Celebs You Didn't Know Were Friends

Lisa Rinna & Florence Pugh

It went down in the DMs for Lisa Rinna and Florence Pugh, who messaged each other on social media for three years before they met in person.

They finally met in February 2023 while attending the Harris Reed fashion show at the Tate Modern for London Fashion Week.

"We love each other," Rinna said in an Instagram video taken at the show. "I love her so much!"

Asked whether or not she watches Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, the Don't Worry Darling Actress strongly affirmed, saying, "Yes, I do. Indeed, I do."

Elaine Hendrix & Lisa Ann Walter

These two were the talk of the town at the 2023 SAG Awards, and while they played enemies in The Parent Trap back in the day, the film actually served as a catalyst for their decades-long friendship.

And just like any tight besties, Hendrix and Walter have shared some sweet moments on social media.

To commemorate Walter's birthday this past August, Hendrix posted a touching tribute on Instagram, writing, "Happy Birthday to my ride or die. My life sister. My bestie. The one who always has my back and with whom I'm growing old. @lisaannwalter I sure as heck am glad you were born. What I'm the world would I have done if you hadn't been? I shudder to think. I love you. Happy Birthday. 🎁🎉🎊🎈🎂🥳"

And when the Abbott Elementary star asked Hendrix to be her date to the SAG Awards, the answer was easy. "Lisa Ann Walter asked me to show up as her date, so by golly, I showed up as her date," the Dynasty actress said while on the red carpet.

"She sure did," Walter chimed in. "It's the best-looking date in a tux I've ever had."

Shania Twain & Harry Styles

Shania Twain and Harry Styles created magic on the Coachella stage in 2022 and that's because the two share a special friendship.

"He was playing in New York — this is before he blew up — and I went backstage to meet him. We became texting friends at that moment and he texted me a few weeks later, 'Would you call my mom and wish her a happy birthday?' " Twain explained while on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Styles would go on to explain how his mother was a fan and the reason he got into the "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" singer's music.

"I called her up, wished her a happy birthday and Harry and I have been friends ever since," she concluded.

Chrishell Stause & Cindy Crawford

Selling Sunset star Stause rang in 2022 during a girls trip for costar Emma Hernan's birthday following her split from Jason Oppenheim. They were joined by a group of women that included Crawford and daughter Kaia Gerber.

"This week has been magical celebrating bdays & a new year! Seriously someone pinch me," Stause captioned photos of their getaway. "Happy New Year!!! Swipe for snapshots of what can only be described as paradise."

Meghan McCain & Erika Girardi

The Bad Republican author revealed during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen that she and the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star are "legitimately good friends" and that she supports Girardi amid her ongoing legal troubles.

"I'm like, legitimately good friends with her, and we became much closer doing COVID," explained McCain.

"I believe her. I feel bad for her. I have known, I don't know, but I know wealthy women who don't know anything about their finances," McCain continued, referencing Erika's revelation that she didn't have access to her money during her marriage to Tom.

The former View co-host added, "I believe she has a good heart. I believe that she will be proven innocent."

Timothée Chalamet & Larry David

Ah, the things we would do to be a fly on the wall for this conversation. Were they discussing Timmy's Met Gala look? Or the Curb Your Enthusiasm star's less-than-enthusiastic New York Fashion Week moment? Either way, Chalamet and David made a surprising — and delightful — pair while out to lunch at Sant Ambroeus in New York City.

Sophia Bush & Kate Upton

They're not just buddies, they're workout buddies!

Bush and Upton hit the gym together and Upton's trainer, Ben Bruno, documented the two going hard during their full-body workout.

"I love seeing @kateupton and @sophiabush get after it like this. They're both super strong and work hard," he captioned the post featuring two videos of the pair in the gym where he noted they were doing the exercises perfectly.

"Also, fun fact: they didn't stop chatting and making fun of me the entire workout except for when I took this clip, so henceforth I might have to start recording the whole workout," he added in the caption.

Colin Firth & Stanley Tucci

The Supernova costars have actually been friends for two decades, since filming 2001's Conspiracy.

"We've known each other for so long, and we've both been through things, personally, that we've helped each other through and been there for really wonderful times," Tucci told PEOPLE of Firth in 2021. "It's just nice to have that history. [During filming in England] he would come over for dinner every night, and he would cook dinner for us. And we never got tired of each other's company."

