10 Celebrity Couples Who Had to Keep Working Together After Breaking Up

For normal humans, a breakup usually means you can delete the photos, return the old Motorhead t-shirt, and never again pretend you “love that for them” when your ex posts a gym selfie. However, for celebrities, the process is entirely different, particularly when their ex-partner is also their co-star, producer, or occasional cuddle buddy. The contracts are signed, and the show must go on.

Here are 10 couples who broke up and then still had to act professionally to fulfill their contracts.

1. Kaley Cuoco & Johnny Galecki

Their characters ended up married on The Big Bang Theory, but Kaley and Johnny’s real relationship ended in 2010 after about two years. Then they went back to work playing flirty, affectionate love interests on a hit sitcom in front of an audience. The key was mutual respect and staying close friends instead of going toxic with each other. Not every split couple can do that.