Erin Andrews, Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift.Photo:Late Night with Seth Meyers/YouTube, JC Olivera/Getty, Cooper Neill/Getty
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These happy couples have a lot to be thankful for, but they owe an extra special thanks to the people who brought them together.
Ralph Laurenmay not have dressed bothPriyanka ChopraandNick Jonasto get them together, for example, but their 2017 Met Gala run-in certainly played a part in pushing their romance along. EvenErin Andrewsgets credit for tellingTaylor Swiftto giveTravis Kelcea chance on her podcast!
Find out which other stars played matchmaker for some of Hollywood’s favorite duos.
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Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce
Erin Andrews Travis Kelce Taylor Swift.FOX via Getty; Gotham/GC Images
FOX via Getty; Gotham/GC Images
Matchmaker:Erin Andrews
The NFL commentator was rooting forTaylor SwiftandTravis Kelceway before they stepped out hand-in-hand. Speaking on her podcast with Charissa Thompson months earlier, Andrewsurged the “Anti-Hero” songstressto give the Kansas City Chiefs tight end a chance.
“Taylor, I don’t know what you are doing in your life right now besides rocking the world,” Andrews said during an episode ofCalm Down with Erin and Charissa. “Please try our friend Travis. He is fantastic.”
“As soon as she wore it, I saw it,” Andrews said during an appearance onLate Night with Seth Meyers. “I started screaming and freaking out and singing all my favorite Swiftie songs. And then yeah, we restocked and we sold out. And thank you, thank you Taylor Swift.”
02of 15Hilarie Burton & Jeffey Dean MorganJensen Ackles, Hilarie Burton Morgan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.Craig Barritt/Getty; Manny Carabel/WireImageMatchmaker:Jensen AcklesOne look at this divine pairing and you know they’re meant to be. However,Hilarie BurtonandJeffrey Dean Morganmay not have gotten together had it not been for Jensen Ackles, who coyly set them up on a blind date.“Hilarie was in town visiting, this was in L.A., and she was staying with us and so we went out one evening. I remember it, it was like an Irish pub in Toluca Lake,” Ackles recalled during an episode ofFriday Night in with the Morgansback in 2020.“And there we were sitting, the three of us,” he continued Ackles. “I convinced [Morgan] to come down the street and meet us for a drink, and you did. And you pulled up in your Harley, and we were sitting there in the front window, and Hilarie sees this guy get off a bike in slow-motion and take his helmet off and throw his hair [around].”“It was all very surreal,” he added, “You walked in, the two of you locked eyes, and that was pretty much the rest of the evening.”
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Hilarie Burton & Jeffey Dean Morgan
Jensen Ackles, Hilarie Burton Morgan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.Craig Barritt/Getty; Manny Carabel/WireImage
Craig Barritt/Getty; Manny Carabel/WireImage
Matchmaker:Jensen Ackles
One look at this divine pairing and you know they’re meant to be. However,Hilarie BurtonandJeffrey Dean Morganmay not have gotten together had it not been for Jensen Ackles, who coyly set them up on a blind date.
“Hilarie was in town visiting, this was in L.A., and she was staying with us and so we went out one evening. I remember it, it was like an Irish pub in Toluca Lake,” Ackles recalled during an episode ofFriday Night in with the Morgansback in 2020.
“And there we were sitting, the three of us,” he continued Ackles. “I convinced [Morgan] to come down the street and meet us for a drink, and you did. And you pulled up in your Harley, and we were sitting there in the front window, and Hilarie sees this guy get off a bike in slow-motion and take his helmet off and throw his hair [around].”
“It was all very surreal,” he added, “You walked in, the two of you locked eyes, and that was pretty much the rest of the evening.”
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Renée Zellweger & Ant Anstead
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Matchmaker:Drew & Jonathan Scott
Anstead and Zellwegerquickly hit it offand starting dating shortly thereafter. The two made theirfirst public appearanceas a couple months later, in August 2021, and went Instagram official with their relationship a month later. Because of it all, Jonathan told PEOPLE in April 2022 that he and his twin definitely take credit for the successful relationship.
So could wedding bells be in their future? “Who knows,” Drew told PEOPLE. “I better be the ring bearer, that’s all I care about.”
