Celebrity Couples Who Broke Up In 2023

They say nothing lasts forever, but the saying is even truer when it comes to celebrity couples. In today's society, social media and tabloids make it nearly impossible for stars to have privacy. Being famous puts celebrities on a pedestal, and their personal lives and relationships are next-day news. We're obsessed with digging into the boyfriends of Taylor Swift's past, or whether or not there's still beef between Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez. Relationships come and go, but the Internet makes it impossible to forget. 

While it's one thing to go through a breakup, it's another to do so in front of the rest of the world. Stars are subjected to criticism, gossip, and media attention, making a painful split much harder. Whether or not a Hollywood couple split amicably or not does little to quell rumors about why some of our favorite stars went their separate ways. The year 2023 saw some shocking splits, and we're taking a look at celebrity couples who broke up in 2023.

It looks like Taylor Swift might have another man to write a breakup song about, given the singer's split from Joe Alwyn in 2023. Swift met the actor in 2016, and they went on to have a six-year relationship that was the basis for much of the artist's music during that time. Alwyn wrote multiple songs featured on Swift's 2020 albums "Evermore" and "Folklore," with the latter winning a Grammy for album of the year. The "Blank Space" singer admitted she spent her Coronavirus quarantine with Alwyn writing music. "Joe and I really love sad songs. We've always bonded over music," Swift told Apple Music's Zane Lowe in 2020. "We write the saddest songs. We just really love sad songs. What can I say?"

Swift might have a few more sad songs to write given the breakup. A source told People that the two broke up due to "differences in their personalities," adding, "They've had rough patches before and always worked things out, so friends thought they would take some time apart but eventually come back together," but ultimately the two "weren't the right fit for one another."

The "Red" singer reportedly moved on to The 1975 singer Matt Healy, but their rumored romance was short-lived. An insider told People that Swift is happily single. According to reports, Alwyn is also enjoying his newfound single life. A source told The Mirror that the "Conversations with Friends" actor is "looking for someone to get hot and heavy with."

It's hard to keep up with Kim Zolciak and her on-again-off-again husband Kroy Biermann. The couple met at a charity event in 2010 while Zolciak was filming for the "Real Housewives of Atlanta." They got married in 2011 and went on to have four kids together. The preparation for their nuptials was featured on Bravo and spanned into their own reality series "Don't Be Tardy" which ran for eight seasons on the network. 

The two were married for over a decade before they shocked fans in May 2023 with the announcement of their divorce (which they later called off). Biermann, who legally adopted Zolciak's two daughters, was living with his wife in their Georgia home at the time of their split. Their split was messy, to say the least, with Zolciak even submitting a motion for Biermann to complete drug testing. According to court documents obtained by E! News, she saw him "smoking marijuana, and she has serious concerns for the safety and well-being." As per court documents obtained by PageSix, Biermann alleged that his wife had a serious gambling addiction claiming: "this compulsion has financially devastated the parties."

Just months after news broke they had broken up, Zolciak and Bierman decided to work things out. According to court documents obtained by E! News, the former "RHOA" star filed a motion to dismiss the divorce filing in July 2023. "The parties are dismissing their divorce action and attempting a reconciliation," Biermann's attorney said. 

Actors Elle Fanning and Max Minghella fell in love thanks to their meeting on the set of the 2018 musical drama "Teen Spirit." The "Handmaid's Tale" star, who directed the project, praised Fanning's role in the film. "You have to be able to sing, you have to be able to dance, you've got to, you know, be able to speak Polish convincingly, do the British accent, play the age range and carry the movie with an incredibly nuanced performance," Minghella told "Entertainment Tonight." "It's a lot for one person, and she just handled everything with such discipline and professionalism and she never complained."

Though they remained coy about their relationship over the years, they made their red carpet debut together in 2019 at the Met Gala. Though they kept their relationship low-profile for years, Fanning admitted she was single in April 2023. In her interview with Harper's Bazaar U.K., she revealed that she still believes in love despite her break-up with Minghella. "But I'm a hopeless romantic. I believe in love at first sight," she told the magazine. "Call me crazy, but I believe in those things. I feel that it's my destiny."