Gordon Ramsay & Gigi Hadid

Ramsay has a great relationship with his kids, and he may have supermodel Hadid to thank for that.

"My daughters, they love me. It's not because I'm a f---- good chef. They love me because I talk to Gigi Hadid. That's the only reason why they want to talk to me," the father of five joked with PEOPLE in December 2020.

The pair met while filming Masterchef Celebrity Showdown in 2016 and have remained friends ever since. In fact, Ramsay often gets cooking inspiration from new mom Hadid. "Gigi sent me this [pasta] dish a couple of weeks back on Instagram and said, 'Chef, what do you think?' And I said, 'Girl, it's good. In fact, it's f---- good,'" Ramsay said.

Kacey Musgraves & Gigi Hadid

In other Gigi friendship news, the supermodel made a super plus-one as Musgraves' date to the CMA Awards in November 2019. And the two must have had fun celebrating in Nashville; hours before the show, the singer tweeted, "Can you die from a hangover? Asking for a friend who is actually me."

Dave Matthews & Jennifer Aniston

Even host Jimmy Kimmel was surprised to learn that Dave Matthews and Jennifer Aniston are close friends. The singer revealed, during an October 2019 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, that Aniston has been on Matthews family vacations before. When Kimmel asked if people lose their minds once they see the Friends star, Matthews jokingly responded, "Well, it's more like I'm a bag of potatoes and — 'What's Jennifer Aniston doing standing there next to that bag of potatoes.'"

John Travolta & Pitbull

Bet you didn't see this one coming. After Travolta decided to embrace a new, bald look in early 2019, he revealed his source of inspiration.

"A good friend, Armando Perez, Pitbull — he lives his life like this, he would send pictures of me, I have all my hair, and he'd superimpose no hair and say, 'I prefer this,' so I thought… Maybe it's time to do it," the actor told Extra.

Isla Fisher & Courtney Cox

When Cox joined Instagram in January 2019, her "bestie" was there to welcome her — Fisher.

"I know it's not FBF yet, but I'm too excited to wait… my bestie has finally joined Instagram @courteneycoxofficial," Fisher wrote alongside the picture, which shows them gripping microphones as Fisher smiles for the camera while Cox keeps her gaze down.

Cox proved that she's already mastering the site by commenting on the pic, caught by popular account Comments by Celebs. "Ha!! There's a lot of flashbacks to come! Hope I won't look drunk in all of them. Love you!" she replied.

Pete Davidson & Nick Cannon

Turns out, before Davidson got down on one knee to propose to former flame Ariana Grande, he phoned one surprising star: Cannon. "He called before he was going to do it, and I said, 'Salud!'" Cannon told Entertainment Tonight. "He was really excited, so I was like, 'I love it, man. Keep it going.' Love is in the air!" Cannon even offered to officiate their wedding.

Amal Clooney & Meghan Markle

George and Amal Clooney may have attended Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal wedding, but the two women share a bond that goes beyond just being acquaintances. The international human rights lawyer has been helping the royal adjust to her new life in London.

"Meghan and Amal have known each other for a while [and share] many interests," an insider told PEOPLE, adding: "Amal has been helping Meghan settle into London life. It was a very natural friendship from day one."

Pete Wentz & Kim Kardashian

In an interview with PEOPLE, Wentz reminisced on his and Kardashian's past collaboration (she played his love interest in Fall Out Boy's "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs" music video), revealing he still keeps up with the Keeping Up with the Kardashians maven — and that they've bonded over their sons, who share the same name. "I stay in touch with her a little bit — just emails here and there," said Wentz. "I ran into her, and she was probably the nicest person ever. She's exactly the same as she was then, except she's, like, a trillion times more famous."

Tiffany Haddish & Barbra Streisand

Girls Trip star Haddish hung out with legendary singer Streisand one Thanksgiving weekend, and has the selfie to prove it! "Just so y'all know I taught my big sister about @CardiB_ today," Haddish captioned the pic on Twitter.

Bradley Cooper, Irina Shayk, Anderson Cooper & Allison Williams

Talk about squad goals! While on vacation in Tahiti, new parents (now exes) Cooper and Shayk were joined by Allison Williams (and her now ex-husband Ricky Van Veen), Anderson Cooper (and his partner Benjamin Maisani), Diane von Furstenberg and Andy Cohen for an island sojourn. The group (excluding von Furstenberg and Cohen) squeezed in for a star-studded group selfie.

