From Tinder to Bumble, dating apps are a way for many people to find love, and the same is true of the celebrity community.
Yes, they’re known for swiping on platforms considered more “exclusive,” like Raya, but in fact, there are plenty of star-studded love stories that have emerged from everyday apps.
Some even got married after slipping into another famous face’s DMs.
And given that digital dating is the millennial version of writing a letter, we looked at celebrity romances that spawned from apps and DMs…
Coleen Nolan
It was certainly love at first sight for Coleen Nolan, who met boyfriend Michael Jones on Tinder.
Michael revealed how Coleen “swiped first” as the pair immediately “matched.”
Coleen Nolan met her boyfriend Michael Jones on Tinder
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Michael, 57, who revealed he recognized Coleen from The Nolans and Loose Women, said: “It was a bit of a dilemma. You think, “Am I just swiping because I recognize her?”
“So I had to think about it and do it for the right reasons – not even thinking for a minute that she was going to answer anyway. The surprising thing for me was that after I stole it, we instantly became a couple, which meant she had already taken a liking to me.”
Coleen previously revealed how fellow Loose Women colleague Brenda Edwards helped set her up with new husband Michael.
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The TV star described how the couple “traded phones” to find dates for each other before Brenda found Michael for Coleen.
“Well, I was like, ‘Oh, he’s nice,’ and she said, ‘Yeah, definitely mop for him,'” Coleen said.
Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra
It’s a few goals and it all started with a DM!
Yes, Nick Jonas and his actress wife Priyanka Chopra met online and have since married in 2018 and had a baby daughter.
Nick Jonas and his actress wife Priyanka Chopra met online
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It all started when Nick saw his wife-to-be on Quantico and chatted with her co-star Graham Rogers before texting her.
“I hear from some mutual friends that we should meet up,” Joe told Priyanka, to which she replied, “My team can read this. Why don’t you just text me?”
The rest is history!
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner
Joe Jonas may have taken a leaf out of his brother’s book and also found love with Sophie Turner online.
Joe took the first step and sent the Game of Thrones actress a message on Instagram.
“We had many mutual friends and they tried to introduce us for a long time. We followed each other on Instagram and he sent me a direct message out of the blue one fine day,” Sophie told Harper’s Bazaar! They have since married and had a baby.
Joe Jonas also found love with Sophie Turner online
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Ricky Martin and Ivan Josef
Ricky Martin also reportedly met his husband Jwan on Instagram!
It all happened by one scroll, as Ricky admitted to Andy Cohen, “I’m scrolling and I see this beautiful piece of art and I’m like, ‘Whoa, how cool! Who is this?’
“Then I start checking and all of a sudden I’m like, ‘Ooh, ooh.’ And then I wrote to him.”
They got married in 2017!
Ricky Martin also reportedly met his husband Jwan on Instagram
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Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens
Olympian Simone Biles wasted no time slipping into NFL star Jonathan Owens’ DMs when she saw him on the gram.
“I saw him and I was like, ‘Oh, he’s pretty cute,’ so I said hi … and then I saw he was in the Houston area, so we started chatting a little bit, and then we walked, to hang out in a week or two later,” she told the Wall Street Journal.
Olympian Simone Biles wasted no time slipping into the DMs of NFL star Jonathan Owens
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Rita Ora and Calvin Harris
Their love may not have gone the distance, but musical couple Rita Ora and Calvin Harris are another duo who have met virtually.
Twitter was the platform in question, and while she originally found love on the social media site, it wasn’t meant to be.
“To address speculation, me and Rita ended our relationship a while ago. She is a beautiful, talented woman and I wish her well,” Calvin wrote at the time.
Musical couple Rita Ora and Calvin Harris is another duo who met virtually
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Mandy Moore and Taylor Goldsmith
They had an adorable son named August last year, and their romance stems from Instagram!
Mandy shared some of Dawes’ music online and the rest is history
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Yes This Is Us star Many Moore and her musician beau Taylor Goldsmith first connected after Mandy shared one of Dawes’ music online.
Mandy told People: “I took a picture of her album and posted it on Instagram. Somehow Taylor saw it and texted me. We started emailing back and forth, then we made a date and the rest is history , Instagram, for helping me meet my fiancé.”
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