Reese Witherspoon met Jim Toth in 2010, two years after her divorce from her first husband Ryan Phillippe, with whom she has two children. The "Morning Show" actor and Toth got engaged that same year and tied the knot in 2011. Witherspoon admitted she met Toth, who works as a talent agent for several A-listers, by happenstance when he saved her from conversing with a drunk man. "He was like, [slurring, scowling, pointing finger in her face] 'You don't know me.' And I was like, 'Yeah, I know. I don't know you!'" she told Elle, adding, "Jim came over and said, 'Please excuse my friend. He's just broken up with someone.'" 

Witherspoon and Tooth welcomed their son Tennessee in 2012. She opened up to Marie Claire about just how welcoming Toth was to her children Ava and Deacon. "I got lucky. I did. I got very lucky. He's so wonderful with the children. I'm very blessed," she said. Over a decade later, the "Legally Blonde" star's marriage came to an end in 2023. Toth and Witherspoon took to Instagram in a since-removed post (per Elle) sharing the news of their divorce. "It is with a great deal of care and consideration that we have made the difficult decision to divorce. We have enjoyed so many wonderful years together and are moving forward with deep love, kindness and mutual respect for everything we have created together. Our biggest priority is our son and our entire family as we navigate this next chapter," the former couple shared.

Kellyanne Conway made headlines in 2023, but it wasn't for anything Trump-related. The political consultant and her husband George announced on Twitter in March 2023 that they were separating. "We married more than two decades ago, cherish the many happy years (and four corgis) we've shared, and above all else, our four incredible children, who remain the heartbeat of our family and our top priority," the pair wrote in the statement.

The pair, who married in 2001, ran into a rift in their marriage when George began to publicly decry President Trump's politics. Kellyanne, who worked as Trump's 2016 campaign manager as well as his counselor, defended the former president through many of his controversial decisions. At the same time, her husband, who is a retired lawyer, ran a successful Twitter account sharing anti-Trump information that boasts over 2 million followers. He also co-founded an anti-Trump campaign called the Lincoln Project which aimed to divert Trump's chances at re-election.

Was politics to blame for the end of their marriage? George had once supported his wife to take the position as Trump's campaign manager, even breaking down in tears when he won the 2016 election. Trump certainly thinks so, and he took to his social network Truth Social (per The Daily Beast) writing: "Congratulations to Kellyanne Conway on her DIVORCE from her wacko husband, Mr. Kellyanne Conway. Free at last, she has finally gotten rid of the disgusting albatross around her neck."

After a messy two-year-long divorce battle with her ex-husband David, Shannon Beador had hoped she had found the one in John Janssen. The pair met in 2019 through mutual friends. The "Real Housewives of Orange County" star gushed to Us Weekly about him at the time. "My friends have known him for 30 years, so I didn't have to make sure he was there for the right reasons. ... He's just a great person. I have a great connection with him," she said. Janssen seemed to echo those sentiments in a note he wrote Beador which she shared on her Instagram (per Us Weekly.) "You are my person; the one I was meant to be with, the one that makes me feel whole," an excerpt read. Their relationship, which was featured on the reality series, seemed to be going strong for years. Beador also revealed to Us Weekly in 2019 that their respective children had no trouble getting along. 

Things took an unsuspected turn in January 2023 when the "RHOC" star broke the news that she and Janssen had split after nearly four years together. "We were in a great place. But seven days later, when the cameras were down, it was a completely different story. He told me he was done with the relationship. And to hear what he said to me then was absolutely devastating," she told People. Janssen told People: "We're two people who love each other very much, but love is not always enough."

Actor Billy Porter met Adam Smith in 2009 through mutual friends, and the two had an immediate connection. "I was cruisin' him as he walked up the street, and he stopped, and he was with us!" Porter told People of their first meeting. "I was like, 'Oh, well, I'll be sittin' next to this handsome specimen tonight!' The two went on to date, but broke up after just seven months of seeing each other. "The first time we were dating, we were just, like, 'hanging out,' and all of a sudden, we realized, 'Oh, it's been seven months; that's more than just hanging out!' But because we weren't conscious of it, it kind of imploded," Porter told People.

