7 surprising celebrity relationships we didn’t see coming in 2025
2025 has been full of surprises – especially when it comes to the world of showbiz. There was the Coldplay kiss cam, Katy Perry and several other celebrities getting launched into space, and more than a few bizarre moments from the endless Wicked press tour. And alongside the weird, wonderful and sometimes controversial moments, there have of course been several celebrity couples hard-launching their new relationships. While some might seem an obvious fit, others are a little more surprising. Here are seven new celebrity relationships that shocked us this year… (Picture: Getty/Instagram)
1. Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau
By far the most surprising new relationship of the year is between Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau. Not just because pop star Perry began the year with her partner of nine years and fiancé, actor Orlando Bloom, but because it’s not every day that a relationship is struck up between a major pop star and a former prime minister. In July, just a few weeks after Bloom and Perry publicly announced their split, she was spotted on a dinner date in Montreal with the former Canadian PM. Soon after, Trudeau attended one of her concerts with his teenage daughter and, in October, Katy and Justin were snapped embracing on her luxury yacht off the Californian coast. The pair have since gone Instagram official after a trip to Japan, and an insider previously told Metro that Perry and Trudeau are ‘having a lot of fun together.’ (Picture: SWNS/Getty)
2. Chris Hughes and JoJo Siwa
Another unlikely pairing, the chances of ex-Love Islander Chris Hughes and Dance Moms star JoJo Siwa ever crossing paths were slim, but they both found themselves in the Celebrity Big Brother house in April this year. At the time, JoJo Siwa was in a relationship with Australian star Kath Ebbs, but the pair called it quits when Siwa exited the house. Throughout the series, viewers were convinced something was going on between Chris and JoJo, as the pair had clearly formed a strong bond. They reunited quickly after leaving the house, despite the distance between their homes, and confirmed their relationship a few weeks later. They’ve been going strong ever since. (Picture: Robin L Marshall/Getty Images)
3. Billy Ray Cyrus and Elizabeth Hurley
Actress Elizabeth Hurley and singer-songwriter Billy Ray Cyrus first hit headlines in April this year after sharing a picture together on Instagram with a decidedly romantic vibe. Posing together, leaning on a fence in a grassy field, Hurley wore jeans, a blue checked shirt and a straw cowboy hat while Cyrus kissed her cheek. Neither confirmed the relationship publicly at the time, but they went red carpet official in Rome in May, and that same month Billy Ray Cyrus’ daughter, pop star Miley Cyrus, weighed in on the romance. Of her dad’s new relationship, the singer said: ‘At first, it’s hard because the little kid in you reacts before the adult in you can go, “yes, that’s your dad – but that’s just another person that deserves to be in his bliss and to be happy.” So my adult self has caught up. My child self has caught up.’ (Picture: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
4. Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun
Sydney Sweeney has had quite the year, having starred in a number of blockbuster movies including boxing biopic Christy and the recently released The Housemaid, as well as whipping up controversy with her American Eagle campaign, which many accused of promoting white supremacist ideas. With all that going on, her new romance with businessman Scooter Braun has somewhat flown under the radar. The pair were first linked over the summer after crossing paths at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s wedding, months after Sweeney ended her engagement to fiancé Jonathan Davino. Neither party has publicly confirmed the romance, but they’ve since been spotted on dates together and a source recently told People that they’re ‘in a committed relationship and things are serious’. (Picture: Getty Images)
5. Curtis Pritchard and Ekin-Su Culculoglu
Two Love Island contestants might not seem like such a surprising pairing, but who would’ve thought that Ekin-Su, most famous for her sneaky terrace antics, would end up with Curtis Pritchard, most famous for wanting to make everyone a coffee in the morning. And yet the pair hit it off on the 2025 series of Love Island: All Stars. They’ve since split, however, with Ekin-Su writing on Instagram in July: ‘I wanted to share that Curtis and I have decided to go our separate ways. It’s been a really tough decision, but one made with a lot of love and respect for one another. He’s an incredible person and I’ll always cherish the memories we made both in an out of the villa.’ (Picture: Getty Images)
6. Zara McDermott and Louis Tomlinson
Not necessarily a surprising pairing, perhaps, but ex-Love Islander Zara McDermott’s split from Made in Chelsea star Sam Thompson certainly came as a shock to fans in January this year. The duo had been together for five years and were something of a reality power couple, but Zara has since found love elsewhere with ex-One Direction band member Louis Tomlinson. The pair were first linked earlier this year and went Instagram official in the summer, after being spotted on holiday in Costa Rica together and partying at Glastonbury. (Picture: Getty Images)
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