Trending badgeTrendingPosted 1 hour agoSubscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret Down23 Celebrity Relationships That Were So Secret, We Didn't Know About Them Until Months Or Years LaterAll those Full House fans who shipped John Stamos and Lori Loughlin in real life were onto something - they actually dated years before the show!by Kristen HarrisBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink Many celebrities keep their dating lives private from fans' prying eyes. They may have relationships and go through heartbreak that the public never knows about. Sometimes, however, they decide to open up years after the fact. Here are 23 celeb couples who kept their relationships secret for years: 1. On a 2025 episode of the podcast Pod Meets World, Elise Donovan revealed that she secretly dated Joey Fatone in the '90s. She said, "[*NSYNC] did an episode of Clueless. The studio said, 'This is a really big deal. These guys are coming out.' And I was just like, 'Right. Are you kidding me? These little boys? This, like, boy band?' I was literally making fun of them before they got to set... They're super professional. They're really kind. Incredibly talented. And I was like, 'Oh, I'm the jerk.'" RCA / Via youtube.com Elise began "hanging out" with the boys, and she started dating Joey "under the radar." Their relationship led to her being cast in the 1999 music video "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)." RCA / Via youtube.com 2. In her 2023 memoir The Woman in Me, Britney Spears revealed she had a short fling with Colin Farrell in 2003, following her breakup with Justin Timberlake. She alleged that Justin slept with "six or seven girls" after their relationship ended. Wanting to move on herself, she let a "club promoter friend" set her up with Colin. She said they "had a two-week brawl." Britney wrote, "Brawl is the only word for it - we were all over each other, grappling so passionately it was like we were in a street fight." Kevin Winter / Getty Images 3. In 2024, Hunter Schafer confirmed to GQ that she and Rosalía dated for five months in late 2019. Hunter said, "I have really beautiful friendships with people that I was once romantically involved with. She's family no matter what." Dave Benett / Dave Benett/Getty Images for Burberry 4. In the '90s, many Full House viewers wanted John Stamos and Lori Loughlin to be together in real life, and in 2015, John told HuffPost Live that they "actually did date" years before the show. He said, "We went on a date to Disneyland before we were both married. In real life, when we were 18, 19 years old. No disrespect to her family and her husband now, I would say that she could be the one that got away. She's one of my dearest friends, and that's good enough. I really do adore her." ABC / Via Max 5. In 2018, Carrie Ann Inaba told The Talk that she dated John Stamos in the early '90s. She said, "We did date. When I was a Fly Girl [on In Living Color], the dreamiest thing happened. Somebody was like, 'Somebody wants to meet you across the room.' The room parted, and on the other side of the room was John Stamos." Kelsey McNeal / Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images She continued, "[We] dated for a little while, and I have to tell you, he's the loveliest human being in the whole world... I pushed him away, and then I was like, 'Uh oh, that wasn't a good idea.' So I went back to his house, and I was outside on his driveway with a little note in his mailbox." Eric McCandless / Disney, Variety / Variety via Getty Images When they crossed paths again years later, he made sure she knew there was no bad blood. She said, "Later on, he came to Dancing with the Stars, and he's so cool because he knew I was embarrassed. He was performing, and he came right up to me and said, 'I'm so happy for your success. I wish you all the best. It's great to see you.' And I was like, 'Oh my God.'" Leon Bennett / Variety via Getty Images, Variety / Variety via Getty Images 6. During a 2013 appearance on Oprah: Where Are They Now?, Barry Williams confirmed decades-long speculation that he dated Maureen McCormick, who played his sister on The Brady Bunch. He said, "The second most-asked question in my world is, did Maureen McCormick, or Marcia Brady, and I date? Were we an item? And, yes, we did, definitely. In fact, I was her first kiss. And that was in Hawaii while we were filming those episodes. We snuck away. It was a full moon. Walked along the sand, and, well, I knew where that was headed. Course, I set it up." ABC / Via Pluto TV 7. On Oprah: Where Are They Now?, Barry Williams also revealed that he kissed Florence Henderson, who played his mother on The Brady Bunch. He said, "I had a crush on Florence Henderson. Like, who didn't? And she was twice my age. And we had a common interest in music. So I took her out to dinner, and we talked music and how I might be able to integrate it into my career. And I picked her up in my own car, and I took her home. And when we said goodnight, I gave her a