By Marisa Laudadio
8:44am PDT, Oct 11, 2018
Wonderwall.com is taking a look back at the stars who found love, suffered heartbreak or experienced some other major event in their love lives in early October, starting with this new pairing… Six months after Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan announced they'd split following nine years of marriage, the "Magic Mike" actor has moved on with British pop star Jessie J, Us Weekly and People magazine reported on Oct. 10. Sources told Us that they've been seeing one another for a couple months. Us also noted that Channing has been seen at the "Bang Bang" singer's recent concerts in Seattle and Salt Lake City. A fan also tweeted about seeing them on a mini-golf date in Seattle on Oct. 6. "It's new, casual and they're having fun together," a second source told Us. An insider echoed that sentiment to People, saying simply, "It's very new."
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On Oct. 9, a source told People magazine that Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande — who got engaged in June after about a month of dating — are definitely going to have a prenup in place when they marry (unlike another young couple who got engaged lightning-fast this summer: Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin). In fact, the source told People, Pete and Ariana are either close to finalizing or have already finalized the legal document. The news comes days after Pete talked about his relationship with the wildly successful pop star during a "Weekend Update" bit on "Saturday Night Live" and said he was absolutely on board with signing a prenup. "Obviously I wanted one, you know, so God forbid we split up and then she takes half my sneakers," he joked. "No, look, I'm totally comfortable being with a successful woman; I think it's dope. I live at her place. She pays, like, 60 grand for rent, and all I have to do is, like, stock the fridge."
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After surprising fans by tying the knot during FOX's New Year's Eve broadcast from Times Square nine months ago, Maria Menounos and Keven Undergaro celebrated with a second wedding ceremony in her father's hometown of Akovos, Greece, on Oct. 6. The TV host shared a ton of photos from their incredible celebration — they used the hashtag #mariaandkevensbigfatgreekwedding on social media — including a shot of Maria heading to the ceremony in a horse-drawn carriage, a slideshow of them cutting their tall berry-topped cake and showing off the lemon-themed reception décor, and an emotional snapshot of Maria dancing with her father. It was, she wrote on Instagram, "Truly a magical fairytale."
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Nearly two months after the death of on-off boyfriend Dennis Shields, Bethenny Frankel was photographed holding hands with a new man in Boston on Oct. 7. The next morning, the two made out near Boston College (TMZ has the photos). DailyMail.com initially identified the "The Real Housewives of New York City" star's mystery man as tech investor and model Ben Kosinski, 29, but on Oct. 10, Us Weekly positively ID'd him as businessman Paul Bernon, a divorced father of two who lives in the Boston area. Us further reports that Paul the the co-founder and a partner in Burn Later, a Los Angeles-based film finance and production company, as well as a managing partner for Rubicon Real Estate, a company that owns and manages investment properties in New England, Texas and Utah.
Nearly six months after Cleveland Cavaliers star Tristan Thompson was busted cheating on Khloe Kardashian mere days before she gave birth to their daughter, True, Khloe's "struggling with trusting him to be on his own around other women when she isn't there," a source told E! News in a story published on Oct. 9 that the site later took down. Khloe — who halted plans to move from Los Angeles to Ohio with Tristan last week for the NBA preseason, People magazine reported a few days earlier — is also "still very much insecure" when they're apart, the E! source added. "Khloe has had many ups and downs lately with Tristan," the source explained, making it clear that the Good American designer and the basketball player "are not in the best place currently." Khloe wants to make the relationship work for True's sake "but it has been very difficult recently. She has huge trust issues that she has not overcome, and it's definitely caused a rift." E! reported that she's also stressed about her family's lingering feelings about the whole debacle. "In addition to her own insecurities about Tristan's infidelity, Khloe is continuing to struggle with her family's thoughts of Tristan as most of them haven't forgiven him for cheating, even though they are trying to support Khloe's decision to be with him," the source said. "Everyone in the family ultimately wants what's best for True, but they're wary that Tristan will cheat again, and they hate seeing how this is affecting Khloe."
Country music couple Zac and Shelly Brown are calling it quits. The Zac Brown Band frontman and his wife announced their separation after 12 years of marriage and five kids together in a joint statement to People magazine on Oct. 5. "We have led a whirlwind life together growing into a beautiful family with five amazing children and while life will be rearranging a bit, our love and commitment to our family will always be there," the pair said. "This was a difficult decision, but we've done plenty of tough things together and this is our next venture — love, mutual respect, and care for each other are what we are moving forward with. Family comes in all different forms. We would like to ask that rather than commenting or spending any energy towards this, that you take this moment to send love to your family, in honor of ours."