04of 15Alfred Molina & Jennifer LeeMatchmaker:Jonathan GroffSpider-Manactor Molina andFrozendirector Lee tied the knot in a romantic garden ceremony in August 2021,Lee announced on her social media.One shot showed the couple sharing a sweet kiss in a garden, while Molina and Lee happily exchanged vows underneath a floral archway — withFrozenstarJonathan Groffappearing to act as the officiant — in another picture.Lee also gave a shoutout to Groff inanother Instagram post, writing in the caption, “This beautiful, generous soul is the reason Fred and I met.“Alongside a photo of herself with the Broadway star, Lee added, “We owe him the world.”
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Alfred Molina & Jennifer Lee
Matchmaker:Jonathan Groff
Spider-Manactor Molina andFrozendirector Lee tied the knot in a romantic garden ceremony in August 2021,Lee announced on her social media.
One shot showed the couple sharing a sweet kiss in a garden, while Molina and Lee happily exchanged vows underneath a floral archway — withFrozenstarJonathan Groffappearing to act as the officiant — in another picture.
Lee also gave a shoutout to Groff inanother Instagram post, writing in the caption, “This beautiful, generous soul is the reason Fred and I met.”
Alongside a photo of herself with the Broadway star, Lee added, “We owe him the world.”
05of 15Leslie Odom Jr. & Nicolette RobinsonShannon Finney/Getty Images. INSET: GETTY IMAGESMatchmaker:Billy PorterDuring a January 2021 chat onLive with Kelly and Ryan, Odom Jr. recounted how Broadway star Porter was a professor of his at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and later tapped him to be his assistant director on a show in New York City.Odom Jr. recalled “this really talented … college junior or senior” — a.k.a. Robinson — auditioned for a part, and he just felt their paths would cross, even if she didn’t land a role in the show.“As fate would have it,” Odom Jr. recalled, she scored a different part in the show and as assistant director, “it was my responsibility … to make sure she felt welcome and part of the family,” he joked. The two started hanging out after their production wrapped — and never stopped.
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Leslie Odom Jr. & Nicolette Robinson
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Matchmaker:Billy Porter
During a January 2021 chat onLive with Kelly and Ryan, Odom Jr. recounted how Broadway star Porter was a professor of his at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and later tapped him to be his assistant director on a show in New York City.
Odom Jr. recalled “this really talented … college junior or senior” — a.k.a. Robinson — auditioned for a part, and he just felt their paths would cross, even if she didn’t land a role in the show.
“As fate would have it,” Odom Jr. recalled, she scored a different part in the show and as assistant director, “it was my responsibility … to make sure she felt welcome and part of the family,” he joked. The two started hanging out after their production wrapped — and never stopped.
06of 15Chris Pratt & Katherine SchwarzeneggerJeff Kravitz/FilmMagic; Noel Vasquez/Getty Images; Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Celebrity Fight NightMatchmaker:Maria ShriverChris PrattandKatherine Schwarzeneggerwent from friendly to future spouses in less than a year, and they do have Schwarzenegger’s mom, Maria Shriver, to thank for their match-up. “Maria helped set them up,” an insider said.
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Chris Pratt & Katherine Schwarzenegger
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Matchmaker:Maria Shriver
Chris PrattandKatherine Schwarzeneggerwent from friendly to future spouses in less than a year, and they do have Schwarzenegger’s mom, Maria Shriver, to thank for their match-up. “Maria helped set them up,” an insider said.
07of 15Priyanka Chopra & Nick JonasRob Latour/REX/Shutterstock. Inset: Evan Agostini/GettyMatchmaker:Ralph LaurenPriyanka Chopra andNick Jonashave the designer to thank for theirrelationship… kind of. While Lauren didn’t exactly hook this pair up with romantic intentions, he did dress them both for the 2017 Met Gala.“We were both wearing Ralph Lauren and we decided to go together … Yeah, we were on the same table and we already know each other,” Chopra said during an appearance onJimmy Kimmel Live. “So he was like ‘Hey, you wanna go together?’ And I was like ‘Yeah, okay, let’s go together.’ It ended up working out.“The two didn’t start dating until the following year, but the glamorous fundraiser certainly played a part in nudging their romance along.
