17 Celebrity Couples Who Fell in Love at First Sight (and Are Still Going Strong!)

Mar. 15, 2025

David Beckham and Victoria Beckham attend the London premiere of ‘Beckham’ on Oct. 3, 2023; Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attend a meeting with President Jioji Konrote in Suva, Fiji, on Oct. 23, 2018.Photo:Karwai Tang/WireImage; Pool/Samir Hussein/WireImage

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Sometimes, you just immediately know when you’ve found “the one.“Lucky for us, plenty of celebrity couples have shared their adorable love-at-first-sight moments, includingMatthew Broderick, who fell in love withSarah Jessica Parkerafter seeing her walk down the street, andDavid Beckham, who knew Spice GirlVictoria Beckhamwas “the one” after meeting her at a soccer game.Ahead, 17 A-list couples who fell in love at first sight — and what they’ve said about the romantic encounters!

Sometimes, you just immediately know when you’ve found “the one.”

Lucky for us, plenty of celebrity couples have shared their adorable love-at-first-sight moments, includingMatthew Broderick, who fell in love withSarah Jessica Parkerafter seeing her walk down the street, andDavid Beckham, who knew Spice GirlVictoria Beckhamwas “the one” after meeting her at a soccer game.

Ahead, 17 A-list couples who fell in love at first sight — and what they’ve said about the romantic encounters!

01of 17Nick Jonas & Priyanka Copra JonasPriyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas attend the 2023 Met Gala in N.Y.C.Dimitrios Kambouris/GettyWhenNick Jonasmet actressPriyanka Chopra— whom hemarried in two wedding ceremoniesin 2018 — he caught the “Lovebug” on the spot.“It was kind of an instant thing,” the singertoldEntertainment Tonightin January 2019. “I knew once we locked in together that I had a partner for life and a teammate, someone I could walk through the good times and the bad times with, and that was the key.“Their first in-person meetingat the 2016Vanity FairOscars afterparty played out like a rom-com. As Jonas latertoldVoguein 2018, he dropped to one knee in front of everyone and declared, “You’re real. Where have you been all my life?““It was such a Prince Charming moment,” Choprarecalled of this moment on SiriusXM’sThe Howard Stern Showin May 2023. “It was like time stopped. And also he was so hot and I didn’t know him. … It was really like a meet-cute from a movie. He just held my hand and I turned around and he was in a suit and he goes down on his knees and I think time stopped.”

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Nick Jonas & Priyanka Copra Jonas

Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Nick Jonas attend the 2023 Met Gala in N.Y.C.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

WhenNick Jonasmet actressPriyanka Chopra— whom hemarried in two wedding ceremoniesin 2018 — he caught the “Lovebug” on the spot.

“It was kind of an instant thing,” the singertoldEntertainment Tonightin January 2019. “I knew once we locked in together that I had a partner for life and a teammate, someone I could walk through the good times and the bad times with, and that was the key.”

Their first in-person meetingat the 2016Vanity FairOscars afterparty played out like a rom-com. As Jonas latertoldVoguein 2018, he dropped to one knee in front of everyone and declared, “You’re real. Where have you been all my life?”

“It was such a Prince Charming moment,” Choprarecalled of this moment on SiriusXM’sThe Howard Stern Showin May 2023. “It was like time stopped. And also he was so hot and I didn’t know him. … It was really like a meet-cute from a movie. He just held my hand and I turned around and he was in a suit and he goes down on his knees and I think time stopped.”

02of 17Sarah Jessica Parker & Matthew BroderickSarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick attend the ATG Summer Party at Kensington Palace in London on Sept. 13, 2023.Dave Benett/Getty ImagesFerris Bueller’s Day OffstarMatthew BroderickandSex and the City’sSarah Jessica Parkerhave been together since 1991 and married in 1997 — spending more than 30 years as a couple.Duringa 2022 appearance onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Broderickreminisced about the moment he knew Parker was “the one.““Oh, the first time I met her,” he said. “I saw her walking down the street and thought, ‘That’s it.’ "

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Sarah Jessica Parker & Matthew Broderick

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick attend the ATG Summer Party at Kensington Palace in London on Sept. 13, 2023.Dave Benett/Getty Images

Dave Benett/Getty Images

Ferris Bueller’s Day OffstarMatthew BroderickandSex and the City’sSarah Jessica Parkerhave been together since 1991 and married in 1997 — spending more than 30 years as a couple.

