20 celebrity sidekicks whose friendship is time-tested

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

News regularly appears in the media that one of the celebrities has cheated, scandalized, divorced, or did not share something. And sometimes it seems that such a thing as friendship does not exist in show business. After all, one gets the impression that in the pursuit of fame, PR and money, celebrities are ready to substitute even the closest people - everyone wants to achieve their place in the sun. However, it turns out that even in the world of stars there are those whose friendship has been tested over the years. Moreover, long-standing relationships link precisely those people who, at first glance, are completely different.

1. Justin Timberlake and Ryan Gosling

As children, the guys met on the set of the Mickey Mouse Club show. Moreover, Gosling lived for six months with the Timberlake family, as his mother was forced to return to Canada. It is not surprising that the boys began to consider each other brothers.

And even after their paths diverged, the guys did not stop supporting each other. And now they are friends with families and often appear together at social events. Moreover, men have even more common topics for discussion: both Justin and Ryan are now exemplary fathers.

2. Konstantin Khabensky and Mikhail Porechenkov

The actors have a lot in common: both come from St. Petersburg, entered the same theater university, serve in the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater. It is not surprising that young people immediately found a common language and appeared together on set more than once.

Khabensky learned about what friendly support means during the illness of his first wife Anastasia. When his wife died of cancer, Konstantin sold his house and settled closer to Mikhail, who did not leave him in the most difficult moments.

3. Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire

The actors met while still teenagers at auditions. It is noteworthy that the usually unsociable and withdrawn Leonardo became the initiator of communication and himself was the first to approach Toby. It was then that the friends took an oath to each other that work would never come between them and ruin their relationship.

And indeed they kept their promise. Once DiCaprio gave up filming in "Spider-Man" in favor of Toby. Subsequently, the names of this role brought the actor worldwide fame. Later, the friends starred together in The Great Gatsby, where both actors embodied the images of the main characters. In addition, men have many common interests (love of sports, for example).

4. Brad Pitt and George Clooney

Having met on the set of Ocean's 11, the actors began to communicate closely, and it would seem that nothing can interfere with their friendship. But the idyll lasted exactly until Clooney decided to marry his chosen one Amal. George's fiancee immediately did not like Brad's then wife Angelina Jolie, and the men stopped communicating.

However, after the divorce, Pitt still plucked up courage and asked for forgiveness from Clooney. The friendship between the actors resumed, and Brad visited a friend in London more than once, where he now lives with his family.

5. Anton Komolov and Olga Shelest

In 1999, young people met for the first time on the "Cheerful Morning" program, aired on the revolutionary MTV channel at that time. The couple complemented each other so organically that every now and then there were rumors that Komolov and Shelest had an affair. But, as it turned out, each of them already had a soul mate, which did not prevent their friendship, sincere and real. And although the presenters have not worked together for a long time, they still communicate and support each other.

6. Penelope Cruz and Salma Hayek

The girls met in the early 90s, when both came to conquer Hollywood. Hayek, who has already appeared in several films, helped her less experienced colleague settle down. The actresses admit that they were inseparable and often spent the night together. At the time of the filming of the film "Bandits", where Cruz and Hayek played the main roles, their friendship was already ten years old. Now each of the women has their own families, but they admit that they definitely find time to meet and confess, as in the good old days.

7. Courtney Cox and Jennifer Aniston

Last year, the cult series Friends celebrated its 25th anniversary, and it was during its filming that the actresses met and became inseparable. Despite the fact that they no longer act together, this did not become an obstacle for friendship: Cox was a bridesmaid at Aniston's weddings with Justin Theroux, and Jennifer, in turn, became the godmother of her daughter Courtney. And even after Aniston's divorce from her second husband Courtney did not leave her friend: at one of the events, they even appeared in similar dresses, demonstrating their devotion to each other.

8. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon

The guys became friends while still boys: their families lived close to each other, and it's no wonder that they often played together. It was then that the dream of becoming famous appeared, and, having become adults, the guys together began to knock the thresholds of film studios. Quite a long time Affleck and Damon tried unsuccessfully to attract attention, until they decided to write the script for the film "Good Will Hunting". But the guys made a condition that they would be in the film. In the end, buyers were found, and after the release of the tape, the long-awaited fame came to the actors.

9. Drew Barrimer and Cameron Diaz

Despite the fact that many think that the actresses became friends during the filming of Charlie's Angels, their acquaintance happened much earlier. The girls ran into each other in a cafe. Then Cameron were just taking their first steps in Hollywood, and Drew, who had been in films since childhood, decided to help her new friend.

And for many years now, the actresses have remained close people, not intending to let strangers into their world. But Barrymore dislikes his wife Diaz, believing that he wants to make a housewife out of his girlfriend. But it looks like Cameron is fine with everything.

10. Evgeny Tsyganov and Pavel Barshak

Having met while studying at GITIS, the young people decided to create a musical group, having come up with a funny name for it "Croutons". The collective, by the way, has gained fame among young people who are keen on punk-rock-funk.

Now the actors serve in the same theater “Workshop of Peter Fomenko” and have acted together more than once. Moreover, when Barshak was invited to star in the film "Walk", he said that he would not play without Tsyganov. In the end, they took both.