Through the years, celebrity couple nicknames have become the easiest way to spot the hottest duos in Hollywood.
It’s hard to remember a time before stars and their partner’s combined monikers, but such a day did exist — until Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez came along.
When the Argo producer and Hustlers actress began dating in the early 2000s, the A-list romance caused so much excitement that the world had no choice but to put a label on their love. Thus, Bennifer was born.
Though the couple split in 2004 after a two-year engagement, they couldn’t let a title that good go to waste completely. In April 2021 — 17 years after the pair called it quits — rumors began to swirl that they’d reconnected.
“People close to [Lopez] won’t be surprised if they end up together,” a source told Us Weekly exclusively in May 2021, noting that the pair have “always loved each other.”
The couple tied the knot in August 2022, four months after getting engaged.
Scroll down to discover the greatest celeb couple nicknames through the years:
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Bennifer
Who: Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez
Together: 2002 – 2004
Theirs was the original celeb couple nickname, which easily reentered the vernacular when the pair began making headlines again in 2021.
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Speidi
Who: Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag
Together: 2006 – present
While some couples choose to ignore their nicknames, Pratt and Montag have accepted theirs wholeheartedly.
“If we named our child Speidi, it would be incredible,” the Pratt Daddy Crystals owner told Us in January 2015. “It would be Speidi Pratt, legally.”
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Brangelina
Who: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
Together: 2004 – 2016
Though their relationship has been rocky since their 2016 split, Brangelina remains one of the most iconic celebrity couple names to this day.
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Jelena
Who: Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez
Together: 2011 – 2018 (off and on)
The “Lonely” singer fired back in December 2020 after a troll noted that they liked Gomez better than his wife, Hailey Bieber (née Baldwin).
“So we need to f—king bombard that s—t with Jelena and how Selena is better,” the troll wrote via Instagram.
The Canada native responded, “This sad excuse of a human just encouraged people on video to literally go after my wife, telling people to say that my previous relationship was better. … I just wanted to share this so that people get an idea of what we face on a day to day.”
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Kimye
Who: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West
Together: 2012 – 2021
Kimoji, Skims, Kimye — it’s no secret that the middle Kardashian sister is an expert when it comes to iconic names. The pair, who wed in a lavish ceremony in May 2014, share four children: North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm. In February 2014 the reality star filed for divorce from the “Bound 2” rapper.
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Robsten
Who: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart
Together: 2008 – 2014 (off and on)
We’ll always have Forks, Washington! Years after their relationship ended, the Happiest Season actress reflected on her time with the Lighthouse star during a March 2017 interview with the U.K.’s Sunday Times.
“When I was dating Rob, the public were the enemy — and that is no way to live,” she said at the time.
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Spederline
Who: Britney Spears and Kevin Federline
Together: 2004 – 2006
Spears and Federline tied the knot in 2004 and welcomed sons Preston and Jayden in 2005 and 2006, respectively. Two months after giving birth to Jayden, Spears and Federline filed for divorce, citing “irreconcilable differences.” Since their divorce, the duo have struggled with their coparenting relationship.
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Taylor Squared
Who: Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner
Together: 2009
If you can’t combine the names you have to get creative, we suppose. While their relationship was short-lived, fans still got a great song, “Back to December,” to remember the Valentine’s Day stars’ romance by.
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TomKat
Who: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Together: 2005 – 2012
Holmes famously revealed to Seventeen magazine in 2004 that she “used to think [she] was going to marry Tom Cruise” while growing up.
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Zanessa
Who: Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens
Together: 2005 – 2010
The greatest love story ever told, according to tweens in 2006. After meeting on set of High School Musical in 2005, the couple were dubbed Zanessa — a name that will likely follow them to every HSM reunion for the rest of time.
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Posh and Becks
Who: David Beckham and Victoria Beckham
Together: 1997 – present
The iconic couple have been going strong since tying the knot in 1999. The pair — who share sons Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz — have talked about how marriage takes work.
“To have been married for the amount of time we have, it’s always hard work,” David explained on Australia’s The Project in 2018. “It becomes a little more complicated.”
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Shefani
Who: Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton
Together: 2015 – present
After costarring on The Voice together, the duo confirmed their relationship in November 2015. Five years later, Shelton revealed that he had popped the question to the pop singer.
“Hey @gwenstefani thanks for saving my 2020…And the rest of my life.. I love you. I heard a YES!” Shelton wrote via Instagram in October 2020.
The couple tied the knot at Shelton’s Oklahoma ranch in July 2021.
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Zigi
Who: Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid
Together: 2015- 2021
Following her split from Joe Jonas in 2015, Hadid moved on with Malik and the twosome
confirmed their relationship after they made out in his “Pillowtalk” music video in January 2016. The duo dated on and off until January 2020 when they rekindled their romance and welcomed daughter Khai that September. In October 2021, multiple sources confirmed to Us that the duo called it quits for good after “having problems for a while.” However, the pair “still care deeply for one another,” per the source.
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Swelce
Who: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
Together: August 2023 – present
Swift and Kelce took their relationship public in September 2023 when she showed up as the Kansas City Chiefs faced off against the Chicago Bears. She has since become a fixture at Chiefs games — and she and Kelce have been photographed out and about together multiple times In October 2023, a source exclusively told Us in October 2023 that friends think the pair are “in love.”
“Taylor is really happy and excited about Travis. She’s at the relationship stage where she looks forward to seeing him, getting calls from him, spending time with him,” the insider shared. “She has butterflies in her stomach and she hasn’t had that in a while. She feels safe and comfortable around him physically and emotionally.”
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