17 Times Celebs Crushed on Other Celebs

01of 17Matthew McConaughey & Reese WitherspoonEmma McIntyre/GettyDuring a rapid Q&A segment onTheEllen DeGeneresShow, McConaughey revealed thathe had a crush on Witherspoonwhen she was in the 1991 film,The Man in the Moon.“I had a little bit of a crush on the young lady sitting to the left of me,” McConaughey told hostEllen DeGeneresas he gestured at Witherspoon, his costar in the filmSing 2. “[Reese] was one of my early, early crushes and if you’ve seen the movie, you see! [It’s] inevitable, what’s not to have a crush on?“As for Witherspoon’s first celebrity crush? Jim Morrison — or, more specifically,Val KilmerasJim Morrisonin the 1991 biopic,The Doors.

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Matthew McConaughey & Reese Witherspoon

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During a rapid Q&A segment onTheEllen DeGeneresShow, McConaughey revealed thathe had a crush on Witherspoonwhen she was in the 1991 film,The Man in the Moon.

“I had a little bit of a crush on the young lady sitting to the left of me,” McConaughey told hostEllen DeGeneresas he gestured at Witherspoon, his costar in the filmSing 2. “[Reese] was one of my early, early crushes and if you’ve seen the movie, you see! [It’s] inevitable, what’s not to have a crush on?”

As for Witherspoon’s first celebrity crush? Jim Morrison — or, more specifically,Val KilmerasJim Morrisonin the 1991 biopic,The Doors.

02of 17Dolly Parton & Jimmy FallonJimmy Fallon and Dolly Parton.Larry Busacca/Getty ImagesThe country music iconrevealed her crushon the host ofThe Tonight Showduring an interview withW Magazine.“Well, I have a crush on Jimmy Fallon, but I’m big now, I can’t excuse myself on that!” she said with a laugh, adding, “I think he is precious. He’s so funny. We get along so good.““Sometimes you never know who you’re gonna connect with. I’ve always hadgood luck with late-night guys, you know? I always had a nice relationship with David Letterman and with Johnny Carson,” continued Parton. “I guess there’s something about that late-night people that kinda hits my fancy and I hit theirs somehow. I guess it’s ‘cause you feel like you can be more free late at night. You don’t have to worry about what you say.”

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Dolly Parton & Jimmy Fallon

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The country music iconrevealed her crushon the host ofThe Tonight Showduring an interview withW Magazine.

“Well, I have a crush on Jimmy Fallon, but I’m big now, I can’t excuse myself on that!” she said with a laugh, adding, “I think he is precious. He’s so funny. We get along so good.”

“Sometimes you never know who you’re gonna connect with. I’ve always hadgood luck with late-night guys, you know? I always had a nice relationship with David Letterman and with Johnny Carson,” continued Parton. “I guess there’s something about that late-night people that kinda hits my fancy and I hit theirs somehow. I guess it’s ‘cause you feel like you can be more free late at night. You don’t have to worry about what you say.”

03of 17Jennifer Aniston & David SchwimmerPaul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via GettyHe really is her lobster! Aniston and Schwimmer played love interests onFriendsfor an entire decade, so it’s no wonder that the pair’son-screen chemistry was the result of an off-screen crush.During HBO Max’sFriends: The Reunionspecial, hostJames Cordenasked the cast whether any of them engaged in off-screen romances with each other, and Schwimmer and Aniston had some swoon-worthy answers.“I mean, the first season, I had a major crush on Jen. At some point, we were crushing hard on each other,” Schwimmer admitted. “But it was like two ships passing, because one of us was always in a relationship and we never crossed that boundary. We respected that.“Aniston also brought up a conversation that the pair had about their first kiss. “Honestly, I remember saying one time to David, ‘It’s going to be such a bummer if the first time you and I actually kiss is going to be on national television. Sure enough, first time we kissed was in that coffee shop,” she revealed.The actress continued, “So we just channeled all of our adoration and love for each other into Ross and Rachel.“In a post-reunion interview withThe Hollywood Reporterthe show’s creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane, as well as executive producer-director Kevin Bright, were asked about whether they knew about the crush. Bright told the outlet, “It was avery hot topic on the setbecause the electricity between them in the scenes was like, ‘Oh my God, they can’t be acting that, there’s got to be something!’ Everybody was suspicious that something was going on.”