In 2015, the "Pose" actor and Smith gave love another try. The actor admitted that his connection with Smith, who co-owned the eyewear company Native Ken, had always lingered in the years after their first split. Porter proposed to Smith the following year, and the two tied the knot just over two weeks later in order to get married under President Obama's term. After a whirlwind romance and several red-carpet appearances together, the pair announced they had called it quits in July 2023. "The decision was an amicable and mutual one and was made after much consideration. They continue to love and support each other as they embark on this next chapter," Porter's rep told People. 

After a short-lived first marriage, a four-year relationship with Nick Loeb, "Modern Family" star Sofia Vergara found love for the third time with Joe Manganiello. The pair started dating in 2014, having first met at a White House dinner earlier that year. "Sofia is Joe's dream girl!" an insider told US Weekly at the time. "He's been smitten with her for years. He's always had a huge crush on her. Things are going well for them so far." In December 2014, Vergara and Manganiello got engaged, eventually getting married nearly a year later in November 2015.

Sadly, on July 17, 2023, after seven years of marriage, Vergara and Manganiello announced that their marriage had come to an end. "We have made the difficult decision to divorce. As two people that love and care for one another very much, we politely ask for respect of our privacy at this time as we navigate this new phase of our lives," the couple said in a statement to Page Six. Two days after the announcement, Manganiello filed for divorce from Vergara, citing irreconcilable differences, as reported by TMZ. A source close to the couple would later reveal to Page Six that the estranged couple disagreed over Mageniello's interest in having a child. While Vergara is already a mom to 31-year-old Manolo Gonzalez Vergara from ex-husband Joe Gonzalez, Manganiello, who reportedly longed to start a family with Vergara, is yet to have any children.

Tina Knowles — the mother of Beyoncé and Solange Knowles — filed for divorce from her husband Richard Lawson on July 26, after eight years of marriage. The couple married in 2015 after dating for two years, but they had known each other much longer. To celebrate their wedding anniversary in 2021, the "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" actor shared a touching Instagram post that revealed he had been smitten with Tina for almost four decades. "39 years ago my sister Gwen (RIP), your best friend, introduced us. I thought you were one of the most beautiful women I had ever met," Lawson wrote. However, there was a slight barrier to their romance during their first meeting, as he mentioned she was "pregnant with Beyoncé at the time, and married."

There were rumors that Tina and Lawson's relationship was in trouble before their breakup became official. The last time she posted the "Poltergeist" actor to her timeline was in March when they attended Vanity Fair's Oscar Party together. Weeks before the couple split, outlets noticed that Tina and Lawson had not been attending events together. Tina did not bring Lawson to the wedding of Jay-Z's mom, Gloria Carter, earlier in July. Later that month, Lawson attended the premiere for his film "Black Terror" solo, and did not mention Tina during his "thank you" speech.

Previously, Tina was married to Beyoncé and Solange's father Mathew Knowles from 1980 to 2011, and Lawson was married to actor and singer Denise Gordy from 1978 to 1989.

After four years together, Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick called it quits in August. Bristowe and Tartick, both members of Bachelor Nation, met during a recording of her "Off the Vine" podcast. Following the release of the episode, the two started dating. In January 2019, Tartick told Today that he and Bristowe had been together for just about a month. He shared, "We were friends, a little banter here and there, and friendship turned into a relationship." They became engaged in May 2021, with Tartick proposing on her podcast.

In August, Bristowe and Tartick disclosed their decision to part ways in a lengthy Instagram post. While the split was difficult for both of them, the former couple expressed their desire to remain friends. They wrote, "Continuing our friendship is incredibly important to both of us. We feel grateful to be ending our engagement with love and respect for each other. It's heartbreaking and sad to say goodbye, but our care and admiration for one another will never die." Following the breakup announcement, Bristowe shared that she would be taking a social media hiatus on her Instagram Stories (via People). She wrote, "If everyone can say some sort of prayer for both of our hearts we would love that. I just know social media can be awful so taking a little break."

