21 Actor Couples Who Still Worked Together After Breaking Up
21 Couples Who Had to Work Together After Their Real-Life Relationships Ended

If you've ever shipped an onscreen couple, then you probably know the feeling of satisfaction that comes with watching your favorite characters fall in love off screen. Sometimes fictional romances that turn into real-life relationships do work out (see: Zendaya and Tom Holland). Other times, though, actors playing lovers on screen don't always stay together in real life.
There are plenty of actor couples who've had to work together after breaking up IRL, and we imagine the experience is pretty awkward. Even if they don't share intimate scenes, filming a TV show or movie with an ex means lots of time spent together. Some A-list exes have been able to stay cordial — for example, Penn Badgley said he and Blake Lively "handled it" and remained professional when their "Gossip Girl" characters had to share a kiss after their real-life breakup. Others had a little bit more trouble separating art from life and dealing with seeing their exes on set every day.
From Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder on "The Vampire Diaries" to Madelyn Cline and Chase Stokes on "Outer Banks," here are just a few celeb costars turned couples who had to keep working together after calling it quits.
1 Joey King and Jacob Elordi

2 Lili Reinhart and Cole Sprouse

3 Charles Melton and Camila Mendes

4 Nicholas Hoult and Jennifer Lawrence

5 Dominic Monaghan and Evangeline Lilly

6 Milo Ventimiglia and Hayden Panettiere

7 Milo Ventimiglia and Alexis Bledel

8 Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder

9 Blake Lively and Penn Badgley

10 Jessica Szohr and Ed Westwick

11 Michael Vartan and Jennifer Garner

12 Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson

13 Chad Michael Murray and Sophia Bush

14 Jennifer Carpenter and Michael C. Hall

15 Dave Annable and Emily VanCamp

16 Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco

17 Sara Gilbert and Johnny Galecki

18 Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper

19 Adam Brody and Rachel Bilson

20 Jennifer Morrison and Jesse Spencer

21 Madelyn Cline and Chase Stokes
