Celebrity Summer Loves: Six Unexpected Affairs

BarcelonaThe musical already said it Grease, with the song Summer Nights: Summer love is swift and sometimes lethal. No one escapes the feverish crushes that come with days when temperatures rise and responsibilities diminish, not even celebrities. Celebrities are like the rest of us, and they also experience summer loves that seem like they're meant to last forever, but which often end up falling apart. We review some of the most talked-about summer loves in pop culture.

The podium of summer love could only go to the couple formed, very briefly, by actor Tom Hiddleston and singer Taylor Swift, a specialist in exploiting her broken heart for artistic gain. Rumors of a possible relationship between the two began in May 2016, when they shared a dance at the Met Gala, but at that time she was still dating musician Calvin Harris. By June, there was no longer any doubt that there was something going on between them: photos of the two kissing on a beach in Rhode Island, near her mansion, were irrefutable proof. The internet went wild for the new couple, who embarked on a vacation tour that took them to the Vatican and Rome, England and Australia. The peak of their virality came when, during the Fourth of July celebrations, Hiddleston was captured by the media swimming in the ocean wearing a tank top bearing the message "I love TS" (the singer's initials). The effervescent love affair was short-lived: in September, it was revealed that they were no longer together. The reason for the breakup? The singer felt overwhelmed by the attention the relationship was receiving.

Leonardo DiCaprio's romantic resume is one of those that hurts: a long list of girls to whom he gives his passport once they approach thirty. Of the many relationships he has had, one stands out for having been a summer fling with an actress now as famous as him, Blake Lively. The protagonist of Gossip Girl, now married to Ryan Gosling, briefly dated the Oscar-winning actor. It all began at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, when they were photographed looking amorous on Steven Spielberg's yacht. From that moment on, the couple embarked on a summer of love: they toured Venice, California, New York, and finally Australia, where DiCaprio was filming The Great Gatsby. The story ended in October, but according to representatives of both, they continued their friendship.

In the ranking of relationships that lasted a breath, Henry Cavill and Kaley Cuoco deserve a place of honor. The actor Superman and the Penny of The Big Bang Theory They were together for about ten days in the summer of 2013, but the paparazzi left plenty of evidence of their infatuation. At the time, there was a rumor that Cavill was a big fan of The Big Bang Theory and had always wanted to date Cuoco. They met at a Hollywood party in June and were later photographed hiking together and shopping at the supermarket. However, things didn't work out because A few days later it was revealed that they were no longer there. together. Cuoco later admitted that she was surprised by the interest that her pairing with Cavill had generated. "No one was chasing me until I met Superman"I've been in this industry for twenty years, and I've always been able to go anywhere, do anything. There hadn't been a single paparazzi photo of me until a few months ago. The recognition was crazy," she explained. Rumors also said that the relationship was never real, but a ruse by their respective publicists.

The story of Zoë Kravitz and Channing Tatum began as a summer romance and seemed like it was destined to end in marriage. But in the end, it didn't. The couple met in Blink Twice, Kravitz's directorial debut, and months later, in August 2021, a photograph surfaced of Tatum riding a BMX bike through the streets of New York with Kravitz wrapped around his neck. Walks through Manhattan, iced lattes Shared photos and lots of laughs confirmed that their relationship was going full steam ahead. It was going so well that it didn't take long for them to make it official via social media. Their first anniversary as a couple was celebrated with a romantic trip to Italy. Almost a year later, they announced they were engaged, but the wedding would have to wait because Tatum was still in the process of divorcing his ex-wife, Jenna Dewan, with whom he was engaged in a legal battle over the rights to the series. Magic MikeIn every interview they did, Tatum and Kravitz demonstrated devotion to each other. That's why it was so surprising that, once released Blink Twice, announced they were breaking off their engagement. Following the unwritten rules of social media, the actors' Instagram accounts no longer contain any trace of the relationship they shared so publicly.

Olivier Martínez has been one of the great seducers of French cinema. His romantic history includes a four-year relationship with Kylie Minogue and a marriage to Halle Berry that ended in a bitter legal battle over custody of their shared child. Elsa Pataky also couldn't resist the actor's charms, although they were only together for a few months. In the summer of 2009, shortly after she broke up with Adrien Brody, they spent time together in Paris and Corsica, and the Italian magazine Chi She was tasked with immortalizing those moments. Afterward, it was each their own turn. In early 2010, Pataky met Chris Hemsworth after their respective agents put them in touch, and the rest is history: three children and a bohemian life in Australia.

Others who experienced a summer romance in many revolutions were singer Ariana Grande and actor and comedian Pete Davidson. They, like Zoë Kravitz and Channing Tatum, also thought they would get married, but reality prevailed. Grande and Davidson had met in 2014, when she had been the musical guest at the Saturday Night Live, a program he was part of. The spark didn't ignite then. It took two years for the two to see each other differently. The first photos together appeared in May 2018. From then on, a succession of grand romantic gestures augured the worst: Instagram official, tattoos together, dedicated songs, and announcing their engagement in June, just a few weeks after they started dating. After a summer of loudly proclaiming how much they loved each other, the relationship quickly fell apart. In October 2018 they announced that they were no longer together.In the middle of it all, Grande went through a traumatic experience that reportedly led to her breakup with Davidson: her ex-boyfriend Mac Miller, her previous partner, died of an overdose.