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Priyanka Chopra & Nick Jonas
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Matchmaker:Ralph Lauren
Priyanka Chopra andNick Jonashave the designer to thank for theirrelationship… kind of. While Lauren didn’t exactly hook this pair up with romantic intentions, he did dress them both for the 2017 Met Gala.
“We were both wearing Ralph Lauren and we decided to go together … Yeah, we were on the same table and we already know each other,” Chopra said during an appearance onJimmy Kimmel Live. “So he was like ‘Hey, you wanna go together?’ And I was like ‘Yeah, okay, let’s go together.’ It ended up working out.”
The two didn’t start dating until the following year, but the glamorous fundraiser certainly played a part in nudging their romance along.
08of 15Sophie Turner & Joe JonasTaylor Jewell/Vogue/REX/Shutterstock; Inset: Stephen Lovekin/Variety/REX/ShutterstockMatchmaker:Hailee SteinfeldAfter Steinfeld worked withJoe Jonas' band DNCE on their 2015 track “Rock Bottom,“Game of Thronesstar Sophie Turner reached out to her close friend for details on the singer.“I mean, I will say, I did get that text from Sophie being like, ‘So tell me about Joe,’ and I was like, ‘Go for it,’ " Steinfeldshared on Nova 96.9. Turner took the actress’s advice, and she and Jonas eventuallytied the knotwith a surprise wedding Las Vegas wedding in 2019.Four years later, the parents of twoannounced their split.
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Sophie Turner & Joe Jonas
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Matchmaker:Hailee Steinfeld
After Steinfeld worked withJoe Jonas' band DNCE on their 2015 track “Rock Bottom,“Game of Thronesstar Sophie Turner reached out to her close friend for details on the singer.
“I mean, I will say, I did get that text from Sophie being like, ‘So tell me about Joe,’ and I was like, ‘Go for it,’ " Steinfeldshared on Nova 96.9. Turner took the actress’s advice, and she and Jonas eventuallytied the knotwith a surprise wedding Las Vegas wedding in 2019.
Four years later, the parents of twoannounced their split.
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Prince Harry & Meghan Markle
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Matchmaker:Possibly Misha Nonoo
Nonoo’s ex-husband Alexander Giles once worked with Harry’s cousin,Princess Eugenie. Meanwhile, the designer met Markle several years ago when they were seated next to one another at a lunch. “I love her to death,” Nonoo told theEvening Standardof the soon-to-be royal. “She is the coolest girl in the world. She has the most remarkable and generous spirit. I aspire to be as philanthropic as she is, and to have as much of an impact as her.”
10of 15Meghan Trainer & Daryl SabaraSource: Meghan Trainor/Instagram; Inset: GettyMatchmaker:Chloë Grace MoretzMeghan Trainorhas Moretz to thank for her romance with Daryl Sabara, who’s best known for his role in theSpy Kidsfilm franchise. “I asked every person I met since day one, ‘Find me a boyfriend!’ Like, especially new friends too,“the “Better” songstress tells Chelsea Handleron her eponymous Netflix show.“Chloë Grace Moretz is a friend of mine, and day one of meeting her, I was like, ‘You know anybody that I could date? Or love? Whatever,'” Trainor recalled. “And she’s like, ‘I know the nicest guy in the world, Daryl, and you should meet him.’ I was like, ‘Daryl? Okay.'” It worked:The two got married in December 2018and are expecting their first child together.
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Meghan Trainer & Daryl Sabara
Source: Meghan Trainor/Instagram; Inset: Getty
Matchmaker:Chloë Grace Moretz
Meghan Trainorhas Moretz to thank for her romance with Daryl Sabara, who’s best known for his role in theSpy Kidsfilm franchise. “I asked every person I met since day one, ‘Find me a boyfriend!’ Like, especially new friends too,“the “Better” songstress tells Chelsea Handleron her eponymous Netflix show.
“Chloë Grace Moretz is a friend of mine, and day one of meeting her, I was like, ‘You know anybody that I could date? Or love? Whatever,'” Trainor recalled. “And she’s like, ‘I know the nicest guy in the world, Daryl, and you should meet him.’ I was like, ‘Daryl? Okay.'” It worked:The two got married in December 2018and are expecting their first child together.