Two outlets poured water on ongoing rumors that Brad Pitt has moved on romantically two years after his split from Angelina Jolie. MIT professor Neri Oxman, to whom Brad was linked earlier this year, told The New York Times in an Oct. 6 profile that she and the movie star are not dating (she's actually seeing hedge funder William A. Ackman) — but said she'd love to work with the architecture buff on a future project. She also praised his film work, calling Brad "the last of the Mohicans in post-Netflix Hollywood." As for reports that Brad might be seeing jewelry designer and holistic healer Sat Hari Khalsa (pictured here), whom he sat with at a benefit event for the Silverlake Conservatory of Music on Sept. 29, Gossip Cop reported that Brad and Sat are both simply friends with Red Hot Chili Peppers' bassist Flea, who co-founded the music school.
Is Ben Affleck's headline-making romance with Playboy model Shauna Sexton over? Depends who you ask. Less than two months after they were spotted on a Malibu dinner date, 46-year-old Ben has ended his burgeoning romance with the 22-year-old part-time vet tech, multiple outlets reported on Oct. 9. A friend of the actor told People magazine, "There was nothing to split from as it has been casual." It certainly seemed to be getting serious, as Shauna visited Ben during his 40-day stay in rehab and often met up with him at his home when he left the facility to work out in his private home gym. The breakup report comes after Ben and Shauna went on a weekend trip to Montana together — where she posted images of him on social media. "He enjoyed being with her but is working on himself, and being together with her at this time is not something that works," Ben's friend explained to People. "He will date in the future, but for now his focus is on his sobriety, family and his next project." Shauna, however, denied a split, telling DailyMailTV, "Don't believe everything you read on the internet." According to her anonymous insiders "just make s— up, just like this."
A few days before the Ben Affleck/Shauna Sexton breakup reports surfaced on Oct. 5 — one day after TMZ reported that Jennifer Garner had filed legal papers asking a Los Angeles court to transfer her divorce case to a private judge so she and Ben could speed things up — People magazine reported that the exes had already quietly met and signed off on the last details of their drawn-out split during a lengthy meeting at Jen's home on the evening of Oct. 4 where they, along with a private judge, completed their paperwork. The documents can now be submitted to the court so that their divorce can be finalized by the end of 2018. A few days later, TMZ reported that the former couple had drafted a legal custody arrangement that's intentionally vague by design — it doesn't outline any specific division of time with the kids. Jen, however, will reportedly get the majority of time with Violet, 12, Seraphina, 9, and Samuel, 6, and when Ben — who just completed 40 days in rehab — has the kids, he'll have a monitor to ensure he's sober and that the children are safe.
Meanwhile, a source told Us Weekly's newest issue , which came out on Oct. 10, that Jennifer Garner has "started dating someone new." Jen, says the source, is finally "ready to start the next phase of her life."
On Oct. 10, multiple outlets confirmed that an immigration judge had ruled that "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Joe Giudice — who's currently serving a 41-month prison sentence on fraud charges — will be deported to his native Italy when he's released in 2019. Though wife Teresa Giudice's attorney recently insisted that the couple are not divorcing, the ruling could spell disaster for their marriage. A source told TMZ that Teresa has "zero interest" in uprooting her life and moving to Italy with their four school-aged daughters. The source also said Teresa and the girls haven't been visiting Joe in prison lately.
Amber Rose has moved on from NBA star Monte Morris, whom she dated over the summer, to rapper Tyga's best friend, Alexander "AE" Edwards, a vice president of A&R at Def Jam Records, TMZ reported on Oct. 6. They were photographed kissing and hugging at Amber's fourth annual SlutWalk on Oct. 6 (DailyMail.com has those photos; AE can also be seen next to Amber here). TMZ reported that they've been seeing one another for a few weeks though have known each other for a few years. Tyga and his ex — Amber's close friend Blac Chyna — approve of the romance, according to TMZ.
Rosie O'Donnell, 56, is secretly engaged to her 33-year-old Massachusetts policewoman girlfriend, Elizabeth Rooney, Radar Online reported on Oct. 8. The site claims the engagement happened over the summer but that the couple have kept it quiet so as not to interfere with Elizabeth's job. "Elizabeth is in the police force so she tries to keep a lot of those details on the low," a source told Radar. Rosie's rep would only confirm to Us Weekly that the women "are together."
"The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Eva Marcille married Michael Sterling in Atlanta on Oct. 7, People magazine and Us Weekly reported. The nuptials came five months after the couple, who announced their engagement last December, welcomed son Michael Jr. The Daily Dish reported that many Bravolebrities were hand for Eva's big day at the Southern Exchange Ballrooms including NeNe Leakes, Cynthia Bailey, Kandi Burruss, Porsha Williams, Shamari DeVoe and Marlo Hampton (who caught the bouquet!).
