By Jessica Wedemeyer
10:48am PST, Feb 7, 2023
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Wonderwall.com is taking a look back at the stars who found love, suffered heartbreak or experienced some other major event in their love lives in late January and early February 2023, starting with this reality star…
On Jan. 29, Christine Brown took to Instagram to reveal she's dating again a little more than a year after she and Kody Brown called off their spiritual union of more than 25 years. "I'm dating again!! Holy. Hell. Awkward. Dating online is crazy! Any advice for dating at 50?!" she captioned a slideshow of photos of herself. The "Sister Wives" star said last year that she's done with polygamy.
Keep reading for more of the week's biggest celeb love life updates…
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On Feb. 1, Jessica Simpson dropped a short autobiographical story, "Movie Star: They Always Say They're Single," detailing her brief affair with a "massive movie star" who had a girlfriend at the time. The singer-actress and the A-lister — whose identity she's keeping under wraps — first connected at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards while she was on a break from off-and-on love Nick Lachey. "He was undressing me with his eyes," she writes of the A-lister, according to Page Six, noting that he gave her his number, but she never reached out because she and Nick soon reconciled. After they called it quits for good in 2006, she reconnected with the movie star, who told her his relationship with his then-girlfriend was "completely over" — though that wasn't actually the case. After several secret hookups, Jessica started to feel "like a call girl" who was only there "to have sex" with the superstar. "I didn't care if he was my teenage fantasy come to life, this was not a choice that same girl, my younger self, would be proud of," she writes. Mark Wahlberg, Will Smith, Hugh Jackman, Ben Stiller, Jamie Foxx and Tom Cruise were all on hand during the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards, by the way, though only Mark and Jamie were unmarried at the time.
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On the Jan. 30 episode of her "Reasonably Shady" podcast, Robyn Dixon confirmed rumors that her back-on husband, Juan Dixon, cheated on her before they shot season 7 of "The Real Housewives of Potomac." The infidelity ultimately stalled their plans to tie the knot for the second time, she said. "Juan was an idiot and communicated with this woman on Instagram because, you know, whatever he's bored. He needs attention. It's the pandemic. Blah, blah, blah. They did not date. He did not fly her anywhere," the reality star explained, adding that she and her hubby "discussed" the situation, which she described as "something we had to work through." The mother of two also shut down allegations that Juan shared a hotel room with the woman, claiming that he simply helped her pay for a room after she lost her wallet. (The woman has claimed that she "dated [Juan] during the end of COVID for over a year.") Juan and Robyn — who are former high school sweethearts — married in 2005 and divorced in 2012 but continued living together amid the breakup. Eventually, things between them turned romantic again, and they got re-engaged in late 2019 before recently saying "I do" for the second time.
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On Jan. 20, William Shatner attended the 20th Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards in Los Angeles with a very special lady on his arm: his ex-wife, Elizabeth Martin. It was the first indication that the duo had reconciled romantically after finalizing their divorce in early 2020 following nearly two decades of marriage. "My wife, she's the zest of life. She brings the flavor," the iconic "Star Trek" actor told The Mirror as he and wife No. 4 walked the red carpet together. It's unclear how exactly they found their way back to each other.
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On Jan. 28, Marc Anthony and Nadia Ferreira — a model and former Miss Universe Paraguay who's 30 years his junior — tied the knot at the Pérez Art Museum in Miami in front of A-list pals including David Beckham and Victoria Beckham, Salma Hayek, Luis Fonsi, Maluma and Lin-Manuel Miranda. The three-time Grammy winner popped the question in early 2022 — just months after he and the beauty queen went public with their romance. It's his fourth marriage.
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Clare Crawley — the star of season 16 of "The Bachelorette" and other "The Bachelor" franchise shows — married Mascot Sports CEO Ryan Dawkins in Sacramento, California, on Feb. 1. She gushed to People magazine, "If I had to do this day over every single day for the rest of my life… I wouldn't change a thing!" Clare shared photos from her big day on Instagram, captioning the post "Mr. And Mrs. Dawkins!" The hair stylist and her groom — who has never been a part of Bachelor Nation — got engaged in Las Vegas in October 2022 after about a year of dating.
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Abigail Breslin and her long-term partner, Ira Kunyansky, tied the knot on Jan. 28. The former child star took to Instagram to share a wedding photo along with the caption, "Married my bestest friend." The Oscar-nominated "Little Miss Sunshine" actress announced their engagement in back in February 2022.
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It's official! Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes previously played coy while addressing the nature of their relationship, but on Jan. 24, the country music singer and the "Outer Banks" star were caught on camera holding hands during a night out in Nashville, confirming recent rumors they're more than friends. (See a video here.) A few days later, they were also seen packing on the PDA at LAX Airport in Los Angeles.
