Celebrity romance is almost always never devoid of drama and divorce. However, many famous names in Hollywood have found and sustained love and now have so much influence as individuals and as a couple. This is what earns them the title of celebrity power couples.
From actors and actresses, sportsmen and women, musicians, TV personalities, to people who became famous for rolling with celebrities, here is a look at some power couples who have earned the status and how they met.
Celebrity Power Couples
1. Beyoncé & Jay-Z
In Hollywood, Beyoncé and Jay-Z are the ultimate music and business power couple. The music icons met around 1999-2000 when they were both performing at the MTV Spring Break festival in Cancún, Mexico. At the time, the rapper was 30 years old while Beyoncé was 18. The pair remained friends for a year before they started dating.
The couple got married in 2008 and has since been blessed with three children. Their eldest daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, was born in 2012, and their twins, Sir Carter and Rumi Carter, were born in 2017.
2. Blake Lively & Ryan Reynolds
Before Blake joined Ryan to form a power couple, the actor was married to Scarlett Johansson from 2008 to 2011. The former couple were still together when Ryan Reynolds met Blake Lively in 2010 on the set of Green Lantern, where they played love interests. While Reynolds was married, Lively was in a relationship with Penn Badgley.
When the pair ended their separate relationships, Blake and Ryan went on dates with other people while remaining friends for a year before their romance began. They got married in 2012 and have been blessed with four children: daughters James and Inez, and sons Olin and Betty.
3. Chrissy Teigen & John Legend
This celebrity power couple is not in the same industry. While Legend is a musician, Chrissy is a model. Nonetheless, they have established themselves in show business as a couple to be respected. Their paths crossed for the first time in 2006 when Teigen brought on the set of Legend’s music video, Stereo. In the shoot, the model was the love interest of Legend.
They went on a date in 2007, and the next year, they appeared as a couple for the first time at the 50th annual Grammy Awards. After dating for a few more years, they got married in 2013. Chrissy Teigen and John Legend have four children: Luna Simone Stephens, Miles Theodore Stephens, Esti Maxine Stephens, and Wren Alexander Stephens.
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4. Victoria and David Beckham
Another celebrity power couple from different fields, Victoria Beckham is a singer, model, and entrepreneur, while David Beckham was a professional footballer who has also crossed into the fashion business.
The beautiful pair met for the first time in 1997 at a charity match. Before then, the footballer had already seen Victoria on TV and had told his best friend he wanted to marry her. When they met for the first time, their feeling for each other were mutual. They got married in 1999 and now have four children: Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz, and Harper.
5. Barack and Michelle Obama
Barrack and Michelle are an inspirational political and social power duo. The former first couple of the United States, their relationship dates back to 1989 when they met at the Chicago law firm Sidley Austin LLP. She was made to mentor Barack, and for them, it was love at first sight.
Two years after they met, they got engaged, and in 1992, they got married. Their union is blessed with two children: Malia, who was born in 1998, and Sasha, who was born in 2001.
