This one isn’t exactly straightforward. Musician and actor Jack Black met Tanya Haden in high school, but they ended up losing touch after leaving school. 15 years later, the couple met at a mutual friend’s party, and hit it off.

Jack Black finally popped the question in 2006, and the pair were hitched just months later — no wonder after waiting so long! Now, the happy couple has two sons together — Samuel Jason, and Thomas David.

While her half-sisters Kim and Kyle were sent down the child star path, Kathy Avanzino was instead encouraged to marry into money. Paris and Nicky’s mom met businessman and heir Rick Hilton when she was just 15, and married him at 20. Together, these long-time lovers have four kids, including sons Barron and Conrad.

Clearly, a Hollywood institution, Rick and Kathy Hilton have weathered the storm for decades. They are now grandparents to Lily Grace, Teddy Marilyn, and Milou Alizée.

First up is the highest-grossing actor of all time — Samuel L. Jackson. The star met his wife, LaTanya Richardson, while the two attended different colleges in Atlanta. Richardson is an actress but stepped back after the birth of their daughter, Zoe.

Speaking about their relationship, Jackson has said, “We actually thought we were going to be the black Liz Taylor and Richard Burton, but we were going to stay together! She’s had a good career. I’ve had a good career. So it’s worked.”

Another committed monogamist in the acting world is Jeff Daniels. The Emmy Award winner married his high school sweetheart, Kathleen Treado, in 1979. Interestingly, the pair decided to raise their kids in the couple’s home state, Michigan, rather than in Beverly Hills.

Speaking about the decision, the star said, “Kathleen and I had both been raised here; good enough for us, good enough for them.” He continued, “It was just too important to get wrong. My career came second to that.”

Director and actor Ron Howard has been on our screens for quite some time. Starting as a child star, the actor has starred in successful sitcoms and directed multiple hit movies. For his efforts, Ron Howard has won two Oscars.

Howard married wife Cheryl Alley when they were both 21 years old. He remembers, “It’s crazy — we were teenagers, it shouldn’t have worked. We got married young, that shouldn’t have worked either, and yet it really and truly has.”

The delightful Heather Morris warmed our hearts as the goofy, hip popping Brittany S. Pierce in Glee. The actress met her future husband, Taylor Hubbell, when he was still a college baseball player. In fact, the couple had attended the same Arizona high school, but didn’t cross paths.

When Heather Morris moved to LA, Taylor Hubbell hit her up on Myspace. Since then, the couple has tied the knot and welcomed two sons — Elijah Beckwith, and Owen Bartlett.

While rockstars tend to have a reputation for womanizing, that isn’t true in all cases. Just take Jon Bon Jovi as an example. The Grammy Award winner met his wife, Dorothea Hurley, at their New Jersey high school. Then, they made a stop on one of the band’s tours and got married in Vegas.

Definitely not just a whim, this marriage has lasted over three decades, and the couple shares four kids. The star has said, “We really like each other. We want to hang out.”

Another set of long-term lovers are actor Rainn Wilson and author Holiday Reinhorn. This couple met when they were both studying acting at the University of Washington. After dating for over a decade, they got hitched in 1995.

Now, Wilson and Reinhorn have a son together, as well as a menagerie of animals. Among other things, the pair own two Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs named Snortington and Amy, and a zonkey named Derek. Together, the couple works with an educational foundation in Haiti.

Next, we have actor Chris O’Donnell, and his wife Caroline Fentress. This couple met at Boston College and got married in 1997 in Washington. Together, the pair have five children — Charles, Lily, Finley, Maeve, and Christopher.

After over 30 years together, it’s safe to say that these two have a pretty strong marriage. O’Donnell himself grew up with six siblings, so clearly having a big family is normal for this star. Adorably, all of his kids have had cameo roles in his TV shows.

There are rather a lot of athletes on this list, starting with the iconic LeBron James. While some athletes have a reputation for using their status to date lots of models and actresses, others stick to one person.

Savannah Brinson and LeBron James started dating in high school, and she became pregnant with their first child. After 10 years together, the star proposed, and the couple eventually married in 2014. In total, they have three children — Bronny, Bryce, and Zhuri.

Here are some more childhood sweethearts — this time it’s actor Tyler Posey and his teen love, Seana Gorlick. Sadly, unlike some others on this list, this couple didn’t make it. Posey and Gorlick actually got engaged in 2013, but broke it off in the same year, after 10 years together.

Some time later, the actor came out as queer in a YouTube video. He has said, “You can be whoever you want to be and get with whoever you want to get with and it shouldn’t affect you.”

Okay, so technically Ozzy Osbourne was married before pairing up with his wife, Sharon. However, the Black Sabbath frontman has described his first marriage as “a terrible mistake,” so arguably he did marry his first love. Admittedly, he then cheated on her multiple times.

However, it’s undeniable that Sharon Levy married her first love. The star met Ozzy when she was just 18, and he was married. Years later, the star divorced his wife and married Sharon in the same year. They’ve been together ever since.

Hawaiian-born singer-songwriter Jack Johnson is perhaps best known for his upbeat acoustic tune, “Better Together.” The star met his future wife, Kim Baker, in college, and they tied the knot in 2000. Now, they have three children — two sons, and one daughter.

Together, Jack and Kim Johnson are heavily involved in environmentalism, and particularly with ocean conservation. The star has donated the proceeds of his tours to environmental projects. He has said, “All my songs about love come when I’m trying to make my wife smile.”

