Male celebrities, whether actors, writers, singers, or models themselves, are notorious for chasing the female model as their fame rises. Here are some infamous male celebrities who date models.
Orlando Bloom
Big news over the weekend of July 23, 2010 was that Orlando Bloom and his model girlfriend Miranda Kerr secretly tied the knot on July 22nd. Orlando Bloom was thrust into stardom with his runs in the Lord of the Rings and Pirate of the Caribbean series. Miranda Kerr is a model for Victoria’s secret.
Michael Buble
Michael Buble is a famous jazz singer who had been in a long-term relationship with actress Emily Blunt. The two broke up in 2008. (She recently married John Krasinski.) Recently he got engaged to Argentinian model and actress Luisana Lopilato.
Edward Burns
Edward Burns is a talented actor. Some of his movies are Saving Private Ryan, Life or Something Like It, The Holiday, and 27 Dresses. He also has written several films, including The Brothers McMullen and She’s The One. He dated supermodel Christy Turlington, and the two got engaged in 2001. They broke up for a while, but then got back together and married in 2003. They now have 2 children.
John Legend
John Legend is a famous musician who has played with the likes of Kanye West, Jay-Z, Janet Jackson, The Black-Eyed Peas, and more. He and The Roots have a new album due out September 21, 2010. He has been seen with Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Christine Teigen.
Sean Penn
Sean Penn is the super talented actor who recently won the Oscar for his portrayal of Harvey Milk in Milk. He and his wife. Robin Wright.have been on-again-off=again here for several years, filing for divorce then retracting it. They are currently undergoing a divorce, this time for good, and he has been spotted with Cover Girl and Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Jessica White. Ironically enough, his ex-wife Madonna, as well as her other ex-husband Guy Ritchie, have also been in the tabloid news for dating models.
Guy Ritchie
Guy Ritchie is the writer and director of movies such as Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels; Snatch, RockNRolla, and Sherlock Holmes. He is also Madonna’s ex-husband who has two children with her, one biological and one adopted. Following in his ex’s footsteps, he has been spotted toting a model. His choice is Michaela Kocianova, who has modeled for Victoria’s Secret, the European Vogue magazines, and several runway shows..
Mickey Rourke
Mickey Rourke was a famous boxer who has also dabbled in the acting world. He was thrust back to the limelight when winning multiple awards for his work in The Wrestler. On his arm through it all has been model Anastasiya Makarenko. The two got engaged at the end of 2009.
Mark Wahlberg
Mark Wahlberg, formerly known as “Marky Mark” in his pants-dropping rapping days, used to do his fair share of modeling for Calvin Klein. He left his musical career for a more successful acting career (Boogie Nights, The Departed), as well as producing the HBO hit show Entourage. He also has a successful career as the long-time boyfriend of Revlon model Rhea Durham, with whom he has four children. The two finally tied the knot in 2009.
Eddie Vedder
Eddie Vedder is the lead singer of Pearl Jam. He had once been married to his longtime sweetheart, Beth Liebling, who was with him before his catapult to fame. After a six-year marriage, the two divorced. Vedder later began dating model Jill McCormick. Together, the two have two daughters, Olivia and Harper Moon. Despite saying that marriage wasn’t necessary in a relationship, Vedder proposed to McCormick from the stage at the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony for Bruce Springsteen.
Tiger Woods
In case you’ve been living under a rock, Tiger Woods is the famous golfing prodigy who royally screwed up when he cheated on his wife and got caught. His wife was swimsuit model Elin Nordegen. As more and more women came foward to claim they, too, were mistresses of Tiger, his wife left him and the two are divorcing. They have two children together.
Resources
“Celebrities Who Date Models: Who’s the Biggest Modelizer? (PHOTOS)” Huffington Post.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/24/celebrities-who-date-mode_n_546575.html
“17 Celebrities Who Date Models.” Girls Talking Smack. http://girlstalkinsmack.com/17-celebrities-who-date-models/
“Celebrities Who Date Models” Vogue.com. http://www.vogue.it/en/vogue-starscelebsmodels/star-news/2010/04/celebrities-who-date-models