Which celebrity waited just minutes to move on from their ex-wife? Our Rebound League reveals all
MAMMA Mia! ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus has bagged himself a new girlfriend less than five months after splitting from his wife of 41 years.
The Swedish hitmaker, 77, brought Christina Sas - who is three decades his junior - to the premiere of his new musical Pippi at the Circus, in Stockholm on Tuesday.
He proudly told reporters on the red carpet that the pair have been dating but remained coy about how long, saying only “a short while.”
But Bjorn isn’t the only celeb to find romance quickly after a break-up. Just take a look at these speed daters.
Will Smith
ACTOR Will Smith, 53, first asked out Jada Pinkett Smith, minutes after signing his divorce papers.
The Men In Black star had been married to entrepreneur Sheree Zampino, 54, for three years and shares son, Trey, 29.
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But they divorced in late 1995 and he later described the split “as the worst thing in my adult life”.
The Oscar winner, who insists he and Jada, 50, did not have an affair, has said: “I literally walked right out (of signing his divorce papers), I called Jada.
“I said, ‘Are you seeing anybody?’ She said, ‘Uh, no,’ and I said ‘Cool, you’re seeing me now’.”
The couple have two children, Jaden, 24, and Willow, 21.
Miley Cyrus
SINGER Miley Cyrus, 29, has had a colourful love life.
Fans hoped she had finally found her happy ending after rekindling her romance with Hunger Games star Liam Hemsworth, 32, in 2015.
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The pair married at her parents’ Nashville home in December 2018.
But eight months later, they announced their separation.
The previous day she was spotted kissing US reality TV star Kaitlynn Carter during a girls’ getaway to Lake Como, Italy.
The Sun then revealed Miley and Liam had secretly ended their marriage in July. The Wrecking Ball singer and Kaitlynn lasted a month.
Scarlett Johansson
LOST In Translation beauty Scarlett Johansson’s first husband was Deadpool hunk Ryan Reynolds, 45.
But they announced the end of their three-year marriage in December 2010 with Scarlett, 37, later saying: “Relationships are complicated . . . I was not fully aware of the peaks and valleys.”
Just two months later, she was in the arms of Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn, 60. It fizzled out not long after.
Scarlett went on to have a daughter with second husband, French advertising boss Romain Dauriac, and a son with third husband, Saturday Night Live writer Colin Jost.
Renee Zellweger
BEST known for her role as singleton Bridget Jones, Renee Zellweger, 53, had no trouble finding dates in real life.
She and rock star Jack White, 47, ended their turbulent two-year relationship in October 2004.
A spokesman for the actress, who had previously been engaged to funnyman actor Jim Carrey, said at the time: “There’s no scandal and no new relationships.”
But within six months, Renee was saying “I do” to country singer Kenny Chesney, 54, having only just met him four months earlier.
Ironically, Renee obtained an annulment four months later.
Russell Brand
COMEDIAN Russell Brand, 47, didn’t waste any time getting back in the saddle after ending his 14-month marriage to singer Katy Perry by text, on New Year’s Eve, 2011.
The divorce wasn’t finalised until July 2012 but Russell started dating Hungarian model Nikolett Barabas in the March.
Despite her gushing tribute to her new love, who she called “amazing, so funny” and “beautiful”, the romance lasted two months.
Russell went on to wed Laura Gallacher in 2017, and the couple have two daughters, Molly and Peggy.
Kim Kardashian
REALITY star Kim Kardashian, 41, had been friends with rapper Kanye West for several years before she married basketball player Kris Humphries in August 2011.
But just 72 days later, she called off their marriage.
Fashion designer Kanye, 45, waited five months to ask Kim on a date – to Paris no less.
The Kardashians star later said: “After my break-up, I was feeling really low and (Kanye) said, ‘Just come to Paris and see my fashion show.'
"He jokes he put on this whole fashion show just to get a date with me.”
Cheryl
Cheryl, 39, secretly split from her second husband French restaurateur Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini - who she married after a three-month romance - in August 2015 and filed for divorce the following January.
Later that month One Direction singer Liam Payne posted a picture on social media of a new rose tattoo on his hand.
Fans didn’t connect the two at the time but looking back it appeared to be a tribute to the tattoo former Girls Aloud singer has on her bum.
She and Liam broke up in July 2018, just over a year after their son, Bear, now five, was born.
Gigi Hadid
BRITISH model Gigi Hadid, 27, did not waste any time moving on from her five-month relationship with popstar Joe Jonas, 32.
The couple, who were nicknamed GI Joe by their model pal Cara Delevingne, split in November 2015.
By December, Gigi and One Direction hunk Zayn Malik, 29, were “Instagram official”.
The pair split after seven months but rekindled their relationship in 2019.
Their daughter Khai was born the following September, but Gigi and Zayn, 29, called it quits a year later.
Kate Winslet
HOLLYWOOD actress Kate Winslet, 46, announced her split from director Sam Mendes, her husband of seven years, in March 2010 and was reported to be “heartbroken”.
But, a few weeks later, the Titanic star found solace in the arms of model Louis Dowler after meeting him at a dinner party.
They went public in August 2010 but split four months later.
“Louis was just the tonic Kate needed after her painful split from Sam,” said a friend at the time.
Mum-of-three Kate has been married to Richard Branson’s nephew, Edward Abel Smith, since 2012.
Jennifer Lopez
THRICE married Jennifer Lopez, 52, has rarely been single. The US singer and actress is now engaged to Ben Affleck, after the pair – once dubbed Bennifer – first dated back in 2002.
Back then, the Argo actor, 49, popped the question with a 6-carat pink diamond, but four days before they were due to get hitched in January 2004, they called it it off.
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Just three days later J-Lo is believed to have started a romance with US singer and longtime friend Marc Anthony, 53.
The pair, who are parents to twins Max and Emme, 14, married five months later and split in 2014.
