Top 10 Famous Couples That Began As Affairs

What happens when you get swept off your feet by someone new, but you're already taken

Well, if you're one of these celebrities, you say, to hell with it, and you cheat

But sometimes, two wrongs make a right. So today on Rankworthy, we're counting down the top 10

celebrity couples that began as celebrity affairs. And if your favorite couple didn't make the list

stick around for the honorable mentions and add them yourself at ranker.com

If you're like us and love Angelina Jolie, the UN diplomat, you've probably tried really hard to

forget that this international icon was in a wild and weird relationship with Billy Bob Thornton

Sorry for the painful reminder. Back in 1999, the Oscar-winning actress, philanthropist, and activist

began dating Billy Bob Thornton after falling in love on the set of Pushing 10. If their 20-year

age difference wasn't scandalous enough, the two began their affair while Thornton, star of films

like Bad Santa, was still engaged to Jurassic Park star Laura Dern. Thornton's engagement to Dern

dissolved quickly, and he married Jolie in 2000, marking his fifth marriage. The two were infamous

for strange behavior in public, from inappropriate PDA on the red carpet to even wearing vials of

each other's blood around their necks. The duo didn't last long, splitting in 2003, but not before

it burned an unforgettable cringey image in our collective consciousness. Blake Shelton and Miranda

Lambert met in 2005 at the CMT 100 Greatest Duets concert. CMT paired Shelton and Lambert to sing

You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma, and well, it was hard for Sparks not to fly in what was basically

the most romantic first encounter on the planet. Not to mention extremely fitting for Shelton

an Oklahoma native. Small hitch, however, Shelton was still married to his first wife

Kaynette Williams, while Lambert was dating boyfriend Jeff Allen. Though the two deny having

an affair, they began dating soon after Shelton's divorce in 2006, which looks extremely suspect

Though people remember the classic Hollywood actors as one of the most adored couples of

the Hollywood era, people are quick to forget that Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall's

romance was anything but what we saw on the silver screen. Starring together in films like The Big Sleep and Key Largo, Bogart and Bacall first met

on the set of To Have and To Have Not, where Bogart made a move on the young star with

a passionate kiss backstage and the rest was history. The two fell in love but faced much disapproval since Bogart was married to actress Mayo Methot was a raging alcoholic and 25 years older than Bacall At one point director Howard Hinks condemned the affair so much he threatened to ruin Bacall career if she continued

But Bacall never swayed, and the affair continued until Bogart divorced Mathot

and finally married Bacall in 1945. Woody Allen's life is rife with scandal

His adoptive daughter, Dylan Farrow, accused Allen of sexual abuse when she was just 7 years old

an accusation which Farrow maintains to this day, and which has been the heart of the controversy over Allen's reputation for years

Also ranking high on the list of things that make the acclaimed writer and director such a polarizing figure

is his marriage to Soon-Yi Previn, the adoptive daughter of Allen's former partner Mia Farrow

Yep, you heard that right. Woody Allen had an affair with, and later married, his partner's adoptive daughter

So his step-daughter. His adopted step-daughter. Deja vu, anyone? Years after Shelton cheated on his first wife with Miranda Lambert, this time on Lambert with pop singer Gwen Stefani

The no-doubt frontman and hollaback girl singer met Shelton in 2014 when she joined the cast of The Voice as a judge

Though Stefani and Shelton couldn't be more different artistically, the two soon raised eyebrows for their chemistry on the show

Only a year later, Shelton and Lambert filed for divorce, followed closely by Stefani filing for divorce after 13 years of marriage with British rock star Gavin Rostell

Rossdale claims he knew of Stefani's infidelity and that it was the cause of the split

something the public was already onto after witnessing all of the flirting on The Voice

Harkening back to his duet with Miranda Lambert ten years earlier, in 2015, Shelton and Stefani, now newly single

performed a duet on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. Actress Gabrielle Union and NBA star Dwayne Wade

are enjoying status as one of Hollywood's favorite power couples of today

Thousands of viewers tune in on social media to keep up with the young couple, especially their adorable daughter

But though they may seem carefree now, the many years leading up to their nuptials were full of drama

Only two months after Wade met Union, the Miami Heat player separated from his then-wife who he had two children with

Rumors quickly swirled of an affair between Wade and the Bring It On actress. From 2009 to 2012, Wade and Union came out as a couple

while Wade continued a nasty divorce and custody battle, where at one point, his ex-wife was arrested for attempted child abduction

After years of struggle, Wade finalized his divorce, but the drama had taken its toll and Union and Wade took a brief break in 2013 The couple quickly bounced back but in the short break Wade had a fling with another woman who revealed she was pregnant with Wade baby The rumors were confirmed but Union still stood by Wade despite the love child

