Some people can stay friends with their old flames. Take Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, who have been “good friends” despite a messy divorce. Here are others who show us how it can be done.
Elon Musk and Amber Heard The Tesla founder and the actress dated for around a year before Heard called it quits in 2017. But despite the split, they were spotted hanging out together just a few days later. While both have now moved on, and Musk is reportedly expecting a baby with his new girlfriend, they continue to be friends, with Heard saying that they “have a beautiful friendship now” based on their core values. The two had bonded over “intellectual curiosity, ideas and conversation, a shared love for science”, which helps them maintain a good rapport.
Arpad Busson and Elle Macpherson
Elle and her ex-billionaire French financier were together for 10 years before splitting up in 2005. But that doesn’t mean that they don’t spend time together — a lot. They recently holidayed together in the Bahamas with their son Flynn (21). Apart from the luxury getaway, it looks like the duo also spends many other holidays together,cwith the model often tagging Arpad in pictures online.
Shane Warne and Simone Callahan While Callahan was devastated when Shane and her called it quits in 2005, they briefly reunited before Warne started dating Elizabeth Hurley — who he still considers a good friend. Things weren’t always so rosy for cricket legend Shane Warne. But it looks like after a rocky divorce, he and ex-wife Callahan have finally found a middle ground where they can enjoy time together every now and then. Last year, they were photographed together at a family lunch. While Callahan was devastated when they called it quits in 2005, they briefly reunited before Warne started dating Elizabeth Hurley — who he still considers a good friend, saying, “We had a great time together and I’ll always care about her and her son Damian.”
Arun Nayar and Elizabeth Hurley
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Hurley has managed to stay friends with many of her exes. Hugh Grant is the godfather to her son from her relationship with Steve Bing. And Nayar, who she was married to four years, and Hurley are often spotted together clubbing or having a meal. They have even been photographed holidaying together — and a few years ago, Hurley had spent time with Nayar’s then girlfriend.
Made In Heaven: Abhijit Banerjee & Esther Duflo Aren't Alone; Other Couples Who Won Nobel
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Marriages are made in heaven, but some partnerships are formed in the laboratory. Last week, Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo became the sixth married couple to get the Nobel Prize. Here are the others: (Image: AFP)
Marriages are made in heaven, but some partnerships are formed in the laboratory. Last week, Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo became the sixth married couple to get the Nobel Prize. Here are the oth..
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Marie and Pierre Curie Nobel Prize in Physics, 1903
In 1903, Marie and Pierre Curie shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with Professor Henri Becquerel. The duo was awarded for their joint research on the phenomenon of radiation. Their work laid the foundation for the modern-day applications of nuclear science, which range from power generation to medicine. Five years after her husband was killed in a road accident involving a horse-drawn carriage, Marie Curie won a second Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911 for discovering the elements radium and polonium. Curie’s efforts at isolating these radioactive elements in her lab came at great personal cost. She died in 1934 of aplastic anaemia, believed to be caused by prolonged exposure to radiation.
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Marie and Pierre Curie
Nobel Prize in Physics, 1903
In 1903, Marie and Pierre Curie shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with Professor Henri Becquerel. The duo was awarded for their joint research on ..
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Irène Curie and Frédéric Joliot Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1935
Irène Curie, the eldest daughter of Marie and Pierre Curie, won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, along with her husband Frédéric Joliot. Upon graduation, Irène started working at the Radium Institute founded by her parents in Paris. In 1924, when Joliot came to work at the institute as Marie Curie’s assistant, it was Irène who showed him the ropes. They got married in 1926. Their research on the projection of nuclei led to the discovery of subatomic particles like the neutron and positron. They were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in 1935 for discovering artificial radioactivity.
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Irène Curie and Frédéric Joliot
Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1935
Irène Curie, the eldest daughter of Marie and Pierre Curie, won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, along with her husband Frédéric Joliot. U..
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Gerty and Carl Cori Nobel Prize in Medicine, 1947
Carl Cori completed medical school in 1920, having served in the Austro-Hungarian Army during the First World War. He married his classmate Gerty Theresa Cori née Radnitz, who hailed from a Jewish family in Prague. The couple emigrated from Vienna to Buffalo, New York, in 1922 on account of the deteriorating political condition in Europe. In 1947, after nearly three decades of working together, they were awarded the Nobel for their discovery of the mechanism by which glycogen, a derivate of glucose, is broken down in muscle tissues. “Our collaboration began 30 years ago when we were still medical students at the University of Prague and has continued ever since. Our efforts have been largely complementary, and one without the other would not have gone as far as in combination,” Carl Cori said in his Nobel acceptance speech.
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Gerty and Carl Cori
Nobel Prize in Medicine, 1947
Carl Cori completed medical school in 1920, having served in the Austro-Hungarian Army during the First World War. He married his classmate Gerty Th..
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Alva and Gunnar Myrdals Nobel Prize in Economics (1974), Peace (1982)
The Myrdals are the only couple to be felicitated with the Nobel Prize in two separate disciplines. They were social scientists whose work concerned welfare economics and the role families play in shaping communities in the post-war world. Gunnar was jointly awarded the Economics Prize in 1974 for his research correlating politics with socioeconomic outcomes. Alva, a sociologist who dipped her feet in Swedish politics, was a staunch proponent of the disarmament movement. She won the Peace Prize in 1982 — at the height of the Cold War — for her efforts in creating a consensus against nuclear proliferation.
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Alva and Gunnar Myrdals
Nobel Prize in Economics (1974), Peace (1982)
The Myrdals are the only couple to be felicitated with the Nobel Prize in two separate disciplines. They were social scientists ..
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May-Britt and Edvard Moser Nobel Prize in Medicine, 2014
The Norwegian couple were awarded the 2014 Medicine Prize for their discovery of human beings’ ‘inner GPS’ – cells that constitute a native positioning system in the brain. This type of cell is located near the hippocampus, an area located at the centre of the brain. Experimental research founded that when a rat was let loose in a hexagonal grid arranged in space, certain nerve cells that formed a coordinate system for navigation were mapped. The Mosers’ work helped explain why Alzheimer’s patients are incapable of recognising their surroundings, contributing to advancement in treatment focused on targeted treatment of the affected ce
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May-Britt and Edvard Moser
Nobel Prize in Medicine, 2014
The Norwegian couple were awarded the 2014 Medicine Prize for their discovery of human beings’ ‘inner GPS’ – cells that constitute a native p..
