Even for celeb couples, there’s no way around it going through abreakupsucks.
What sucks even worse is going through a breakup when you work with your ex.
it’s possible for you to awkwardly duck into your cubicle anytime your former flame walks by.
you could avoid the break room like a plague.
For celebrities, this proves particularly tricky.
And, impressively, many even managed to remain friends after the fact.
However, the couple insists that they kept their relationship professional on set and amicable off.
But Dobrev quickly nipped any rumors about drama in the bud, tellingE!
By 2005, costarsSophia Bush and Chad Michael Murray were married.
SinceOTHcontinued andMurray didn’t leave until 2009, the ex-couple had to play nice for four more years.
Off-screen, life imitated art for the eclectic pairing.
“We dated for almost two years,” Cuoco toldCBS Watch Magazine(viaUs Weekly).
“It was such a huge part of my life and no one knew about it.”
The actress called her time with Galecki wonderful but admitted they both realized they weren’t meant to be.
“I’m so lucky it was a mutual ending and that we don’t hate each other.
We’ve seen that happen on other shows.”
Katie Holmes brought to life Joey, the object of their affections.
On the show and in real life, the same guy got the girl.
Only, in real life, it didn’t last.
Dawson’s Creekdevotees undoubtedly know the lucky dude was Jackson.
Joey deemed Dawson her soulmate and Pacey the guy she wanted to be with.
Off-screen, Holmes and Jackson enjoyed a much less dramatic courtship, as Holmes tells it.
“And that I feel so fortunate because he’s now one of my best friends.”
It seems they’ve held onto that fondness, too.
In 2012, afterHolmes divorced Tom Cruise, she phoned her old lover-turned-friend.
“Like any old friend, it was like, ‘Oh, hi how are ya?
What’s going on?
‘; ‘I had a kid.’
It was very nice, actually,” Jackson toldUs Weekly.
And, hey, her method of damage control seemed to get the job done.
Not only did the couplebriefly reunite romantically, but they continued topromote the finalTwilightfilm togetherafter they split for good.
“S*** happens, you know?”
he told the magazine, laughing when asked about the scandal.
“It’s just young people… it’s normal!
And honestly, who gives a s***?”
That’s not to say Bilson and Brody parted on unfriendly terms, though.
In 2017, Bilson confessed toE!
“I’m always open to things,” she said.
“I don’t know what it would look like with our characters being old now.
We were riding skateboards on the pier; I don’t know what they do now as 30-year-olds.
But it would be nice to see everybody again.”
As for Brody, he clearly remembers his time with Bilson fondly.
Creepy question, but cute response, no?
Blake Lively and Penn Badgley
Can you keep a secret?
‘Cause Blake Lively and Penn Badgley can.
However, they kept it and their breakup largely secret.
Up until that point, Safran didn’t sense any drama with the couple.
Of course, there had to be, right?
Otherwise, they probably wouldn’t have called it quits.
Don’t fret,GGshippers!
Badgley added that the two were consummate professionals and “handled it.”
Surprisingly, the low-key couple largely managed to stay out of the spotlight until they split.
Who am I without this man?'"
She’s since figured it out, at least enough to remain close to Hoult.
OnMarc Maron’sWTFpodcast, Lawrence confirmed she’s still friends with all her exes.
She singled out Hoult in particular, saying, “Nick was a great boyfriend.”
After the breakup, they went on to co-star inX-Men: Apocalypseand in 2019’sX-Men: Dark Phoenix.
Mindy Kaling and B.J.
Who the heck knows.The Officeco-stars Mindy Kaling and B.J.
Novak continue to keep fans guessing about their romantic status.
It doesn’t help that Kaling and Novak refuse to rule out the possibility.
I will never be mad at you again."
To top it off, you could practically hearOfficeshipper hearts everywhere exploding whenNovak accompanied Kalingto the 90th Academy Awards.
Andwork together they didfor another two-and-half-years, at which pointMorrison left the showto pursue other projects.
Once he got his wits about him, the actor had an epiphany.
Happily, Morrison and Spencer reunited as friends and costars (albeit briefly) forHouse’s series finalein 2012.
Accordingly, it wasn’t any huge surprise when that heat parlayed intoa romance in real life.
“I looked like an idiot,” executive producer Greg Berlanti toldEntertainment Weekly.
There was nothing I could do."
When VanCamp confirmed she was leaving the show, she genuinely seemed to wish her ex the best.
However, the following year brought yet another film in which their simpatico characters dated:Going the Distance.
Were they dating again, or simplysuper-friendly exeswho enjoy working together?
They’ll never tell.
“We never talk about it when we’re together and even when we’re not.
It never, ever will be addressed.
Mystery is sexy,” Barrymore coyly toldDigital Journalin 2010.
What the sometimes-couple isn’t shy about discussing is their mutual affection.
