14 Celeb "How We Met" Stories That Are Beyond Adorable
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are ~literally~ living in a movie.
1. Reese Witherspoon met her husband Jim Toth when he rescued her from his drunken friend at a party.
Reese told Elle that she was at a friend's house when a very drunk guy started hitting on her. Jim stepped in and explained that his friend was going through a bad breakup, and Reese was impressed by how great of a pal he was for doing so.
2. Andy Samberg met his wife Joanna Newsom backstage at one of her concerts because he was a huge fan.
Their mutual friend, Fred Armisen, introduced them and Andy says he saw "heart bubbles" when she immediately recognized him from the "Just 2 Guyz" Lonely Island video.
3. Emily Blunt met her husband John Krasinski when he abandoned Justin Theroux at a restaurant to chat with her.
Emily told Seth Meyers that her friend, who knew John, noticed him across the restaurant. He'd been having dinner with Justin Theroux but decided to come over and talk to them for a while. "He didn't eat, he just stood there and made me laugh."
4. Stanley Tucci met his wife Felicity Blunt at his Devil Wears Prada costar's wedding.
On Late Night with Seth Meyers, Emily Blunt explained that she loved Stanley so much from their time on set together that she invited him to her and John's wedding. He met her sister Felicity there and the rest is history.
5. Chrissy Teigen and John Legend met on set of John's "Stereo" music video.
Chrissy told Cosmopolitan that she was so surprised to meet him while he was ironing his clothes — in his underwear, nonetheless — that she gave him a hug. After they filmed the music video they went to his hotel room, enjoyed some In-N-Out, and hooked up.
6. Kacey Musgraves was moved to tears by her now-husband Ruston Kelly's music and introduced herself in the hopes of writing together.
Kacey went to Bluebird Cafe to hear a friend perform and was so amazed by Ruston's music that she gave him her number.
7. Lauren Conrad first met her now-husband William Tell while sitting onstage at one of his concerts when she was 16.
On her blog, she explains that the two were set up on a blind date ten years later, and the rest is history.
8. Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka met in passing on a street corner in NYC through a mutual friend who Neil thought David was dating.
They didn't think much of the meeting but years later, David proposed to Neil on the very street corner they met on.
9. Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds got close on the set of Green Lantern but were both in relationships. A year later, they went on a double date — with other people — but couldn't deny that the chemistry between the two of them was waaaay stronger.
Ryan explained that they realized how explosive their chemistry was during that date and that he'd finally begun thinking of her as more than a friend.
10. Samira Wiley and Lauren Morelli felt an instant connection when they met on the set of Orange Is The New Black to discuss Samira's character in an episode Lauren was writing.
Nothing romantic happened between the pair at first, but Lauren cites Samira as being crucial to helping her understand her sexuality during a very hard time in her life.
11. Tamera Mowry and Adam Housley were set up by their economics professor at Pepperdine University.
Adam told Yahoo Lifestyle that his professor had a picture wall of his favorite students and Adam immediately pointed Tamera out. Their professor decided to play matchmaker, giving Tamera's email to Adam — with her permission! — and he won her over with his words.
12. Sarah Hyland and Wells Adams ~met~ on Twitter, where Sarah often tweeted about Wells on Bachelor In Paradise.
Sarah told Jimmy Kimmel that she tweeted about Wells because she thought he was funny and it turned out that Wells was a fan of Modern Family too! He tweeted back, slid into her DMs, and they agreed to meet up for drinks and tacos the next time they were both in LA.
13. Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso met when Matt ducked behind the bar of the club she was working at to hide from fans.
In an interview with Vogue Australia, Luciana explained that Matt hid behind the bar hoping to chat and have a drink, but Luciana decided to put him to work instead. The two made drinks together for the rest of the night and completely hit it off.
14. And finally, Nikki Bella met Artem Chigvintsev when they were partners on Dancing With The Stars, and now the two are engaged.
They were teammates on the show's 25th season and while they didn't take home first place, it looks like they got something a lot better out of the experience.
