Posted 36 minutes agoSubscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret DownIf You Remember All 26 Of These Celeb Couples From The 2000s And 2010s, Then You're Basically A Pop Culture HistorianIf you remember when Ariana Grande was making "Boyfriend Does My Makeup" videos with her Australian YouTuber BF, then this is for you.by Ellen DurneyBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink This week, I was listening to a podcast that reminded me of the fact that Michael Bublé and Emily Blunt were together, and it genuinely stopped me in my tracks. Then, a few days later, I was struck by the memory of Rita Ora briefly dating Rob Kardashian. And the whole thing had me thinking about all the random (and not-so-random) celebrity couples from the 2000s and 2010s who are no longer together. So, if you can remember all of these couples, then congratulations, that means you're a true 2000s/2010s pop culture historian. Unfortunately, it also means you should be taking daily vitamins and prioritizing regular stretching, because you're probably getting old, too. 1. Emily Blunt and Michael Bublé One of my favorite celebrity pairings that now feels pretty random to look back on. Emily and Michael reportedly began dating in 2005 and stayed together until 2008. There were rumors of cheating in the relationship, however, they've never been confirmed. Kmazur / Getty Images In 2015, Emily looked back on the romance, telling Howard Stern: "I don't know if I was perfect with him, but we had a good time!" Today, Emily and Michael are both happily married and share children with their respective partners, John Krasinski and Luisana Lopilato. My favorite fun fact about these two? The lyrics of Michael's song "Everything" (an absolute bop) are rumored to be about Emily. Aww. Evan Agostini / Getty Images 2. Mila Kunis and Macaulay Culkin It might seem strange today, but these two were actually a pretty solid couple for the majority of the 2000s. Mila and Macaulay, both former child stars, began dating around 2002. They were incredibly private in the years they were together, and eventually called it quits in 2011. Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images Mila and Macaulay went on to marry other famous folks and are now both parents. We don't know a huge amount about what went wrong between these two, but Mila said in 2018 that the breakup was "horrible." "I was an asshole in my 20s, and I'll be the first to admit it," she said, admitting that she "fucked up." "And that's something that took me a long time to come out and be like, 'Yeah, you know what, I was a dick,' and accept it, and I own it now." Christopher Polk / Getty Images 3. Zayn Malik and Perrie Edwards This is one for my fellow Brits and One Direction stans. For context, 1D were formed on The X Factor in 2010, and Zayn met Perrie the following year when Little Mix were put together on the same show. They began dating in early 2012, and despite being plagued by unconfirmed cheating rumors, announced their engagement the following year. Jason Merritt / Getty Images, Karwai Tang / Getty Images Unfortunately, this pop power couple never made it down the aisle, and by August 2025, they'd broken up. Perrie - who's now engaged to British soccer player Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - has previously described her relationship with Zayn as "toxic." "At the time, I thought everything we experienced in our relationship was normal because it was my first relationship, first love... And then when I became single, I was almost thinking like, 'I never ever want to go through that again,'" she said in August 2025. Zayn went on to date Gigi Hadid, but they broke up in 2021 after welcoming a daughter together the previous year. Andrew Powell / Getty Images, Taylor Hill / Getty Images 4. Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush We all know about Kanye and Ray-J, but what about Reggie? Kim began dating the NFL player in 2007, the same year that Keeping Up With The Kardashians first aired on E!. Kim and Reggie's long-distance relationship was documented on the show, and for a while, it actually seemed like he might be "the one." Sadly, however, it wasn't meant to be. They broke up in 2009, briefly reconciled, but ended the relationship for good in 2010, with Reggie explaining that their busy schedules were to blame. Lester Cohen / Getty Images 5. Kanye West and Amber Rose Before Kim, Kanye's most high-profile relationship was with Amber. They reportedly first crossed paths in 2008 and began dating around that time. This, as you'll probably know, was a pretty turbulent time in Kanye's career, and the two called things off in 2010. Vittorio Zunino Celotto / Getty Images In 2012, Amber alleged that she and Kanye broke up because he was cheating on her with Kim K, who was with Reggie at the time. Making this claim, Amber called Kim a "homewrecker." We don't know if this is true, but what we do know is that Amber went on to marry Wiz Khalifa in 2013 (they had a child and split the following year) and Kanye married Kim in 2014 (they had four
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If You Remember All 26 Of These Celeb Couples From The 2000s And 2010s, Then You're Basically A Pop Culture Historian
October 28, 2025
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