Comedic heavy hitter Julia Louis-Dreyfus has also been in a long-term relationship with her first love. The actress married college sweetheart Brad Hall in 1987, after meeting in an improv class. How perfect!

Together, this star couple has two sons — Henry, and Charles. Considering Brad Hall is also a comedic actor, we reckon this house must be a barrel of laughs! Julia Louis-Dreyfus is one of the most decorated actors in TV history. Perhaps a long marriage is the secret.

Here we have another long-term celebrity couple that just didn’t make it. Actor Anthony Mackie married his childhood sweetheart Sheletta Chapital in 2014, having met her in grade school. Despite their long relationship, the marriage only lasted a few years, with the couple officially splitting in 2018.

Together, Anthony Mackie and Sheletta Chapital have four sons. Interestingly, Mackie and Chapital were able to keep the end of their marriage on the down-low. The press only found out it had happened years after the official divorce.

And so soon we have another ill-fated couple that married their first love. This time it’s NFL quarterback Russell Wilson, who is now in a high-profile relationship with singer Ciara. But, before Ciara, there was Ashton.

Russell Wilson married his high school sweetheart, Ashton Meem, in 2012. Much like long-term couple Anthony Mackie and Sheletta Chapital, Russell Wilson and Ashton Meem’s marriage only lasted a few years. The couple didn’t have any kids, though Wilson is now a father with his second wife.

Actress Sasha Pieterse was pretty young when she tied the knot. The star married husband Hudson Sheaffer when she was 23, in 2018. However, it makes sense that Pieterse didn’t want to wait any longer. After all, this pair had been dating since they were both teenagers. Speaking about her husband, the star has said, “He’s incredible. I’ve known him for so long.”

Despite Sasha Pieterse’s rising fame, the young couple managed to stay together. They welcomed their first child — son Hendrix Wade Sheaffer.

Before she met husband Joe Manganiello, actress Sofía Vergara was married to another Joe entirely. The Columbian star met her first love in high school, and the couple tied the knot while still in their teens.

Together, Sofía and her first Joe have a son named Manolo — just like her fictional counterpart. Several years after the birth of their child, this young couple decided to call it quits. As we know, the star went on to marry actor Joe Manganiello.

Speaking about his longtime partner Whitney Alford, rapper Kendrick Lamar says, “I wouldn’t even call her my girl, that’s my best friend. I don’t even like the term that society has put in the world as far as being a companion — she’s somebody I can tell my fears to.”

These two met at the same high school, and Kendrick Lamar popped the question in 2015. These two are pretty private, but it is speculated that they welcomed a daughter in 2020.

Even a casual listener of Eminem’s music has heard about Kim. Particularly in his early career, the star was constantly bashing his ex-childhood sweetheart on his tracks. These two met in high school, when a young Marshall Mathers stood on a desk to rap an LL Cool J song.

At the time, a teenage Kim and her sister had run away from home, and then moved in with Eminem and his mom. The pair have been married and divorced twice, and are parents to Hailie, Alaina, and Whitney.

Here’s another rap superstar that has stuck with one woman for most of his life. The inimitable Snoop Dogg — also known as Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. — met his love in high school, and has been with her ever since. Well, her and some other ladies along the way.

Snoop married Shante Taylor back in 1997, and though they filed for divorce in 2004, they actually renewed their vows in 2008. Together, they have three sons — Cordé, Cordell, and Cori.

NSYNC star Joey Fatone is another celebrity that married his childhood sweetheart. However, these two didn’t last, confirming their divorce in 2020. Joey Fatone and Kelly Baldwin met in high school, and had an on-off relationship while the celeb toured with NSYNC.

After rekindling their relationship in 2000, Fatone and Baldwin welcomed their first child. They got married in 2004, and later welcomed daughter Kloey in 2010. Since then, Fatone has been dating social media personality Izabel Araujo.

Since they became famous as teen parents, it’s no surprise that Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra married their first loves. The reality stars got together in middle school, and shortly after, Lowell became pregnant. The teens put their first daughter up for adoption, and managed to stay together throughout the stressful time.

These reality TV parents got married in 2014, and have since welcomed two daughters — Novalee, and Vaeda. In fact, the pair have recently revealed that they’re expecting again.

Back in the ’90s, soccer player David Beckham had his eye on Spice Girl Victoria Adams. Posh Spice attended one of Beckham’s soccer matches, and soon after, the couple was an item. Becks proposed in 1998, and the pair made it official in 1999 (complete with gold thrones).

Together, Posh and Becks have four kids — sons Brooklyn, Romeo, and Cruz, and daughter Harper. It should be no surprise that all of the Beckham boys play soccer, and that two have modeled.

Author extraordinaire Stephen King has sold over 350 million copies of his books. On top of that, the King of Horror has a long-lasting relationship with his author wife Tabitha Spruce. The couple met in a writing seminar at the University of Maine. King remembers, “She came across — and still does — as a tough broad.”

Stephen King and Tabitha Spruce got married in 1971, and have three children together. Much like in the Beckham family, King’s sons have taken up the family trade, working as authors.

Redheads Brandi and Bryan Redmond met in high school, and tied the knot in 2003. When they joined Bravo’s Housewife franchise, the couple was parents to two girls — Brinkley, and Brooklyn. Shortly after, we saw them welcome adopted son Bruin, and more recently, they were surprised by daughter Brilynn.

