Posted 18 minutes agoSubscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret DownHere Are 10 Celebrity Breakups That I NEVER Saw Coming, And 10 I Definitely Could've PredictedI know people are gonna disagree with number 17, but I said what I said!by Ellen DurneyBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink We've all had the experience when you find out that someone - either a friend or a celebrity who feels like a friend - breaks up with their partner, and in the back of your mind, you're like, I knew it. Sometimes the vibes are just off! But in plenty of other cases, it's the opposite. There is absolutely no warning. No quiet deletion of Instagram posts, no subtle complaints, no missing ring - just a big breakup that catches us all off guard. So, off the back of Nina Dobrev and Shaun White's genuinely shocking split this month, here's a list of other celebrity breakups that seemed like they came out of nowhere - along with some that I definitely saw coming. 1. DIDN'T SEE IT COMING: Nina Dobrev & Shaun White (2019-2025) Samir Hussein / Getty Images I'm very much still processing this one. On Aug. 31, the couple were seen looking all loved up in LA, and within less than three weeks, we had a report from People saying they'd called off their engagement. What happened?! 2. KNEW IT: Gisele Bündchen & Tom Brady (2006-2022) Steve Granitz / Getty Images Gisele and Tom's divorce announcement in October 2022 came after months of widespread speculation that there were issues in their marriage, allegedly caused by Tom's decision to unretire from the NFL. Five months before the split went public, Gisele also gave some interesting comments to British Vogue about how much "work" it takes to be "in sync" with a partner after having kids - and if this list goes to show anything, it's that comments about "work" and tricky relationship dynamics usually aren't a good sign for what's to come. 3. DIDN'T SEE IT COMING: Sophie Turner & Joe Jonas (2016-2023) Jon Kopaloff / Getty Images 2023 was a big year for celebrity breakups, and it's fair to say that Sophie and Joe's may have been the biggest shock of them all. Sophie and Joe had welcomed their second child together a year earlier, and in the weeks before the divorce news broke, they'd been interacting on social media like nothing was wrong. The breakup was MESSY, but these two seem all good now. 4. KNEW IT: Jennifer Garner & Ben Affleck (2004-2015) Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images Whenever I think about inevitable celebrity divorces, Ben Affleck's second Oscar acceptance speech in March 2013 (unfortunately) comes to mind. While attempting to thank Jennifer, Ben fumbled his way through the following words about their relationship: "I wanna thank my wife... I wanna thank you for working on our marriage for 10 Christmases. Uh, it's good. It is work. But it's the best kind of work. And there's no one I'd rather work with." It's truly one of the most awkward things I've ever seen. They announced their separation two years later. 5. DIDN'T SEE IT COMING: Joshua Jackson & Jodie Turner-Smith (2018-2024) Lionel Hahn / Getty Images Jodie filed for divorce from Joshua in October 2024, and in the legal docs, she listed the date of separation as Sept. 13 - which was just ONE DAY after they'd been photographed holding hands and smiling at an event in NYC. And if we were shocked, it sounds like Joshua was, too, with reports at the time claiming he was "caught off guard" by Jodie's divorce filing. 6. KNEW IT: Katy Perry & Orlando Bloom (2016-2025) Lionel Hahn / Getty Images In 2023, Orlando made some very intriguing comments about Katy and how existing in "two very different pools" made things difficult in their relationship. "Sometimes things are really, really, really challenging. I won't lie," he told Flaunt magazine. IMO, that was a little weird, and I remember thinking it at the time. And here we are! 7. DIDN'T SEE IT COMING: Channing Tatum & Zoë Kravitz (2021-2024) Chris Delmas / Getty Images In October 2024, everyone was gushing over Channing and Zoë's incredible chemistry as they promoted Zoë's directorial debut, Blink Twice, in which Channing starred. On the press tour, Zoë was flaunting her engagement ring, there were talks of wedding plans, and then, BOOM, two months later, they broke up. Could this one be the most shocking of all? 8. KNEW IT: Halle Bailey & DDG (2022-2024) Lionel Hahn / Getty Images There was a bit of cheating speculation surrounding these two, but as soon as DDG dropped that song about feeling "insecure" about Halle's fame, I knew it wasn't going to last for them. On the track, "Famous," which was released around the time Halle was promoting The Little Mermaid with her co-star Jonah Hauer-King, DDG rapped: "Filmin' a movie now you kissing dudes / You know I love you a lot / I don't give a fuck if that shit for promo / I don't wanna see this shit no more / Why is y'all holdin' hands in the photo? You know I'm insecure, that's a no-no." They split the following year after welcoming a
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Here Are 10 Celebrity Breakups That I NEVER Saw Coming, And 10 I Definitely Could've Predicted
September 24, 2025
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