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19 Famous People Shared The Romantic, Unexpected Ways They Met Their Significant Others

Life hack: Lock eyes with a celebrity across the room, apparently.

1. 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.

2. Stanley Tucci met his wife, Felicity Blunt, at his The Devil Wears Prada costar's wedding.

Stanley and Felicity smiling on a red carpet

3. Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso met when Matt ducked behind the bar of the club she was working at to hide from fans.

Matt holding Luciana's hand on a red carpet

4. George Takei met his husband, Brad Altman, in the '80s at a gay running club, where he asked Brad to help him train for a marathon.

George and his husband Brad smiling

5. Reese Witherspoon met her husband, Jim Toth, when he rescued her from his drunken friend at a party.

6. Andy Samberg met his wife, Joanna Newsom, backstage at one of her concerts because he was a huge fan.

Andy and Joanna smiling at each other on a red carpet

7. Sarah Hyland and Wells Adams ~met~ on Twitter, where Sarah often tweeted about Wells on Bachelor in Paradise.

8. Emily Blunt met her husband, John Krasinski, when he abandoned Justin Theroux at a restaurant to chat with her.

9. Stephen Colbert flew back to his hometown to contemplate whether he ~really~ wanted to marry his longtime girlfriend...and very quickly met his now-wife, Evelyn McGee-Colbert, at an afterparty.

Stephen and Evelyn hugging in front of a poster

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.

11. Anthony Ramos and Jasmine Cephas Jones met at the first table read for Hamilton off-Broadway, where — according to Lin-Manuel Miranda himself — Anthony couldn't keep his eyes off of Jasmine.

12. Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka met in passing on a street corner in New York City through a mutual friend whom Neil thought David was dating.

13. Lauren Conrad first met her now-husband, William Tell, while sitting onstage at one of his concerts when she was 16.

14. Billy Porter was into Adam Davis when he passed him in the street, and was delighted to learn that the person he thought was a handsome stranger was actually his dinner guest for the night.

Adam and Billy at a table together

15. Adam Housley and Tamera Mowry were set up by their economics professor at Pepperdine University.

16. Michael Bublé was instantly blown away by Luciana Lopilato after a concert and drunkenly worked up the nerve to ask about her later that night at a party.

17. Nikki Bella met Artem Chigvintsev when they were partners on Dancing With the Stars, and now the two are engaged.

18. Wanda Sykes first laid eyes on her wife, Alex Niedbalski, while boarding a ferry and was coincidentally introduced to her after telling a mutual friend about her kitchen remodeling plans.

Wanda and Alex at a sports game

19. And finally, Hugh Jackman met fellow actor Deborra-Lee Furness on the set of his first acting gig after drama school, Correlli. He was crushing on his costar from the moment they met, and revealed his feelings to her at a dinner party while they were making crepes together.