Elijah Wood & Nick Viall

In a shocking revelation, Wood told Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon that he's friends with Bachelor Viall. "I've known Nick before he became the Bachelor, which is the craziest thing," Wood revealed. The Lord of the Rings star also confirmed that Viall was indeed on the show to find love, not fame. "It's real, yes [he's looking for love], he is," he told Fallon. "Here's the thing about Nick, I think a lot of people question whether he is real or if it's really real him on the show, in the way that he's presenting himself, and that is him."

James Van Der Beek, Sarah Chalke & Paul Rudd

So, this is how celeb friends party! Van Der Beek showed off his limbo skills during a star-studded get-together, which saw Chalke cheering on the actor while Rudd took on the role of emcee — all documented in an Instagram video.

Harry Styles & Adele

Adele was one of 20 guests invited to help Harry Styles ring in his 23rd birthday, but the pop superstars actually go way back — they were first spotted hanging out in 2015, when Adele was on hand to help Styles kick off his 21st birthday in, well, style.

Lindsay Lohan & Kourtney Kardashian

Despite the fact that Lindsay Lohan was a guest at Kim Kardashian's 2011 wedding to Kris Humphries, we didn't know the Mean Girls star was still close with older sister Kourtney Kardashian. The two recently hung out in London (and posted copious selfies).

Kim Kardashian & Fergie

In addition to snapping impossibly luminous selfies, the two stars used to get in their quality "mommy bonding" at Kanye concerts.

Anna Faris & Jenna Dewan

This friendship is so perfect we couldn't have dreamed it up if we tried. Faris had Dewan over to record her podcast, "Unqualified" … and the two ladies broke it down, as Dewan showed Faris how to booty pop and writhe against a table. (As a good friend does.)

Jennifer Aniston & Selena Gomez

Aniston and Gomez first got chummy at a December 2014 screening of the former Friends star's film Cake. The encounter "made my entire year," Gomez gushed of the meeting. But 2015 got even better for the singer, who reunited with Aniston at parties for the Oscars and Golden Globes.

Jessica Alba & Nicole Richie

After joining forces at Paris Fashion Week in March 2013, Alba and Richie appeared to be beachy besties while on vacation in St. Barts that April.

Justin Timberlake & Kiefer Sutherland

When Timberlake and Sutherland met up on a Toluca Lake, California, golf course, it didn't take 24 hours to finish their round – perhaps because of Justin's 20/20 vision.

Vince Vaughn & Robert Pattinson

This Hollywood bromance had us scratching our heads – but we kind of loved it, too. We're talking about Vaughn and Pattinson's meet-up in Los Angeles in 2013, when they were joined by Joaquin Phoenix for dinner at Larchmont restaurant.

Emma Stone & Taylor Swift

Though they haven't spoken much about their friendship, it turns out Stone and Swift have known each other since they were 18 and 17, respectively. Of her famous girlfriends, Swift told Glamour, "They've experienced all of this with me, and they've also experienced their own amazing success, and somehow through all of it, we've stayed close."

Katy Perry & Allison Williams

During her romance with John Mayer, Perry became fast friends with Girls star Williams, who was married to Mayer's good pal Ricky Van Veen (got all that?). The singer even brought the actress as her date to the Grammys once and partied with her after the show. "She's the hottest date," Williams said at the time.

Reese Witherspoon & Kate Hudson

Blondes did have more fun when Witherspoon, Hudson and their men (plus Kate Upton and her agent) shared a laughter-filled meal in D.C.'s Georgetown neighborhood in 2012.

Anna Kendrick & Adam Lambert

Kendrick and Lambert actually became friends as teenagers, before hitting it big. In a 2010 interview with Ryan Seacrest, Kendrick recalled seeing her pal at a party the year before. "He told me, 'You can't tell anybody but I tried out for American Idol and I got through Hollywood Week,'" she said. "I was like, 'Okay! You can't tell anybody but I just booked this movie [Up in the Air] with George Clooney!'" A year after that, they met up and "were like, you know, it's been quite a year for both of us," the actress said.

Martha Stewart & Snoop Dogg

It wasn't an April Fools' joke: Domestic doyenne Stewart revealed on Today that she and Snoop are good friends. "We like to bake brownies together," she shared. The two went on to star on VH1's Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party together, and have collaborated many times since.