However, reality fans know that Bryan Redmond was spotted with another woman in a viral video. Speaking about the situation, Brandi commented, “I will tell you that, you know, this was the craziest year and my darkest hour.”

Ja Rule — real name Jeffrey Bruce Atkins — has been with wife Aisha since middle school. According to the rapper, “The first time I met her I was getting off the school bus, and she was the new girl in school.”

Ja Rule and Aisha Murray got married in 2001, and together they have three kids — daughter Brittney Asja, and sons Jeffrey Jr. and Jordan. This couple has certainly been through their ups and downs, especially because Ja spent some time in jail.

Our next set of happy celebs who married their first loves are country singer Thomas Rhett Atkins Jr. and wife Laura Akins. These two met when they were children, and started dating when they were teens. However, along the way, they did split and almost paired off with other people.

Thankfully, Rhett and Atkins tied the knot in 2012. Since then they have adopted a daughter, Willa Gray, and welcomed two more — Ada James, and Lennon Love. Adorable!

Actor Timothy Olyphant also met his wife through education. In this case, it was at college where the star first laid eyes on Alexis Knief. This pair got married when Olyphant was just 23 years old, but they’ve been together ever since.

Together, Timothy Olyphant and Alexis Knief have three children — Grace Katherine, Henry, and Vivian. Adorably, these two were an item long before Olyphant became a household name. It looks like they managed to weather the storm!

Here’s another star that met his future wife on the school bus. Bono remembers, “We were teenagers, went to the same high school. And just so happens that one afternoon I walked her to her bus.”

The star — real name Paul David Hewson — met Alison Stewart when she was just 12 years old. The couple got married in 1982, and are parents to daughters Jordan and Memphis, and sons Elijah and John. Unsurprisingly, Ali has inspired lots of U2 songs, including “The Sweetest Thing.”

Alright, so this one is a little different than the others on this list. English actor Paul Bettany was in love with actress Jennifer Connelly long before he met her. In fact, she was his first crush, and he proudly hung a poster of her in his childhood bedroom.

Years later, the couple worked together but were dating other people. Then, after the 9/11 attacks, Bettany tracked Connelly down and proposed. The pair weren’t even in a relationship, but she said yes! Now they have two kids together.

Panamanian-American baseball player Mariano Rivera met wife Clara when they were both in elementary school. The elementary school sweethearts got married in 1991 in Panama, and lived there for almost a decade before moving to New York.

Together, Mariano and Clara Rivera are parents to three sons — Mariano, Jafet, and Jaziel. There have been accusations of infidelity made towards the former professional athlete, though he has called them “unfounded.” The legendary pitcher is currently involved in various charity projects.

Basketball royalty Steph and Ayesha Curry met at a church youth group when they were just teenagers. However, Ayesha claims that she didn’t even go to a basketball game until she’d been casually dating Steph for five years.

As Steph tells it, he was going to LA for the ESPY awards, and couldn’t stop thinking about his teen love. As it turned out, Ayesha was pursuing acting in Hollywood, so the two met up. After that, they tied the knot in 2001. Now, they have three kids together.

Misha Collins — real name Dmitri Tippens Krushnic — had a difficult childhood. The actor came from a poor family, and experienced homelessness more than once. Incredibly, the star managed to make a name for himself, working as an actor and published poet.

Misha Collins first met Victoria Vantoch when he was the only boy in English class. They got married years later in 2001, and have two children together — son Anaximander, and daughter Maison. Victoria Vantoch is a successful writer and historian.

Acting legend Alan Rickman met his future wife, Rima Horton when he was 19 years old, in 1965. Rickman and Horton met in an amateur theater group, and moved in together in 1977. Interestingly, these two didn’t get married until 2012. That’s four decades together before walking up the aisle!

Rima Horton worked as a politician, and as a senior lecturer. These two got married in a private New York City ceremony in 2012, but didn’t reveal it for another three years.

Here’s another athlete who married his first love. Patrick Mahomes, an American football quarterback, met his future wife, Brittany Matthews when they were in high school together. When the athlete received his Super Bowl Championship Ring in 2020, he took the opportunity to pop the question to his long-time other half.

Patrick Mahomes and Brittany Matthews have a daughter together, born in 2021. Matthews was a professional soccer player, a personal trainer, and now co-owns a women’s professional soccer team.

From one happily monogamous athlete to another, we turn to pro baseball player Clayton Kershaw. The eight-time All-Star met Ellen Melson in high school, and the couple got engaged when they were both 21 years old.

Together, Clayton Kershaw and Ellen Melson have two children — daughter Cali Ann, and son Charley. Together, this couple does lots of volunteering and charity work. For example, they launched “Kershaw’s Challenge” to raise money to build an orphanage in Zambia.

When Robin Thicke first met Paula Patton, he was just 14 years old, and she 16. Later, the pair tied the knot in 2005, but this long-term relationship ended up exploding into a tabloid frenzy. Thicke and Patton have son Julian together, and were in a relationship for over 20 years.

However, when actress Paula Patton filed for divorce, she cited her husband’s infidelity, abuse, and addiction issues. Since then, Robin Thicke married April Love Geary, with whom he has three children.

Up next is professional Latin ballroom dancer Witney Carson. The TV star started dating her future husband in her senior year of high school, but he had always had his eye on her. McAllister remembers, “She was my dream girl since seventh grade. But she didn’t know I existed until senior year.”

Witney Carson and Carson McAllister got married in Salt Lake City in 2016, with fellow professional dancers as bridesmaids. The happy couple welcomed their son, Kevin, in 2021.

