These days, celebrities try their best to hold on to every last shred of privacy that they can get. A lot of the time, they secretly date one another before announcing it to the public just to keep the pressure off... After all, having a bunch of eyes on your relationship isn't the healthiest! These celebs did their best to keep their relationship under wraps and away from the spotlight.
Zach Braff and Florence Pugh
Zach Braff and Florence Pugh met on the 2019 short film In The Time It Takes to Get There. Before they made anything official, they would comment on each other's social media posts. People began to speculate, and they made it IG official in April 2020. People weren't crazy over the 21 year age difference...
Zach Braff is best known for being in the comedy series Scrubs. He was also in Garden State and Wish I Was Here. Florence Pugh is an English actress who debuted in the mystery film The Falling. She was also the star in the creepy film Midsommar.
Travis Scott and Rihanna
These two musicians kept their relationship on the down-low for years. They dated in 2015 but kept it secret. The relationship didn't come to light until a journalist blew up their spot on a podcast. Apparently, they told him to keep it secret, and he just couldn't keep quiet anymore.
Travis Scott is a rapper from Texas who is popularly known for his Hot 100 songs and relationship with Kylie Jenner. Rihanna is a musician from Barbados who broke into the scene in the early 2000s and briefly left to pursue her career in makeup.
Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling
The two got married in 2011 but like to keep in quiet. They're often spotted out in LA together, as families do, but they prefer to not talk about their partners in interviews. Privacy is key!
This one tends to be a shocker! These two actors are almost never seen together in public. Eva Mendes is well-known for her role in Desperate Housewives and other blockbuster movies. Ryan Gosling is the heartthrob in The Notebook but got his start as a child actor on The Mickey Mouse Club and Goosebumps.
Taraji P. Henson and Kelvin Hayden
Henson confirmed their relationship in December of 2017 during an interview... Which was two years after they started dating! In May of 2018, Henson confirmed that they had gotten engaged. Despite saying things here and there, the two are generally pretty private.
36-year-old Kelvin Hayden is a professional football player who played on the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts. Taraji P. Henson is a Howard University alum who took on the starring role of Cookie in the TV drama Empire.
Benji Madden and Cameron Diaz
These two really enjoy their privacy. They got married in 2015 but kept it very secretive. Since then, they've gotten a little more public with their relationship but truly like to keep it to themselves.
Benji Maddon is in the iconic rock band Good Charlotte with his brother, Joel. Cameron Diaz is a famous Hollywood actor with incredible roles under her belt. Nowadays, she's retired from acting and has taken on the mom role when the couple had their baby girl in the beginning of 2020.
Stella Maxwell and Kristen Stewart
The two have been on and off for a while... It was to the point where no one could keep track! Stewart is completely off the grid. She has no public social media and likes to keep it that way. In lieu of that, Maxwell refrained from posting anything about her partner publicly. It seems that they've been broken up since August 2019.
Kristen Stewart is best known for her role as Bella in Twilight. It was a hard mold for her to break, but she's done a pretty good job! Stella Maxwell is a Victoria's Secret model from New Zealand.
Chord Overstreet and Emma Watson
The two started publicly dating in March 2018. They were spotted out getting food and running errands together in LA. The relationship didn't last long, though, and they broke up that May.
Emma Watson is best known as Hermoine Granger, the know-it-all wizard from Harry Potter. She's Ivy League-educated with an incredible career behind her, so her relationships are never really "important" in the media. Chord Overstreet is an actor from "Glee" who started up his music career after the show ended in 2015.
Emily Ratajkowski and Sebastian Bear McClard
The two announced that they were dating on February 13th, 2018. Ten days later, they announced that they had gotten married. Fans of the two had their heads spinning, but figured that they most likely kept their relationship under wraps for a while.
Emily Ratajkowski is a supermodel who took over the world after her appearance in Robin Thicke's music video for "Blurred Lines." She's walked in runways around the world. Her husband, Sebastian Bear McLard, is on the other side of the lens as a movie producer and director. He's produced Uncut Gems.
