There’s nothing like that magical feeling of your first love – and for these celebrities their first relationships played out in the public eye.
From high school romances to childhood crushes, these stars lived out the first flush of puppy love for all the world to see.
While their love may not have stood the test of time – we”ll always have these throwback photos to remind us of the good times.
Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber After months of claiming they were “just friends”, 18-year-old Selena and 16-year-old Justin went public with their relationship at the 2011 Vanity Fair Oscar party where they arrived holding hands. After calling it quits a year later, the pair had an on-and-off relationship until June 2015 when they ended things for good.
Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron These “high school sweethearts” got together on the set of High School Musical in 2005 and were together for five years until their split in 2010, claiming they had “grown apart”.
Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult This fiercely private couple dated for five years after meeting on the set of X-Men at only 19 years old. They split in 2014, and Jen has gone on to date Chris Martin and director Darren Aronovsky.
Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner In 2009 a 19-year-old Taylor Swift met 17-year-old Taylor Lautner and became “Taylor Squared”. The young couple’s relationship was short-lived, they broke up a few months later.
Harry Styles and Kendall Jenner In 2013 the 18-year-old reality star dated the One Direction crooner for a few months before their romance fizzled out. They went on to rekindle their relationship two years later, and were spotted canoodling on a yacht last December.
Brooklyn Beckham and Chloe Grace Moretz These lovebirds were first linked in 2014 when Chloe was 17 and Brooklyn was only 15. They went on to debut their relationship a year later and filled our Instagram newsfeeds with kissing photos and declarations of love, but parted ways in September last year.
Nick Jonas and Miley Cyrus Back in 2006, 16-year-old Disney darlings Miley and Nick were head over heels in puppy love with each other and dated for a year. In 2012 Nick admitted that his song “Wedding Bells” that he released after Liam Hemsworth proposed to Miley was about her. The song included the lyrics “I don’t wanna hear the wedding bells prove that we can’t try one last time”.
Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake After meeting as kids on the set of The Mickey Mouse Club, JT and Britney shared their first kiss. The childhood sweethearts were pop music’s ultimate power couple in the 90’s but split in 2002 with rumors that Britney had cheated.
Hilary Duff and Aaron CarterIn 2001, 14-year-old’s Hilary and Aaron were Tinseltown’s cutest couple, until Aaron cheated on Hilary with her fellow teen-queen Lindsay Lohan, sparking a feud between the starlets that would go on for years.
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson In 2009 Twilight fans rejoiced when the films leading couple hooked up in real life. While 18-year-old Kristen and 22-year-old Robert stayed together for four years, in 2012 photos emerged of Kristen cheating on Rob with married director Rupert Sanders – ending their relationship for good.