Celebrity Weddings: 14 Of The Shortest Ever Star Marriages

The 14 Shortest Ever Celeb Marriages
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Never mind 'till death do us part', there have been plenty of celebs who have happily walked down the aisle only for their marital bliss to quickly sour just months - or sometimes days - later.

Katy Perry and Russell Brand did pretty well by lasting more than a year when you consider the likes of Pamela Anderson and Drew Barrymore have both had more than one marriage that has lasted less than six months.

But who takes the award for the shortest ever celeb marriage at just 55 hours? Read on to find out...

Shortest Ever Celeb Marriages
Shortest Ever Celeb Marriages(01 of14)
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Who? Katy Perry and Russell BrandMarried: October 2010Split: December 2011Length of Marriage: 14 monthsKaty revealed she gave up alcohol following her split with the British actor and comedian after suffering 'negative thoughts'. "I was going through a period where a lot of negative thoughts were entering my mind," she said. "Obviously they did not succeed, but I had my confidence kind of beaten down." (credit:AP)
Shortest Ever Celeb Marriages(02 of14)
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Who? Jennifer Lopez and Cris JuddMarried: September 2001Split: June 2002Length of Marriage: 10 monthsJ-Lo met dancer Cris Judd on the set of her 'Love Don't Cost A Thing' video and the pair got engaged just months after the singer split with Puff Daddy. They married in September 2001 but it was all over less than a year later. (credit:Getty Images)
Shortest Ever Celeb Marriages(03 of14)
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Who? Renée Zellweger and Kenny ChesneyMarried: May 2005Split: January 2006Length of Marriage: 8 monthsThe actress got hitched to Kenny Chesney on the Caribbean island of St. John just four months after they met at a tsunami-relief event. But the marriage was over four months later with Renee citing 'fraud' as the reason for the split, which sparked rumours about his sexuality. (credit:Getty Images)
Shortest Ever Celeb Marriages(04 of14)
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Who? Melanie Sykes and Jack CockingsMarried: May 2013Split: December 2013Length of Marriage: 7 monthsThe TV presenter and model wed roofer Jack after a whirlwind romance that began with a lot of flirty messages and a few saucy snaps on Twitter. But things soon turned sour and culminated with Mel being arrested and cautioned for assaulting her toyboy hubby in November 2013. The pair officially separated two weeks later. (credit:WENN)
Shortest Ever Celeb Marriages(05 of14)
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Who? Drew Barrymore and Tom GreenMarried: July 2001Split: December 2001Length of Marriage: 5 and a half monthsThe 'ET' star's year-long engagement to actor and comedian Tom Green lasted twice as long as their actual marriage. After a summer wedding, divorce papers had been filed by the following Christmas. (credit:Getty)
Shortest Ever Celeb Marriages(06 of14)
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Who? Carmen Electra and Dennis RodmanMarried: November 1998Split: March 1999Length of Marriage: 5 monthsThe US model married the flamboyant former basketball star in a quickie Vegas wedding in 1998. But despite his best attempts to get the marriage annulled after nine days, the couple managed to stick it out for a whole five months. (credit:Getty Images)
Shortest Ever Celeb Marriages(07 of14)
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Who? Bradley Cooper and Jennifer EspositoMarried: December 2006Split: April 2007Length of Marriage: 4 monthsYep, the 'Hangover' star has been married before, although you'd be forgiven for not knowing that given that it only lasted four months. (credit:Getty Images)
Shortest Ever Celeb Marriages(08 of14)
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Who? Pamela Anderson and Kid RockMarried: July 2006Split: November 2006Length of Marriage: 4 monthsPammie dated rocker Kid Rock on and off for years before they took the plunge and tied the knot in a booze-filled wedding on a yacht in St.-Tropez (the 'Baywatch' star wore a white bikini for the ceremony, natch). But the whirlwind marriage came to an end in November 2006, when the pair literally raced each other to the courthouse to file divorce papers. He beat her to it by 53 minutes. (credit:Getty Images)
Shortest Ever Celeb Marriages(09 of14)
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Who? Lisa Marie Presley and Nicolas CageMarried: August 2002Split: November 2002Length of Marriage: 3 monthsElvis's daughter married the US actor in a lavish ceremony in Hawaii in August 2002 but he served her divorce papers just three months later, noting that they"shouldn't have been married in the first place." It was her third divorce following her split from second husband, Michael Jackson, which we'd kinda forgotten all about. (credit:Getty Images)
Shortest Ever Celeb Marriages(10 of14)
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Who? Nicky Hilton and Todd MeisterMarried: August 2004Split: September 2004Length of Marriage: 85 daysNicky Hilton married the New York businessman in a quickie Vegas wedding but it was all over before it had even begun when they had the marriage annulled just under three months later. (credit:Getty)
Shortest Ever Celeb Marriages(11 of14)
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Who? Kim Kardashian and Kris HumphriesMarried: August 2011Split: October 2011Length of Marriage: 72 daysAfter tying the knot in front of millions of TV viewers, which they sold the TV and photo rights for a whopping $17.9million, the reality star and NBA player split just over two months later. And if your maths isn't up to scratch, it meant they earned around $250K for each day they were married. (credit:AP)
Shortest Ever Celeb Marriages(12 of14)
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Who? Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon Married: October 2007Split: December 2007Length of Marriage: 60 daysPammie married Rick (who you might recall as the other star in the Paris Hilton sex tape) in an impulsive Las Vegas ceremony, which took place during a break between her performance in a magic show. Less than ten weeks later, she had filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. (credit:Getty Images)
Shortest Ever Celeb Marriages(13 of14)
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Who? Drew Barrymore and Jeremy ThomasMarried: March 1994Split: April 1994Length of Marriage: 30 daysAnd you thought Drew's marriage to Tom Green was short! Drew managed to beat that with her one month marriage to bar owner Jeremy Thomas when she was just 19. The actress found a clairvoyant minister to marry them at 5am at the groom's bar but, perhaps unsurprisingly, it was all over between the pair just a month later. (credit:Getty)
Shortest Ever Celeb Marriages(14 of14)
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Who? Britney Spears and Jason AlexanderMarried: January 2004Split: January 2004Length of Marriage: 55 hoursBritney's won many awards in her time and she can also add the title of shortest celeb marriage to her, ahem, accolades after her nuptials to her childhood friend Jason Alexander came to an abrupt end after a measly 55 hours following their Vegas wedding. (credit:Getty)