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The actor apparently had a very peculiar vetting process for his dates. He would take them for a "food test" at his favorite restaurant. The criteria was simple: the more courses they eat, the more dates they'll go on together. "Sarah made it through all eight courses and ate everything, so I married her," he said.

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"I want to father your children," said Douglas the first time he met his future wife Catherine Zeta Jones. Pretty bold, right?

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The couple met when they filmed a music video together. "We spent the entire day together me in my underwear and him in a full suit and I went to go say goodbye to him, to his hotel, and we didn't ever say goodbye that night," revealed Teigen.

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The two went on a typical date to a restaurant and brasserie in London. The then-Spice Girl was wearing a sleeveless orange mini dress.

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The two met while dancing! "We had met at Toronto Film Festival and just on the dance floor," said Vikander. Michael added: “I thought [I was a good dancer] until she started dancing and then I felt like I had two left feet ... [The chemistry] was sort of there from the beginning."

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Kim and Kanye were friends before they started dating. The big first date was at New York’s FAO Schwarz, where they played the piano together. The epic power couple confirmed rumors of their divorce in 2021.

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They two first went on a couple of workout dates and trips to farmers markets. But at some point they did the classic dinner date at Craig's in West Hollywood.

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The two went on their first date at the Hotel Bel-Air in LA. “He was sitting there in his white shirt, very confident and manly, but then he was just so talkative! I think he thought I was going to be this loud person, but I’m not. I just listen. So he’s talking [...] I don’t know if he thought it was a date. I thought it was a date,” said J.Lo. The couple split in April of 2021.

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The couple met at Abbey Road Studios in London and went for dinner. "It was one of those places that was incredibly hip and chic. And when we came out, there were 50 paparazzi there. But she handled it like a champ," said the Hollywood heartthrob.

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"Danny took me on a hike and what I thought was just a hike with a family friend turned very quickly into an unexpected first date. No moves were made on this first date. In fact, it took months for him to make a first move!” revealed the actress.

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This couple started things off at Coachella. The romance escalated quickly and the actor even suggested they should get married that night. Unfortunately the Little White Chapel was closed. They eventually did get married one year after.

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Their first date was at the Playboy Club. They then ended up in a house that Hawn had bought to renovate. "We eventually found our way upstairs, looking around at imaginary furniture and we were in the imaginary bedroom, now, and we are realistically having sex when the police walked in, because we had to break into the place to get in,” said Russell.

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"The night of our first date, we went and played mini-golf and then got in a major car accident on a freeway," revealed Miller.

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"We played it cool for like 10 minutes, and then I was like 'You're really cute,'" the model said. "We connected really quickly. We kind of had the same sense of humor and just started sharing videos," Hadid said on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show.'

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The two met at a friend's party. "He told me what he had made himself for dinner the night before, and I assumed that if you’re not a chef and you made what he told me he made, that he was gay. So I was going to set him up with a friend of mine—another handsome Italian man—and he said, 'Oh, I'm not gay!’ So we stayed out until 4 in the morning that really was our first date," said the TV personality.

Sources: (People) (Marie Claire) (Elle) (Heart)

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"We drove around in a car. Because we weren't supposed to be seen together. Everyone was saying, 'don't be seen' because she wasn't out yet … So we literally weren't allowed to go out and do stuff. We just drove around the neighborhood … It was cheaper than if she wanted to go to some fancy restaurant," said the TV host.

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According to the actor, it was around 3 am when the model ate a third of his burrito and then asked him to kiss her!

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The two met at a "local sh**** bar, dirty, with great music and people throwing up everywhere," and brought friends along. They danced, drank, and talked for hours.

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The 'Modern Family' star and 'The Bachelorette' alum met just three days before she underwent a kidney transplant. “That first date was a real trial by fire because I told him about everything that was happening,” the actress said.

▲After building a friendship over the phone for approximately two years, Jay-Z made a move. "Well, you know, you’ve got to try first. You got to dazzle … wine and dine. She’s a charming Southern girl, you know, she’s not impressed … But I would have definitely had to be this cool," he said.

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The actress tried every trick in the book to spend time with Warren. "We went on a bike ride, [and] I just came up with anything so we could spent time together. I was like, ‘Wanna go get some licorice at the 7/11?’.” Pretty smooth.

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Prince William and Kate Middleton met at university. On their first date, Kate performed a curtsy, but fell over and Prince William spilled his drink on himself!

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We all love a good inspiring love story, and celebrity couples can give us just that. Have you ever wondered what the first date was like for your favorite celeb duos? Were they romantic? What did they wear? Did a prince take his new girlfriend to the supermarket on their first date? Well, the questions are endless, but luckily you'll find many of the answers to these and other questions in this gallery.

Browse through and enjoy these celebrities' first date stories: from romantic first dates, to funny and awkward moments.

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Prince Harry revealed that his first date with Meghan Markle when she came to visit him in London took place in a supermarket! He was trying to go incognito and keep their relationship a secret at the time, so he chose this extremely low-key destination. It didn't work and he was instantly recognized.

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"We actually did have our first date down on Hollywood Boulevard. I picked him up in my '98 Astro van," said Ayesha Curry. They then went on a trip to the Madame Tussauds wax museum.