John Krasinski thought there was no opportunity he was go to get a second date with Emily Blunt , so for their first date he decided to do something random and wild : they went to a shooting range .
1.First,Ryan Reynoldsand Blake Lively’s first date was a double date, and they weren’t even dating each other. Ryanexplainedthey had remained friends after filmingGreen Lanternand talked frequently, then one day they were both heading to Boston and ended up taking the train together. This all led to their first date, which theyrecreatedon their 10th anniversary.
2.Sarah Hylandrevealedher first date with now-husbandWells Adamswas at her house, and he made her shrimp tacos. Sarah said their first date came right aftera kidney transplant, so she was quarantined at home and couldn’t go out, so Wells came to her. “He had cooked for me, and I never had a man cook for me before, so it was really special,” Sarah said.
3.Viola Davisrecalledher now-husband Julius Tennon showed off his “Texas hospitality” on their first date. He took her to a restaurant in Santa Monica and then drove her home. She said, “He drove me to the front curb and he shook my hand. He said I was beautiful and that he’d had such a beautiful time. And he stayed there until I got to the door of my apartment. He was such a gentleman.”
4.Jimmy Fallonhilariouslyhad no idea he was even on a first date with Nicole Kidman until Nicole told him it was actually a date in 2015. Jimmy thought it was a casual hang because Nicole was interested in casting him inBewitched, but Nicole revealed she liked him. “After about an hour and a half, I thought,He has NO interest…this is SO embarrassing.”
You can watch the full moment with Jimmy and Nicole below:
5.Sophie Turner once said that before her first meeting with Joe Jonas, shethought, “He’s gonna be such a dick.” She actually invited all of her guy friends to go with her on their first date because she was “still worried that he could be a catfish” after he had asked her out by sliding into her DMs. Sophie also recalled that on their first date, Joe told her he’s often told that he looks like young George Clooney, and Sophie called him out on it.
6.John KrasinskibroughtEmily Blunt “to a gun range” for their first date, after they previously met when they were both out to dinner with other people. John said they both had never been and he was “so sure” there was no way Emily would ever want to go out with him again that he just thought why not do this random, wild date idea? They left pretty quickly and ended up justhavingpizza at his apartment.
7.Hilarie Burton Morgansaidshe had “never dated an actor” before she was introduced to her now-husband, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, on a blind date, which was set up by Jensen and Danneel Ackles. On their first date, Hilarie revealed on her book tour forGrimoire Girlthat they hung out at a bar and she didn’t think it would go any further. Soon after, Jeffrey asked Hilarie to come to New Mexico with him, where he was filming a new project.
8.In his memoir,Spare, Prince Harrytalkedabout his first date with Meghan Markle recalling that he was 30 minutes late to meet her. “Red-cheeked, puffing, sweaty, half an hour late, I ran into the restaurant, into the quiet room, and found her sitting at a small area on a low velvet sofa in front of a low coffee table,” he wrote. “I’d seen so many photos of her from fashion shoots and TV sets, all glam and glossy, but here she was, in the flesh, no frills, no filter… and even more beautiful. Heart-attack beautiful.”
9.After Priyanka Chopraturned downNick Jonas several times, they reconnected at the 2017 Met Gala and she eventually agreed to go on a date with him. She said he invited her to go seeBeauty and the Beastat the Hollywood Bowl with a few of his friends, and she brought a friend, too.
10.Kelsea Ballerini recentlyshared a videoshe took for a friend before going on her first date with Chase Stokes. She showed off her outfit and said they were “going to the sushi place” and that she’d call her friend tomorrow “with the full update.” Kelsea also adorably pumped herself up in the video, saying, “You just go and you eat food and you talk about things that you do. OK.”
You can watch the full TikTok below:
happy weekend heres a video i sent to my best champion before my first date with chase 🥹 😭 #howdoidothis#rollingupthewelcomemat
11.Dylan Sprouse met his now-wife, Barbara Palvin, at a party, and after they both left, she followed him on Instagram sohe slid into her DMs. Then, six months went by before Barbara responded and sheended upflying to China, where he was working, for their first official date.
12.Pete Davidsonrevealedhis first date with Ariana Grande was after the 2018 Met Gala, and he didn’t even think it was a date. He said he went over to her apartment in sweatpants and a T-shirt, while she was “coming from the Met [Gala].”
13.Lauren Miller Rogenrecountedthat for her first date with now-husband Seth Rogen, they went and played mini golf “and then got in a major car accident on the freeway.” She elaborated, saying, “A 16-year-old had stolen his dad’s car and hit us. He drove off and we spun across three lanes of traffic.”
14.David Beckhammethis now-wife Victoria Beckham when she attended one of his soccer matches in London. Eventually, Victoria wrote her number down on her train ticket and gave it to David so they could continue talking, and he said he still has the train ticket today. They went on their first date to a small restaurant, and Victoriashareda photo of her passing by it in 2013.
15.And finally, Jodie Turner-Smithrevealedthat she and Joshua Jackson “had a one-night stand” after they first met at a party. “First of all, I saw him before he saw me and when I saw him, I was like, ‘I want that,'” she joked. In 2021, Joshuatalkedabout their first date, saying, “It was sealed with a kiss that night and then we didn’t leave each other’s sides for, well, three years now.”
