20 Celebrity Childhood Friends You Didn't Know Have Been BFFs For Decades!
Feb. 25 2019, Updated 11:35 a.m. ET
In Hollywood, romances come and go. But, apparently, friends are forever. It seems like there is an endless list of celebrity childhood friends. And, they're not shy about professing their love for one another. Can you guess which celeb dedicated their SNL monologue to their BFF? Or, see if you know which famous starlet could not stop talking about how much she loved her best friend during an award ceremony.
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Even BFFs who've had the worst public fall-outs have kissed and made-up to continue their decades-long friendship. Other celebrity childhood friends have pretty much been joined at the hip since they first walked into the limelight together. Try to name the actor who has appeared in seven of his BFFs films?
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See if you can guess all 20 celebs who have been friends since childhood.
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Bella Hadid and Kendall Jenner
BFFs Since: 2011
How They Met: It was Twitter that brought these beauties together. Kendall Jenner revealed to InStyle just how she met her famous BFF, Bella Hadid. "I met her for the first time seven years ago over Twitter. I was probably 14 or 15. We met up and had sushi, and now we’re best friends."
Still Going Strong: From the Met Gala to fashion campaigns it's almost hard to see one without the other.
Paris Hilton And Nicole Richie
BFFs Since: Sometime in the 1980s
How They Met: Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie were daughters of the rich and famous who went on to star in their own reality TV show, The Simple Life, from 2003-2007. Filming didn’t go so well as the two had a public falling out with Hilton declairing to People in 2005, “Nicole and I are no longer friends.”
Still Going Strong: The harsh feelings didn’t last long as the two quickly made up and have been seen sharing their sisterly love for one another on social media for more than a decade.
Emma Stone And Jennifer Lawrence
BFFs Since: 2014?
How They Met: OK, so technically these two didn’t exactly meet as kids. Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone met when their careers were blossoming into Hollywood’s A-list category. And, it was a stalker who made them realize that they had a lot in common. “We both had the same stalker and his name was John the Orchestra Guy,” Lawrence told W Magazine.
Still Going Strong: These two funny ladies have become major best friend goals goofing off together on the red carpet.
Selena Gomez And Demi Lovato
BFFs Since: 2002
How They Met: Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato first met on the set of Barney & Friends as Texas kids with big dreams.
Still Going Strong: Needless to say, they’re household names whose decades-long friendship is still going strong. They're often spotted supporting one another on social media as well.
Nicole Kidman And Naomi Watts
BFFs Since: 1991
How They Met: Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts forged a friendship on the set of the Australian comedy Flirting. Although, the two had known one another in high school it wasn’t until they were cast on the dramedy together that they really bonded.
Still Going Strong: Since then they’ve been with each other through years of ups and downs in both their careers and love lives.
Ben Affleck And Matt Damon
BFFs Since: 1997
How They Met: Ben Affleck and Matt Damon wrote the Oscar-winning film Good Will Hunting together.
Still Going Strong: Their’s is pretty much a lifelong friendship. In early, 2018 when Affleck was batting addiction, Damon was there by his side as part of a "nucleus of good friends" that supported the famous actor. This infamous duo proved that just because they hadn’t appeared on screen together in decades doesn’t mean that they aren’t joined at the hip behind the scenes.
Ryan Gosling And Justin Timberlake
BFFs Since: 1993
Hey They Met: It all began on the Mickey Mouse Club for Ryan Gosling and Justin Timberlake’s friendship. The castmates used the Disney show to propel their careers into leading Hollywood men.
Still Going Strong: They hung out together at the 2017 Oscars.
Wes Anderson And Owen Wilson
BFFs Since: 1996
How They Met: There’s a reason that Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson two continually work together. They met as roommates at the University of Texas at Austin when they both took a screen writing class in 1989.
Still Going Strong: The rest, they say, is history as the two graduated, moved in together, and began making films shortly thereafter. Since then, the duo has collaborated on seven films.
Adam Levin And Jonah Hill
BFFs Since: Sometime in the 1980s
How They Met: Before they were a household name, Adam Levin and Jonah Hill were just two normal kids doing what kids do—spending all of their time together.
Still Going Strong: Not much has changed over the years with Hill even declaring his love for Levin in an interview for Playboy. “Adam was like family, and he still is… I don’t see him as a rock star. He’s just a person to me…Adam has been there for me and my family, and his family has been there for my family more than anyone else. That guy has all my love and respect forever.” Now, that’s a Hollywood love story.
