It's true love transcends all. However, when it comes to celebrities, we generally tend to stereotype them and their dating choices. However, this list of tinsel town's 10 most unlikely couples shows that Cupid can strike at the most improbable celebrities.
As odd as it may sound Hollywood hottie Tom Cruise dated pop singer Cher dated in the 80’s. Despite their 16 year age gap Cher admittedly seems to have been smitten by the then young Tom Cruise. Reports hint that the couple might have split after Cruise met Mimi Rogers, his first wife. They later got divorced in 1990. He went on to marry actress Nicole Kidman. They were married for 11 years. Cruise is currently married to Katie Holmes with whom e has a daughter.ReutersSuddenly Susan and Blue Lagoon star Brooke Shields and late King of Pop Michael Jackson met when they were kids and built a connection that endured the test of time. Despite the fact that there was never a romantic side to their relationship both had the highest regards and affect for each other.ReutersMeet Joe Black’s smoldering Brad Pitt and the sizzling Christina Applegate briefly dated back in the 80’s . Brad was just starting out then and Christina was already a success from her hit show Married with Children. It was Applegate who reportedly broke the Hollywood heartbreaker’s heart. She revealed, “We went to the MTV Awards and I ditched him! I left with somebody else.”What’s interesting is Applegate played the role of sister to Brad Pitt’s ex-wife Jennifer Aniston in the popular sitcom Friends. Hollywood’s a small place. No hard feelings.ReutersThe cute baby from the hit show Full House Ashley Olsen and the seven time Tour de France champion, Lance Armstrong dated back in 2007. Armstrong was 36 at the time while Olsen was 21. They made news for reportedly getting ‘too cozy’ for comfort at New York's Gramercy Park Hotel. A source revealed to Fox News at the time "They came together with a group of friends. Ashley drank red wine, sat on his lap and they were making out all night. They left together around 2 a.m."Reuters5. Musician Moby and stunning actress Natalie Portman dated briefly. However the relationship ended as according to Moby public couldn’t stand the fact that a “nerd” could ever captivate such a beautiful lady
“I guess in some people’s eyes, [nerds] might be mildly sexy and, as a nerd, I’m certainly happy to enjoy some of the effects of that. But as far as the very brief affair that I had with Natalie, it’s made me a target of a lot of nerd wrath. You don’t date Luke Skywalker’s mom and not have them hate your guts” said Moby of his relationship with Natalie.ReutersSinger Sheryl Crow and actor Owen Wiilson dated back in 1998. They amicably ended their relationship in 2001. According to Crow Wilson is incredibly talented and a great person.ReutersSpice girl, Mel B had a brief relationship with Nutty Professor Eddie Murphy in 2003. It resulted in an acrimonious splitting up with Eddie Murphy accusing Mel B of being unfaithful and Mel B giving birth to Angel Irish Murphy Brown amid speculations about the child’s father. After an ongoing battle paternity battle, Eddie was listed as the child’s father and the paternity was later confirmed in 2007.Reuters