The rollercoaster relationship has shown us that love is really patient and really, really kind

ain't it? Long gone are the days of Johnny Depp, the chocolate and crybaby heartthrob

These days we're reluctantly witnessing Johnny Depp, the midlife crisis with a capital M

Depp has been a bit of a mess lately, appearing intoxicated during many public appearances

and there's even reports that he punched a crew member on an upcoming project marking a full transformation into the real-life Jack Sparrow, it seems

The Hollywood A-lister and Pirates of the Caribbean actor turned heads in 2011 when he stepped out with Aquaman star Amber Heard, who's 20 years younger than him

Less than a year after meeting Heard on the set of Rum Diaries, the two became involved while Depp was still with his wife of 14 years, French actress Vanessa Paradis

Paradis. Depp and Paradis ended their relationship in 2012, bringing an iconic celebrity love story

to a close, giving room for Herd and Depp to officially roll out their romance with full

media attention. But the smitten lovers unexpectedly turned nasty after domestic abuse allegations from

Herd brought a crashing end to this ill-fated pair, which continues to spark heated debate

on what really happened between the stars. Jennifer Aniston is known fondly as Hollywood's sweetheart

but the Friends star is also one of Hollywood's favorite underdogs. After her husband Brad Pitt

went behind her back with Angelina Jolie in 2004. Aniston herself has been the center of hot gossip

that her relationship with Justin Thoreau started with a little homewrecking. Aniston met Thoreau, star of The Leftovers

on set for their film Wonderlust in 2010. And soon after, in 2011, the couple was spotted together

Months before, Thoreau and his girlfriend of 14 years officially split. The karma showed up right on time

when after nearly seven years together, the relationship fell out. It's sad news for the Anniston fanbase, but Anniston still enjoys a place as one of the world's highest paying actresses

so maybe her net worth of upwards of $200 million will comfort her in these hard times

Brad and Angelina met on the feature film Mr. and Mrs. Smith

and their chemistry was so off the charts we could practically feel the steam coming off the screen

But Pitt was still married to Jennifer Anniston, and, well, we all know how the story ends

Months after the spy action flick wrapped, Brad and Jen came to a close to make room for Brangelina In a 2007 interview Angelina revealed details of the relationship before Brad and Jen officially divorced stating that Brad and her fell in love on set and that it was her adopted

son Maddox even called Brad Dad, which made Jolie confident that Brad was meant to be in her life

for a long time. Aniston opened up years later to say the remarks were uncool, considering the

timing of the events Angelina described. As we saw in the number 10 spot on our list, Jolie has

already earned quite a reputation for her timing, but her timing with Brad Pitt will go down

as one of the most significant moments in modern pop culture history. Hard to believe that love exists in the three years

since Brangelina split in 2016, but may this duo live on in our hearts forever

It might surprise you to see this couple came in number two on our list, but only one couple can take the cake

The only thing that can outrank Hollywood royalty is actual royalty. At the top of our list is none other than Prince Charles

and Camilla Parker Bowles, an affair that rocked the British royal family to its core

This unthinkable relationship spans four whole decades and gets downright dirty and ground zero for propriety

Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II's first child and heir to the British throne

met Camilla Shand in 1970 at a polo match, and a budding romance began but eventually fizzled

In 1981, hundreds of millions of people tuned in to see Prince Charles wed

Lady Diana Spencer in the Wedding of the Century. But behind closed doors, an entirely different relationship played out

from the fairy tale people saw on screen, as Charles and Camilla picked back up where they left off

just a few years after the royal wedding. The affair was blatant, and Diana even confronted Camilla about the matter openly

In 1992, the press leaked tapes of private phone conversations between Camilla and Charles

confirming not only an affair, but also painting an appalling picture of the two-timers

Diana called the embarrassing tapes sick, and the public agreed, branding the whole fiasco Camillagate

Prince Charles even went on to admit the whole thing on TV. The world was reeling, and the monarchy was threatened with such a scandal surrounding the successor to the throne

But years later, after both Camilla and Charles filed for divorces, and after Diana's tragic death in a car crash in 1997

Camilla and Charles became official in 2000 and married in 2005. After more than 10 years, the scandal was somewhat laid to rest, but we certainly haven't forgotten

Hey, did we mention that Johnny Cash was totally married when he met June Carter

or that in the 90s, Meg Ryan briefly cheated on Dennis Quaid with Russell Crowe

or that Kevin Federline was cheating and expecting a child when he met Britney Spears

Okay, well, that last one was somewhat less surprising