Duringa 2022 appearance onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Broderickreminisced about the moment he knew Parker was “the one.”

“Oh, the first time I met her,” he said. “I saw her walking down the street and thought, ‘That’s it.’ "

03of 17Rebecca Romijn & Jerry O’ConnellRebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell attend the 2018 Hallmark Channel Summer TCA in Beverly Hills.Matt Winkelmeyer/GettyAccording toJerry O’Connell,the connection between him and his future wife was instantwhen he first laid eyes on her: “When I metRebecca— I know you hear ‘love at first sight’ — I just enjoyed her energy so much, immediately,” he said on the CBS reality seriesThe Real Love Boat.Romijn chimed in: “We both decided we wanted to be with each other more than anybody else in the whole world. It was pretty cut and dried.”

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Rebecca Romijn & Jerry O’Connell

Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell attend the 2018 Hallmark Channel Summer TCA in Beverly Hills.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty

According toJerry O’Connell,the connection between him and his future wife was instantwhen he first laid eyes on her: “When I metRebecca— I know you hear ‘love at first sight’ — I just enjoyed her energy so much, immediately,” he said on the CBS reality seriesThe Real Love Boat.

Romijn chimed in: “We both decided we wanted to be with each other more than anybody else in the whole world. It was pretty cut and dried.”

04of 17Kaley Cuoco & Tom PelphreyTom Pelphrey and Kaley Cuoco attend the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards in L.A. on Sept. 12, 2022.Momodu Mansaray/Getty"When I met Tom,it was absolutely love at first sight,” CuocotoldExtrain September 2022 at the premiere of her movieMeet Cute.“My manager actually took me as her guest to theOzarkpremiere, and I met him there,” Cuoco recalled of her first real-life meet-cute with the actor. “It was like the angels started singing. I was like, ‘Hallelujah!’ It was very magical … it was perfect.”

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Kaley Cuoco & Tom Pelphrey

Tom Pelphrey and Kaley Cuoco attend the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards in L.A. on Sept. 12, 2022.Momodu Mansaray/Getty

“When I met Tom,it was absolutely love at first sight,” CuocotoldExtrain September 2022 at the premiere of her movieMeet Cute.

“My manager actually took me as her guest to theOzarkpremiere, and I met him there,” Cuoco recalled of her first real-life meet-cute with the actor. “It was like the angels started singing. I was like, ‘Hallelujah!’ It was very magical … it was perfect.”

05of 17Idris Elba & Sabrina DhowreSabrina Dhowre and Idris Elba arrive for Prince Harry’s and Meghan Markle’s wedding ceremony at Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018.Gareth Fuller/Getty Images"I have been married before and I famously said I wouldn’t get married again. But I met someone that opened me up,“Idris Elbasaid ofhis wifeonThe View.“It was love at first sight,” Elba added. “I went out on my only day off, true story, it was a Sunday night, I went to this party and there she was. The rest is history.“As for what makes Dhowre “the one,” Elba told PEOPLE in 2018 that they have “good chemistry.““She makes me laugh, and we share common goals. She makes me happy,” he said. “She makes me celebrate my successes and when I’m not too sure about stuff, she makes me think.”

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Idris Elba & Sabrina Dhowre

Sabrina Dhowre and Idris Elba arrive for Prince Harry’s and Meghan Markle’s wedding ceremony at Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018.Gareth Fuller/Getty Images

“I have been married before and I famously said I wouldn’t get married again. But I met someone that opened me up,“Idris Elbasaid ofhis wifeonThe View.

“It was love at first sight,” Elba added. “I went out on my only day off, true story, it was a Sunday night, I went to this party and there she was. The rest is history.”

As for what makes Dhowre “the one,” Elba told PEOPLE in 2018 that they have “good chemistry.”

“She makes me laugh, and we share common goals. She makes me happy,” he said. “She makes me celebrate my successes and when I’m not too sure about stuff, she makes me think.”

06of 17Michael Douglas & Catherine Zeta-JonesMichael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones attend a Lady Gaga concert at The Apollo in N.Y.C. on June 24, 2019.Kevin Mazur/GettyMichael Douglasknew from the moment he laid eyes onCatherine Zeta-Jonesthat she was the one, and had an interesting way of breaking the news to her.“I looked at her, and I said, ‘Catherine,I’m going to be the father of your children,’ " Douglas said,according toThe Hollywood Reporter. “The first time I met her! You think that went over big?“Apparently, the over-the-top comment didn’t scare her away because the twohave been married for 20-plus yearsandshare two children: son Dylan and daughter Carys.

