The All-New Celeb Dating Rules
Weeks after splitting up with The Paddingtons’ Josh Hubbard, Agyness Deyn exchanged her small-time indie rocker for Albert Hammond Jr, guitarist for the already-iconic Strokes. Also switching up is Daisy Lowe, who traded in Will Cameron of The Blondelles for Grammy Award-winner Mark Ronson. There’s only one directive: find a more successful version of the original.
When A-listers find themselves suddenly single, do you think they bury their sorrows in a tub of Ben & Jerry's? No chance! Take a tip from the cream of Hollywood's actress crop and hit the dating scene the Tinseltown way...
Try a sporty guy
A-listers are looking further afield than actors/models. Just look at Gisele and American football star Tom Brady, Jessica Simpson and Dallas Cowboys player Tony Romo and Kate Hudson and cyclist Lance Armstrong. After all, they’re fit, sexy and less likely to be obsessed with their perfectly coiffed hair…
Get an upgrade
Weeks after splitting up with The Paddingtons’ Josh Hubbard, Agyness Deyn exchanged her small-time indie rocker for Albert Hammond Jr, guitarist for the already-iconic Strokes. Also switching up is Daisy Lowe, who traded in Will Cameron of The Blondelles for Grammy Award-winner Mark Ronson. There’s only one directive: find a more successful version of the original.
Date the man right in front of your nose
Don’t look too far for Mr Perfect, he may be closer than you think. The recent spate of on-screen hook-ups also happen to be stars of the hottest TV shows. From Heroes’ Hayden Pannettiere and Milo Ventimiglia to Gossip Girl’s Penn Badgley and Blake Lively, these newly adoring couples prove that your next hook-up could be just millimetres away.
Do the straight swap
What do you do when it doesn’t work out with the heart-throb songwriter, and your equally gorgeous pal has decided to be just friends with her hunky male model? Switch, of course! It’s worked (so far) for Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Aniston, who were dating John Mayer and Paul Sculfor, respectively, a few months ago, but are now enjoying flings with each other’s exes. This dating switcheroo is easy to replicate, just remember that one girl’s trash is another girl’s treasure.
Go to ladies’ night
This trend may not be for everyone, but Lindsay Lohan has ditched the likes of Calum Best and Adrian Grenier for… Samantha Ronson. While they haven’t officially announced their coupledom, the pair have been joined at the hip for months.
Have a co-star fix-up
Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson may make the ultimate on-screen duo, but it was his buddy Lance Armstrong that Kate really had eyes for. And Keira Knightley reportedly played cupid to her Edge Of Love co-stars Matthew Rhys and Sienna Miller. What are friends for?
Keep it in the family
What to do when your best friend falls in love with a new man? Ask if he has a brother. It worked for Simple Life pals Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton. First Nicole started seeing Good Charlotte’s Joel Madden, and mere months later Paris is equally loved up with Joel’s identical twin brother Benji. Luckily, the tattoos should prevent any mix-ups.
Date a copy of your ex
We all have a ‘type’, as Helena Christensen proved by hooking up with Interpol’s Paul Banks, who looks like her ex, Orlando Bloom. And George Clooney’s penchant for brunettes saw him with Lisa Snowdon and Sarah Larson. Proof that sometimes it’s the personality that doesn’t fit, not the face.
Gerard: The No1 stop-gap guy
There’s one the main A-listers have on speed dial to mend their broken hearts: PS I Love You star Gerard Butler. Cameron Diaz, Rosario Dawson and Dancing With The Stars’ Cheryl Burke have all had dates with him this year. Applicants for your very own in-betweener must be handsome, great
