Reese Witherspoon, Lana Del Rey, Sofia Vergara and More Who Were Romanced by Regular Guys

Reese Witherspoon Is Dating a Finance Guy

Reese’s first husband, actor Ryan Phillippe, 50, was a teen heartthrob when they met. Her second husband, former talent agent turned streaming service exec Jim Toth, 54, is a Hollywood player behind the scenes. Now, more than a year after their divorce, the Oscar winner, 48, is dating a man in a different orbit: Oliver Haarmann, 57, a German private equity financier. “Granted, Oliver’s rich, but he doesn’t have the same baggage as L.A. men,” a source exclusively tells Life & Style. “There’s no Hollywood pretense or swagger. He isn’t trying to pitch her a movie or get her to look at a script. And there aren’t any skeletons in his closet or jealous exes.” (Oliver’s former wife, financier Mala Gaonkar, 54, is dating musician David Byrne, 72.) Reese’s romance with the divorced dad of two, whom she’s been seeing since at least the summer, has made her “happier than ever,” adds the source. “Best of all, he treats Reese like a queen.

Lana Del Rey Found Forever With a Swamp Boat Guide

For years, Lana dated musicians like rapper G-Eazy, 35, and singer-songwriter Barrie-James O’Neill, 36. In 2019, she tried something new and started seeing Oklahoma police officer Sean “Sticks” Larkin, 50. Earlier this year, she fell for a regular guy again — and this time, she married him. On September 26, the “Young and Beautiful” singer, 39, tied the knot with swamp boat guide Jeremy Dufrene, 49, in a Louisiana bayou. “Her gator guy is a standup man who doesn’t care about showbiz one bit,” a second source exclusively tells Life & Style. “In fact, Jeremy didn’t know who she was when they met” on one of his tours in 2019. “He’s not trying to steal the spotlight and is very secure in what he brings to the table.” Lana, adds the source, “wants to start a family” with the former shrimp fisherman, who reportedly has three kids with his ex-wife and helped raise a former fiancée’s daughter. “Jeremy is the one and only. And amazing,” she gushes. “We’re very happy.”

Sofía Vergara & Her Surgeon Celebrate 1 Year Together

She should have followed her gut. Before she married Joe Manganiello in 2015, Sofía confessed that she almost refused to date the hunky actor, 47, “because girls were throwing themselves at him,” she explained. “I’m like, ‘Ay! No! Please, I want somebody normal.’”

Following their 2023 split (Joe wanted kids, and Sofía, who has an adult son from her first marriage, didn’t, she’s said), the America’s Got Talent judge, 52, finally went out with a regular guy — orthopedic surgeon Justin Saliman — and they’re still together a year later.

“Sofía always thought it would be fun to date a doctor. Now she realizes she was missing out,” a third source exclusively tells Life & Style. “He worships her and he’s smart. She’s fascinated by his profession and is always asking him for medical advice. He finds her questions hilarious.” The best part? The physician, who shares two kids with his ex-wife, Grimm actress Bree Turner, 47, “doesn’t have groupies,” adds the source.

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Jennifer Lawrence & Cooke Maroney

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Miranda Lambert & Brendan McLoughlin

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Amy Schumer & Chris Fischer

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Lady Gaga & Michael Polansky

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“I’m a very lucky girl,” the big-screen veteran, 38, says of landing the Dubai-based financier.

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Matt & Luciana Damon

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Gal Gadot & Jaron Varsano

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Seth Meyers & Alexi Ashe

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