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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie famously fell in love on the set of Mr and Mrs Smith.

Young Twilight stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart got cosy during the filming of their vampire flick, with a pregnancy rumoured to have been the result of their real-life love affair.

Tom Cruise got together with Penelope Cruz while working on Vanilla Sky, years before he fell for another gorgeous brunette.

Sarah Michelle Gellar and husband Freddie Prinze Junior first met on the set of I Know What You Did Last Summer in 1997, but the two did not begin dating until three years later. After they were married they starred opposite one another in the 2002 kid’s movie Scooby Doo.

Claire Danes met her fiance Hugh Dancy while filming the 2007 drama Evening.

Funnyman Ben Stiller met his wife Christine Taylor while filming a TV special that never went to air. The loved-up couple have since frequently appeared on screen together in movies such as Dodgeball and Zoolander.

Reese Witherspoon met her current squeeze Jake Gyllenhaal on the set of Rendition.

Will Smith was still the Fresh Prince of Bel Air when he met his future wife Jada Pinkett, who auditioned to be his girlfriend on the show in 1994. She didn’t get the part, but she did get the real-life equivalent! The couple married three years later.

Kate Hudson met her on-again, off-again partner Owen Wilson while filming the romantic comedy You, Me and Dupree in 2006.

Peter Andre and Katie Price fell in love in front of the viewing public during the UK reality show I’m a celebrity, get me out of here!.

Julia Roberts has no trouble falling in love under the spotlight. She dated Keifer Sutherland after starring opposite him in Flatliners, became engaged to Steel Magnolias co-star Dylan McDermott and eventually found husband and cameraman Daniel Moder on the set of The Mexican.

Ben and Jen first met on the set of 2001’s Pearl Harbour. They later co-starred in the 2003 film Daredevil — but it wasn’t until 2004 that they officially started dating. After starring together in two box office flops, their relationship has fortunately fared a lot better. The pair were married in 2005 and have two daughters, Violet and Seraphina.

Courteney and David met on the set of the 1996 film Scream, where David played “Dewey”, Courteney’s character’s love interest. The pair went on to co-star in two sequels and were married in 1999. They welcomed a daughter, Coco, in 2004.

Grey’s Anatomy star Katherine Heigl met her musician hubby Josh when she appeared in a video clip for his 2005 single Only You. The pair were married in 2007 — what’s the bet the lovebirds played Only You at their wedding?!

Aussie actor Heath Ledger and former Dawson’s Creek star Michelle Williams played a young husband and wife in the 2005 film Brokeback Mountain. Life imitated art when the pair became engaged and welcomed a daughter, Matilda, later that year. Sadly they separated shortly before Heath’s tragic death in January 2008.

Jessica and Cash met on the set of Fantastic Four in 2005 but unlike most celebrity couples, Cash wasn’t an actor — he was working as a lowly production assistant. The pair are now married and have a daughter, Honor Marie. Marrying Jessica Alba must have done wonders for Cash’s career because he’s now working as a movie producer!

The chemistry between teen star Miley Cyrus and Aussie actor Liam Hemsworth continued after the cameras stopped rolling on The Last Song. The pair were spotted re-enacting one of the movie’s hot kissing scenes before Liam boarded a flight back to Australia after filming rapped. 16-year-old Miley announced her feelings for the former Neighbours star on Twitter, writing, “Against all odds I fell in love.”

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