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Whirlwind engagements and celebrity pairings<\/a> no one saw coming defined romance in Hollywood in 2025.<\/p>\n From pop stars dating politicians to A-list actors locking down forever, Hollywood delivered one of its wildest relationship years in recent memory.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a look at the couples \u2014 and almost-couples \u2014 that made 2025 one of the most buzzworthy years for celebrity romance.<\/p>\n TAYLOR SWIFT SHARES INSIDE LOOK AT TRAVIS KELCE\u2019S ROMANTIC PROPOSAL, TALKS WEDDING PLANNING IN RARE INTERVIEW<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Taylor Swift<\/a> and Travis Kelce shared big news on Aug. 26, announcing their engagement after two years of dating.<\/p>\n The couple revealed the news on Instagram<\/a> with the cheeky caption, \u201cYour English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,\u201d alongside intimate photos showing Kelce on one knee as Swift cradled his face.\u00a0<\/p>\n The \u201cLove Story\u201d singer began dating the Kansas City Chiefs star in 2023. They quickly became one of the most high-profiled power couples in pop culture.<\/p>\n Pop star<\/a> meets world leader? Yes \u2014 and fans couldn\u2019t look away.\u00a0<\/p>\n Perry and the former Canadian prime minister fueled global chatter after being spotted together, creating one of the most unexpected cross-world connections of the year.<\/p>\n The \u201cFirework\u201d singer set a spark on social media when she teased her sizzling romance<\/a> with Trudeau.<\/p>\n KATY PERRY AND JUSTIN TRUDEAU SPARK DATING RUMORS, JOINING HIGH STAKES WORLD OF CELEB-POLITICIAN ROMANCES<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Perry appeared to have hard-launched her romance with Trudeau as she took to Instagram<\/u><\/a> to share her adventures in Japan in December.\u00a0<\/p>\n The pair first sparked romance rumors in July, when they dined at Le Violon<\/u><\/a> in Montr\u00e9al.<\/p>\n Perry and Orlando Bloom<\/u><\/a> confirmed their breakup that same month after more than a decade together, while Trudeau separated from his wife of 18 years, Sophie Gr\u00e9goire, in 2023. Perry and Bloom share one daughter named Daisy.<\/p>\n What started as an unlikely pairing between Elizabeth Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus quickly became one of the most talked-about new celebrity couples of the year.\u00a0<\/p>\n The \u201cAustin Powers\u201d alum and the country music legend have been spotted together numerous times, showing undeniable chemistry that surprised fans.<\/p>\n BILLY RAY CYRUS CREDITS ELIZABETH HURLEY ROMANCE FOR MAKING HIM THE HAPPIEST HE\u2019S BEEN IN A \u2018LONG TIME\u2019<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n When previously asked about what brought the unusual couple together, Hurley answered<\/a>, \u201cWe are very happy, we both love country music, we both love the country, and we both love our kids. We\u2019re happy together.\u201d<\/p>\n Jessica Alba\u2019s year took a romantic turn with \u201cTop Gun\u201d actor Danny Ramirez \u2014 proving Hollywood love stories never go out of style.<\/p>\n The 44-year-old actress shared a photo carousel to Instagram in October highlighting her relationship with Ramirez. She ended the series of photos with a romantic beachside handhold with the 33-year-old \u201cTop Gun: Maverick\u201d star.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n This marked the first time the couple had appeared together on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n Alba and Ramirez have been spotted out since May 2025 but have kept quiet about their relationship.\u00a0<\/p>\n After filing for divorce from her husband of 16 years, Cash Warren, in February 2025, according to divorce filings obtained by Fox News Digital, Alba was soon linked to Ramirez.\u00a0<\/p>\n These two power performers delighted fans with their real-life connection, blending Broadway and movie star appeal into their romance.\u00a0<\/p>\n Hugh Jackman<\/u><\/a> and Sutton Foster officially made their red carpet debut as a couple this year, months after \u201cThe Greatest Showman\u201d star finalized his divorce.<\/p>\n Jackman and Foster posed for photos together at the premiere of \u201cSong Sung Blue\u201d in October.\u00a0<\/p>\n The couple\u2019s budding relationship<\/a> was confirmed in January, over a year after he separated from his longtime wife, Deborra-Lee Furness.<\/p>\n Jackman finalized his divorce<\/a> from Furness in June. The two married in 1996, when Jackman was 27 and Furness was 40.<\/p>\n Their short-lived fling was one of the more eyebrow-raising romances of the year, with Pamela Anderson later confirming that while the relationship didn\u2019t last, no bad blood remained.<\/p>\n In a previous interview, the \u201cBaywatch\u201d alum, 58, shared \u201cintimate\u201d details about her love affair<\/u><\/a> with her \u201cNaked Gun\u201d co-star Liam Neeson and explained why the pair eventually went their separate ways.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you must know, Liam and I were romantically involved for a short while but only after we finished filming [\u2018The Naked Gun\u2019],\u201d she told People<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Anderson said the two went their separate ways after that week, but reconnected while promoting the film this summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n PAMELA ANDERSON SEEMINGLY SHUTS DOWN PR STUNT CLAIMS ABOUT HER LIAM NEESON ROMANCE RUMORS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Tom Cruise\u2019s rumored romance<\/a> with Ana de Armas kept fans guessing all year long.<\/p>\n The relationship between the \u201cTop Gun: Maverick\u201d star<\/u><\/a> and the \u201cKnives Out\u201d actress had been heating up since spring, when the two were spotted together while filming. They later gushed about working with one another.