As well as Madonna falling over at the Brit Awards, Caitlyn Jenner making her dramatic entrance on the cover of Vanity Fair magazine and Nicki Minaj confronting Miley Cyrus at the VMAs, we’ll always remember 2015 as the year that celebrity couples left, right and centre called it a day.
At one point over the summer, it felt like no celebrity couple was safe, with a host of stars announcing that their relationships were coming to an end, all within the space of a few weeks of one another.
Three of the couples who were casualties of the wave of break-ups that swept 2015
The most high-profile split of the year was Perrie Edwards and Zayn Malik, with the rumour mill going into overdrive about what had really gone on between the two young singers, though Nicole Scherzinger, Caroline Flack and Kerry Katona all announced they’d be flying solo once again in 2015.
Here are just a handful of the most dramatic, shocking and outright messy splits of the past 12 months...
Celebrity Splits Of 2015
David Walliams and Lara Stone(01 of22)
The 'Britain's Got Talent' judge and model went their separate ways back in March, divorcing just a matter of weeks later. (credit:Dave Benett/Elton John AIDS Foundation via Getty Images)
Lewis Hamilton and Nicole Scherzinger(02 of22)
Following eight years of on-off dating, Lewis and Nicole called it a day in 2015. She's since been linked with pro footballer Patjim Kasami, who she was seen kissing on holiday, while he's rumoured to have dated both Kylie Jenner and Rihanna since the split. (credit:JUSTIN TALLIS via Getty Images)
Gavin Rossdale and Gwen Stefani(03 of22)
In a joint statement, the couple confirmed: “While the two of us have come to the mutual decision that we will no longer be partners in marriage, we remain partners in parenthood and are committed to jointly raising our three sons in a happy and healthy environment." (credit:Gabe Ginsberg via Getty Images)
Zayn Malik And Perrie Edwards(04 of22)
The split that rocked the celebrity world hardest this year, first Zayn split from One Direction, and later it emerged that he'd called things off with his fiancée, Perrie Edwards.Though it's still not clear exactly what went on between the pair, he recently hit out at rumours that he'd broken up with her over text message, while she has branded him a "bell-end" in an interview. (credit:Rex Shutterstock)
Kerry Katona and George Kay(05 of22)
The end of Kerry's third marriage came just days after news reports claiming that George had been arrested, after physically assaulting her, while illegally armed with a Taser.It had been a rocky year of marriage, with Kerry at one point even fearing their home was being haunted by ghosts, who were responsible for the pair's string of bad luck. (credit:Mark Robert Milan via Getty Images)
Scott Disick and Kourtney Kardashian(06 of22)
Our hearts did break a little when these two reality stars split up over the summer, less than a year after the birth of their youngest son, Raign. (credit:Chris Weeks via Getty Images)
Miley Cyrus and Patrick Schwarzenegger(07 of22)
They always seemed like an unlikely match, but Miley confirmed she was no longer with Patrick back in May. She later appeared to hit out at him in 'BB Talk', a song on her mixtape, 'Miley Cyrus And Her Dead Petz', where she describes her discomfort with an over-affectionate male suitor. (credit:Lester Cohen via Getty Images)
Eleanor Calder and Louis Tomlinson(08 of22)
After being together for all of Louis' 1D journey, it was confirmed back in March that he was no longer with his model girlfriend... (credit:Dave M. Benett via Getty Images)
Liam Payne and Sophia Smith(09 of22)
...but that wasn't the only 1D love story that came to a sad end in 2015, with Liam also parting ways with his girlfriend of two years, after she reportedly feared things were getting too serious between them.He later admitted he'd been left "devastated" by the split, though rumours towards the tail-end of 2015 suggested they were back on. (credit:Dave Benett/Trekstock via Getty Images)
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner(10 of22)
After a decade of marriage, the split between Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner sparked plenty of speculation about exactly what had gone on between them, including one famous rumour about their nanny... (credit:Jim Spellman via Getty Images)
Ricky Hil and Rita Ora(11 of22)
Rita and her green-haired beau called things off in 2015, shortly before taking her place on the 'X Factor' judging panel.She's since been linked with Blink 182 rocker Travis Barker and and rapper Casyo 'Krept' Johnson. (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
Jack Street and Caroline Flack(12 of22)
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Suki Waterhouse and Bradley Cooper(13 of22)
A source told Page Six back in April that they'd had to call off their acting career because 'she wasn’t supportive of his acting career'. (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
Cody Simpson and Gigi Hadid(14 of22)
Gigi went through two very public splits in 2015, first with Australian singer/songwriter Cody Simpson, who she was with on and off for around two years, so they could focus on their respective careers. (credit:Michael Kovac via Getty Images)
Joe Jonas and Gigi Hadid(15 of22)
She later dated Joe Jonas for a few months, which appeared to end quite badly, after he even went as far as unfollowing her on Twitter and Instagram.Yeah. That'll show her, Joe... (credit:Raymond Hall via Getty Images)
Big Sean and Ariana Grande(16 of22)
It sounds like there was no love lost between this musical pair, who split up in 2015, with reports later claiming they would "never speak again" after calling off their relationship.Not exactly 'conscious uncoupling', is it? (credit:Jon Kopaloff via Getty Images)
Sam Smith and Jonathan Zeizel(17 of22)
After posting a string of loved-up snaps with his new boyfriend, Sam ended up sharing this unhappy selfie, claiming he was in the mood for "red wine" and "Joni Mitchell".Oh dear... (credit:Sam Smith/Instagram)
Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield(18 of22)
In October, it was confirmed that it was all over between one of our favourite Transatlantic couples, who recently starred together in 'The Amazing Spider-Man'.An insider said: 'They still have a lot of love for one another and they are on good terms with each another and remain close... it just wasn't working'. (credit:Dimitrios Kambouris via Getty Images)
Chad Kroeger and Avril Lavigne(19 of22)
Following two years of marriage, these Canadian stars called it a day back in September, though it's been revealed they'll continuing collaborating together professionally.Perhaps they could teach Ariana Grande and Big Sean a thing or two... (credit:John Parra via Getty Images)
Sean Penn and Charlize Theron(20 of22)
They were one of our favourite 'grown-up' celebrity couples, but it turns out Charlize's tactic for breaking up with Sean wasn't as mature as you might think... as she reportedly ghosted him!Yes, it was alleged that the Oscar-winning star simply stopped replying to Sean's texts and phone calls... and he soon got the message. Ouch! (credit:Thomas Niedermueller/Life Ball 2015 via Getty Images)
Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green(21 of22)
They'd been together for over a decade, but Megan and Brian went their separate ways in August, with reports in the press that they'd been 'fighting over her career'. (credit:Charley Gallay via Getty Images)
Kermit The Frog and Miss Piggy(22 of22)
The split that undoubtedly hit us the hardest, though, was when one of Hollywood's biggest couples announced that they were no longer together.Over the course of the mockumentary TV series, 'The Muppets', we've got to see how Kermit and Miss Piggy have been coping without one another to lean on, but a new Adele parody clip strongly hinted that a reconciliation could be on the cards in 2016.Flippers and hooves crossed, eh? (credit:Eric McCandless via Getty Images)