These loved-up celebs loved a sizzling (and cringe) summer romance – but can you remember how long they actually lasted?
SUMMER loving . . . it happens so fast.
Maisie Smith and Max George are barely out of the blocks in their budding romance, but they’ve already jetted off to Crete for a sun-kissed holiday.
The ex-EastEnders actress, 21, and The Wanted singer, 33, are far from the first celebrity couple to enjoy a sizzling getaway early in their relationship.
But how long did these couples last once the sun went down and they returned to reality?
We put the timer on some famous flings . . .
Tom Hiddleston & Taylor Swift
Tom Hiddleston, 41, and Taylor Swift, 32, were the It Couple of summer 2016 – and birthed the nickname Hiddleswift.
They were first seen smooching by a lake next to Taylor’s Rhode Island home in June.
The Loki actor even met her parents and wore a cringe “I Heart T.S.” before they jetted off to Rome.
However, by September, Taylor had put the brakes on the relationship, with sources saying he wanted it to be more public than she did.
Sizzle rating: 1/5
Lasted: 4 months
Justin Bieber & Sofia Richie
Justin Bieber, 28, and Sofia Richie, 23, set tongues wagging with their steamy romance in August 2016 – especially as he’d not long broken up with Selena Gomez.
Despite dating for just one month, Lionel Richie’s daughter and the pop star jetted off to Japan and Mexico together, and gushed about each other in soppy Instagram posts.
But it wasn’t to be.
Sizzle rating: 4/5
Lasted: 1 month
Brad Pitt & Nicole Poturalski
Brad Pitt, 58, sent shockwaves through Hollywood when he was seen spending time with German model Nicole Poturalski, 29, in the summer of 2020.
They were spied on a “romantic getaway” in the South of France, amid reports she was in an ‘open marriage’ with restaurateur husband, Roland Mary.
Just two months later, though, it was dismissed as a “casual fling”.
Sizzle rating: 4/5
Lasted: 2 months
Harry & Florence Brundenell-Bruce
Long before Prince Harry, 37, met Meghan Markle, 41, he had a brief summer fling with 36-year-old lingerie model Florence Brudenell-Bruce.
The couple were first linked in July 2011, and quickly went on a not-so-romantic holiday together to a music festival in Norfolk.
But at the end of summer, as Harry headed off for helicopter training, she decided life in the public eye wasn’t for her.
Sizzle rating: 2/5
Lasted: 1 month
Zac Efron & Michelle Rodriguez
Zac Efron, 34, and Michelle Rodriguez, 44, only had a short fling in the summer of 2014, but still squeezed in trips to Ibiza and Sardinia.
They were spotted snogging on a yacht, horseback riding and clubbing together – but it fizzled out after they returned to LA.
Sizzle rating: 5/5
Lasted: 2 months
Brooklyn Beckham & Madison Beer
IN the summer of 2017, Brooklyn Beckham, 23, was spotted hooking up with American singer Madison Beer at Coachella festival in California.
But a week after the flirty pics hit the internet, Madison, 23, clarified they were not yet official.
They broke things off two months later when David and Victoria’s eldest child head off to college in New York as Madison could not “do long-distance”.
Sizzle rating: 3/5
Lasted: 2 months
Blake Lively & Leonardo DiCaprio
Before she married Ryan Reynolds, 45, Blake Lively, 34, enjoyed a five-month romance with another Hollywood heartthrob: Leonardo DiCaprio, 47.
The duo made headlines when they were seen getting very cosy on a yacht in Cannes in May 2011.
They went on to travel to Italy, LA, New York and Australia.
But, five months and three continents later, she’d moved on with her Green Lantern co-star Ryan.
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Sizzle rating: 4/5
Lasted: 5 months