<\/p>\n In November, de Armas reportedly hit the brakes on her relationship with Cruise.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n The \u201cBallerina\u201d actress, 37, decided to take a step back after things began moving faster than she was comfortable with, according to a report from Us Weekly<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cTom and Ana are done for now,\u201d a source said. \u201cIt was more Ana\u2019s decision because things were moving fast, and she started to get a little uncomfortable with how fast it was going.\u201d<\/p>\n Jennifer Aniston\u2019s<\/a> low-key connection with Jim Curtis was one of the year\u2019s most quietly celebrated romances.<\/p>\n In a November interview, Aniston gushed over Curtis days after confirming her relationship with the 50-year-old hypnotist and wellness coach in a romantic Instagram post.<\/p>\n \u201cHypnotism is one of the many things that he does,\u201d Aniston told Elle <\/a>at the time. \u201cHe\u2019s quite extraordinary and helps many, many people.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s very special, very normal and very kind and wants to help people heal, move through their trauma and stagnation into clarity,\u201d she continued. \u201cIt\u2019s a beautiful thing to commit your life to.\u201d<\/p>\n Reality TV fans got a dose of real-world romance when Kate Gosselin<\/a> and Steve Neild made their love public.<\/p>\n In November, Gosselin revealed that she is dating her former bodyguard.<\/p>\n The 50-year-old reality star-turned-nurse went Instagram official with Neild following years of dating rumors between the two and years after allegations that they had an affair while both were married.<\/p>\n On Nov. 8, 2025, Kate posted a slideshow on social media titled \u201cOne girl. 10 things I\u2019m obsessed with\u201d \u2014 one of which included \u201cMy boyfriend \ud83d\ude0d\u201d alongside photos of herself with Neild.<\/p>\n Neild was previously employed as a bodyguard and security professional for the Gosselin family during the time of their reality show fame.<\/p>\n The lives of Kate and Jon as well as their sextuplets were featured in the hit TLC reality show \u201cJon & Kate Plus 8\u201d<\/u><\/a> from 2007 until 2009.\u00a0<\/p>\n Kate and Jon, who married in 1999, announced that they were filing for divorce in 2009.\u00a0<\/p>\n After their split, the show was renamed \u201cKate Plus 8\u201d and continued airing until 2017.<\/p>\n Country music had a moment of its own in 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n Reba McEntire<\/a> and actor Rex Linn got engaged after five years of dating, marking a joyful new chapter for the country icon, who has been open about finding love again later in life.\u00a0<\/p>\n During an interview with E! Online<\/u><\/a>, a reporter referred to Linn as McEntire\u2019s fianc\u00e9, and the couple did not correct it.\u00a0<\/p>\n A representative for McEntire confirmed the news to Fox News Digital.\u00a0<\/p>\n The couple first met in 1991, but were just friends until 2020, when McEntire guest-starred on his show \u201cYoung Sheldon.\u201d<\/p>\n LIKE WHAT YOU\u2019RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Miley Cyrus<\/u><\/a> is trading wrecking balls for wedding bells.<\/p>\n In December, the \u201cFlowers\u201d singer announced her engagement to her boyfriend of nearly four years, Maxx Morando.\u00a0<\/p>\n Cyrus said<\/a> she\u2019s been \u201castounded\u201d by the level of privacy she and the Liily drummer have been able to maintain while enjoying their newly engaged bubble.<\/p>\n \u201cThe detail that I can share is that, for us, our privacy and us kind of keeping it small has been something that I\u2019ve been astounded that I\u2019ve actually been able to have and being able to kind of have more choice,\u201d she told People<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n Morando and Cyrus<\/u><\/a> were first linked in late 2021 when they attended a Gucci event together for the first time.<\/p>\n Country star Lainey Wilson<\/a> has had a breakthrough year \u2014 and she also said yes to fianc\u00e9 Devlin \u201cDuck\u201d Hodges.\u00a0<\/p>\n While speaking with Fox News Digital on the red carpet at the ACM Awards, the \u201cWatermelon Moonshine\u201d singer gushed about her fianc\u00e9, Devlin \u201cDuck\u201d Hodges, saying she was truly surprised when he proposed.<\/p>\n \u201cCompletely shocked, but very excited that I\u2019ve found me a man that\u2019s just easygoing,\u201d she said. \u201cHe is my biggest fan. He high-fives me on the way in the door, and he high-fives me on the way out and that\u2019s all I can ask for.\u201d<\/p>\n The 32-year-old country music star announced her engagement to Hodges on Instagram<\/u><\/a> in February 2025, sharing photos of her and her man in the moments after he got down on one knee.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n One of Hollywood\u2019s favorite couples is officially stepping into the next chapter.\u00a0<\/p>\n Zendaya and Tom Holland<\/a> confirmed their engagement in subtle yet sweet ways earlier this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n At the Golden Globes on Jan. 5, 2025, Zendaya flashed her engagement ring on the red carpet when asked about Holland, giving a coy smile and shrug instead of words, letting the moment speak for itself, according to People.<\/a><\/p>\n Later, at a separate 2025 event, Holland made it official, correcting a reporter who called Zendaya his \u201cgirlfriend\u201d by saying, \u201cfianc\u00e9e,\u201d one of the first times he publicly acknowledged<\/a> their engagement.<\/p>\n Despite keeping their romance mostly out of the public eye, their budding relationship fully blossomed when the two were spotted cozying up with one another in July 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n