Most shocking celebrity splits

Time together: 7 years History: Brad Pitt met Jenifer Aniston in 1998 and the couple were married two years later at a private wedding ceremony in Malibu. They seemed like one of Hollywood’s happiest couples, until the couple decided to officially split in 2005 and Jenifer filed for divorce two months later.

Time together: 8 years History: Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony’s surprise wedding took place in 2003 and their split was equally as surprising. The pair who have three-year-old twins together said they came to an “amicable conclusion on all matters” when ending their marriage.

Time together: 11 years History: Courteney Cox and David Arquette, who met on the set of the teen horror movie Scream have reportedly called it quits after 11 years together. The pair have a daughter together named Coco.

Time together: 5 years History: Halle and Gabriel, a model, met on a Versace photo shoot. The nine year age gap which separates them is said to be part of the reason they called it quits. The pair has a two-year-old daughter together named Nahla Ariela Aubry.

Time together: 7 years History: Sandra met motorcycle builder and Monster Garage host Jesse after she organised for her ten-year-old godson to meet him as a Christmas present. The pair married in July 2005. The couple split after a number of women claimed to have had affairs with Jesse while he was married. Jesse responded to the rumours by issuing a public apology.

Time together: 5 years History: Jim and Jenny began dating in December 2005 but did not make their relationship public until six months later. The pair maintained that they would never consider marriage as they “didn’t need a piece of paper”.

Time together: 5 years History: Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman met in 2002 when Jordan was working at Christina’s management company Azoff Music Management. The pair married in the Napa Valley in 2005 and have a two-year-old son together.

Time together: 1 year History: Mel and his Russian pianist girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva made their first red carpet appearance together in April 2009. The couple have a one-year-old daughter together named Lucia. Since their separation, Oksana has released a number of violent voice mail messages sent to her by Mel which were leaked to the media.

Time together: 7 years History: Ryan and Reese, who starred together in Cruel Intentions met at Reese’s 21st birthday party 1997. She apparently attracted his attention by walking up to him and saying “I think you’re my birthday present”. The couple were married in 1999. The couple went through marriage counselling throughout 2005, but in 2006 they called it quits.

Time together: 11 years History: Tom and Nicole met on the set of Days of Thuner in 1990. They were soon married and had adopted two children Isabella and Connor in 1992. The couple decided to split in 2001, when nicole was reportedly pregnant, but she later miscarried.

Time together: 8 years History: Madonna and Guy met in 1999 and in 2000 Madonna gave birth to their son Rocco. The couple married later that year in Scotland. However, in 2008 rumours began to circulate of a split between the pair and they soon made it official by announcing it saying they couldn’t “bear to live with the pretence any longer”.

Time together: 2 years History: Jenifer Lopez and Ben Affleck had a highly publicised romance. The pair was soon dubbed Benifer and became engaged after JLo received a $1.2 million six-caret pink diamond ring. Despite JLo describing Ben as “the one” the couple ended their relationship in 2004.

Time together: 7 years History: Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey met each other in 1999 when they were both beginning their careers in music. However it was their reality television show Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica that got them the most publicity. The pair married in 2002 and the show aired shortly after. However, in 2005 after much speculation the couple divorced.

Time together: 7 years History: Heather Mills and Paul McCartney were married in 2002, four years after Paul’s first wife, Linda McCartney, died of breast cancer. During their marriage Heather went on every tour with Paul and his band. However, the couple’s relationship begin to deteriorate in 2006 and Heather publicly blamed Paul’s daughter Stella for the couple’s break-up.

Time together: 11 years History: After dating for just two months Demi Moore married Bruce Willis in 1987. The couple, who have three daughters together, decided to separate in 1998, four years after the birth of their third daughter. The pair divorced in 2000, but to this day remain close friends.

Time together: 4 years History: Charlie Sheen met Denise Richards on the set of the movie Good Advice. The pair married the next year in 2002 and the couple have two daughters together. In 2005 Denise filed for divorce. Despite the couple briefly reconciling, Denise pushed forward with the divorce in 2006.

Time together: 6 years History: Kate Winslet and director Sam Mendes began dating in 2001 and were married in 2003. Steve directed Kate in her Oscar winning role in Revolutionary Road. However, the couple split in March this year with their reps putting out a statement which said: “The split is entirely amicable and is by mutual agreement.”

Time together: 5 years History: The world stopped and paid attention when Tom Cruise famously jumped up onto Oprah’s couch annoucing that he had fallen for Dawson’s Creek star Katie Holmes. The pair soon married in an elaborate castle in Rome. The pair, who are parents to Suri Cruise, had one of the most publicised marriages in Hollywood, but their divorce was short and sweet and settled in less than two weeks.

Time together: 25 years History: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver had been married for 25 years, but Arnold was keeping a 10 year secret from his wife. He fathered a love child with a member of staff who worked with their family which he kept from his wife until he left the governor’s office.

Time together: 30 years History: Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman met back in 1971 and have been married for 30 years. The pair who have three children together confirmed their split, but have not given a reason for the break-up.