﻿Her name is literally "Love", and she describes herself as a hopeless
romantic. Jennifer Love Hewitt's love life has had its ups and downs,
and she has been labeled a "heartbreaker." No matter what people think of her,
the actress has shown us how to live through romances in the most passionate way possible.
During an Instagram Live, the star opened up about who her first ever date was:
actor Fred Savage. However, something about the "Ghost Whisperer" alum didn't convince him:
her pet. "I had a pig as a pet at the time, so I never saw him again because he was really
creeped out," Hewitt confessed. We can't help but wonder if Fred has come to regret his decision.
Love Hewitt then dated other 90s stars, like actors Joey Lawrence and Will Friedle. Her first
serious relationship was with Carson Daly, who was a star thanks to his work as a host on MTV.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Jennifer revealed that she met Daly for "literally two
seconds" before starting their relationship in 1997. The actress added, "I think we've done a
really good job — it's been almost a year now." Daly wasn't shy when sharing how he viewed his
girlfriend. According to EW, he told host Ryan Seacrest, "She's prettier than a Disney princess
and smoother than a baby's a**" Woow! Although the couple was an iconic part
of the 90s teen culture, the stars parted ways in 1999 after a year of dating. Carson
has confessed that he found that out in a less-than-ideal way: through other people.
"I woke up to Howard Stern telling me my relationship with Jennifer was over," the
heartthrob told People Magazine. He went on to say that he felt "publicly humiliated."
Years after their breakup, the exes found a way to become amicable again. In 2005, Daly interviewed
Love Hewitt on his "Last Call" program. Their young romance led to some awkward and hilarious
moments, like when the presenter showed a tattoo that covered a previous one he had:
Jennifer's name. Carson joked about it, telling the actress, "That's where your name was".
The jokes about the breakup continued when the host asked, "Are you in love? Is that
difficult for you after me?" Jennifer jokingly responded, "It has been difficult to recover."
The stars also took a compatibility test, which gave them a shocking result of 92 per cent!
Love Hewitt tried to end the interview on a good note, saying,
"I was a really good girlfriend to you and you were a great boyfriend. It was a good time in
our lives and we should end it like that." Daly agreed but couldn't refrain from adding, "It ended
a little weird, I gotta be honest." The actress admitted it did, but added that it didn't matter.
It seems like Jennifer has kept a good memory of the relationship even after decades have
passed. In 2018, she shared a throwback photo of her and Carson on the VMA'S red carpet. In
the caption, she reflected on the moment and added, "We are no longer friends lol."
After her breakup with Daly, it was rumored that Jennifer had a fling with actor Wilmer
Valderrama. Wilmer later confirmed it on Howard's Stern Radio show, where he shared explicit details
about his sexual relationship with the TV Star. He gave Hewitt an 8 out of 10 in the bedroom and
name-dropped other women he allegedly had slept with. However, Jennifer later dismissed the
claims, saying, "I was told, like, that we had all these very steamy encounters,
and I was like, really? Well, I would have loved to have been there!" Many of the other women also
denied sexual relations with the actor. The actress has since reflected on the
misogyny she endured, not only during this moment but throughout her years as
a young actor. "As a 42-year-old woman with a daughter, I definitely look back on it and go,
Ew," she told Vulture in 2021. The "I know what you did last
summer" final girl went on to date another 90s star: Rich Cronin, frontman of the boy
band LFO. Cronin told Howard Stern that the two met because they had the same publicist.
"I started to talk to her and I couldn't believe it — she kept talking to me and she was actually
interested," he continued before revealing he had a crush on the actress years before. The
musician also confessed that he worried about Love Hewitt being a movie star since he feared
not being able to live a normal life. The relationship ended on a sour note,
with Rich claiming that the actress had cheated on him. The songwriter had read in a tabloid that
Hewitt had been dating a string of men behind his back. He explained that he got a phone call
from someone in his record company, who told him to buy the magazine. Cronin thought that maybe
the media had said something nice about him. "No, it was a f**king thing about Jennifer Love
Hewitt in New York City... with seven guys," he told Howard Stern. Rich then explained
that he was in bed having a panic attack and decided to call the actress. "And she
goes... 'If you believe that bulls**t, shame on you.' She hung up," the musician said.