The fabulous Elizabeth Banks is another celebrity that’s been with the same guy since her younger years. Actually, Banks met Max Handelman on her first-ever day of college, but she didn’t think she’d marry him at that point. She later claimed, “Really, what happened was I’ve never met anyone that I liked more.”

Elizabeth Banks and sportswriter Max Handelman got hitched in 2003, and the actress converted to Judaism for her husband. Together, the lifelong pair have two sons.

Eli Manning and Abby McGrew met in college, at the University of Mississippi, back in 2002. Eli was a junior and had already begun his football career, while Abby was a freshman. Today, Abby and Eli are still together and have four children.

While Eli is a retired athlete, Abby is a philanthropist, although she used to work as a fashion designer. Together, the couple has raised funds and volunteered time for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Hollywood’s golden couple met back in 1966 while filming Disney’s The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band, but they didn’t start dating until several years later. Goldie recalls being interested in Kurt straightaway but she felt he was too young.

Fast forward a few years and they met again on the set of Swing Shift at which point both Kurt and Goldie were divorced, had children, and were finally ready to pursue things with one another. The best part is that they’re still going strong today.

Musical comedian, Tim Minchin, has confessed that the only woman he’s ever been with is his wife, Sarah, who he met when he was just 17 years old. The couple has certainly experienced a lot together as they now have over 30 years of marriage, and two children, under their belts.

Tim defines love as “a choice over and over again in the face of infinite other choices.” Clearly, the celebrity is happy with his choice to marry his childhood sweetheart.

Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance are probably one of the most wholesome couples in Hollywood, as they started off being very good friends. The pair met at Yale Drama School in the 1980s but Courtney had a girlfriend at the time.

Over the years, Angela and Courtney crossed paths here and there, each time at least one of them was in a relationship, and they simply settled for a friendship together. After 14 years, Courtney and Angela finally started dating and they are still together today.

The Kissing Booth’s Joel Courtney knew that he was always destined to marry Mia Scholink, as the pair had grown up together. Joel and Mia’s parents were friends before the two of them were even born, so they were already planning on their children getting married one day.

Mia and Joel were best friends since they were in diapers and they finally took a romantic interest in each other in 2017. The rest, of course, turned out exactly as their parents had hoped.

Lin-Manuel Miranda went to high school with his now-wife Vanessa Nadal. The pair never dated in school, in fact, they barely spoke as Lin was extremely shy around Vanessa. However, in 2005, the director finally got the courage to reach out to Vanessa on Facebook and invite her to a performance.

Nowadays, the couple is still going strong and even has a child together! Vanessa admits to booing whenever Lin has to kiss someone else on stage and we’re confident that’s the key to their successful marriage.

Olympian soccer player, Carli Lloyd went to high school with pro-golfer, Brian Hollins. It was there that the two fell in love and eventually went on to get married after 16 years of dating.

When asked how she and Brian make their relationship work, Carli credited their natural competitiveness and athleticism. “He laughs because he says I always go harder against him. And I’m like, ‘No, you always go harder against me.’ It gets heated, we’ll lay each other out.” Hey, we can’t argue with success!

The Cure’s Robert Smith met Mary Poole in school when he was just 14 years old. Interestingly, Mary didn’t believe that Robert would become a hugely successful musician. Luckily for The Cure fans, she was wrong.

Ironically, 15 years later, Robert wrote “Love Song” for Mary, as a wedding present, and that was The Cure’s biggest commercial hit. Despite Mary’s doubts about Robert’s music, the couple is still happily married today, after all these years together.

Chelsea Clinton met Marc Mezvinsky all the way back in 1993, at a retreat in South Carolina. At the time, they were both students and both went on to attend Stanford University, however, they were just friends at the time.

Marc and Chelsea reunited in 2005 and got engaged four years later. The two of them have remained together to this day and have created a family with three children, despite their extremely public relationship.

Chance The Rapper and Kristen Corley are proof that relationships take work. However, the two of them have come out the other side and are now happier than ever in their marriage and with their two children.

Chance was just nine years old when he met Kristen, at his mom’s office party, and says that he knew straight away he wanted to marry her. Despite a breakup in 2016, the couple managed to work things out and got married in 2019, just like Chance had always hoped!

Carey Mulligan and Marcus Mumford’s relationship is the definition of wholesome. The couple began as pen-pals when Carey was just 12 years old. The two finally hung out in person in 2011, when Marcus invited Carey to one of his shows.

It only took the Sons of Mumford frontman five months to propose to the actress and the two of them are still married today. This adorable couple lives on a farm in the UK with their two small children, who will certainly be given pen-pals someday.

Peyton Manning has become a household name for those who are fans of the NFL, and his wife, Ashley Thompson, has stuck with him throughout it all. The pair met when they were in university and had an instant connection.

Even though their relationship would have to be long-distance for a while, Ashley and Peyton began a whirlwind romance. Despite various scandals, both personal and professional, Peyton and Ashley remain married and even have two children together.

Jordan Fisher and Ellie Woods have been best friends since they were 13 years old, as they grew up doing theatre in Alabama together.

Jordan explained, “We’ve been best friends for over a decade before we started dating, and so there was a pretty easy transition into going into dating, and then it didn’t take any time at all for me to know she was my person.” The actors are currently married and expecting their first child.

