Of course we all know iconic gay couples like Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, or Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka, but some of the LGBTQ couples of yore have slipped our minds. Yes, the queer couples that didn’t make it before Elton John and David Furnish or Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor. Join us as we go back and revisit some well-known gay couples that have broken up and that you had forgotten that they were together.
Sarah Paulson and Cherry Jones
At the moment, actress Sarah Paulson is with actress Holland Taylor. But before she was half of that power couple, Sarah Paulson dated actress Cherry Jones. If you haven’t noticed, Sarah Paulson has a little thing for older women.
This gay couple dated between 2004 and 2009 and split amicably. Shortly after, Cherry Jones wed filmmaker Sophie Huber in 2015. That same year, Sarah Paulson began dating her current partner, Holland Taylor.
Cara Delevingne and Michelle Rodriguez
Some people appear on this list several times, including English supermodel and actress Cara Delevingne. The stunning celeb has dated a host of attractive fellow stars. One of those was American actress Michelle Rodriguez, who is bi.
These two dated back in 2014, and attracted lots of media attention with their public dates. However, this relationship ended because the then 21-year-old Delevingne wanted to party, while 35-year-old Rodriguez wanted to settle down.