Celebrity Couples Who Almost Made It Work Long Term And Then Destroyed Our Faith In Love

Helena Bonham Carter And Tim Burton

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Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton were a couple made in macabre heaven. They stuck together through 13 years, 2 children, and over 6 delightfully creepy films. In an interview following their breakup, Carter said, “I could write a thesis on what’s happened, it is all-absorbing when a relationship breaks down, but I think we’re coming through it, and I think we’ll have something very precious still. Our relationship was always somewhat special, and I think it’ll always remain special.”

She reports being devastated by the end of her long-term relationship, but she and Burton still have a good working relationship. Read on for the love saga of our generation, the most famous couples ever to have coupled and uncoupled.