Not all great romances begin with love at first sight, as evidenced by Eddie Redmayne and Hannah Bagshawe, who started off as childhood friends. The two met at a charity fashion show Hannah was putting on with her friends and that’s exactly what Eddie became to her: a friend.

The actor doesn’t seem to mind, though, as he says, “It’s also wonderful having a shared history and friends, even though we didn’t get together for 15 years.”

The world has Cherry Seaborn to thank for a lot of Ed Sheeran’s ballads, as the singer has been in love with his now-wife since grade school. Although Cherry reciprocated Ed’s feelings, the timing wasn’t right as Ed dropped out of school to pursue a career in music and Cherry left the UK.

Fast-forward to adulthood and Ed invited Cherry to be his date to Taylor Swift’s 4th of July party. Now, how could Cherry say no to that? The rest, of course, is history.

According to his version of the story, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was in a bit of a rush when he first asked out Priscilla Chan. He claims that his first words to his future wife were, “I’m going to get kicked out in three days, so we need to go on a date quickly.” How romantic!

Apparently, these two met at a frat party, and things must have gone well. They got married in the media magnate’s backyard in 2012, also celebrating Priscilla Chan’s graduation from medical school.

Incredibly, Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino postponed his relationship with college sweetheart Lauren Pesce so he could appear on reality TV. The star pursued Pesce when the pair attended high school together, but then ended the relationship before his star turn in 2009.

After he made his money, Mike Sorrentino went back to Lauren Pesce and eventually married her in 2018. Together, the couple has a son named Romeo Reign. Lauren Pesce clearly has a lot of patience, especially as Sorrentino was imprisoned in 2019.

The late Kobe Bryant sadly passed away in a helicopter crash in 2020. During his incredible life, the professional athlete was in a long-term relationship with Vanessa Lane. The star first met his future wife when she was a high school student, and backup dancer in a music video. They were engaged six months later.

Because Kobe Bryant was already signed to the NBA, the couple faced huge amounts of scrutiny. In fact, Lane ended up finishing her education via homeschooling. These two got married in 2001.

According to rapper LL Cool J, the secret to a long-lasting marriage is good communication. He has said, “I’m not looking to win arguments, this isn’t debate class. We each express ourselves and then either fix the issue or move on.” That sounds reasonable!

The star met Simone Smith when they were both teenagers and a friend introduced them. After dating for eight years, the couple got married in 1995. Together, these two have four children — Najee, Italia, Samaria, and Nina.

Last but not least are their royal highnesses, Prince William and Kate Middleton. As most people know, these two met at St Andrew’s University. In fact, Kate caught Wills’ eye when she walked in a fashion show wearing nothing but a slip.

Kate Middleton and Prince William started dating in 2003, and shared a flat with other housemates while studying. As you might expect, this couple was hounded by the press. Of course, their highly publicized royal wedding took place in 2011.

We’ve been keeping up with the Kardashians (and Jenners) for over a decade now, and there’s been plenty of controversy in all those years. Join us as we reflect on the many family controversies the Kardashian-Jenners have faced — and caused — over the years.

Back in the early 2000s, a young Kim organized celebrity closets including those of Paris Hilton, and singer Brandy. However, it was Kim’s private tape with Brandy’s brother, Ray J, that ended up catapulting her to the spotlight.

There have been plenty of relationship scandals when it comes to the Kardashian-Jenners, including the coupling of youngest sibling Kylie and rapper Tyga. When Tyga appeared on the scene, he had already had a child with Kim’s former friend, Blac Chyna. More importantly, the pair met at Kendall’s 16th birthday, making Kylie a minor.

Tyga and Kylie announced they were dating in 2015 when she turned 18, but people were pretty creeped out by the couple’s age difference. The pair finally called it quits in 2017.

When the Kardashian sisters first appeared on the scene back in 2007, Khloé was bullied in the media for her appearance. Since then, fans have watched the star transform herself physically, both through extensive exercise and cosmetic surgery. In fact, Khloé even hosts a reality makeover show called Revenge Body that’s all about looking good to get back at someone (sigh).

In recently posted pictures, fans have complained that Khloé looks “unrecognizable.” The family has all had lots of work done, but Khloé is the most extreme case.

When Caitlyn Jenner went through her public transition, it was an absolutely huge controversy for the Kardashian-Jenner family. Tabloids were constantly snapping pics of the transforming star, and the family was continually asked about their thoughts and feelings on the situation.

Caitlyn’s transition was such a huge story that the family had two special episodes of Keeping Up With the Kardashians to deal with it. Then, Caitlyn sat down with Diane Sawyer and starred in a front-page Vanity Fair article.

When we talk about the Kardashian-Jenners, we tend to gloss over the only man in the family — Rob Kardashian. While Rob appeared on early seasons of KUWTK, even living with Khloé and Lamar while they were married, he soon disappeared under mysterious circumstances.

Rob’s storylines are often about his weight gain, implied mental health issues, and difficulty living in the public eye like his sisters. Considering he was second place on Dancing With the Stars, it’s strange that the celeb has spent years out of the spotlight.

Who could forget about the multi-year feud between popstar Taylor Swift and Kimye? We all know where this started — with Kanye West jumping on stage to interrupt Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the VMAs.

Kanye and Taylor Swift continued to fight it out in public for years, eventually having another issue over lyrics in Kanye’s song “Famous.” The whole scandal culminated in Kim releasing a private phone call between the celebs, and Swift releasing her snake-themed Reputation album.

