Celebrate Galentine's Day This Year with Sweet Photos of Our Favorite Celebrity Pals
Hollywood is filled with sweet celebrity friendships, and we're rounding up some of our favorite pairings in honor of Galentine's Day on Feb. 13. Yes, no typo there — Galentine's Day is the cool, hip sister to the romance-geared holiday of Valentine's Day on Feb. 14. It's a day dedicated to women celebrating all the amazing women in their lives — and we're certain these celeb BFFs are doing just that.
Some star pals like Zendaya and Hunter Schafer met on set, while others when they attended an event together. Of course, some of the best celebrity friendships are the ones that have stood the test of time. Demi Lovato and Miley Cyrus first met way back when they were starring on Disney Channel! Ahead, see some of the best celebrity friendships.
— Additional reporting by Kelsie Gibson and Lindsay Kimble
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Lizzo and Adele
The dream BFFs are always supportive of each other, including at the 2023 Grammys. Adele and Lizzo posed together and both took home golden grammophones.
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Marsai Martin and Skai Jackson
The actresses often show off their friendship on social media, and Jackson was in attendance for Martin's 15th birthday in September 2019.
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Vanessa Morgan and Madelaine Petsch
The "Riverdale" stars play fan favorites Toni and Cheryl, but off-screen, they're good friends. Petsch was even part of Morgan's wedding party when she got married in January 2020.
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Sasha Pieterse and Janel Parrish
The two first met on the set of "Pretty Little Liars" and teamed up for "PLL" spinoff "The Perfectionists" in 2019, and they have developed a real-life friendship off-screen too. "Sasha and I have always been so close," Parrish told POPSUGAR about their friendship. "When we had scenes together in "PLL", we were always fighting. So [in "The Perfectionists"], it was really fun to explore what a friendship looks like between Mona and Alison. It came pretty easily to us because we are really close in real life."
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Yara Shahidi and Storm Reid
Shahidi and Reid have attended many events and red carpets together over the years, but one of their cutest friendship moments was when Shahidi helped her brother Sayeed Shahidi ask the "Euphoria" actress to prom in April 2019.
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Victoria Monét and Ariana Grande
Not only are the ladies friends, but they've also teamed up musically on a few occasions. Monét performed with Grande at the One Love Manchester Benefit Concert in 2017, and they released a track called "Monopoly" in 2019.
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Zendaya and Hunter Schafer
After costarring on HBO's "Euphoria" together, Zendaya and Schafer developed a friendship off-screen. In an interview with "W" magazine, the model-turned-actress said she and Zendaya "formed a really special bond" while filming the series.
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Demi Lovato and Miley Cyrus
Cyrus and Lovato first met when they were starring on Disney Channel, and their friendship has stood the test of time. "I feel like you've always been such a light, and that's why we connected at 14," Lovato said during Cyrus's "Bright Minded" show. "We connected then because we just saw something in each other. Maybe it was our spirituality, or maybe it was just our hearts."
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Maude Apatow and Sydney Sweeney
Another "Euphoria" friendship! Sweeney and Apatow play sisters on the HBO drama, and while their onscreen characters are sometimes at odds, their frequent joint appearances at events and red carpets prove that's not the case in real life!
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Meghan Markle and Serena Williams
The two first met at the Super Bowl in 2010 and have been friends ever since. Markle attended a handful of Williams's matches at the US Open and Wimbledon and Williams was front and center at Markle and Prince Harry's nuptials in 2018. She also recently appeared in the couple's Netflix documentary, "Harry & Meghan."
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Emma Stone and Jennifer Lawrence
After meeting through Woody Harrelson, Stone and Lawrence have developed a friendship over the years. They have given us a few glimpses of their quirky relationship with their funny videos and red carpet appearances.
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Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon played friends on HBO's "Big Little Lies," and the ladies are just as close in real life. Back in June 2016, Kidman opened up about their friendship, telling "E! News," "I love her . . . We have so much in common and we're very close. I'm lucky to have her as such a good friend."
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Salma Hayek and Penélope Cruz
Hayek and Cruz have been pals for years and starred together in 2006's "Bandidas."
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Blake Lively and Emily Blunt
That's right, Serena van der Woodsen and Emily Charlton\ are friends in real life. In addition to attending events like New York Fashion Week together, Lively and Ryan Reynolds have gone on a few double dates with Blunt and John Krasinski.
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Anna Camp and Brittany Snow
On the flip side, Camp and Snow have remained pals since playing onscreen besties in the Pitch Perfect trilogy. Camp even served as a bridesmaid during Brittany's nuptials to (her now-ex) Tyler Stanaland in March 2020.
