10 celebs who have been married the most times: From Jennifer Lopez to Johnny Depp

10 celebs who have been married the most times: From Jennifer Lopez to Johnny Depp
Jennifer Lopez, Johnny Depp and Elizabeth Taylor were engaged multiple times (Getty Images)

10 celebrities who've been engaged the most number of times

Drew Barrymore and Larry King (Getty Images)
Drew Barrymore and Larry King are among celebs who got engaged multiple times (Getty Images)

Here are some celebrities who have had multiple engagements, reflecting the complexities and challenges of maintaining relationships in the public eye.

1. Elizabeth Taylor 

Portrait of British-born actor Elizabeth Taylor in a form-fitting green dress as she sits with her h
Elizabeth Taylor had a remarkable 10 engagements through her life (Getty Images)

Elizabeth Taylor, the iconic movie star who died in March 2011, was engaged 10 times. Her first husband was William Pawley Jr, then she married Conrad Hilton Jr, who was also her first divorce. The other men she was engaged to include Michael Wilding, Mike Todd, Eddie Fisher, Richard Burton, John Warner, Larry Fortensky, Victor Luna and Dennis Stein.

2. Larry King 

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 25: Larry King poses for portrait as the Friars Club and Cresce
Larry King had eight engagements and seven marriages before his death (Getty Images)

Larry King was engaged 8 times and married 7 times before his death on January 23, 2021. He married his high school sweetheart, Freda Miller, in 1952, but their marriage was annulled the following year. Other women he was engaged to include Annette Kaye, Alene Akins, Mary Francis 'Mickey' Sutphin, Sharon Lepore, and Julie Alexander. His last wife was Shawn Southwick, from whom he filed for divorce in 2019.

3. Billy Bob Thornton

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 08: In this handout photo provided by NBCUniversal,  Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton married six women in his life including Angelina Jolie (Getty Images)

Billy Bob Thornton has been engaged seven times and married six times. His marriages to Melissa Lee Gatlin, Toni Lawrence, Cynda Williams, Pietra Dawn Cherniak and Angelina Jolie ended in divorce. He was also engaged to Laura Dern before marrying Conning Angland in 2014.

4. Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman arrives at a screening of the Oscars on Monday, April 26, 2021 in London.
Gary Oldman is currently married to Gisele Schmidt (Getty Images)

Gary Oldman has been engaged six times. He was married to Lesley Manville, Uma Thurman, Donya Fiorentino, and Alexandra Edenborough. He was also engaged to Isabella Rossellini, but their relationship did not lead to marriage. Oldman is currently married to Gisele Schmidt.

5. Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez is seen in Midtown on February 04, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Gotham/GC Images)
Jennifer Lopez is currently married to Ben Affleck (Gotham/GC Images)

Jennifer Lopez has had her share of high-profile engagements and marriages. She first got engaged and married to Ojani Noa, then to Cris Judd. After these relationships, Lopez got engaged to Ben Affleck in 2003, but they called it off the following year. She married Marc Anthony and divorced him in 2011, before getting engaged to Alex Rodriguez. In April 2021, Lopez and Rodriguez broke up, and she eventually rekindled her romance with Affleck, whom she married decades after their first engagement.

6. Johnny Depp

 Johnny Depp signs a $20 million dollar fragrance deal (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Johnny Depp and his ill-fated wedding to Amber Heard created a media firestorm around their divorce (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Johnny Depp has been engaged six times. He was married to Lori Anne Allison and Amber Heard and engaged to Winona Ryder, Jennifer Grey, and Sherilyn Fenn. There were also reports of an engagement to Vanessa Paradis, though it was never confirmed by either party.

7. Drew Barrymore 

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 05: Drew Barrymore attends Variety's 2022 Power Of Women: New York Event Pr
Drew Barrymore has had five engagements and three marriages (Getty Images)

Drew Barrymore has had five engagements and three marriages. She was first engaged to Leland Hayward when she was 16, followed by an engagement to Jamie Walters. Her other fiances include Jeremy Thomas, Tom Green and Will Kopelman.

8. Marc Anthony

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 09: Marc Anthony attends the opening night premiere of 'In The Heights' du
Marc Anthony has been engaged five times (Getty Images)

Marc Anthony has been engaged five times. His first engagement was to Claudette Lali, which ended in 1998. He was also engaged and married to Dayanara Torres, Jennifer Lopez and Shannon De Lima before marrying Nadia Ferreira in 2023.

9. David Foster

Music Producer David Foster (L) and Katharine McPhee (R) attend The Grove's annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and CBS's
 David Foster and his wife Katharine McPhee got married in London in June 2019 (Getty Images)

David Foster has been engaged five times and married four of those times. His previous marriages were to BJ Cook, Rebecca Dyer, Linda Thompson and Yolanda Hadid. In 2018, he proposed to Katharine McPhee, and they were married in London in June 2019.

10. Kelsey Grammer

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 20: Actor Kelsey Grammer attends the
Kelsey Grammer has been engaged five times leading to four marriages (Getty Images)

Kelsey Grammer has been engaged five times, leading to four marriages. The 'Frasier' actor first married Doreen Alderman, but their eight-year marriage ended in the 1990s. He then married Leigh-Anne Csuhany in 1992. After their split, he became engaged to Tammi Alexander, though they never married. Kelsey's next marriage was to Camille Donatacci, lasting 13 years. He is currently married to his fourth wife, Kayte Walsh.

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