Fans were colored shocked when Hugh Jackman and Debora-lee Furness announced that they were calling it quits after 27 years of marriage. The "Logan" star and Furness issued a joint statement addressing their split to People, saying that they have decided to end their decades-long marriage to focus on themselves. "We have been blessed to share almost 3 decades together as husband and wife in a wonderful, loving marriage. Our journey now is shifting and we have decided to separate to pursue our individual growth," the pair, who share two children, noted. "Our family has been and always will be our highest priority. We undertake this next chapter with gratitude, love, and kindness. We greatly appreciate your understanding in respecting our privacy as our family navigates this transition in all of our lives."

While there were a handful of red flags in their union, many were still stunned upon hearing the news of their separation. The couple met on the set of the Australian TV show "Correlli" in 1995, hit it off right away, and tied the knot a year later. They appeared deeply in love over the years, with the two even celebrating their 27th year together. "I love you so much. Together we have created a beautiful family. And life," Jackman wrote in a touching Instagram post. However, sources told Page Six that their close circle thought the split had been "a long time coming," and despite the absence of a third party, they had transitioned from lovers to "roommates."

Though he first met her in the early '90s, it wasn't until 1999 after the "Yellowstone" actor's first marriage had ended that he started dating designer Christine Baumgartner. "We exchanged numbers, and I told her that I would — did she mind if I called her in two weeks? I did not realize that was like an insult to a woman," Costner told People of their second meeting. A few years later, and the pair said their vows in a beautiful Colorado ceremony. In the years that followed, Costner and Baumgartner expanded their family, welcoming two kids in three years: first in 2007, next in 2009, and then in 2010, per Us Weekly. 

In their time together, Baumgartner and Costner frequently opened up about their blissful marriage and their love for each other. "My wife does things that just completely... It just helps. The house is prettier because of her. Everything is warmer because of her," Costner gushed to People in November 2022. It therefore came as a shock when in May 2023, Baumgartner filed for divorce from the actor, citing irreconcilable differences in her filing. "It is with great sadness that circumstances beyond his control have transpired which have resulted in Mr. Costner having to participate in a dissolution of marriage action," the actor's rep confirmed in a statement to ET. Though the estranged couple soon found themselves caught up in an embittered battle, their divorce proceedings were finalized in September 2023, per TMZ.

After 14 months of marriage, actor Sam Asghari and Britney Spears called it quits following an argument over the singer's alleged infidelity. A source told ET, "She's adamant she didn't cheat. The two haven't got along for a while and it finally came to an end after a major blowup." Shortly after, Asghari filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for their split, and July 28 as their separation date, per People. But while the divorce might have been imminent, Spears was surprised nonetheless. "As everyone knows, Hesam and I are no longer together ... 6 years is a long time to be with someone so, I'm a little shocked but ... I'm not here to explain why because its honestly nobody's business," she wrote in an Instagram post. 

Asghari and Spears first started dating in 2016 after meeting on the set of the singer's "Slumber Party" music video. After five years together, Asghari popped the big question in September 2021, with the couple getting married a few months later in June 2022. Most memorable during their time together was Asghari's unwavering support for the singer during her conservatorship dispute against her father, James Spears. "I have always wanted nothing but the best for my better half, and will continue to support her following her dreams and creating the future she wants and deserve," Asghari told People at the time. 

Back in April 2023, news broke that celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton and "The White Lotus" star Lukas Gage secretly married in Las Vegas. The wholesome ceremony was a small affair and even included Kim Kardashian as the officiant. Unfortunately, Appleton filed for divorce on November 13, 2023, calling it quits after six months of marriage. In court documents obtained by TMZ, the popular hairstylist cited irreconcilable differences for the demise of their relationship. While Appleton and Gage have remained mum on the exact reasoning behind their breakup, various sources close to the pair have provided further insight into the situation. 

"Chris and Lukas haven't been getting along recently, and things haven't been great between them," one insider told ET. "It got worse, and they decided it was best to end their relationship." Another source told Life & Style that they shared a whirlwind romance, adding that they didn't really know each other before tying the knot. "They hadn't dated very long before they decided to get hitched. In the end, Chris realized he and Lukas weren't meant for each other at all. They wanted different things," they explained. The insider also revealed that the pair didn't share a prenuptial agreement but did signed a postnuptial agreement, which Kardashian supposedly supported. "No doubt Kim is breathing a huge sigh of relief for her friend. She, of all people, knows how things can turn out," they said.