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Michael Douglas & Catherine Zeta-Jones

Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones attend a Lady Gaga concert at The Apollo in N.Y.C. on June 24, 2019.Kevin Mazur/Getty

Michael Douglasknew from the moment he laid eyes onCatherine Zeta-Jonesthat she was the one, and had an interesting way of breaking the news to her.

“I looked at her, and I said, ‘Catherine,I’m going to be the father of your children,’ " Douglas said,according toThe Hollywood Reporter. “The first time I met her! You think that went over big?”

Apparently, the over-the-top comment didn’t scare her away because the twohave been married for 20-plus yearsandshare two children: son Dylan and daughter Carys.

07of 17Emily Blunt & John KrasinskiEmily Blunt and John Krasinski attend a ‘Final Portrait’ screening in N.Y.C. on March 22, 2018.Stephen Lovekin/ShutterstockEmily Blunt— who later costarred inA Quiet Placeand its sequel with spouseJohn Krasinski, who also directed and co-wrote the films —knew “disarmingly soon” that they were meant for each other.TheOppenheimerstar was out to lunch with a friend, chatting about how much she was enjoying the single life, when her future husband walked in. “And that was it,” she told PEOPLE’s former editor-in-chief Jess Cagle during an episode of The Jess Cagle Interview in April 2018. “We were engaged within 10 months, but I think we probably knew before that.”

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Emily Blunt & John Krasinski

Emily Blunt and John Krasinski attend a ‘Final Portrait’ screening in N.Y.C. on March 22, 2018.Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock

Emily Blunt— who later costarred inA Quiet Placeand its sequel with spouseJohn Krasinski, who also directed and co-wrote the films —knew “disarmingly soon” that they were meant for each other.

TheOppenheimerstar was out to lunch with a friend, chatting about how much she was enjoying the single life, when her future husband walked in. “And that was it,” she told PEOPLE’s former editor-in-chief Jess Cagle during an episode of The Jess Cagle Interview in April 2018. “We were engaged within 10 months, but I think we probably knew before that.”

08of 17Prince Harry & Meghan MarklePrince Harry and Meghan Markle pose for a photo at Kensington Palace on Nov. 27, 2017.Chris Jackson/GettyWhile making theirofficial debut as an engaged coupleoutside Kensington Palace,Prince Harryrevealed that he knewMeghan Marklewas the one for him as soon as he saw her. When asked when he knew theSuitsactress was going to be his future wife, Harry said with a smile: “The very first time we met.”

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Prince Harry & Meghan Markle

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle pose for a photo at Kensington Palace on Nov. 27, 2017.Chris Jackson/Getty

While making theirofficial debut as an engaged coupleoutside Kensington Palace,Prince Harryrevealed that he knewMeghan Marklewas the one for him as soon as he saw her. When asked when he knew theSuitsactress was going to be his future wife, Harry said with a smile: “The very first time we met.”

09of 17Heidi Montag & Spencer PrattHeidi Montag and Spencer Pratt attend ‘The Evolution of the Relationship Reality Show’ in Beverly Hills on March 19, 2015.Jason LaVeris/FilmMagicHeidi Montagdedicated an Instagram posttoher longtime loveon their nine-year wedding anniversary — seven weeks after welcoming their first child, son Gunner Stone.“It was love at first sight,” gushed the reality star, who metSpencer Prattwhile filmingThe Hills. “I knew my life would never be the same. You are my soulmate, my heart, my soul, my best friend, my everything. We have fought through so much to be together.”

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Heidi Montag & Spencer Pratt

Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt attend ‘The Evolution of the Relationship Reality Show’ in Beverly Hills on March 19, 2015.Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic

Heidi Montagdedicated an Instagram posttoher longtime loveon their nine-year wedding anniversary — seven weeks after welcoming their first child, son Gunner Stone.

“It was love at first sight,” gushed the reality star, who metSpencer Prattwhile filmingThe Hills. “I knew my life would never be the same. You are my soulmate, my heart, my soul, my best friend, my everything. We have fought through so much to be together.”