Allegedly, Jennifer told Rich things that she had also told other men. Cronin
revealed to Stern the actress gave him a ring and said, "Listen, I want to marry
you. We're going to be together forever." Later, he, reportedly, discovered that Hewitt
had given the same ring to singer Jeff Timmons. The boy band member then described the breakup,
explaining that the actress called him and said, "I am out of this relationship. Goodbye,
I have to go do The Tonight Show." Regardless of what happened, Rich kept
a good memory of Jennifer and told Stern he would have married her in a second. The
musician tragically died of Leukemia in 2010. He was only 36 years old.
After her breakup with Cronin, Love Hewitt was rumored to have a fling with actor Alec Baldwin.
In 2001, a source told the New York Post that Baldwin was spotted slobbering kisses on Hewitt's
neck at a movie premiere. Another insider told news agency WENN that the actress had
a huge crush on Baldwin and was always offering him help on set when they worked together.
"They have nothing in common but she's constantly trying to draw Alec's attention," the source said.
However, when the actress was asked about the rumours on Entertainment Tonight, she
denied them and called the story "ridiculous." In 2002, Jennifer went on to have one of her most
talked about romances, this time with musician John Mayer. At the time, rumours came out that
his song "Your Body Is A Wonderland" was about the actress. However, both exes have denied it.
The relationship only lasted a few months. Years later, the musician joked about it,
complaining that he never got to have sex with the star. He later apologized for the comments in an
interview with US Weekly. Luckily, the actress has no hard feelings, and, in a 2018 interview
on the "Inside of You" podcast, she called Mayer "One of the coolest people I ever met."
Jennifer's next serious relationship was with a "Ghost Whisperer" guest star,
Ross McCall. The pair began dating in 2005 and got engaged in 2007. During an appearance on
"The Ellen Degeneres Show," the actress showed off her 100-year-old diamond engagement ring,
which once belonged to the actor's grandmother. She opened up about the upcoming wedding, saying,
"For us really, the promise that we're making to each other is most important." The actress also
joked about her fiancé wanting to have bagpipers in the ceremony since he has Scottish origins.
It seemed like Hewitt had finally found her perfect match. However, in December 2018,
the couple shockingly called it quits. "They're both really sad about this.
Even their friends are surprised," a source close to the couple told People Magazine.
Some people close to the actress gave their opinions on why the relationship ended. The
costume supervisor on "Ghost Whisperer" explained that Jennifer, allegedly,
was needy and always dragged McCall to the set. After calling it quits with Ross, Jennifer got
together with another "Ghost Whisperer" co-star, Jamie Kennedy. The two were friends during her
engagement, but the actress explained that there was no overlap between the relationships.
The couple ended up dating for a year, breaking up and remaining friendly. In fact,
Hewitt revealed to Wendy Williams that Kennedy always joked about his character
being killed off because of their breakup. Once this relationship ended, Hewitt had a couple
of short-lived flings, but one of her most talked about pairings happened with another co-star:
Colin Egglesfield from "The Client List." The couple never confirmed they were together,
and their love might have turned sour when Jennifer fell for another
co-star from the show, Brian Hallisay. In 2013, the actress began demanding that
Hallisay replace Egglesfield as the show's male lead, which created tension with the
showrunner. The series ended up being canceled because of "creative differences." However,
Jen and Brian's relationship blossomed, and they married in 2013 when she was nine
months pregnant. The pair currently has three children and continue living together happily.
The actress has gushed over her husband on several occasions. For example,
to commemorate their 7th wedding anniversary, she uploaded a photo on Instagram that said, “7 years
today married to the man of my dreams. 7 years no itch. Feeling very grateful.” Aww, so cute”
It seems like Jennifer, the hopeless romantic, is finally at her happily ever after stage.
Here at Rumour Juice, we wish the actress the best in her personal and professional path.