dating and having a great time together.”
Kim officially filed to be single in court earlier this month as well as requesting to
drop “West” from her name… so we guess time will tell if her and Pete could be in
it for the long run…
And for more on some of our favorite and most swoon-worthy celebrity hookups, click right
over here for the full rundown!
Then, let me know which celeb hookup had you most shook in the comment section below!
I’m your girl Sussan Mourad and you can find me on socials @Susan_Mourad, I’ll catch
you next time!