Celebrity couples who met on dating apps

Gymnast Simone Biles isn’t afraid of gravity-defying stunts on the beam, so it’s no surprise that she made the first move with her now-husband, NFL safety Jonathan Owens. The 11-time Olympic medalist messaged Jonathan on the exclusive celebrity dating app Raya during the COVID pandemic in 2020, and the pair managed to squeeze in a few dates before lockdown.

“We just kind of started hanging out more and more and you start to want to see a person…I started to want to see her more,” Jonathan previously told TODAY. The athlete couple made their Instagram debut that same year, and tied the knot at a Houston courthouse in 2023 before hosting a larger bash in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Former Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington dived headfirst into love when she connected with her now-husband, Andy Parsons, on Bumble in 2018, two years after splitting from fellow swimmer Harry Needs. Rebecca, who shares a daughter, Summer (b. 2015), with her ex-husband, told HELLO! she was “really scared” to use a dating app, but instantly clicked with her future beau.

“I had only been using the app for a month, and Andy was the first person I went on a date with, so I feel like I hit the jackpot,” she said. The couple wed in a stunning country ceremony in 2021, and later welcomed a son, Albie (b. 2021); following Rebecca’s candid journey through pregnancy loss, the pair recently announced that they are expecting a third child later this year.

Daredevil actress Deborah Ann Woll first met her husband, comedian E.J. Scott, on one of the most well-known precursors to dating apps, Match.com, before her breakout role in True Blood (2008–2014). The star told Covino & Rich that E.J. was “the first person who wrote me”, and the pair instantly clicked after they met up at his comedy show. 

The pair eloped in 2018 on their 11-year anniversary, sharing a sweet Instagram snap from their tropical nuptials; Deborah has been by E.J.’s side as he battles the degenerative eye condition choroideremia, with the couple using their platforms to raise awareness about the rare disorder.

Following his split with fellow comedian Amy Schumer, Nick Kroll went on to meet his wife, landscape designer Lily Kwong, on Raya in 2018. An impressive businesswoman, Lily previously made the Forbes “30 Under 30” list, and made the first move when the couple matched on the exclusive dating app.

“I think she sent the first message, which I really liked,” Nick told Nikki Glaser’s You Up podcast in 2020. “We just chatted very casually and then met at some point in New York and liked each other and slowly progressed.” The couple tied the knot in a beautiful oceanside wedding in 2020, a few weeks after they announced their pregnancy; they welcomed their son, Leo, in 2021, and later a daughter, Gaia, in 2023.

Finneas O’Connell – aka “FINNEAS”, the Grammy-winning musician and brother of Billie Eilish – struck the right chord when he first met YouTuber and actress Claudia Sulewski on Raya in 2018, who would later go on to inspire the hitmaker’s music. “Everything fell into place so perfectly and so quickly,” Claudia previously told The Skinny Confidential Him & Her Show in 2020. 

The musician revealed to Buzzfeed that he wrote the track “Claudia” just hours after meeting his future fiancée, and she later starred in and directed the music video for “Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa”. The pair announced their engagement in 2024 with a joint Instagram post, giving fans an intimate look at Claudia’s stunning 6-carat diamond ring.

YouTube star Louise Pentland met her now-husband Liam O’Neill, a Detective Inspector, on Tinder in 2017, and the couple have enjoyed a fairytale romance since. After getting engaged in 2020, the pair tied the knot five years later, sharing an exclusive look at their radiant London nuptials with HELLO!

“I didn’t think I’d ever have this, a happy, peaceful, beautiful family,” Louise confessed; she shares daughters Darcy (b. 2011) with her former husband Matt Watson and Pearl (b. 2018) with Liam. “Marrying Liam and being his wife is the cherry on top of a cake I’ll cherish for the rest of my life.”