By Tanisha Naik
From watching Tom and Zendaya secretly launch their relationship through paparazzi to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce turning football games into full-blown concerts (alas, not in this year’s Super Bowl), celebrity couples have a way of capturing our attention.
We obsess over Beyonce and Jay-Z as the ultimate power duo, admire Rihanna and A$AP Rocky for making parenthood look effortlessly cool, and root for couples like Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco because their happiness appeals to us.
Whether it is their matching outfits, the way they support each other’s careers, or the way they look sitting together at an awards show, our favorite celebrity couples give us something to talk about, cheer for, and mourn over when they collapse.
Based on the Valentine’s Day Survey sent out by the OnLion, the most common responses were actors Tom and Zendaya, Timothee Chalamet and Kylie Jenner, Olivia Rodrigo and Louis Partridge, and actors Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse. Other responses included Leighton Meester and Adam Brody, Miles Garret and Chole Kim, Tom Brady and Alix Earle, and Bryce and Maddie Crawford. Heated Rivalry stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie got a shout-out, but they’re only together on their show.
I also spoke with a few students and asked about their favorite celebrity couples and why. From movie stars to singers to athletes, students chose celebrity couples from all corners of pop culture.
As for singers, senior Wyatt Botha said he likes Rihanna and A$AP Rocky, describing them as having “good vibes and good fashion” and calling them a great couple overall. Freshman Ariana Bandyopadhyay pointed to Louis Partridge and Olivia Rodrigo, who are no longer together; however, she liked Louis Partridge as an actor and Olivia’s music, making them a great “crossover couple.” Senior Izzy Cheroff likes Dove Cameron and Damian, describing them “as actually the cutest people.”
When it comes to movie stars, senior Judd Ebert chose Scarlett Johansson and Colish Jost, explaining that he likes them because “they both are funny.” For senior Nicholas Holland, Tom Holland and Zendaya stand out because it’s “cool they can do movies together and both be successful.” Junior Elizabeth Dellinger chose a younger couple who you might have seen in the movie Regretting You, McKenna Grace and Mason Thames, noting they both “just have innocent faces.”
Beyond Hollywood, students also looked to the sports world for their favorite couples. Junior Teo Demenkow pointed to Josh Allen and Haliee Steinfield because he thinks that Haliee has been helpful to Josh Allen. “He made him a better player,” he said. Junior Quinn Black said, “Jared Goff and his wife,” admitting that his admiration comes primarily from being a fan of Goff. Sophomores Mackenzie Cummings and Mary Adams King said they admire Drake Maye and Ann Micheal Maye because “they are just so sweet,” and noted that they met back in middle school.
So why do we admire celebrity couples? Senior Zara Hebb summed it up best: “They seem like they have it all, and they are super influential.”
