Nicholas Murphy
Celebrities who have found love on dating apps and social media: Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner, Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens, Sarah Hyland and Wells Adams, Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra and more.
Not everyone has that romcom movie moment where they catch someone’s eye across the room and feel an instant personal connection — in fact, many celebrities have found love on social media or dating apps.
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modern family star Sarah Hyland recently married Wells Adams, five years after they started chatting on Twitter. In the meantime, Rebekah Adlington and her husband Andy Parsons linked via Bumble and Simone Biles met her fiancé Jonathan Owens on Instagram. And they’re not alone – check out how some of our favorite stars have found love online…
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Sarah Hyland and Wells Adams
Sarah Hyland met her now-husband Wells Adams on social media in 2017. They began exchanging flirtatious messages on Twitter while Wells worked as a bartender bachelor a Paradise.
They got engaged in July 2019 and planned to wed on August 8, 2020, but they were one of many couples who have had to postpone their wedding amid the coronavirus pandemic. Sarah revealed that in August 2022, the couple finally walked down the aisle and shared photos from their magical ceremony at Sunstone Winery near Santa Barbara, California.
Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo
Adam Levine’s relationship with his wife Behati recently made headlines Rumors surfaced that he had texted other women online.
However, he has been married to the model since 2014, when they tied the knot in a secret ceremony in Mexico. They have since welcomed children Dusty Rose and Gio Grace and are expecting their third child.
The Maroon 5 frontman met his now-wife after asking her to be a part of his music video, and Behati explained that it led to a romance. “I met my husband through a mutual friend. Adam was looking for a girl for a music video who could do some action stuff and our friend said ‘you should meet Behati because she’s a total tomboy and she’s up for anything’ so he emailed me asking, if i could do it
“I didn’t end up doing it, but we continued to email each other. It was such a natural correspondence that we kind of fell in love over email,” she said porter.
Rebecca Adlington and Andy Parsons
Rebecca Adlington met her now husband, Andy Parsonsin January 2018 on dating app Bumble, nearly two years after the retired Olympic swimmer breakup from Harry needs.
Becky said HELLO! in an exclusive interview that she was nervous about dating again. “Dating any kind of thing is a big deal when you’re not used to it, and I had never done online dating before.
She added: “I’ve only been using the app for a month and Andy was the first person I dated, so I feel like I hit the jackpot when we met at a mini golf course in Liverpool.
“I was really scared that he was going to be very different from his picture or maybe we wouldn’t get along, but after about five minutes I relaxed and I was like, ‘That’s okay.’ It wasn’t awkward at all and we just clicked.”
Ricky Martin and Ivan Josef
According to reports, Ricky Martin met his husband Jwan via Instagram after spotting his artwork. He told Andy Cohen, “I’m scrolling and I see this beautiful piece of art and I’m like, ‘Whoa, how cool! Who is this?’
“Then I start checking and all of a sudden I’m like, ‘Ooh, ooh.’ And then I wrote to him.” The couple married in 2017.
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Mandy Moore and Taylor Goldsmith
Mandy Moore and her husband Taylor Goldsmith married in 2018 and have since given birth to a son named August in 2021.
That This is us star credits Instagram with initiating their relationship after posting a photo of Dawes’ music.
Mandy said persons“I took a picture of her album and posted it on Instagram. Somehow Taylor saw it and texted me. We started emailing back and forth, then we went on a date and the rest is history. for helping me meet my fiancé.”
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner
Joe Jonas took the first step further Sophie Turner in 2016 when he messaged her on Instagram Harper’s Bazaar. In 2019 is the game of Thrones The actress said: “We had many mutual friends and they tried to introduce us for a long time. We followed each other on Instagram and he sent me a direct message one fine day out of the blue.” They tied the knot in 2019.
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Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra
His brother Nick Jonas also met his wife Priyanka Chopra on social media — but this time it was Twitter that sparked the romance. Nick reportedly saw the actress on Quantico and spoke to her co-star Graham Rogers before texting her in 2016.
“I hear from some mutual friends that we should meet up,” Jonas said, and Priyanka replied, “My team can read that. Why don’t you just text me.”
Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens
Olympian Simone Biles met NFL star Jonathan Owens via Instagram. “He said I slipped into his DMs,” she told The Wall Street Journal in July 2021. “I saw him and I was like, ‘Oh, he’s pretty cute,’ so I said hi … and then I saw he was in the Houston area, so we started chatting for a bit, and then we left.” a week or two later to hang out.”
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Rita Ora and Calvin Harris
It was Twitter that originally connected Rita Ora and Calvin Harris in 2013. They were together until 2014 before announcing their split on social media. Calvin wrote: “To address speculation, me and Rita ended our relationship a while ago. She is a beautiful, talented woman and I wish her all the best.”
Carrie Ann Inaba and Jesse Sloan
Carrie Ann Inaba was formerly engaged to Jesse Sloan, whom she met on eHarmony. That Dancing with the stars judge tells Access Hollywood Live‘s Kit Hoover and Billy Bush: “I didn’t upload a picture, I didn’t post anything about who I am. I was like, ‘You have to be sexy. I have to find you attractive.’ I really phrased exactly what I wanted: ‘I love cats!’”
Accountant Jesse proposed on an episode of Live! With Regis and Kelly in March 2011, but the couple split in 2012.
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