10+ Celebs Who Were Lucky Enough to Find True Friendships in Hollywood

Maintaining friendships can be difficult, especially with long-term friends, because with conflicting schedules we can’t seem to meet up as much as we’d like. In this respect, celebrities are no different. But when you’re really great friends, it doesn’t matter how often you see each other, only that when you do it feels as if no time has passed at all.

Here at Bright Side, we have compiled a list of celebrity friendships that have withstood the test of time.

1. Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, and Lisa Kudrow

We know these actresses from their onscreen friendship in the NBC sitcom Friends. But they’ve stayed friends ever since and have supported each other for decades. These 3 women are so close that Lisa Kudrow’s son thought Jennifer Aniston was his mom during the filming of Friends.

2. Eva Longoria and Victoria Beckham

The Desperate Housewives actress and the fashion designer and former Spice Girl have been friends for over a decade and have even kept in touch over Zoom, when apart. Eva and her child spent Christmas at the Beckhams’ in England in 2019. Eva Longoria is also Harper’s godmother and Victoria designed Eva’s wedding dress.

3. Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo

Garner and Ruffalo became one of Hollywood’s most beloved duos thanks to the 2004 movie 13 Going on 30. 18 years later, their friendship has become stronger than ever while reconnecting on the set of their new movie, The Adam Project. The actor revealed, ’’We’ve remained friends all these years, and we sort of came back, and it was like a homecoming."

4. Kendall Jenner and Jaden Smith

These 2 long-term friends have been close since their teenage years. Back when the Twilight movies were still being released in cinemas, Kendall Jenner missed out on the premiere. Jaden, being the great friend he is, had a private screening in the Smith home cinema for her.

5. Miley Cyrus and Kelly Osbourne

These 2 both have musically famous dads but have gained fame for their own accomplishments. Kelly Osbourne is Miley’s biggest supporter and describes the singer as hardworking and respectful, with a good head on her shoulders.

6. Busy Philipps and Michelle Williams

They met on the set on Dawson’s Creek in the early ’00s and have been best friends ever since. Michelle Williams describes Busy as her first ’real friend’ and the 2 have been inseparable ever since.

7. Amanda Seyfried and Mae Whitman

Some people may not know that these 2 are long-time friends. Mae Whitman, the Good Girls actress, and Amanda Seyfried, the Mamma Mia! actress, used to walk the red carpet together in the mid ’00s.

8. Oprah and Gayle

The ultimate friendship goals, these 2 have been friends for a whopping 45 years. They met as 2 young journalists, after a snowstorm Gayle couldn’t get home and Oprah invited her to stay at her house, which is where they bonded instantly.

9. Adam Levine and Jonah Hill

The singer and actor have actually been friends since childhood. Their dads were friends and Adam Levine and Jonah Hill carpooled together and were always at each other’s houses.

10. Mary J. Blige and Taraji P. Henson

The actress and singer became friends on the set of the film, I Can Do Bad All By Myself, that they did together and have been supporting each other’s careers ever since.

11. Ben Platt and Beanie Feldstein

They met in the early 2000s at a friend’s bat mitzvah, where they hit it off. They went to high school together and are incredibly close.

What are some of your best memories with your friends? How long have you been BFFs?

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