The 11 Most Shocking Celebrity Breakups of 2025 (And Why They Split)

The Gist

• Several celebrity breakups shocked fans over the course of 2025.

• Longtime couples like Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, as well as Jessica Alba and Cash Warren, announced their divorces.

• Other pairs called off their engagements, including Sydney Sweeney and fiancé Jonathan Davino and Nina Dobrev and fiancé Shaun White.

Every year, a new wave of celebrity breakups rocks the cultural landscape. Power couples announce their amicable parting, scandals swirl around ill-fated flings, and someone decides to release a brutal breakup album spilling all their secrets. Nevertheless, 2025’s collection of couples calling it quits felt particularly shocking.

Maybe it was because they had a long history together, like Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, who announced their separation in September after 19 years of marriage. Or, perhaps it was because the world had assumed the pair would be endgame—as was the case with Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom, who broke off their engagement in June. Whatever the reason, this year’s splits have shaken generations of fans who were rooting for the former couples to find their happily ever after.

Before the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, take a trip down heartbreak lane and remember the breakups that broke hearts in 2025.

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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban

Kidman and Urban, who married in 2006 and share daughters Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret, celebrated their 19th wedding anniversary in June. A few months later, a source confirmed to People that the longtime couple had split. “She didn’t want this,” the source told the outlet of the Babygirl actress. “She has been fighting to save the marriage.” Kidman filed for divorce on September 30.

As for why they broke up, another source told People the actress and country star’s “lives were moving in different directions,” adding, “It really hasn’t been a secret in their circles that Keith and Nicole have been living separately for a while now. People close to Keith felt like the split was kind of inevitable.”

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Jessica Alba and Cash Warren

Just a week into 2025, fans were rocked by the news that Alba and Warren had broken up after nearly 17 years of marriage. On February 7, Alba filed for divorce. She and Warren share three children.

The actress and businesswoman took to Instagram to break her silence about the split, writing, “I’ve been on a journey of self realization and transformation for years—both as an individual and in partnership with Cash. I’m proud of how we’ve grown as a couple and in our marriage over the last 20 years and it’s now time for us to embark on a new chapter of growth and evolution as individuals.”

Since November, Alba has been in a relationship with Captain America: Brave New World actor Danny Ramirez.

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Lily Allen and David Harbour

Singer Lily Allen and Stranger Things star David Harbour seemed to be living the dream following their 2020 Las Vegas nuptials, which featured an Elvis impersonator and In-N-Out burgers. The couple had been married for four years when they separated in early 2025, according to People.

If the news of their marriage ending wasn’t shocking enough, the stories Allen wove on her well-received breakup album West End Girl had everyone invested in the drama. The album depicts feelings of betrayal in an open marriage, with lyrics repeatedly referring to a person named Madeline. Allen also dressed as the children’s book character Madeline for Halloween 2025, keeping fans guessing about what went down before her and Harbour split.

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Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom

Even if you missed the news that Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom were over, the viral photos of the “Dark Horse” singer cozying up with former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau probably clued you into their breakup. The longtime couple sparked romance rumors as early as 2016 and got engaged in 2019. People confirmed their split in June.

In a September appearance on Today, Bloom broke his silence on the breakup when asked about changes in his personal life, saying, “I’m great, man. I’m so grateful.” The actor added, “[Perry and I] have the most beautiful daughter [5-year-old Daisy Bloom]…And we’re great. We’re going to be great. Nothing but love.”

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Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin

After eight years in an on-off relationship, actress Dakota Johnson and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin called it quits in June, per People. Breakup rumors had first surfaced in August 2024, but Johnson’s rep denied the claims in a statement. By June 2025, however, an unnamed source told People, “It feels final this time.”

Neither party has publicly commented on the breakup. In November, a source shared with People that Johnson “has been slowly dating again and she’s happy,” adding, “[h]er relationship with Chris was often hot and cold, and while she always hoped they’d work out, she seems lighter and more at peace now that it’s final.”

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Nina Dobrev and Shaun White

In mid-September, People exclusively confirmed that Olympic snowboarder Shaun White and Vampire Diaries actress Nina Dobrev had ended their engagement. The unlikely couple began dating in 2019, with White getting down on one knee in October 2024. A source told People of the split, “it was a mutual decision, and wasn’t an easy one, but it was made with love and a deep respect for one another.”

Another source shared with the outlet that Dobrev wanted kids, but White did not. “She is devastated,” they said. “There was one reason: She wanted a family and wanted to get married—and he didn’t.” Another insider opposed this claim, insisting both Dobrev and White “wanted marriage and kids.”

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Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes

Country singer Kelsea Ballerini rolled up the welcome mat in September, ending her nearly three-year relationship with Outer Banks actor Chase Stokes. The breakup blindsided their fans, who noted that Stokes had posted an early birthday tribute to the “First Rodeo” artist just days before People confirmed their split.

“They’re two adults who gave it their all and tried to do everything they could to make it work, but ultimately couldn’t. It happens,” a source told the outlet.

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Sydney Sweeney and Jonathan Davino

Christy star Sydney Sweeney got engaged to businessman Jonathan Davino in 2022, but three years later, reports surfaced that the pair were living separately. A source told People in March 2025 that her relationship and wedding-in-the-works “[made] her overwhelmed” despite her excitement about her career. “She didn’t feel right about it,” the source added.

After opening up about enjoying single life in May, the Euphoria actress seemingly found a new flame in music manager Scooter Braun. In September, People reported the pair were “casually hooking up.”

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Olivia Jade Giannulli and Jacob Elordi

Frankenstein star Jacob Elordi and influencer Olivia Jade Giannulli broke up not once, but twice in 2025. The on-off couple has dated since 2021, but a source told People they called it quits in August 2025. Or did they? The following month, the couple were spotted together at the Toronto International Film Festival, with Elordi even appearing to hold the train of her dress as they entered a theater.

In October 2025, fans got an update on that confusing timeline: After rekindling their romance briefly in September, the couple had broken up again, seemingly for good this time. A source shared with People, “It’s fully over. They are not getting back together.”

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Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer

In late 2025, fans speculated that comedian Amy Schumer and her husband of nearly eight years, chef Chris Fischer, were getting divorced. The comic confirmed the news of their split on her Instagram in December. “Blah blah blah Chris and I have made the difficult decision to end our marriage after 7 years. We love each other very much and will continue to focus on raising our son,” she wrote in the caption of her now-deleted post.

While Schumer didn’t offer a reason for the breakup, she did shut down rumors about the cause of the split. Taking to her Instagram Stories in early December (before their divorce was announced), she wrote, “Whatever ends up happening with me and Chris has nothing to do with weight loss or autism. Fingers crossed we make it through. He’s the best.”

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Monica Bellucci and Tim Burton

They were every goth’s dream couple, but actress-model Monica Bellucci and director Tim Burton buried their romance in September. “It is with much respect and deep care for each other that Monica Bellucci and Tim Burton have decided to part ways,” they shared in a joint statement to news agency AFP, per People. They’d been dating for two years.

Prior to their split, the pair were collaborators. Bellucci appeared in Burton’s 2024 film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. He also photographed her Italian Vogue cover story in October 2024, honoring her 60th birthday. “Happy Birthday dear Monica, with love, Tim,” was printed across the cover.

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