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Jennifer Aniston & David Schwimmer

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He really is her lobster! Aniston and Schwimmer played love interests onFriendsfor an entire decade, so it’s no wonder that the pair’son-screen chemistry was the result of an off-screen crush.

During HBO Max’sFriends: The Reunionspecial, hostJames Cordenasked the cast whether any of them engaged in off-screen romances with each other, and Schwimmer and Aniston had some swoon-worthy answers.

“I mean, the first season, I had a major crush on Jen. At some point, we were crushing hard on each other,” Schwimmer admitted. “But it was like two ships passing, because one of us was always in a relationship and we never crossed that boundary. We respected that.”

Aniston also brought up a conversation that the pair had about their first kiss. “Honestly, I remember saying one time to David, ‘It’s going to be such a bummer if the first time you and I actually kiss is going to be on national television. Sure enough, first time we kissed was in that coffee shop,” she revealed.

The actress continued, “So we just channeled all of our adoration and love for each other into Ross and Rachel.”

In a post-reunion interview withThe Hollywood Reporterthe show’s creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane, as well as executive producer-director Kevin Bright, were asked about whether they knew about the crush. Bright told the outlet, “It was avery hot topic on the setbecause the electricity between them in the scenes was like, ‘Oh my God, they can’t be acting that, there’s got to be something!’ Everybody was suspicious that something was going on.”

04of 17Julianna Margulies & George ClooneyPaul Drinkwater/NBC/GettyMargulies revealed in her memoir,Sunshine Girl: An Unexpected Life,that she and Clooney had undeniable chemistry while acting onER. The actress said their onscreen magic as a couple could not have happened if they didn’t have acrush on each other.“And with George and me, it was so organic,” she continued, before adding that Clooney also became a mentor figure to her while on set. “I was just supposed to be a guest star, number 39 on the call sheet. But he treated everyone the same.”

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Julianna Margulies & George Clooney

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Margulies revealed in her memoir,Sunshine Girl: An Unexpected Life,that she and Clooney had undeniable chemistry while acting onER. The actress said their onscreen magic as a couple could not have happened if they didn’t have acrush on each other.

“And with George and me, it was so organic,” she continued, before adding that Clooney also became a mentor figure to her while on set. “I was just supposed to be a guest star, number 39 on the call sheet. But he treated everyone the same.”

05of 17Anne Hathaway & Leonardo DiCaprioGeorge Pimentel/Getty; Walt Disney Television via GettyTheLocked Downstarplayed “Best, Worst or First” withTonight Showhost Jimmy Fallon and had to cop to her first celebrity crush.“Leonardo DiCaprio, come on,” Hathaway immediately said, later adding that her crush on Eddie Vedder was also “around the same time.“But when Fallon asked which era of DiCaprio she crushed on, Hathaway got the name of his ’80s sitcom a little confused.“He was on that show for a while,Who’s the Boss?” Hathaway said at first before Fallon corrected her. “No,Growing Pains! I don’t remember, I just remember being like, ‘Hiii, who’s that?!’ "

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Anne Hathaway & Leonardo DiCaprio

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TheLocked Downstarplayed “Best, Worst or First” withTonight Showhost Jimmy Fallon and had to cop to her first celebrity crush.

“Leonardo DiCaprio, come on,” Hathaway immediately said, later adding that her crush on Eddie Vedder was also “around the same time.”

But when Fallon asked which era of DiCaprio she crushed on, Hathaway got the name of his ’80s sitcom a little confused.

“He was on that show for a while,Who’s the Boss?” Hathaway said at first before Fallon corrected her. “No,Growing Pains! I don’t remember, I just remember being like, ‘Hiii, who’s that?!’ "

06of 17Adam Rippon & Shawn MendesAdam Rippon/TwitterJust days before he met Mendes at the 2018 Academy Awards, he admitted toEllen DeGeneresduring an appearance on her show that he had a crush on Harry Styles, but had since moved on to Jake Gyllenhaal — quickly mentioning he might have also developed a liking for Mendes.“I was sleeping on Shawn Mendes — not with,” he said with a sly smile. “I didn’t realize how cute he was. I know Harry will be upset.“When the Olympian and singer crossed paths atthe Oscars, the gold medalist couldn’t help but snap a pic with his crush, posting the adorable photo on Twitter. “I planted the seed and I saw the harvest. He is cute, he is sweet, and the other guy is @ShawnMendes,“Rippon tweeted, while in the photo he tilted his head toward Mendes as the singer smiled.

