Their backstory: In a recent appearance on the The Late Late Show with James Corden, Mendes went into detail about how his friendship with McConaughey started. He said: “I’m pretty sure I forced this relationship on you — I messaged him a few times on Instagram, I asked for his phone number, and then I got a call. I was in desperate need of advice, and that’s how the friendship started.”
Their backstory: Carey and Brown met for the first time in 2019 because Carey’s kiddos — Roc and Roe — are huge fans of Brown and Stranger Things. The two legends have been pals for over a year now, and Brown even visited Carey’s house a few months ago.
Their backstory: Skarsgård and McBrayer were neighbors in Los Angeles around the time Skarsgård was on True Blood. In a 2019 interview, he revealed the pretty unusual way his friendship with McBrayer started. He said: “[McBrayer] had a telescope fixed on my house that was on the other side of a canyon. I didn’t have a TV when I moved in, [so] there were a couple of months I got one — when I turned it on, I got a phone call a second [later], and [McBrayer said]: ‘You got a television.'”
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Snoop Dogg and David Beckham
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Their backstory: Snoop Dogg and David Beckham became good friends when Beckham moved to LA in the late 2010s. Apparently, Beckham was the first person to ever listen to Snoop’s 2009 album, Malice n Wonderland.
Their backstory: Markle and Chopra connected at an Elle dinner celebrating women in TV back in 2016 and have stayed friends ever since. Chopra even attended Markle’s wedding to Prince Harry in 2018.
In a 2016 interview with The Indian Express, Markle talked about her close friendship with Chopra: “You know when you meet someone and you just click? It was just an easy, natural progression. We’ve managed to keep in touch via email and text, and try to see each other whenever we’re both in the same town.”
Their backstory: Jackson and Sheindlin met a while back through Jackson’s agent, and have spent countless years hanging out together (mostly over dinner). Sheindlin even helped Jackson quit smoking — on WWHL in 2017, he said: “We used to smoke together, and when Judy stopped smoking, she made me stop smoking. She sent me to her doctor in White Plains, who actually treats you with sodium thiopental, and I quit.”
“Harry Styles and Zach Braff tweeted back and forth in 2013. This friendship is especially cute, now that Braff has been in a year-long relationship with Styles’s Don’t Worry Darling co-star, Florence Pugh.”—hrsontag
Their backstory: On WWHL in 2014, Braff told Andy Cohen: “I met Harry through mutual friends, and he’s a super nice guy — he was cool enough to come to Sundance to see [Wish I Was Here], and then he tweeted out that he cried during the movie, and then it went viral.”
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Jennifer Lopez and Leah Remini
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Their backstory: Jennifer Lopez and Leah Remini were suuuuper tight buds before starring in Second Act together in 2018. Lopez’s ex-husband, Marc Anthony, introduced the two New York natives at the movie premiere for Man on Fire in 2004.
While promoting Second Act with Remini, Lopez reminisced about meeting for the first time: “Her and Angelo (Remini’s husband) came to the premiere and we instantly fell in love — we fell in love! That’s the real love story here. Me and Marc broke up, and you and me stayed together!”
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Jonah Hill and Adam Levine
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“Adam Levine and Jonah Hill — I found out Jonah’s brother Jordan was Maroon 5’s manager. So, the families are close, but man, this one never stops surprising me. Jonah even officiated Adam’s wedding!” —sambro777
Their backstory: Levine and Hill grew up together in Los Angeles, and have remained close to this day. In 2016, Hill appeared on The Howard Stern Show and described what it was like to officiate his childhood BFF’s wedding. He said: “The joke I wrote was like, ‘Adam and I grew up together. It’s so nice to see all the people we grew up skateboarding with ― like Stevie Nicks and Robert Downey Jr..’ I was giving him shit because he had really famous people at his wedding.”
Their backstory: Kravitz and Gershon went to the same high school in Los Angeles, along with another famous classmate: Nicolas Cage (then Nicolas Coppola). They were involved in school plays together, like Oklahoma!, with Gershon in the lead acting role and Kravitz playing drums in the pit.
They’ve stayed close over the years — Gershon even appeared as Kravitz’s girlfriend in his music video, “Again,” in the early 2000s.
“Isla Fisher has posted a few pictures on Instagram of her and Courteney hanging out, and even referred to Courteney as her best friend.” —hcat33
Their backstory: Cox and Fisher met at David Spade’s birthday party about 17 years ago, and they’ve remained good friends. Over the years they’ve celebrated birthdays and holidays together, and even let loose at karaoke.
Their backstory: Kimmel and Damon have participated in a playful feud with each other for about 13 years. The two constantly “bash heads” in fake fights everywhere they go, whether it’s during an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live! or at an awards show. It’s honestly pretty entertaining.
Their backstory: Before they made it big in TV and movies, Britton and Graham met at an acting class in New York City — they eventually became roommates once they moved to Los Angeles. At Vulture Fest in 2015, Britton said: “We had a friend who was going through a divorce, so she had a house that was mostly empty. Thankfully, there were a couple of bedrooms with a couple of beds in them, so we were set!”
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Shangela and Jenifer Lewis
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“Shangela and Jenifer Lewis are not only good friends, but Shangela also lives in Jenifer’s house. The pictures of them together are amazing!” —mpb
Their backstory: Before they moved in together and starred in a hilarious YouTube web series, Shangela was Lewis’s assistant. In a recent interview for Shadow and Act, Shangela reminisced about their journey. She said: “I sometimes look back on the fact that we’re friends and that we live in the same place, and I’m just so thankful to the universe and to God that she saw something in me to be a friend with. I’m thankful to her for being a mentor for me.”
Their backstory: Sheeran used to live at Cox’s house back in 2014 — he told The Sun: “There was no rent, but I made the bed and cups of tea and things like that.” Sheeran even introduced her to her partner of seven years, Johnny McDaid.
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