Marcus Mumford and Carey Mulligan
It's a little known fact that these two are married because they choose to kept it very private. Even when people try to poke and prod into their relationship, they refuse to give them any info. Carey said once in an interview, "Marcus is the only thing that's mine that I can keep totally away, so I try to."
Marcus Mumford is the mastermind behind the indie-rock group Mumford & Sons. Carey Mulligan is a British actor known for small TV stints and some popular movie roles like in Pride & Prejudice.
Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn
Swift has done her best to keep this relationship as private as possible... She even goes through elaborate hoops to catch a plane to visit her beau. Since the paps follow her every move, it's difficult! The two have been dating for two years.
Taylor Swift is a pop icon who has had past relationships go viral multiple times. That's probably why she's kept her relationship with Joe Alwyn private and away from prying eyes. The Londoner is an actor who has starred in popular British movies.
Glen Powell and Nina Dobrev
The two began dating in the summer of 2017 but always seemed on the rocks. Although they never really talked about their relationship, "sources" close to them have said that they slowed things down in November 2017 and eventually cut it off due to conflicting schedules.
Scream Queens and The Vampire Diaries clash with this couple. Glen Powell had his breakthrough appearance as Chad Radwell on the Fox comedy-horror, and Dobrev had her breakthrough through the vampire-loving series.
Tasha McCauley and Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Gordon-Levitt does his best to keep his wife and kids out of the spotlight. "She really doesn't want to be a part of it and you can imagine not wanting to have that kind of scrutiny," Gordon-Levitt told Howard Stern. The two live a quiet private life together as normally as possible!
Who would have thought that JGL was married? To a robotics engineer, no less? Tasha McCauley has an MBA and a degree in robotics and is totally disengaged from the celebrity world. Gordon-Levitt has starred in countless hits like 500 Days of Summer and Inception.
Tom Holland and Zendaya
These two managed to keep their relationship super private! They allegedly dated for a year without confirming anything. They sat next to each other at the 2018 Oscars but Holland claimed that he was single by June 2019.
Everyone's got a crush on Tom Holland... Even untouchable Zendaya! Holland is a British actor who is best known for his role as Spider-Man! Zendaya is an American former Disney Channel star who broke into the scene with her music and fashion trends.
Leighton Meester and Adam Brody
The two actors got married in 2014 but are rarely out in public together. They welcomed a daughter in 2015 and have another on the way. They both have a huge passion for charity and mainly spend their free time giving back.
Leighton Meester's claim to fame is from the hit show Gossip Girl and other movies. Adam Brody played Seth Cohen on The O.C. and has appeared in other films since.
Tom Ackerley and Margot Robbie
Robbie and Ackley have done their best to keep their relationship out of the spotlight. In fact, they're so secret that they had a "surprise ceremony" in 2016 with their friends and family. Nobody knows anything!
Suicide Squad and Wolf of Wall Street actor Margot Robbie has had a very successful career with many other blockbuster hits. Tom Ackerly is a director and producer best known for I, Tonya, The Brothers Grimsby, and The Last Days on Mars.
Cole Sprouse and Lili Reinhart
Okay, it wasn't a secret that they were dating, but a lot of people didn't realize it! They just assumed that Sprouse and Reinhart were spending a lot of time together because they were on the same show... Nope. The two started dating in 2017 but have since broken up, but they still seem pretty close on social media!
Riverdale fans love this one. Cole Sprouse, of The Suite Life of Zach and Cody, recently found success with the spooky show based on the Archie Comics. Lili Reinhart was the opposite of his role, so they obviously spent a lot of time on set together... Thus bloomed their relationship!
Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz
Due to their status, the couple has tried their best to keep their relationship under wraps. "You have to protect your marriage," Weisz told More. They have been together for eight years and have one daughter.
52-year-old Daniel Craig has had a decorated career. His most notable stint in acting is as James Bond in the 007 movie franchise. Rachel Weisz has a career that's been all over the place! She's been in The Mummy, The Mummy Returns, The Simpsons, and will star in the upcoming Black Widow film.
Dave Franco and Alison Brie
It seems like a lot of people have no idea that these two are married! They got married in a super-secret ceremony back in 2017. Franco doesn't have an Instagram and Brie never posts about him on hers.