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Adam Rippon & Shawn Mendes

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Just days before he met Mendes at the 2018 Academy Awards, he admitted toEllen DeGeneresduring an appearance on her show that he had a crush on Harry Styles, but had since moved on to Jake Gyllenhaal — quickly mentioning he might have also developed a liking for Mendes.

“I was sleeping on Shawn Mendes — not with,” he said with a sly smile. “I didn’t realize how cute he was. I know Harry will be upset.”

When the Olympian and singer crossed paths atthe Oscars, the gold medalist couldn’t help but snap a pic with his crush, posting the adorable photo on Twitter. “I planted the seed and I saw the harvest. He is cute, he is sweet, and the other guy is @ShawnMendes,“Rippon tweeted, while in the photo he tilted his head toward Mendes as the singer smiled.

07of 17Mandy Moore & Shane WestWarner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection MCDWATO EC002Teen girls everywhere fell in love with West after his dreamy performance inA Walk to Remember. And it turns out, the movie’s other star, then 16-year-old Moore, was just as smitten as the rest of us.She confessed her love for the “so cool” Westin a reunion interview withEntertainment Weekly, saying that she was caught up in the experience of her character, Jamie, who falls for West’s character, Landon, in the film.“He was the character to me and there was definitely a part of me that absolutely fell in love with him,” she said. “I don’t know if I could discern the difference between him and the character at that point in time because, again, it was my first experience doing anything like this and I was a 16-year-old, impressionable girl.” Can’t say we blame her.

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Mandy Moore & Shane West

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Teen girls everywhere fell in love with West after his dreamy performance inA Walk to Remember. And it turns out, the movie’s other star, then 16-year-old Moore, was just as smitten as the rest of us.

She confessed her love for the “so cool” Westin a reunion interview withEntertainment Weekly, saying that she was caught up in the experience of her character, Jamie, who falls for West’s character, Landon, in the film.

“He was the character to me and there was definitely a part of me that absolutely fell in love with him,” she said. “I don’t know if I could discern the difference between him and the character at that point in time because, again, it was my first experience doing anything like this and I was a 16-year-old, impressionable girl.” Can’t say we blame her.

08of 17Bella Thorne & Kristen StewartMike Pont/WireImage; Paul Bruinooge/Patrick McMullan via GettyDuring a candid interview withHarper’s Bazaar, Thorne opened up about her bisexuality and revealed she wanted to date a woman. As for which celeb caught her eye, the star was quick to name Kristen Stewart. “She’s so hot,” Thorne said. “She seems like the raddest chick, I’d be so down.”

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Bella Thorne & Kristen Stewart

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During a candid interview withHarper’s Bazaar, Thorne opened up about her bisexuality and revealed she wanted to date a woman. As for which celeb caught her eye, the star was quick to name Kristen Stewart. “She’s so hot,” Thorne said. “She seems like the raddest chick, I’d be so down.”

09of 17Dwayne Johnson & Rachel McAdamsGetty (2)While PEOPLE’s 2016 Sexiest Man Alive is very happy in his relationship with wife Lauren (they’ve been together since 2007 and have two daughters together), Johnson does have an innocent celebrity crush, just like the rest of us. After admitting that he’s crushed on McAdams (andJ. Lo!), the actor stopped himself. “Lauren is going to kill me!” he said jokingly. “It’s not going to get me in trouble with Lauren because that’s where I’m going to stop.”

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Dwayne Johnson & Rachel McAdams

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While PEOPLE’s 2016 Sexiest Man Alive is very happy in his relationship with wife Lauren (they’ve been together since 2007 and have two daughters together), Johnson does have an innocent celebrity crush, just like the rest of us. After admitting that he’s crushed on McAdams (andJ. Lo!), the actor stopped himself. “Lauren is going to kill me!” he said jokingly. “It’s not going to get me in trouble with Lauren because that’s where I’m going to stop.”

10of 17Lindsay Lohan & Harry StylesGetty (2)Can you imagine if ‘Larry’ was actually a thing? TheMean Girlsactress told The Sun that she turned down Styles one night when he came to her hotel room at 2 a.m. and knocked on her door. “I didn’t know it was him,” she said. “He was in a suit. I said, ‘Well, you’re very good-looking – can I help you?’ That was it.”