Olivia Culpo and NFL star Danny Amendola split in March after two years of dating and then reconciled in June. Now, reports Us Weekly, they're ready for an even bigger commitment. A source told the magazine that the good-looking pair will likely get engaged "sooner rather later." According to the source, "Olivia and Danny are better than they've ever been this time around."
A few months after they quietly reunited and moved forward with a romance that's been much, much more low-key than it was the first time they dated back in 2015, The Weeknd made a very public statement about his love for model girlfriend Bella Hadid with a sweet Instagram post in honor of her 22nd birthday on Oct. 9. The music star shared an Instagram slideshow of intimate photos and videos of himself and Bella looking happy and kissing, captioning it, "happy birthday Angel," along with some hearts. He also helped her celebrate at her surprise birthday party later that night.
Weeks after rumors revealed Camila Mendes and Charles Melton were dating, the real-life "Riverdale" couple made things Instagram official with this pic, which she simply captioned, "mine." Their celeb couple name? Lainey Gossip reported that co-star Hayley Law, who plays Valerie on the show, called them "Charmila" in the comments.
Meghan Markle's ex-husband got a second chance at happily-ever-after too just four months after the actress became Duchess Meghan of Sussex upon her marriage to Prince Harry. DailyMail.com reported that film and TV producer Trevor Engelson married nutritionist Tracey Kurland — the daughter of a multi-millionaire banker — on Oct. 6 in Hidden Hills, California, three months after they got engaged. Meghan and Trevor divorced in 2013 after less than two years of marriage and many more as a couple.
"Law & Order: SVU" alum B.D. Wong, 57, married New York Public Library Director of Digital Media Richert Schnorr, 35, in a Jewish ceremony at Giando on the Water in Brooklyn on Oct. 7, The New York Times reported. "It really kinda is the happiest day of your life," Richert, who started dating B.D. in 2010, captioned an Instagram photo of himself kissing his new husband during their wedding ceremony.
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" actress Stephanie Beatriz married Brad Hoss in Los Angeles on Oct. 6 wearing a Grace Loves Lace gown style called the Rosa — which, coincidentally, happens to be the name of her character on the show, People magazine reported. Among their 300 guests? Co-stars and celebs including Andy Samberg, Chelsea Peretti, Jordan Peele, Melissa Fumero and Emmy Rossum.
Cheetah Girls alum Sabrina Bryan married Jordan Lundberg on Oct. 6 at the Las Vegas home of her friend Wayne Newton, to whom she grew close when they both competed on Season 5 of "Dancing With the Stars," People magazine reported. The bride wore two dresses on her big day including a custom ball gown that showed plenty of skin for the ceremony and a reception look with a plunging neckline and low back, both by designer Hayley Paige.
In the November issue of Women's Health, which hit the internet on Oct. 9, Kaley Cuoco opened up about how she and second husband Karl Cook — who married in June — fell for one another. "We bonded a lot of having the same kind of outlooks on life, insecurities, dating. He comes from a very well-to-do family, so there's all these [preconceived ideas] of being spoiled, and blah, blah, blah. And he's just the opposite," she explained. Karl, a professional equestrian whose father is a billionaire businessman and co-founder of Intuit, also appreciated her love of horses and never "kissed my a–" — he didn't care that she's the multimillionaire star of "The Big Bang Theory." "I like knowing that I'm [financially] set, because I've taken it upon myself to do that," she added. "I like to tell my friends, 'Always make sure you have your life going, and that you're No. 1, so that anyone who comes into it — husband, or boyfriend, or girlfriend, however you roll — that's just an added bonus to whatever you're creating.' I don't need Karl for anything. If Karl left me tomorrow, I'd be fine. And he knows that, and he would be fine too."
Former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush's daughter Barbara Bush, wearing Vera Wang, married screenwriter Craig Coyne in a secret ceremony at the Bush family's compound in Kennebunkport, Maine, on Oct. 7. People magazine, which has several photos from the intimate nuptials, reported that only 20 family members — including Barbara's grandfather, former President George H.W. Bush, were in attendance. The bride's twin sister, "Today" show star Jenna Bush Hager (pictured with Barbara at New York Fashion Week last month), was the matron of honor while Jenna's daughters and Craig's niece served as the flower girls and ring bearer. The newlyweds met on a blind date in November 2017 and got engaged just five weeks before they said "I do."
"Bringing Up Bates" star Josie Bates, 19, married Kelton Balka, 23, at Cove Lake State Park in Caryville, Tennessee, on Oct. 5, Us Weekly reported. Her father, Pastor Gil Bates, officiated with Mike Fox, and other family members served in the bridal party. Siblings Erin Paine, Tori Bates and Lawson Bates performed music for the newlyweds, who started a courtship in January and got engaged in June. The bride posted several photos from their outdoor nuptials on Instagram.