10of 17George Clooney & Amal ClooneyGeorge Clooney and Amal Clooney attend the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival.Fernanda Bareggi/Splash News Online“I think it was about three days in. You know, you could tell,” the Oscar winnertoldAccess Hollywoodabout when he knew the human rights lawyer was the one. “I knew when I met her that she was extraordinary and special. I wondered if I would ever get a chance to date her. We were friends for a while before and luckily she said yes.” The Clooneyswould go on to marryin 2014 ata lavish multi-day wedding in Italy.

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George Clooney & Amal Clooney

George Clooney and Amal Clooney attend the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival.Fernanda Bareggi/Splash News Online

Fernanda Bareggi/Splash News Online

“I think it was about three days in. You know, you could tell,” the Oscar winnertoldAccess Hollywoodabout when he knew the human rights lawyer was the one. “I knew when I met her that she was extraordinary and special. I wondered if I would ever get a chance to date her. We were friends for a while before and luckily she said yes.” The Clooneyswould go on to marryin 2014 ata lavish multi-day wedding in Italy.

11of 17Ellen DeGeneres & Portia de RossiPortia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres arrive at the ‘Finding Dory’ premiere in L.A. on June 8, 2016.Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP"Ellentook my breath away,“Portia de RossitoldThe Advocatein 2005 upon meeting her now-wife backstage at VH1’s Big in ‘04 Awards. “That had never happened to me in my life, where I saw somebody and experienced all of those things you hear about in songs and read about in poetry. My knees were weak.”

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Ellen DeGeneres & Portia de Rossi

Portia de Rossi and Ellen DeGeneres arrive at the ‘Finding Dory’ premiere in L.A. on June 8, 2016.Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

“Ellentook my breath away,“Portia de RossitoldThe Advocatein 2005 upon meeting her now-wife backstage at VH1’s Big in ‘04 Awards. “That had never happened to me in my life, where I saw somebody and experienced all of those things you hear about in songs and read about in poetry. My knees were weak.”

12of 17Warren Beatty & Annette BeningAnnette Bening and Warren Beatty attend the world premiere of ‘20th Century Women’ in N.Y.C. on Oct. 8, 2016.Roger Wong/INFphoto"It didn’t really surprise me,“Warren Beatty— whohad once been known for his storied dating life— recounting his decision to get marriedduring a 2016 appearance onToday. “I always felt I wasn’t trying to avoid marriage, I was trying to avoid divorce. I had no doubt when I met Annette that it was time to get married.”

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Warren Beatty & Annette Bening

Annette Bening and Warren Beatty attend the world premiere of ‘20th Century Women’ in N.Y.C. on Oct. 8, 2016.Roger Wong/INFphoto

“It didn’t really surprise me,“Warren Beatty— whohad once been known for his storied dating life— recounting his decision to get marriedduring a 2016 appearance onToday. “I always felt I wasn’t trying to avoid marriage, I was trying to avoid divorce. I had no doubt when I met Annette that it was time to get married.”

13of 17Tom Ford & Richard BuckleyTom Ford and Richard Buckley at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Rabbani and Solimene Photography/WireImageFor designer-turned-directorTom Ford,“love at first sight” was something he experiencedwhen coming face-to-face with his future husband on an elevator ride in 1986.“By the time that elevator landed on the ground floor I thought, ‘You’re the one.’ That’s it. Click. Sold,” Ford saidduring a 2016 appearance on The Jess Cagle Interview. “It was literally love at first sight.” He continued: “Our eyes locked and within a month we were living together. We have been together ever since.” (Richard Buckley diedin September of 2021 at age 72.)

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Tom Ford & Richard Buckley

Tom Ford and Richard Buckley at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Rabbani and Solimene Photography/WireImage

For designer-turned-directorTom Ford,“love at first sight” was something he experiencedwhen coming face-to-face with his future husband on an elevator ride in 1986.

“By the time that elevator landed on the ground floor I thought, ‘You’re the one.’ That’s it. Click. Sold,” Ford saidduring a 2016 appearance on The Jess Cagle Interview. “It was literally love at first sight.” He continued: “Our eyes locked and within a month we were living together. We have been together ever since.” (Richard Buckley diedin September of 2021 at age 72.)

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Stephen Colbert & Evelyn Colbert

Evelyn Colbert and Stephen Colbert arrive at the 65th annual Primetime Emmy Awards in L.A. on Sept. 22, 2013.Frazer Harrison/Getty

The couple’s love story began later near the buffet line at the show’s afterparty, whichhe shared with hisLate Showaudienceduring a Q&A in July 2016. “You will kick yourself for the rest of your life if you do not turn around and say hello to her,” Colbert remembers saying to himself upon seeingEvelynwho, the two later discovered, he had grown up with.

