Love Is Dead: The Top 5 Celebrity Breakups That Broke Our Hearts in 2025

2025 has been brutal for celebrity couples. From A-listers to fan-favorite duos, the most shocking celebrity breakups of 2025 have left us stunned and honestly, not okay.

If you thought 2024 was rough on Hollywood relationships, 2025 said “hold my champagne” and delivered some absolutely devastating breakups that left us questioning love altogether. From longtime engagements that seemed rock-solid to marriages that we thought would last forever, this year has been a masterclass in why we should never get too attached to celebrity couples.

Here are the five biggest celebrity breakups that had us reaching for the tissues and frantically googling “were there any signs?”

1. Katy Perry & Orlando Bloom: The End of an Era

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom standing together on the red carpet, dressed formally and smiling for photographers
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom attend a red carpet event together, months before announcing their split in 2025

Let’s start with the one that genuinely broke the internet. Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom have gone their separate ways after nine years together, with sources claiming that “stress” over Perry’s tour and album caused a rift between the two. Nine years. NINE. That’s longer than some people’s actual marriages.

The pair announced their split and called off their engagement in June 2025, with reports suggesting busy schedules and touring affecting the relationship. Vogue confirmed the news, citing insiders close to the couple. What makes this particularly heartbreaking is that Orlando was literally supporting Katy during her all-female spaceflight just months before everything fell apart.

The couple, who share daughter Daisy Dove, seemed to have weathered every storm Hollywood could throw at them. But apparently, the demands of Perry’s career comeback and Bloom’s own projects created a distance that even their strong foundation couldn’t bridge. Sometimes love isn’t enough when life gets in the way, and honestly, that’s the most devastating lesson of all.

2. Denise Richards & Aaron Phypers: Six Years Down the Drain

Denise Richards and Aaron Phypers posing together at a red carpet event, both smiling in coordinated outfits.
Denise Richards and Aaron Phypers at a red carpet event during happier times, before their 2025 split.

Denise Richards is calling it quits with her longtime husband Aaron Phypers, with the husband citing “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for their divorce on July 4. Filing for divorce on Independence Day? That’s either perfectly symbolic or incredibly petty, and we’re not sure which.

What makes this split particularly messy is the financial drama that’s already emerging. According to court documents, Denise rakes in $250,000 per month thanks to OnlyFans, her TV appearances and brand partnerships, which gives us a glimpse into just how complicated celebrity divorces can get when serious money is involved. People Magazine reportedthat Aaron also alleged infidelity and abuse, making this a truly public and painful unraveling.

The couple had been married for six years, and while they kept their relationship relatively private compared to Denise’s previous high-profile romances, their split is proving to be anything but quiet. When the financial details of your breakup become public entertainment, you know things have gotten ugly fast.

3. Jessica Simpson & Eric Johnson: The Slow Burn Breakup

Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson smiling together at a formal event, photographed before their reported separation in 2025.
Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson photographed at a red carpet event before their 2025 split.

Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson are separated and moving towards a divorce after unfortunate breakups. This one hurts because it feels like it’s been a long time coming, which somehow makes it worse than the shock splits.

Simpson and Johnson’s relationship has been under public scrutiny for years, with whispers about problems that the couple always seemed to weather. But sometimes the slow burn is more devastating than the explosive end, because it means everyone saw it coming except maybe the people living it.

The couple, who have been together for over a decade and share three children, represent that painful truth about relationships: sometimes growing apart happens so gradually that you don’t realize you’re strangers until it’s too late. People confirmed the split, and fans immediately connected the dots between the news and the emotional lyrics of Simpson’s new song “Fade,” which seems to allude to the separation.

4. Shemar Moore & Jesiree Dizon: Parenthood Pressure

Shemar Moore, Jesiree Dizon, and their daughter in a cheerful family photo
Shemar Moore with partner Jesiree Dizon and their baby posing outdoors

Shemar Moore and Jesiree Dizon are separated and moving towards a divorce, which is particularly sad because they just welcomed their first child together relatively recently. There’s something especially heartbreaking about couples who can’t make it work even when they’ve just brought new life into the world.

Moore, who’s been open about his journey to fatherhood later in life, seemed genuinely happy with Dizon. But becoming parents can either strengthen a relationship or expose every crack that was already there, and unfortunately for this couple, it seems to have been the latter.

The pressure of new parenthood combined with the demands of Moore’s career apparently created a perfect storm that their relationship couldn’t survive. ET Online reported the split, noting the couple is focused on co-parenting and staying amicable.

5. Blac Chyna & Derrick Milano: The Engagement That Wasn’t

Blac Chyna and Derrick Milano smiling together on the red carpet at a 2024 public event.
Blac Chyna and Grammy-winning songwriter Derrick Milano pictured together before their rumored 2025 breakup.

After around two years together, Blac Chyna and Derrick Milano called off their nine-month engagement “after much prayer and reflection”. At least they’re being mature about it, but that doesn’t make it any less disappointing.

Two years together, nine months engaged, and then it all falls apart. This one represents that particularly modern dating phenomenon where couples rush into engagements only to realize they don’t actually know each other well enough to make it work long-term.

The “prayer and reflection” comment suggests they at least tried to work through their issues before calling it quits, which is more than we can say for a lot of celebrity breakups that seem to end with passive-aggressive Instagram posts and leaked stories to TMZ. E! News broke the story and shared both parties’ official statements.

What 2025’s Breakups Tell Us About Love

Looking at this year’s major splits, there are some depressing patterns emerging. Career pressure, financial stress, the demands of parenting, and the simple reality that people grow apart seem to be the main culprits. What’s particularly striking is how many of these couples seemed solid from the outside, which is a reminder that we really don’t know what’s happening behind closed doors.

The Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom split especially stings because it shows that even couples who seem to have figured out the work-life balance can still fall victim to the pressures of maintaining careers and relationships simultaneously. If they can’t make it work, what hope do the rest of us have?

But maybe that’s the wrong way to look at it. Maybe these breakups are reminders that relationships require constant work, that love alone isn’t always enough, and that sometimes the kindest thing you can do is let someone go when you’ve grown into different people.

2025 isn’t over yet, and we’re honestly scared to see what other beloved couples might not make it to 2026. But for now, we’re pouring one out for these five relationships that gave us hope, entertainment, and ultimately, a lot of feelings about the fragility of love in the spotlight.

Which of these breakups hit you the hardest? Are there any celebrity couples you’re worried about making it through the rest of 2025? Let us know in the comments below.

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