When Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner announced their split after 10 years of marriage, the news took many of their fans by surprise.
Sadly, they aren’t the only golden couple to drop a breakup bombshell on the media! From Ben and Jen to the more recent Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick split, we take a look back at some of the most shocking celebrity breakups.
After 11 years together, Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber announced they were splitting up in a joint statement, revealing they had “come to the conclusion that the best way forward for us as a family is to separate as a couple.”
Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from Brad Pitt after two years of marriage and 12 years together in total, bringing one of Hollywood’s most publicised romances to a shocking end.
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck announced their split on July 1, just days after marking their 10th wedding anniversary. In a statement, the former couple said they would “go forward with love and friendship”.
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s marriage came to a shocking end this year, as the actress accused the Alice in Wonderland star of domestic violence.
Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris ended their relationship in June after just over a year of dating. Two weeks later, the singer was spotted with Tom Hiddleston – and Calvin doesn’t seem to be happy, having since lashed out at his ex over Twitter.
Watch Tom’s awkward interview about Taylor in the next video
Tom Hiddleston awkwardly addresses his relationship with Taylor for the first time.
But alas, that romance wasn’t to be either as Taylor and Tom broke up in September after a whirlwind three months together.
On July 7, reports emerged that Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick had ended their nine-year relationship. The couple have three children together – Mason, Penelope and Reign.
We fell in love with them thanks to the weepy (and arguably most famous) Nicholas Sparks film The Notebook, but Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdam’s real-life love story unfortunately ended in 2007 after a tumultuous three years together.
Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston were Hollywood’s golden couple, so when they split after five years of marriage in 2005, their fans were left reeling.
Rocker Rod Stewart married Kiwi stunner Rachel Hunter in 1990, and the couple stayed together for nine years before separating in 1999. Their divorce was finalised seven years later, in 2006. The couple have two children together, Liam and Renee.
Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins were never married, but the former co-stars were together for 23 years before sadly going their separate ways in 2009.
After meeting on the set of the popular teen drama series The O.C., Adam Brody and Rachel Bilson broke plenty of hearts when they ended their real-life love story in 2006.
Antonio Banderas met Melanie Griffith while shooting the 1996 film Two Much, and the couple got married that same year. They welcomed a daughter, Stella, in September 1996, but announced their separation in June 2014 over “irreconcilable differences”.
Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow shocked everyone when they announced they were “consciously uncoupling” after 10 years, in March last year.
Heidi Klum and Seal were known for their extravagant vow renewal ceremonies during each year of their marriage, so it was a surprise to many when the couple announced they were splitting up in January 2012.