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Lindsay Lohan & Harry Styles

Can you imagine if ‘Larry’ was actually a thing? TheMean Girlsactress told The Sun that she turned down Styles one night when he came to her hotel room at 2 a.m. and knocked on her door. “I didn’t know it was him,” she said. “He was in a suit. I said, ‘Well, you’re very good-looking – can I help you?’ That was it.”

11of 17Jimmy Fallon & Nicole KidmanDouglas Gorenstein/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank/GettyIn 2015, Kidman revealed that a friend had set her and Fallon up … but that theTonight Showhost hadn’t realized it was a date. “And you wouldn’t talk,” she told him, years later on his show. “You wouldn’t say anything, and then you put a video game on or something … and so after about an hour and a half, I thought, ‘He has no interest, this is so embarrassing’ … and then I was like, ‘Maybe he’s gay.'”

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Jimmy Fallon & Nicole Kidman

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In 2015, Kidman revealed that a friend had set her and Fallon up … but that theTonight Showhost hadn’t realized it was a date. “And you wouldn’t talk,” she told him, years later on his show. “You wouldn’t say anything, and then you put a video game on or something … and so after about an hour and a half, I thought, ‘He has no interest, this is so embarrassing’ … and then I was like, ‘Maybe he’s gay.'”

12of 17Christian Bale & Drew BarrymoreGetty(2)Bale revealed that he and Barrymore had gone on one date together. “We went to see some bloody awful horror film, and that was that end of it,” he toldGQ Australia. “She never called again.”

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Christian Bale & Drew Barrymore

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Bale revealed that he and Barrymore had gone on one date together. “We went to see some bloody awful horror film, and that was that end of it,” he toldGQ Australia. “She never called again.”

13of 17Martha Stewart & Ryan GoslingGetty(2)“I was into Ryan Gosling for quite a while,” she toldEntertainment Weeklyin 2013. “I watched every one of his movies.”

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Martha Stewart & Ryan Gosling

“I was into Ryan Gosling for quite a while,” she toldEntertainment Weeklyin 2013. “I watched every one of his movies.”

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Emma Watson & Josh Hutcherson

15of 17Terrell Owens & Jennifer LopezGetty(2)Not only is Lopez his celebrity crush, but Owens has actively tried to make it happen. “I’ve been trying to find her,” he said in a 2015 interview. “If somebody can reach out to her and tell her I’m looking for [her].” As Owens surely knows now, the singer is engaged to longtime love Alex Rodriguez.

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Terrell Owens & Jennifer Lopez

Not only is Lopez his celebrity crush, but Owens has actively tried to make it happen. “I’ve been trying to find her,” he said in a 2015 interview. “If somebody can reach out to her and tell her I’m looking for [her].” As Owens surely knows now, the singer is engaged to longtime love Alex Rodriguez.

16of 17Diane Keaton & Channing TatumGetty(2)We are so Team Chiane. While the actress has never married, she has said shewouldmarryChanning Tatumin a heartbeat. WhenEllen DeGeneresinformed her he was already married at that time, Keaton responded: “I’m sorry?Channing Tatumis actually married to someone else? Not me?”

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Diane Keaton & Channing Tatum

We are so Team Chiane. While the actress has never married, she has said shewouldmarryChanning Tatumin a heartbeat. WhenEllen DeGeneresinformed her he was already married at that time, Keaton responded: “I’m sorry?Channing Tatumis actually married to someone else? Not me?”

17of 17Helen Mirren & Vin DieselGetty(2)OnLate Night with Seth Meyers, Mirrentalked aboutseeing Diesel give a speech, saying he was “so smart, and so funny, and so cool,” adding, “I just sort of fell a little bit in love with him right there and then.” And we know Diesel has a thing for her too, saying she should be in theFast and Furiousmovies — “There are so many options!”

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Helen Mirren & Vin Diesel

OnLate Night with Seth Meyers, Mirrentalked aboutseeing Diesel give a speech, saying he was “so smart, and so funny, and so cool,” adding, “I just sort of fell a little bit in love with him right there and then.” And we know Diesel has a thing for her too, saying she should be in theFast and Furiousmovies — “There are so many options!”

source: people.com