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Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King
Their iconic friendship dates all the way back to 1976 when they were both working at a TV station in Baltimore, and they have been BFFs ever since.
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Ashley Tisdale and Vanessa Hudgens
While Tisdale and Hudgens played total frenemies in the High School Musical movies, they couldn't be closer in real life. Even long after their Disney Channel days, the two are still good friends. Hudgens was even a bridesmaid in Tisdale's wedding.
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Mindy Kaling and Reese Witherspoon
The two have given us several glimpses of their cute friendship, both on and off screen. In addition to Witherspoon's 2017 cameo on "The Mindy Project," the two starred together in 2018's "A Wrinkle in Time," and Kaling had a recurring role on Witherspoon's "The Morning Show" with Jennifer Aniston. Mindy is even set to write the script for "Legally Blonde 3."
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Taylor Swift and Camila Cabello
Cabello has always been a big Swiftie, but they became friends when Hailee Steinfeld introduced them. Cabello even opened for Swift during her "Reputation" stadium tour and has attended a handful of award shows with her.
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Lupita Nyong'o and Danai Gurira
The Black Panther franchise costars have developed a strong bond over the years. "There's something kindred here," Gurira said about her relationship with Nyong'o. "Our interests and how we put stories out into the world, it's just constantly meeting."
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Lili Reinhart and Camila Mendes
Reinhart and Mendes don't just play BFFs on "Riverdale": they're also pals in real life. Since starring on the CW series, the actresses have given us plenty of glimpses of their friendship on social media and on the red carpet.
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Millie Bobby Brown and Sadie Sink
There's a serious theme among these BFFs: costars to forever friends. This is definitely the case with "Stranger Things" castmates Millie Bobby Brown and Sadie Sink.
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Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer
Though their "Killing Eve" characters have a complex relationship, Oh and Comer are real-life friends off-screen.
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Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner
After playing sisters on "Game of Thrones," the ladies developed a fast friendship. Williams was even the maid of honor for Turner's wedding to Joe Jonas in July 2019.
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Issa Rae and Yvonne Orji
Just like their friendship on "Insecure," the ladies share a strong bond in real life.
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Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid
Jenner and Hadid have taken BFF goals to a whole new level with their incredible street style and their ongoing collection of sweet moments together. While we're not exactly sure when these two became close, Hadid has gone on record saying that the one thing she really "respects" about Jenner is that she's "really helpful" and "the most low-maintenance person."
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Amy Schumer and Jennifer Lawrence
Schumer and Lawrence are the two friends we all wished we had. In addition to being incredibly talented, these women are the epitome of friendship goals and have a bevy of hilarious moments under their belts.
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Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox
Aniston and Cox bonded while filming "Friends" back in the early '90s and have remained close ever since. Aniston is even the godmother to Cox's daughter, Coco Arquette.
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Jada Pinkett Smith and Queen Latifah
Pinkett Smith and Queen Latifah's friendship goes way back. They first met as teenagers and eventually shared the screen together in 1996's "Set It Off." They reunited on screen in the hit 2017 film "Girls Trip."
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Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez
These two ladies have been close since their early days in the spotlight, and have a lengthy list of cute moments under their belts. In 2009, the "Good For You" singer opened up about their relationship to Seventeen, saying, "Every single problem I ever have is healable by Taylor Swift! If I ever I have an issue, Taylor has gone through it, because she's older than me, and she gives the most thought-out answers . . . We literally talk every day."
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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler
The funny ladies shared the screen on "Saturday Night Live" for years, but their friendship actually got started in the '90s while they were both studying improv in Chicago.
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Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz
Barrymore and Diaz's friendship was cemented on the set of the first Charlie's Angels film in 2000. They both attended each other's weddings and have supported each other in their professional endeavors as well.
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Kerry Washington and Eva Longoria
The leading ladies have given multiple glimpses of their close friendship, as they often support each other at various events.
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Nina Dobrev and Julianne Hough
The two stars were first introduced through their hairstylist, Riawna Capri, who told the ladies they "had to meet," and ever since then, they've practically been inseparable.
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Busy Philipps and Michelle Williams
Busy Philipps and Michelle Williams became buds on the set of "Dawson's Creek" in the '90s. Philipps even set up Williams with her former boyfriend Jason Segel.
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Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Lee Curtis
The "Everything Everywhere All at Once" costars are each other's biggest fans. In fact, no one has been more excited about Yeoh's 2023 awards season success than Curtis — she's always in the audience, cheering her on.