11 Celeb Spouses Who Did not Know Their Companions Had been Well-known

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1. Kristen Bell & Dax Shepard

When Kristen Bell first met Dax Shepard, he had solely just lately risen to fame on Punk’d and she or he did not know who he was. Reflecting on the second they first crossed paths at a good friend’s birthday dinner, Kristen says she thought he was “one of many guys from Jackass or one thing.”

“The one factor I bear in mind is that he talked a lot…There have been no sparks in any respect,” she mentioned on Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist. “Two weeks later, we each met at a hockey sport…We noticed one another…began to flirt. Then a day after that, I get a textual content that claims, ‘Hello, my title is Dax. I violated your privateness and bought your quantity from Shauna [Robertson]. How do you are feeling about that?’ And I used to be like, ‘Excuse me? You sound stimulating.’”

2. Kaley Cuoco & Tom Pelphrey

Tom Pelphrey was residing “in the midst of the woods” of upstate New York with out a lot wi-fi when he first met Kaley Cuoco. On the time, he had by no means seen The Massive Bang Principle. It wasn’t till he launched Kaley to his household that he realized how well-known she was.

“After I first introduced Kaley to New Jersey to fulfill my household and pals, my mother’s accomplice — who apparently was a Massive Bang Principle fan — was there, and he stored calling her Penny. I had no clue what was occurring,” he instructed W journal. “So I pulled Kaley apart, like, ‘I am sorry, I do not perceive what’s taking place. Why does he hold calling you Penny?’ She’s like, ‘That is my character in The Massive Bang Principle.’ I used to be fully unaware. I’ve watched a number of episodes together with her since, and, clearly, she’s unbelievable.”

3. Kevin & Danielle Jonas

The Jonas Brothers had been nonetheless on their rise to fame when Kevin Jonas met his now-wife Danielle again in 2007. On the time, Kevin and his household had been on trip within the Bahamas and the musician noticed Danielle whereas strolling on the seashore. When Kevin launched himself, she had no concept who he was.

“I did not know who the Jonas Brothers had been,” Danielle admitted to Individuals after the pair bought engaged in 2009.

4. Lily Allen & David Harbour

Lily Allen first got here throughout her now-husband David Harbour when she was utilizing superstar courting app Raya for the primary time. When she noticed his photographs, she observed one image the place he was carrying a policeman outfit however assumed he was from a actuality TV present.

“It was the primary time I might been on this courting app. I used to be scrolling by and landed on David’s profile and pressed settle for,” she mentioned on The Jonathan Ross Present, including, “I did not know who he was. I assumed he was similar to a horny policeman from a actuality TV Present. He was carrying a policeman’s uniform. It was a nonetheless from Stranger Issues. I might by no means seen Stranger Issues.“

5. Michael & Nadine Cera

When Michael Cera met his spouse Nadine, they each occurred to be on the similar bar in Paris. She was finding out overseas whereas he was selling Arrested Improvement. When he approached her, he wasn’t positive if she was going to talk English — and it seems that she thought he was Swedish.

“I did not know if she would communicate English, and if we might also have a probability to speak, and it was very fortunate that she did as a result of we would not have a son, we would not have a relationship,” he instructed The Guardian.

6. Simone Biles & Jonathan Owens

When Simone Biles met NFL participant Jonathan Owens on a courting app, he had no concept who she was. He says it wasn’t till he began speaking to pals that he realized that she was an Olympic gold medalist and a world renown gymnast.

“After I met her, I actually did not know who she was. It was simply type of like, ‘Oh, she’s bought a number of followers. You recognize, she have to be fairly good or one thing,’” he mentioned in Simone’s Fb Watch docuseries. “That is how I might inform folks, they usually’re like, ‘Simone Biles?! You for actual, the gymnast?!’ And I am like, ‘Man, she’s good like that?!’ Like I did not [know].”

7. Lena Dunham & Luis Felber

Lena Dunham and Luis Felber had been arrange on their first date by mutual pals and Luis says he had no concept who Lena was. Earlier than the date, he Googled her title and came upon she was really a star — and located some attention-grabbing content material on her Instagram.

“I went on her Instagram, and I noticed her dancing to a music known as ‘Crimson Scorching Pussy’ in her backyard in LA. Lena places herself on the market in a extremely particular manner. That was all I needed to go on on the time,” he mentioned in an interview with The Sunday Instances.

8. Nina Dobrev & Shaun White

Shaun White admits he did not know very a lot about his girlfriend Nina Dobrev after they first met. It wasn’t till they went out to dinner shortly after assembly that he realized how well-known she was. Shaun defined that after they arrived on the restaurant, it was packed so Nina went to speak to the hostess to see if they might get a desk. When a few of the workers began freaking out, he assumed it was as a result of he was there — however they had been really excited to see Nina.

“I am standing there considering, oh, she should have been like, ‘We bought the previous gold medalist over right here and he needs a desk.’ After which a pair members of the workers got here out and had been like, ‘Can we get a photograph…together with her?’ And I used to be like, ‘What’s taking place? What is going on on?’ It was really actually humorous,’ he instructed Individuals.

9. Naomi Osaka & Cordae

When Naomi Osaka and her boyfriend Cordae went on their first date at an LA Clippers basketball sport, that they had already been speaking for fairly a while — however he did not even know she was a tennis participant.

“It isn’t my sport. Should you requested me about tennis, earlier than being immersed in it due to Naomi, I may solely offer you Venus and Serena Williams, you already know? As a result of they’re simply part of the tradition,” Cordae instructed GQ.

10. Julianna Marguilies & Keith Lieberthal

Julianna Marguilies says that when she met her legal professional husband Keith Lieberthal again in 2006, he did not know something about her or her performing profession. On the time, he was busy with legislation faculty and wasn’t capable of sustain with leisure.

“He actually did not know who I used to be. I imply, if he had seen my work, he did not know. He was in legislation faculty. I used to be like, ‘There’s a pair motion pictures I do not need you to see,’” Julianna instructed Individuals.

11. Alfonso Ribeiro & Angela Unkrich

Alfonso Ribeiro first met his spouse Angela Unkrich at a resort in Beverly Hills, however it took some convincing to get her to affix him on a date. On the time, Angela had no concept about his Recent Prince of Bel-Air previous and solely knew that he labored within the leisure business.

“I did not know who he was on the time. He instructed me he was a director, which you had been. And I used to be very a lot within the ‘I don’t wish to date anybody in leisure,’” Angela instructed Yahoo Life-style. “I do not suppose it was greater than 10 minutes [into our first date] that glided by, and I used to be like, huh, he is completely different than I assumed.”