Several years ago, Kourtney Kardashian started seeing a new therapist who helped her to reevaluate her priorities. This led to the eldest Kardashian sibling stepping back from filming KUWTK as much, which led to Kim and Khloé criticizing her work ethic.

Eventually, in a 2019 episode, the sisters sat down with production to discuss the issue. Unfortunately, this led to a physical fight between Kourtney and Kim, which itself led to the show being shut down for a week. Yikes!

In one of the most shocking Kardashian-Jenner incidents ever, Kim Kardashian was robbed in her hotel room during Paris Fashion Week in 2016. The celeb was bound and gagged by five thieves dressed as police officers, and she thought that she was going to die. They ended up running off with $10 million of jewelry.

The Paris robbery caused a social media storm, and some pretty unsavory accusations. Interestingly, the traumatic event caused Kimye to start trying for another child.

Who could forget the media storm over Kylie Jenner’s lips? The youngest sibling had thin lips as a child, and suddenly started sporting a massive pout. While she didn’t cop to it at first, Kylie eventually admitted to getting lip injections. Shortly after, she made a fortune selling lip kits.

In a 2017 episode of spin-off Life of Kylie, the reality star revealed that she was insecure because an ex-boyfriend once told her, “I didn’t think you would be a good kisser because you have such small lips.”

Viewers first met Scott Disick on KUWTK as Kourtney’s wild, younger boyfriend. The New Yorker was controversial straight away, and in the second season, Kourt accused him of cheating after finding texts on his phone. They got back together, Kourt got pregnant, and suddenly, they were parents.

Three kids later and the couple split in 2015 when pictures surfaced of Scott with ex-girlfriend Chloe Bartoli on a yacht in the South of France. The couple now co-parent, but haven’t rekindled their romantic relationship.

Lots of the Kardashian Jenner scandals are caused by the family’s cultural insensitivity. While the elder Kardashian siblings are part-Armenian, the younger two are white. This might not seem particularly relevant, but it is when it comes to insensitive hairstyles and fashion choices.

When Kendall Jenner stepped out sporting cornrows after a vacation to Jamaica, onlookers were quick to point out that they weren’t really for her. Protective styles like this are for afro-textured hair, not reality stars turned models. Sorry Kenny, move along.

When it comes to Kanye West and Canadian rapper Drake, there’s a lot of beef. In the beginning, Drake said that Kanye was one of the biggest inspirations in his career, but then it started getting messy. The two started dissing each other in tracks and interviews, and then took to social media.

Eventually, Kim was brought into the whole mess. Kanye felt that Drake had referenced his wife on “In My Feelings,” and then lost his temper when his rival followed Kim on Instagram.

Here’s another Kardashian scandal from the early days. While Kim’s second and third marriages were big news, she doesn’t speak much about her first. Kim Kardashian ran off to elope with music producer Damon Thomas when she was only 19 years old.

The couple divorced in 2003 amid claims of domestic abuse. Kim has said, “You think you know so much about love when you’re really young and you look back later and probably realize it is not what you thought it was.”

While the Kardashian-Jenners are famous for putting it all out there, Kylie Jenner decided to do the opposite when she was expecting daughter Stormi. Between 2017 and 2018, the star hid her pregnancy from the world and stayed tucked away inside her mansion.

While the world speculated on what was going on, they didn’t actually find out until Kylie released a video one week after Stormi was born. She has since said that staying inside prepared her for lockdowns and quarantine!

When it comes to being culturally insensitive, Khloé Kardashian is up there. No matter how many times the star is called out for embracing certain hairstyles or fashion choices, she just keeps them coming.

This particular scandal happened back in 2014 when Khloé posted a picture of herself wearing a feathered Native American headdress to Instagram. These items have cultural and spiritual significance to their own communities — they’re not just dress-up toys for reality stars! Kylie also posted a picture of herself wearing the item.

Kardashian-Jenner fans were truly shook when the news of Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna dropped. Seriously, we’re still not over it. The model posted a picture of herself and a tattooed arm in 2016, and it was soon revealed that the couple was engaged and expecting. Ah!

Of course, Blac Chyna already had connections with the Kardashians. She had been pals with Kim but that fizzled out when her ex and baby daddy Tyga started dating youngest sibling Kylie.

As we’ve hinted, the Kardashian-Jenners are particularly bad when it comes to being culturally insensitive. These women just want to do what they want to do, and they don’t really seem to take it in when people get upset or offended by their choices.

Kylie was hit with accusations of blackface when she posted these heavily altered images of herself in 2015, captioned with, “What I wish I looked like all the time.”

Khloé Kardashian and NBA player Lamar Odom had a whirlwind relationship that sadly caused the reality star a world of pain. The pair met and married within a month, and landed their own spin-off, Khloé and Lamar. When things started to go south for the couple, Khloé kept it to herself.

Eventually, fans learned that Odom had cheated on Kardashian multiple times. Later, when he collapsed in Nevada, Khloé delayed their divorce so she could make his medical decisions and care for him.

While he’s no longer an official member of the Kardashian-Jenner clan, Kanye West caused plenty of controversy during his time with the family. In 2020, during what seemed to be a public breakdown, the rapper started ranting in the TMZ offices about sensitive political subjects.

This led to a TMZ staffer standing up to debate West, which resulted in a viral video. During the aftermath of this episode, Kanye West called his mother-in-law Kris Jenner, “Kris Jon Un.”

After 23 years of marriage, Kris and Caitlyn Jenner officially called it quits in 2013. At the time, they seemed to be on good terms, though viewers had watched their marriage disintegrate for years on KUWTK.