11of 15Sofia Vergara & Joe ManganielloGabe Ginsberg/WireImage; Inset: GettyMatchmaker:Jesse Tyler FergusonYet another reason we’d like to brunch with Ferguson: He helped introduceSofia Vergarato husband Joe Manganiello after her split from Nick Loeb. “The day that I sent the press release [announcing the breakup], Joe immediately contacted Jesse Tyler Ferguson, like, ‘Please, please, please tell her I want her number.’ And I’m like, ‘Jesse, no, he’s too handsome,’ " Vergara recalled. “Then, after two days of Jesse trying to convince me, I’m like, ‘Okay, give him my number.’ I’m thinking, I’m in New Orleans shooting, and he’s in L.A. Nothing’s going to happen. But we started talking a lot, and then he showed up in New Orleans. Since then we’ve been inseparable.“After seven years together, Vergara and Manganiellodecided to divorcein July 2023. At the time, a source told PEOPLE that they had been “growing apart for some time."“They definitely love and respect each other, but once that initial passion dies down and other areas get in the way, then little differences get bigger,” the insider said.
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Sofia Vergara & Joe Manganiello
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Matchmaker:Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Yet another reason we’d like to brunch with Ferguson: He helped introduceSofia Vergarato husband Joe Manganiello after her split from Nick Loeb. “The day that I sent the press release [announcing the breakup], Joe immediately contacted Jesse Tyler Ferguson, like, ‘Please, please, please tell her I want her number.’ And I’m like, ‘Jesse, no, he’s too handsome,’ " Vergara recalled. “Then, after two days of Jesse trying to convince me, I’m like, ‘Okay, give him my number.’ I’m thinking, I’m in New Orleans shooting, and he’s in L.A. Nothing’s going to happen. But we started talking a lot, and then he showed up in New Orleans. Since then we’ve been inseparable.”
After seven years together, Vergara and Manganiellodecided to divorcein July 2023. At the time, a source told PEOPLE that they had been “growing apart for some time.”
“They definitely love and respect each other, but once that initial passion dies down and other areas get in the way, then little differences get bigger,” the insider said.
12of 15Cameron Diaz & Benji MaddenRamey; Inset: FilmMagicMatchmaker:Nicole Richie"I’m going to take responsibility for everything!” said Richie of playing matchmaker betweenCameron Diazand husband Benji Madden (the twin brother of Richie’s husband,Joel Madden). “I am a devoted sister-in-law.” Yes, family dinner envy is officially a real thing.
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Cameron Diaz & Benji Madden
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Matchmaker:Nicole Richie
“I’m going to take responsibility for everything!” said Richie of playing matchmaker betweenCameron Diazand husband Benji Madden (the twin brother of Richie’s husband,Joel Madden). “I am a devoted sister-in-law.” Yes, family dinner envy is officially a real thing.
13of 15Emily Blunt & John KrasinskiSplash News Online; Inset: GettyMatchmaker:Anne HathawayIf you remember correctly,Hathawaygave her newly acquired Paris wardrobe toEmily Bluntat the end of 2006’sThe Devil Wears Prada. Even better:Hathaway then introduced hertoJohn Krasinski, whom she married in 2010. (And it’s not the onlyThe Devil Wears Pradalove match: Blunt introduced her sister Felicity to costar Stanley Tucci, andthey tied the knot too!)
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Emily Blunt & John Krasinski
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Matchmaker:Anne Hathaway
If you remember correctly,Hathawaygave her newly acquired Paris wardrobe toEmily Bluntat the end of 2006’sThe Devil Wears Prada. Even better:Hathaway then introduced hertoJohn Krasinski, whom she married in 2010. (And it’s not the onlyThe Devil Wears Pradalove match: Blunt introduced her sister Felicity to costar Stanley Tucci, andthey tied the knot too!)
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Ellen DeGeneres & Portia de Rossi
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Matchmaker:Ed Helms
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James Corden & Julia Carey
Matchmaker:Dominic Cooper
source: people.com