15of 17Matthew McConaughey & Camila AlvesCamila Alves and Matthew McConaughey attend the 4th annual Mack, Jack & McConaughey Gala in Austin, Texas, on April 15, 2016.Gary Miller/Getty Images)AlthoughMatthew McConaugheywas “happily single,” things all changed when he saw Brazilian modelCamila Alves. “Out of the corner of my eye, this sort of aqua-green figure went floating across the frame about 20 feet in front of me,” he told PEOPLE ofseeing Alves for the first timein 2006.He continued, “My eye went up and I remember what came out of my mouth. I didn’t say ‘Who is that?’ I went, ‘What is that?’ As l was trying to get [her] attention across the room, I went in my head, ‘This is not the kind of woman you call over across the room, McConaughey. Get your ass out of your chair and go get her.’ Which I did.“As for what immediately drew the Oscar winner to Alves, McConaughey was quick to respond: “The self-respect she had, the way I understood her and her relationship with family, the way she respected me but never took anything for granted, not putting on any airs whatsoever.”

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Matthew McConaughey & Camila Alves

Camila Alves and Matthew McConaughey attend the 4th annual Mack, Jack & McConaughey Gala in Austin, Texas, on April 15, 2016.Gary Miller/Getty Images)

AlthoughMatthew McConaugheywas “happily single,” things all changed when he saw Brazilian modelCamila Alves. “Out of the corner of my eye, this sort of aqua-green figure went floating across the frame about 20 feet in front of me,” he told PEOPLE ofseeing Alves for the first timein 2006.

He continued, “My eye went up and I remember what came out of my mouth. I didn’t say ‘Who is that?’ I went, ‘What is that?’ As l was trying to get [her] attention across the room, I went in my head, ‘This is not the kind of woman you call over across the room, McConaughey. Get your ass out of your chair and go get her.’ Which I did.”

As for what immediately drew the Oscar winner to Alves, McConaughey was quick to respond: “The self-respect she had, the way I understood her and her relationship with family, the way she respected me but never took anything for granted, not putting on any airs whatsoever.”

16of 17Matt Damon & Luciana DamonLuciana Damon and Matt Damon attend Twentieth Century Fox’s premiere gala for ‘The Martian’ at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 11, 2015, in Toronto.Eric Charbonneau/Invision/APThe pair’s initial encounter reads like the start of an epic love story, whichMatt Damonis more than eager to recount: “I saw her across the room, and it was like there was a beam of lighting shining down on her — she was radiating joy,” the actorrecalled toMetroin 2011 of seeing his future wife, Luciana, who worked as a bartender at the time. “I was like, I have to talk to this person.’ "

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Matt Damon & Luciana Damon

Luciana Damon and Matt Damon attend Twentieth Century Fox’s premiere gala for ‘The Martian’ at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 11, 2015, in Toronto.Eric Charbonneau/Invision/AP

The pair’s initial encounter reads like the start of an epic love story, whichMatt Damonis more than eager to recount: “I saw her across the room, and it was like there was a beam of lighting shining down on her — she was radiating joy,” the actorrecalled toMetroin 2011 of seeing his future wife, Luciana, who worked as a bartender at the time. “I was like, I have to talk to this person.’ "

17of 17David Beckham & Victoria BeckhamAnthony Harvey/GettyIn September 2024,David Beckhamtold PEOPLE he knewVictoriawas “the one” immediately.“She was aSpice Girland sexy and beautiful and charming,” the former professional soccer player said. “Then I found out what a strong woman she is.“Victoriaechoed the same sentiment about David inThe Daily Mailin 2007: “Completely love at first sight. He told me he went home and wrote my [telephone] number on so many other things in case he lost it.”

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David Beckham & Victoria Beckham

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In September 2024,David Beckhamtold PEOPLE he knewVictoriawas “the one” immediately.

“She was aSpice Girland sexy and beautiful and charming,” the former professional soccer player said. “Then I found out what a strong woman she is.”

Victoriaechoed the same sentiment about David inThe Daily Mailin 2007: “Completely love at first sight. He told me he went home and wrote my [telephone] number on so many other things in case he lost it.”

source: people.com