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During a Jan. 24 appearance on the "Heart Breakfast" radio show, Rita Ora confirmed mid-2022 rumors that she and Taika Waititi quietly tied the knot. "I am officially off the market, people!" she said, adding that they had a "very small" but "nice and perfect" and "really sweet" wedding that was "exactly, exactly how I wanted it." The pop star added that she hopes to have a larger wedding at a later date: "One day I will throw a big party. I will figure out the time to have a big, big party," she promised.
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New couple alert?! On Feb. 1 — more than a year after Rachel Recchia competed for Clayton Echard's heart on season 26 of "The Bachelor" — the pilot sparked rumors that she and the former professional football player are now an item. Rachel took to TikTok to share a video of herself sitting next to Clayton on a sofa with their knees touching and his arm stretched out behind her. In the super-short clip, another Bachelor Nation star, former Bachelorette Michelle Young, mouths, "Are you gonna tell me what's going on?" Rachel then lip syncs while gesturing to Clayton, "I would, but I think explaining it might give us both an aneurysm." Clayton dumped Rachel for Susie Evans on "The Bachelor," but they went their separate ways back in September 2022 — the same month Rachel's engagement to Tino Franco and their subsequent breakup aired on season 19 of "The Bachelorette," which she co-headlined with another of Clayton's exes: Gabby Windey.
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After Luann De Lesseps claimed during a recent stop on her "Countess Cabaret" tour that Ramona Singer is "so happy" with a new boyfriend, Ramona told Page Six on Jan. 27 that she hasn't "seen or spoken to Luann in a while" and that the former countess "is not up to date" on her love life. "For the record, I do not currently have a boyfriend. I'm no longer seeing the man I was seeing when Luann and I last spoke. I'm just dating," Ramona said.
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On the Jan. 26 episode of "Watch What Happens Live," Nikki Bella cleared up rumors that she and Artem Chigvintsev aren't really married. (They tied the knot in Paris in the summer of 2022.) "We have a license in Paris and we have a license here in the U.S. … We're legally married — twice — [in] two countries," she said, adding that if someone failed to find evidence she's legally married, it's because those documents are "confidential."
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On Jan. 26, Kyle Capener took to his Instagram Story to announce that he and Alyssa Snider — who fell for each other on season 24 of "Big Brother" last year — recently called it quits. "As tough as it is, I still have a lot of healing to do in this next phase of life. Healing that needs to be done on my own, so with a heavy heart, Alyssa and I have decided to take some time apart. We want to assure you that this decision was made with a lot of love and consideration for each other's mental health. We are still on good terms and will continue to support each other in all aspects of our lives and hope that you'll do the same," he wrote, adding that he and his ex "still love and care for each other deeply" and "look forward to the future with hope and positivity." Alyssa co-signed the breakup announcement by sharing Kyle's statement on her own Instagram Story.
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On Jan. 31, Page Six broke the news that Dorothy Wang and Ari Kourkoumelis quietly called it quits back in the spring of 2021 — a month or two after they wrapped shooting the first season of "Bling Empire: New York," which debuted earlier this year. According to a source, "It just didn't work out. There was no major reason, except they weren't really compatible."
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According to CNN, South Korean actor Song Joong-ki and British actress Katy Louise Saunders — who are currently expecting their first child together — quietly tied the knot on Jan. 30. The groom, who's one of South Korea's biggest stars, also confirmed the happy news on his website, writing, "We just came back from registering our marriage to start our life as a couple based on deep trust and love. … I vowed to do life together with Katy Louise Saunders, who has been spending precious time with me by supporting and caring for me. She has a kind heart, and has been passionately living her life. She is an admirably wise and wonderful person. Thanks to her, I am becoming a better person."
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On Jan. 27, Jeffree Star revealed on Twitter there's a new man in his life: "Goodbye LA, time to spend time with my #NFL boo in Wyoming," he captioned a photo of his hand holding a mystery man's hand as they shared a ride in a private jet. Three days later, he took to Instagram to share a photo of his new love from behind. "His team didn't make it to the #SuperBowl, but he's 6'6 and plays perfect in the bedroom," the makeup mogul teased in the caption. On Feb. 1, he clarified on his Instagram Story that he's "not fully dating anyone" and is still technically single. "I'm just having fun. … I've been single for a few years now, and I'm hanging out with a few people — one just happens to be in an amazing football team that I can't say out loud," Jeffree said.
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According to People magazine, which published exclusive proposal pics, Restless Road's Garrett Nichols got engaged to his girlfriend of four years, Taylor Garber, at Stortorget — the oldest public square in Stockholm, Sweden — on Jan. 31. "We are so excited for this next step in our relationship!" gushed the country music singer, adding that he was "definitely very nervous and on edge" leading up to the proposal. Said the bride-to-be, "I am so happy that we get to spend the rest of our lives together."