After Caitlyn’s public transition in 2015, the Kardashians were publicly supportive of their step-parent. However, once Caitlyn started speaking unkindly about Kris, things were over. The pair have been photographed together several times, but they clearly no longer have a friendly relationship.

Kim Kardashian’s most infamous relationship is her 72-day marriage with NBA player Kris Humphries. The couple first met in 2010, and made their relationship official in 2011. Though Kim’s family members and fans could tell this wasn’t a match made in heaven, the reality star pushed ahead with an extravagant televised wedding that same year.

Just two months after they said “I do,” fans watched as Kim broke down on the family’s flagship reality show. The ensuing divorce lasted longer than the marriage.

In 2021, Kylie Jenner shocked fans when she publicized a GoFundMe fundraiser for her former makeup artist. Considering the star’s immense personal wealth, people thought it was pretty scandalous for Kylie to ask anyone for money for anything. Why didn’t she just give her friend the funds?

Eventually, Kylie clarified that she had donated $5,000 to get the fund to its goal of $10,000. The star claimed she shared the link to gain awareness and raise more funds.

We’ve already seen Kylie Jenner’s blackface controversy, so let’s take a look at Kim’s. When the celeb posted a selection of promotional images for KKW Beauty in 2017, onlookers noticed that her skin was particularly dark. As a result, Kim was accused of blackfishing.

In response, Kim said, “I would obviously never want to offend anyone […] I was really tan when we shot the images, and it might be that the contrast was off […] No one brought that to our attention. No one mentioned it.”

Kanye West has long spoken of running for President of the USA, and in 2020 he made that dream a reality. Unfortunately (or fortunately), Kanye didn’t really organize an actual political campaign, but he did stand up and say a bunch of really controversial stuff.

During Kanye’s campaign speech in South Carolina, he revealed that he and Kim had considered not having their first child, North. As a result, Kim was extremely upset that Kanye had discussed such personal matters with the public.

Now, here’s a really big Kardashian-Jenner scandal. Back in 2017, when the world was getting to grips with the Black Lives Matter movement, Kendall Jenner starred in a particularly tone-deaf commercial for Pepsi. In the ad, Jenner quashes a clash between protestors and police by giving an officer a can of Pepsi.

It basically tried to suggest that Kendall could cure racism with a Pepsi. People felt that the commercial trivialized really important issues, and eventually, Pepsi pulled the commercial and apologized.

The world reeled when Forbes magazine declared that Kylie Jenner was the youngest self-made billionaire in the world. To begin with, people didn’t love the idea that Kylie is “self-made,” considering she’s been on a reality show since she was 10 years old.

That’s the sort of platform most people never get. On top of that, Forbes later retracted their claim, saying that the Kardashians-Jenners had gone to “unusual lengths” to present Kylie as richer than she was.

Before Kim Kardashian’s shapewear line Skims was Skims, it was Kimono. That’s right, our Kimmy tried to name her new company after the national garment of Japan, and it didn’t exactly go well. In fact, this scandal caused so much controversy that the mayor of Kyoto wrote to the star asking her to change her trademark.

It turns out that picking words that sound like your own name isn’t the greatest business strategy. Due to public pressure, Kim eventually switched the name to Skims.

Oh dear, oh dear. For a family that are regularly accused of cultural appropriation and blackfishing, this ill-advised snap was a terrible idea. Also, holding your eyes to look like a different racial group is a terrible idea in general.

Scott Disick posted this picture of himself and Penelope while they dined at a Japanese restaurant in 2019. Naturally, angry onlookers argued that Scott should have explained to his daughter that it’s not respectful to imitate another race.

We have to laugh at Kendall Jenner’s Proactiv announcement, because Kris Jenner made the whole thing much worse than it should have been. In 2019, the momager tweeted that Kendall would be sharing her “most raw story” ever that night.

Considering many people have speculated about Kendall’s romantic preferences, fans were expecting a serious revelation. However, Kendall’s most raw story was that she has bad skin and would now be hawking Proactiv products. On top of all this, most people didn’t believe the star actually used the brand.

When the rest of the world was staying inside to stop the spread of a new contagious virus, Kim Kardashian found a loophole to enjoy her 4oth birthday. For the big event, Kardashian flew her friends and family to a private island, after making sure they’d all had multiple health screens and time to quarantine.

The last thing the world wanted to see at this difficult time was a bunch of celebs partying on their own private island. Not cool, Kim.

To use the words of one angry Twitter user, Khloé Kardashian has “appropriated just about everything there is to appropriate.” Here, Kardashian wears yet another protective hairstyle for a hair texture that she just doesn’t have.

The reality star posted a picture of herself wearing Bantu knots, captioned with the words, “bantu babe.” Unsurprisingly, nobody was pleased with this content, and the star eventually deleted the post and reuploaded it with a different caption. Same story, different day.

After her tumultuous marriage to Lamar Odom and a string of unsuccessful relationships, viewers were delighted to see Khloé Kardashian get together with professional basketball player Tristan Thompson. The star was glowing on episodes of KUWTK, and eventually announced that she was pregnant with her first child.

Unbelievably, when Khloé was nine months pregnant, videos surfaced of Tristan with multiple other women. Despite this huge betrayal, Khloé allowed the athlete to be in the room when his daughter was born.

