CELEBRITY romances played out in the spotlight can lead to explosive situations – and none more so than when family members end up dating the same person.
The are reportedly the latest A-list family to fall out over a family affair after Romeo began dating brother Brooklyn’s ex
Brooklyn’s absence at dad 50th birthday party on Saturday has fuelled feud rumours between the two brothers – with reports he refuses to be in the same room as his ex.
Brooklyn dated model and DJ Kim, 22, back in 2016 and went on to marry in 2022.
Kim has since gone public with his younger brother Romeo after posting their relationship online in November 2024.
The Sun revealed that Brooklyn “suggested going for breakfast or a coffee but was told the only chance to see the family would be at one of their lavish parties which Kim would likely be at, so he refused. As far as he sees it, his parents have chosen Romeo and his new girlfriend over him.”;;
Romeo even posted a picture of Kim in the Cotswolds with the caption “my world”;; after the celebrations.
From the Karshashian sisters to the Gigi Hadid dalliances with the Jonas brothers, we look at the messy celeb love triangles that kept it in the family.
Cyrus wedding feud
Noah Cyrus was reportedly “offended”;; when mum Tish married her ex-fling Dominic Purcell.
Prison Break actor Dominic, 55, tied the knot with Tish in 2023 after her split from Billy Ray Cyrus.
The marriage caused a major family feud as , 25, had allegedly been in a “friends with benefits”;; relationship for eight to nine months with Dominic.
Noah refused to see her mother for around a year and didn’t attend Tish and Dominic’s nuptials at Miley Cyrus’s home.
The mother-daughter duo recently reunited in April in a TikTok dance video and shocked fans.
They quickly flocked to the comments,with one saying “war is over we are sooooo back!”;;.
Demi Moore duo
After dating toyboy Harry Morton, who was 15 years her junior, reportedly swapped him for his dad Peter.
Demi dated Harry for six months following her divorce from actor Ashton Kutcher in 2011, and became friends with Peter during the romance.
But in 2013, she started dating multimillionaire Peter, who is 16 years older than her.
Demi says that thanks to Peter, her toyboy fascination could be over.
Insider source
“At 66, she never thought he’d be her type, but she really likes him,”;; an insider said at the time.
friends revealed that during the time she spent getting to know Harry’s family she became close to his father and labelled him “a go-getter”;;.
Peter Morton, now 77, is the co-founder of The Hard Rock Cafe restaurant chains.
Harry Morton founded the restaurant chain Pink Taco and tragically died aged 38, from an undiagnosed heart condition, in 2019.
Brotherly love
Rumours went wild surrounding relationship with Joe Jonas in 2015.
It was alleged that beforeand Joe got together the model dated his younger brother in 2012 – when she was just 17 years old.
Inside sources later said the overlap caused major tension between the two brothers and the siblings have spoken out about dating the same person.
Speaking with E news, Nick said: “I like them together. It’s a good thing. Joe and I are best friends.”;;
WhileJoe told#legend magazine: “We’re pretty supportive of each other. There might be a rare occasion where we’ve got to make sure, ‘Hey, you haven’t dated this person, have you?”;;
Gigi later denied dating rumours with Nick Jonas in 2014 when the pair were pictured together.
Sibling rivalry
Ryan Giggs’ family was torn apart after affair with brother Rhodri’s wife was revealed.
The secret romance with Natasha went on behind the backs of both Rhodri and Ryan’s
Natasha, resulting in her divorce from Rhodri.
Ryan’s divorce from Stacey, his wife of ten years, reportedly cost him “half of his vast £48 million fortune”;;.
It also caused a huge rift in the family with Rhodri claiming mum Lynne chose Ryan over him and he recently claimed his relatives have hardly spoken to him since.
He went on to mock the situation in an ad for Paddy power and , earlier this year he claimed her had made
Bella and Bella
American actress and singer reportedly dated her brother Remy’s ex, Bella Pendergast in 2016.
Bella, 27, posted pictures of herself kissing Bella Pendergast after coming out as bisexual.
The pair had been best friends since they were 15 and fans sparked rumours that family gatherings must have been awkward after the overlap.
According to Elle magazine,Thorne referred to Pendergast as her “soulmate”;; and Pendergast has called Thorne “girlfriend”;;, and they obviously have an existing connection through Thorne’s brother.
Bella Thorne is now engaged to British music producer Mark Emms.
Drake on the make
Instagram model India Love and her sisterCrystal Westbrookshave both reportedly dated singer .
Crystal was said to have aired her anger on X where she wrote about her sister “hopping on her exes...nvm nvm nvm (never mind)”;; in 2016.
After a lot of backlash, India failed to confirm if she was still dating Drake and Crystal later posted “I reacted like an idiot to a story that I clearly knew nothing about nor was true. So sorry baby girl, love u more than u love french fries.”;;
Other inside sources said “ could be hooking up with India Love now to p**s off Rihanna, which has clearly worked.”;;
Drake dated music star Rihanna in 2016 and multiple people claimed she was the love of his life.
Kardashian sister act
Singer reportedly hooked up with sisters Kourtney Kardashian and Kendall Jenner in 2015.
Justin Bieber was spotted cuddling with Kourtney during an event in 2015 but denied any romance between the pair.
Long before his marriage to Hailey Bieber, Justin was also said to have dated model Kendall, who later introduced Hailey and to each other.
Khloe later said in an interview about her sisters that “none of them have done anything with JB!”;;
“That would be amazing if it was all of the above though.”;;
Double wedding
Downton Abbey star Penelope Wilton described her sister’s marriage to her ex-husband as “odd to begin with.”;;
The actress divorced late actor Daniel Massey, father of her daughter Alice, in 1984 and he went on to tie the knot with Linda Wilton.
Speaking in 2010, she admitted: “It wasn’t all easy. You’d be a complete idiot if you thought that. It was quite tricky sometimes.”;;
But she added their daughter Alice was unfazed by the situation.
“She had always gone to my sister’s to see the children and now her dad was there too,”;; she says. “More tricky for me, I think, at one point. Usually when you divorce your husband, they move further away... Having said that, in the end it was perfectly fine when everyone got used to the idea.”;;
Jackson family
Jackson 5 brothers Randy and Jermaine both dated designer Alejandra Loaiza.
It was reported in 2013 that Jermaine stole away the wife and mother of his younger brother Randy’s children.
Randy met Alejandra Oaziaza in 1986 and had two children, Genevieve and Randy Jr, but the pair split because Randy was “too immature”;;.
Later In 1995, Jermaine and Alejandra secretly married and had three children, Jaafar, Donte and Jermajesty.
According to The New York Post Alejandra said “Randy didn’t treat me like I was the one.
“I just thought that Jermaine was different, that he was more family oriented.”;;
