The Real Reason Kat Dennings And Josh Groban Split

Kat Dennings and Josh Groban were one of Hollywood's most adored couples from the moment they started dating in 2014. They made their first public debut as a couple at the Beverly Hills Carousel of Hope Ball in October of the same year (per E!). In the following months, the pair were often spotted casually hanging out together and having low-key date nights in New York.

Dennings' "Two Broke Girls" co-star Beth Behrs takes credit for introducing the couple earlier in 2014. Behrs, who has a long-standing friendship with Groban, told People that she "always wanted to find him the right girl." The actor believed her friends were perfect for each other and introduced them when "they happened to both be single for once at the same time." There was immediate chemistry between Dennings and Groban according to Behrs, who said setting them up "didn't take much coaxing for either of them."

Dennings and Groban had almost two years of (what seemed like) romantic bliss, during which time they could be found gushing about each other in interviews or posting cute couple selfies on social media. However, this romantic facade came crashing down when the pair unexpectedly called it quits in August 2016. Despite plenty of speculation from media and fans, the reason Dennings and Groban broke up was never very clear at the time. Did they consciously uncouple or was their relationship rocked by scandal? Read on to find out the real reason Kat Dennings and Josh Groban split.

One thing that made Kat Dennings and Josh Groban's relationship so intriguing (and relatable) was the pair's relaxed and down-to-earth attitudes. They enjoyed a relatively low-key romance, especially compared to other celeb couples — even their friends Beth Behrs and Michael Gladis, who regularly share relationship stories in interviews and post photos and videos together on social media.

The low-key attitude Dennings and Groban had while dating also marked a change from their own previous relationships. When Dennings dated her "Two Broke Girls" co-star Nick Zano, the pair had quite a public relationship — they were even spotted hanging out at a 2012 Los Angeles Lakers game with Ashton Kutcher, per Us Weekly. Groban also previously had a high-profile relationship with January Jones from 2003 to 2006 and was later linked to singer Katy Perry in 2009, according to Good Housekeeping. So, it's possible that Dennings and Groban simply preferred to keep things more relaxed this time around.

Dennings did dish out a few details about their relationship, though. When she appeared on "Late Night with Seth Meyers," the "Dollface" actor revealed how she and Groban liked to spend their downtime together. "He was here in New York and we had a lovely week together," she told Meyers, adding, "We went and saw some plays. That was fun. We slept late. We ate a lot of food. We cooked some food. We played some video games — normal people things."

While many celeb relationships have ended in scandal or controversy, it seems like Kat Dennings and Josh Groban simply made the unexpected decision to consciously uncouple. The end of their relationship came as a shock to most of Hollywood and their fans because, while the pair were pretty low-key on social media, they had still been posting intermittent couple selfies.

Dennings and Groban had been together for almost two years before they decided to part ways. "It was a mutual breakup," an inside source revealed to E!. The source also stated that Dennings and Groban are "still friends" and that they will always "care about each other."

The reasons for their "mutual" break up aren't clear, however, but when speaking to the Los Angeles Times about her Hulu series "Dollface" in 2019, Dennings revealed how intense a past relationship was. "I've been through this thing where you're so in love that you forget yourself," the actor said. "I'm guilty of being completely swept up and ignoring everything around me. It's no one's fault. I just feel like it happens to everyone to some extent. Maybe I'm a little more intense about it. I've been working on it. I'm 33 now, so I'm a little better at it." It's not clear which of her ex-beaus Dennings was speaking about here, but if it is Groban, it could explain what was going on behind closed doors and why the couple called it quits so unexpectedly.

Before splitting with Kat Dennings, Josh Groban told E!, "The fact we're both in the industry can be more of a challenge because we're always traveling and working" (via Female First). This wasn't the first sign that Groban might struggle to date someone in the same industry, either. Before he and Dennings got together, the singer and "Crazy, Stupid, Love" actor told the Independent that dating around his demanding work schedule can be difficult: "I travel so much, and my job demands so much. Sometimes the schedule is just crazy." It's worthwhile noting that he also added that rather than dating someone in the same industry, it can be "wonderful to go out with someone who does something completely different. You can learn from what they do."

During the course of his relationship with Dennings, the pair spent a lot of time in different places. Groban had been traveling and touring, while Dennings was based in Los Angeles to shoot "Two Broke Girls." This meant that a lot of the time, they had to try to make their relationship work long distance. Beth Behrs apparently thought her pals were getting through it without putting too much pressure on their relationship, telling People, "They're in this crazy business, they're both very calm and mellow and wonderful." However, it turns out that the "challenge" of dating someone in the same industry may have been too much for this former couple.