Dave Franco, brother of James Franco, stepped into the acting biz at a young age. He made waves with his performance in 22 Jumpstreet. Alison Brie is a comedic actor who was part of the main cast of Community, with Joel McHale and Chevy Chase.
Alexis Bledel and Vincent Kartheiser
The couple first met on the set of Mad Men while playing secret lovers. Then, they took some pointers from their characters and started a secretive romance in real life. They got married in 2014 and had a child in 2015.
Alexis Bledel and Vincent Kartheiser
Alexis Bledel has been everywhere! She's starred in Gilmore Girls, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The Handmaids Tale, and Mad Men. Vincent Kartheiser is best known for his role in Mad Men and has received six Screen Actors Guild Award nominations and won twice.
Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx
These two are insanely secretive with their relationship... Foxx has even walked out on interviews who try to bring her up! Even though they haven't been very public about their relationship, many rumors have been swirling about their potential break up.
Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx
After her relationship with Tom Cruz, Katie Holmes has taken a step back from the spotlight. Her breakthrough role on Dawson's Creek set her apart from other actors of her time! Jamie Foxx is a singer, comedian, and actor and has been in tons of different films.
Taran Killam and Cobie Smulders
While HMIYM was airing, Smulders got her then-boyfriend a recurring role as Gary Blauman. Most people didn't realize that they were even dating at that time! The two eventually got married in 2012 and have two daughters together.
Taran Killam and Cobie Smulders
Everyone knows Taran Killam from SNL and everyone knows Cobie from How I Met Your Mother. Killam also has credits in The Heat, Big Fat Liar, and The Amanda Show. Since HIMYM, Smulders has starred in The Avengers, Spider-Man, and Captain America.
Kerry Washington and Nnamdi Asomugha
It's not terribly common for actors and sports players to get together since they are of two totally different worlds, but it didn't matter to them! They got married in 2013 and had two children together. Washington was so secretive about her relationship that she tried to hide her second pregnancy while shooting Scandal!
Kerry Washington and Nnamdi Asomugha
Kerry Washington is currently everyone's favorite leading lady as Olivia Pope in Scandal. Nnamdi Asomugha is a retired NFL player who played for the Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, and San Francisco 49ers. Since then, he's turned to acting.
Meryl Streep and Don Gummer
Who doesn't love Meryl Streep? Her films transcend time with Mamma Mia!, The Devil Wears Prada, Big Little Lies, Julie & Julia, The Iron Lady... The list could go on. Don Gummer, on the other hand, is a quiet artist who just loves to sculpt!
Meryl Streep and Don Gummer
The idea of soulmates exist with these two. They got married in 1978 and have been together ever since! Little is known about their relationship and they like to keep it that way. Seems like privacy is the best bet for longevity in a celeb romance.
Maya Rudolph and Paul Thomas Anderson
Rudolph and Anderson have been together since 2001 and have been married for 17 years! They are usually only ever seen at public events together and rarely post about the other on social media. They have four children together.
Maya Rudolph and Paul Thomas Anderson
Maya Rudolph is a popular comedic queen who really blew up on SNL alongside Amy Pohler. A lot of people don't know htis, but her name actually starting gaining traction through her time with alternative rock band The Rentals. Thomas Anderson, on the other hand, works behind the cameras as a filmmaker.
Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher
It's hard to picture the guy who played Borat with someone as sophisticated as Isla Fisher, but that's the reality! They've been together for almost 20 years and got married in 2010. They have three kids, born in 2007, 2010, and 2015.
Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher
Sacha Baron Cohen is an absurd comedian who revels in the shock value. He's starred in Borat, The Dictator, Brüno, and Who Is America? Isla, on the other hand, has had fantastically serious roles as well as lightly comedic ones. She's starred in Now You See Me, Wedding Crashers, and Confessions of a Shopaholic.
Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski
The couple met on The Last Word and apparently had an off-camera chemistry as well! They officially dated for less than a year and quickly got married in March 2017. They had a daughter one month later.
Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski
Amanda is known for her roles in Mamma Mia! Mean Girls, and In Time. Thomas is also an actor and is known for The Last Word, Wild, and John Wick: Chapter 2. He's best known for his role as Don Keefer in The Newsroom.
Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz
Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz are two celebrities who don't really adore being in the spotlight. In fact, they try to keep everything as private as possible. They were married at an intimate backyard ceremony in 2010. They also have two kids together.
Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz
Penelope Cruz started her career as a model at the age of 15 and got on TV by 16. She's been in tons of movies an TV shows since, including Pirates of the Carribbean, Loving Pablo, and Ma Ma. Javier Bardem has been in No Country for Old Men, Loving Pablo, and Pirates of the Caribbean.
Jim Parsons and Todd Spiewak
Jim Parsons likes to keep his relationship private due to the fact that his husband isn't a "celebrity" and doesn't exactly want his life being all over the internet! The power couple got married in 2017 after dating for 10 years.
Jim Parsons and Todd Spiewak
Todd Spiewak graduated from Boston University in 1999 with a BA in Graphic Design and has since become a producer. Jim Parson's is an actor best known for his role as Sheldon on The Big Bang Theory.
Jessica Alba and Cash Warren
Jessica Alba met Cash Warren on the set of Fantastic Four. Alba was an actor and Warren was a guy on the crew. They started dating in secret and ended up getting married three years later in 2008. They have three kids together.
Jessica Alba and Cash Warren
Cash Warren worked behind the scenes on movies for years. He grew up in Los Angeles. Jessica Alba is known for her countless movie appearances in movies like Sin City, Good Luck Chuck, and The Eye.
Alan Ferguson and Solange
Solange is such a powerhouse that you wouldn't have expected her to settle down! She began dating Alan Fergusin in 2008. They secretly got married in 2014. Unfortunately, they got divorced in 2019.
Alan Ferguson and Solange
Solange is known for her incredible solo career after her time with Destiny's Child in the early 00s. Alan Fergusin is a music video director and has won BET Award for Video Director of the Year and Soul Train Music Award for Video of the Year.
Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer
Most of Amy Schumer's comedy revolved about a single woman, so it was a shock for her fans to see that she had gotten married! They had only dated for a few months before quickly and privately getting married. They had their first son, Gene, in 2019.
Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer
Amy Schumer broke onto the scene as a comedian who was raunchy and hilarious. Chris Fischer was a chef who was living a modest life out of the spotlight. They still keep their relationship pretty private and don't air out their dirty laundry like others. They both post a moderate amount of each other and their little son!
Kiernan Shipka and Charlie Oldman
Kiernan Shipka wants to keep her new relationship with Charlie Oldman as personal as possible. After all, it's difficult to be in a relationship as it is, so being in the public eye definitely makes it harder! They went public about their relationship on Instagram but try their best to stay out of the public eye.
Kiernan Shipka and Charlie Oldman
For many Mad Men fans, seeing Kiernan Shipka all grown up is crazy! Her break out role was as Sally Draper in the AMC drama series. She also gained popularity as her role as Sabrina Spellman in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Charlie Oldman is the son of Gary Oldman and has dabbled with modeling.
Zac Efron and Sarah Bro
Efron was seen at a UFC match with Danish Olympic swimming Sarah Bo in March of 2019. It seemed that they were dating but never totally admitted it... They were definitely an interesting pair!
Zac Efron and Sarah Bro
Zac Efron broke out into the scene as Troy Bolton in Disney's High School Musical franchise. He quickly ditched the Disney look with his film Neighbors with Seth Rogan. Sarah Bo is a Danish Olympic swimmer and was born in Copenhagen.
Ashley Benson and Cara Delevingne
People were speculating that the actor and model had been together for an entire year before they finally made it official during Pride Month. Of course, they gave the press what they wanted but then the press went reaching for more. Turns out, they were also in the process of moving in together! Things were quite serious with them, but we'll never know what was really going on! The two split earlier this year.
Ashley Benson and Cara Delevingne
Ashley Benson is best known for her role in Pretty Little Liars. She also starred in Bring It On, Christmas Cupid, and Spring Breakers. Cara Delevigne is a British model and actress who starred in Suicide Squad and Paper Towns.