While 2023 was the year of celebrity breakups, with showbiz powerhouses like Kyle and Mauricio Umansky, Reese Witherspoon and Jim Todt calling it quits, the past year also proved that love doesn't Not dead.
An unexpected celebrity pairing emerges. Travis Kelce made Taylor Swift a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it, and the rest is history. Meanwhile, rumors had been swirling for months before Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet were spotted dating together.
Find the celebrity couples that aren't on our 2023 bingo card below.
Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are the couple of 2023.
Rumors about their relationship surfaced in July when Kelce attended the Kansas City stop of Swift's Time Tour, where he planned to give her his phone number.
Dating rumors intensified in September when Swift visited Kelce for a Kansas City Chiefs game.
Swift first opened up about dating Kelce in December during an interview with Time magazine, which declared Swift its 2023 Person of the Year.
Swift revealed in an interview with the outlet that she didn't want to go to a "huge effort" to hide her relationship.
"When you say a relationship is public, it means I get to see him do the things he likes to do and we get to show each other off," she explained.
Ariana Grande & Ethan Slater
In September 2023, two months before filing for divorce from Dalton Gomez, Ariana Grande was rumored to have begun dating her Wicked costar Ethan Slater
"They had a lot in common and a lot of fun," a source revealed to Entertainment Tonight during the early weeks of their rumored romance.
While their love life has mostly stayed out of the spotlight, the couple made their first public appearance together on September 25, seemingly confirming their relationship.
Most recently, Grande and Slater were spotted spending a night out in New York City on December 27 and seemed to be in good shape.
Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny
Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny first sparked dating rumors in February 2023 after they reportedly hooked up with pals Justin and Hailey Bieber date.
Two months later, Jenner sparked romance rumors when she attended the rapper's historic Coachella music festival and sat courtside at a Los Angeles Lakers game.
In September, the couple made their front row appearance at the Gucci Spring/Summer 2024 show in Milan. However, last December, it was reported that Bonnie and Jenner had split after less than a year of dating.
Kylie Jenner & Timothée Chalamet
While dating rumors have been circulating since April 2023, Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet were spotted on Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour It made its first public appearance in September after using a PDA to pack a suitcase.
The couple have since been seen together numerous times, including at the U.S. Open finals, Chalamet's "Saturday Night Live" after-party, and the London premiere of "Wonka" in November.
The actor even reportedly showed up at Kar-Jenner's Christmas Eve party.
Rozonda "Pepper" Thomas and Matthew Lawrence
After first meeting in 2022 at the '90s convention, reports surfaced that Matthew Lawrence and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas were an item.
According to People , the couple started dating shortly before Thanksgiving 2022, months after they were photographed together last August.
News of the relationship comes just three months after Lawrence divorced actress Cheryl Burke, whom she was married to for nearly three years.
Emily Ratajkowski & Eric Andre
Emily Ratajkowski is reportedly dating comedian Eric Andre a month after splitting from her husband of four years.
The reports come after the couple enjoyed each other's company on multiple occasions, and on Valentine's Day 2023, Ratajkovsky and Andre appeared to go official on Instagram after sharing a nude selfie with their millions of followers online.
Commenting on their May 2023 affair, Andre didn't reveal much to radio host Howard Stern, telling him "gentlemen never tell" when asked about the relationship... I have to respect privacy and boundaries.”
The couple split soon after, and Ratajkovsky later romanced Harry Styles in March 2023, People reported.
Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper
Bradley Cooper and Gigi Hadid reportedly started dating shortly after splitting from their respective ex-partners Irina Shayk and Leonardo DiCaprio.
The rumors first surfaced in October when they were spotted having dinner together in New York.
While the two have yet to confirm their relationship, Cooper and Hadid have since been spotted together, including at Cooper's New York food truck and in Philadelphia.
The actor has also reportedly purchased a new home in Pennsylvania, not far from Hadid's multi-million dollar family farm, as Page Six alleges, fueling the dating rumors.