When Kim Kardashian appeared on the front cover of Paper magazine in 2014, people took notice. The shoot — headlined with “Break the Internet” — was with photographer Jean-Paul Goode, and birthed a million memes.

Whilst people took issue with Kim’s full frontal nudity for this shoot, the bigger issue were the racial undertones. The shoot was based on Goode’s previous work, which is undeniably problematic. People also drew similarities between the picture and a South African woman named Saartjie Baartman who was displayed throughout Europe as a sideshow.

Over the past several years, Kanye West has been on his own spiritual journey. The rapper created Sunday Service, a Christian service that features a choir dressed in Yeezy, conducted by West. Eventually, the rapper struck up a relationship with televangelist Joel Osteen, and spoke at his megachurch.

In his talk at Lakewood Church in Houston in 2019, West made various outlandish claims. He stated that “the devil stole all the good producers,” and that he is “the greatest artist that G-d has ever created.”

Youngest siblings Kendall and Kylie have had several clothing lines throughout their careers. However, their self-named line Kendall + Kylie was supposed to be a high fashion line rather than a fast fashion endorsement. Unfortunately for them, they had issues straight out of the gate.

In 2017, Kendall and Kylie sold a range of vintage t-shirts with images of late rappers Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur on them. Foolishly, they hadn’t got permission from the artists’ estates, leading to some strong words from their families.

It’s hard for us to believe that Khloé Kardashian would go out with her hair like this and not stop and think, “Would this offend anyone?” Heck, it’s hard for us to believe she wouldn’t at least stop and think, “Does this look really weird?”

We think that if Khloé Kardashian had asked herself any questions at all about this look she would never have left home. Khloé wore this look to Diana Ross’s 75th birthday. We guess that imitation is the greatest form of flattery…except in this case.

Since they peddle Flat Tummy Teas and Sugar Bear Hair vitamins, it should be no surprise that Kim Kardashian has also endorsed appetite suppressant lollipops. In 2018, the star posted this picture of herself eating one of the lollipops to her millions of followers, and was hit with a wave of criticism.

Actress Jameela Jamil has headed the campaign against these sorts of toxic products. The Good Place star has been in multiple Kardashian-Jenners comment sections fighting for more responsible content.

Incredibly, after Tristan Thompson cheated on Khloé Kardashian when she was nine months pregnant, she took him back and he did it again. To make things even worse, and much more scandalous, the professional athlete cheated with Khloé’s sister’s best friend, Jordyn Woods.

This Kardashian-Jenner story was truly huge, and resulted in the end of Kylie and Jordyn’s long friendship. For her part, Woods went on Red Table Talk to tell Jada Pinkett Smith her side of the story.

Halloween costumes can easily offend people, especially if you’ve decided to dress up as someone else’s culture and call it a costume. For lots of people, they’d rather their cultures weren’t used as costumes that can be put on and then cast aside.

Kim rubbed people up the wrong way when she dressed up as the late Princess of R&B, Aaliyah in 2017. In response to criticisms that she had darkened her skin for the costume, Kim apologized and said, “We don’t see color in my home.”

The beginning of Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna’s relationship was extremely shocking, and things only got more intense from there. The pair announced their engagement and Chyna’s pregnancy, and then landed their own spin-off, Rob & Chyna.

However, the controversial couple never tied the knot, and ended up in huge public arguments on social media. Rob accused Chyna of cheating, and then posted explicit pictures of her without her consent. In response, Chyna got a restraining order against her daughter’s father.

Just one week after Kim’s 40th birthday on a private island, Kendall decided to have her own secretive 25th birthday party. Importantly, at this time, the rest of the world was stuck indoors thanks to lockdowns and quarantining.

But of course, the mega rich don’t have to follow the same rules as the rest of us. For Kendall’s 25th birthday bash, the model had over 100 guests and a social media ban. In leaked pictures of the do, people were seen partying without masks.

Scott Disick didn’t exactly make a good first impression with viewers of KUWTK. Perhaps one of the worst, most controversial things the reality star has done during his time on the show is shove a $100 bill down a waiter’s throat in Las Vegas.

While it’s now well-known that Scott suffers from addiction and mental health issues, at the time his behavior just seemed like that of a spoiled brat. Thankfully, Disick has since grown up rather a lot, and makes an excellent father to his three children.

With all of their spon con, it’s no wonder that the Kardashian-Jenners occasionally land in hot water over their advertised posts. In 2015, Kim posted a picture of herself and a pack of Diclegis, claiming that the pills helped her with morning sickness.

What’s the issue you say? Well, Diclegis was not FDA approved at the time. Because of this, Kim faced a ton of backlash, especially because the pills can also cause dizziness, digestive issues and sleep disruption.

Shockingly, despite two incidents of appalling cheating from Tristan, Khloé Kardashian seems to have taken the rat back. In an episode of KUWTK, the celeb goes ahead and freezes embryos made with Thompson, deciding she might want more children in the future.

Then, as the world went into lockdown, the pair ended up quarantining together with their daughter. Then, Khloe posted this picture with the caption, “I do appreciate the effort you make and the new you — it’s night and day who you are.”

Despite all of the many controversies and scandals the Kardashian-Jenners have faced, perhaps the most shocking piece of news is that Keeping Up With the Kardashians is finally coming to an end. Why would they do this to us?

We were hoping for many more seasons of North, Penelope, Stormi, and True, but instead the family is shutting it all down and sticking with their online businesses. By the time the show ends, we’ll have been keeping up with the Kardashians for a whopping 14 years.