Kate Hudson And Liv Tyler
BFFs Since: Sometime in the 1990s
How They Met: Kate Hudson and Liv Tyler bonded over being kids with super famous parents. The offpring of Goldie Hawn and Steven Tyler went to the same highschool, Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences.
Still Going Strong: Hudson’s baby bump was snuggled by none other than her best friend’s infamous dad, Steven Tyler in 2018. Hudson posted the picture to Instagram captioned, “Baby girl got some good hugs from Papa Tyler this weekend.”
Courtney Love And Drew Barrymore
BFFs Since: Early 1990s
How They Met: Courtney Love and Drew Barrymore were Hollywood’s most infamous bad girls in the 1990s. The duo even met in a rebellious way. Love recently revealed that they met, “In a bathroom smoking. I was 19 and she was like 8.”
Still Going Strong: Barrymore is godmother to Love’s daughter Frances Bean.
Gwyneth Paltrow And Maya Rudolph
BFFs Since: The 1980s
How They Met: In the 1980s, two girls attended Crossroads School and both would later go on to have blockbuster movie careers. Gwyneth Paltrow and Maya Rudolph met when they were 7-years old while their fathers were enjoying their successes in Hollywood.
Still Going Strong: The actresses remained close friends and Paltrow dedicated her SNL monologue to her longtime friend in 2001.
Taylor Lautner And Victoria Justice
BFFs Since: 2009
How They Met: No one knows for sure. But, in 2009 Taylor Lautner and Victoria Justice were spotted out together with Justice’s mom in downtown Vancouver.
Still Going Strong: Before they had fans, the teens supported one another as they pursued careers in Hollywood. Now, that they’re full-blown stars they often show their "brotherly" love for one another being photographed together on the red carpet.
Kim Kardashian And Nicole Richie
BFFs Since: They were 11-years old
How They Met: No one knows exactly how Kim Kardashian and Nicole Richie met. Although, Kardashian recently revealed that her and her Richie were two mischeivious 11-year olds who bonded over shoplifting lipsticks. So, they’ve pretty much been friends forever.
Still Going Strong: There was a well-publicized falling out in the late 2000s. Yet, judging from social media and their nights out it appears that the girls are friends again.
Tyra Banks And Kimora Lee Simmons
BFFs Since: 1980s
How They Met: Who knew that two lanky girls from a Chanel casting would not only become big names in the fashion industry but close friends as well. Tyra Banks and Kimora Lee Simmons were budding 17-year old models when they first met.
Still Going Strong: The two former models still hang out together whether at basketball games or meeting Barack Obama.
Tobey Maguire And Leonardo DiCaprio
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BFFs Since: The 1980s
How They Met: Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio met as boys during an audition where they bonded over being raised by single mothers. In 2014, DiCaprio told Esquire that he was the one who pursued Maguire. “When I want someone to be my friend, I just make them my friend.” He went on to say that, “I literally jumped out of the car. I was like ‘Tobey! Tobey! Hey! Hey!’”
Still Going Strong: The heartthrobs are the original members of one of Hollywood’s most infamous (and longest running) entourages—the "p***y posse." Although, in early 2018, the boys (er.. men) apparently wanted to go by the name Wolfpack.
Mila Kunis And Ashton Kutcher
BFFs Since: 1998
How They Met: The two met on the set of That 70s Show when Mila Kunis was a 15-year old whose first kiss was none other than Ashton Kutcher. When the show ended each went on to have their own long-term relationships and successful careers.
Still Going Strong: A decade later in 2012, the former co-stars found themselves single and ready to reconnect… as friends with benefits, that is. The sparks kept flying with the former co-stars marrying in 2015, all the while still considering themselves best friends.
Taylor Swift And Selena Gomez
BFFs Since: 2008
How They Met: Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift were first since publicly together at a double date with the Jonas brothers.
Still Going Strong: The duo are caught doing everything together, from slumber parties to performing on stage.
Kristen Stewart And Dakota Fanning
BFFs Since: 2010
How They Met: Like most actors, Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning met as teens on the set of a film. This one just happened to be The Runaways.
Still Going Strong: When your BFF stands before an audience at the ELLE Women in Hollywood Awards and says, "I can honestly say that my friendship with Kristen is one of the most special bonds in my life," then you can be pretty certain that your friendship is solid.
Brooke Shields And Matt Dillon
BFFs Since: 1980
How They Met: Rumors sparked that Matt Dillon and Brooke Shields were a couple on the set of The Bodyguard. However, aside from a few cute photos of the two sharing cake, their lips were sealed.
Still Going Strong: The two actors have found bliss in other relationships, and they still call each other friends.
