40+ Celebrity Couples Share Their Pet Peeves of One Another and They’re Honestly Pretty Relatable

Jay-Z had 99 Problems, but now he’s got 100. Beyoncé spilled the beans, saying she makes a mess of his luxury Manhattan apartment. Before you ask, she doesn’t literally spill beans in his apartment. Bey told Ebony magazine, “I’m a little messy. When I get home… I’m relaxed. I don’t have any shoes on. No makeup. My purse is in the kitchen.”

Beyoncé explained, “He’s very, very organized. I’m extremely organized when I’m working, and I work so much that when I get home, I don’t want to think about anything.”

Pink took to social media to air her dirty laundry about her husband, motorbike daredevil Carey Hart, in public. Or should we say dirty dishes? Speaking for all womankind, the pop diva posted an Instagram reel showing a dirty dish in the sink, saying, “Good morning. You guys know that we’re on to you, right?”

She continued, “You know that we know that when you say, ‘Babe, this needs to soak,’ that what that actually means is you’re going to put water in it and walk away and act like it never happened.” You tell ‘em, Pink!

After already having one baby girl, James, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively were expecting another baby in 2016. When Ryan went on Conan O’Brien’s show, the famously private couple knew the gender of baby number two but hadn’t revealed it to the public.

But Ryan told Conan, “Two under two is tough. Yeah, a lot of estrogen. It’s like an American Girl doll took a s*** on my life.” When he got home, he got in major trouble with Blake for his loose lips.

1990s dream team Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Junior have been in love forever, so it may surprise you that Freddie has one pet hate. On the British chat show The Graham Norton Show, Sarah revealed to director M. Night Shyamalan that back in 1999, she and Freddie were watching his movie The Sixth Sense.

20 minutes in, she guessed the famous twist and blurted out the ending, spoiling it for her hubby. As a result, Freddie refused to watch movies with his wife for the next 15 years!

Celebrity couples don’t always tell each other their pet peeves — sometimes, they subconsciously reveal all in interviews. When an interviewer asked Matthew McConaughey’s gorgeous wife, Camila Alves, what she thought of seeing her husband half-naked in Magic Mike, she let her innermost thoughts slip out.

In answer to the interviewer’s question, Camila replied, “That was quite an experience…” Then, after a pause, she gave away what she was really thinking, “With everybody else!” It seems Camila’s pet peeve is sharing her husband half-naked with anyone else. And who could blame her?

For decades, George Clooney has been most women’s dream. But, it turns out he’s just the same as most other men! The dishy actor admitted Amal was a sports widow — “I watch sports, and it kills her. I got her into March Madness a little, I’m a huge Kentucky fan, so she got into that, but it was enough.”

George continued, “So the next week was the [Golf] Masters, and I’m watching that, and she goes, ‘So every weekend we’re gonna be watching a sporting event?’ I’m like, ‘Actually, that’s how it works.'”

On-again, off-again rap power couple Cardi B and Offset might be worth $50 million, but the one who wears the pants in the relationship gets annoyed at her husband’s spending habits and wastefulness. “When he buys food, and he don’t eat it; I’m a person that sees … the spending.”

Maybe he should be more like his name and learn to offset his spending! As for Offset, he hates the way Cardi is always, always on her phone, saying, “Every single day, she’s just on her phone.”

Remember the days when Justin Bieber was a teenage pop star from Canada? And then he went and got all those tattoos and started hanging tough like he was the sixth member of the New Kids on the Block?

Well, it turns out we’re not the only ones who aren’t so sure about his new tough-guy image. His wife doesn’t like it either! In a YouTube Special called Justin Bieber: Next Chapter, the singer revealed he won’t be getting any more neck tattoos at the request of his wife, Hailey.

David Beckham has been married to Victoria since 1999, so they’ve had plenty of time to get used to each other’s irritating quirks. Interviewed by his ex-Manchester United teammate Gary Neville as part of his YouTube video series The Overlap, Becks revealed that his fashion-designer wife is “not clean.”

But, Becks also admitted he has bad habits that get on Victoria’s nerves. Her pet peeve is her husband’s constant throat-clearing.

English actress Emily Blunt revealed that she doesn’t like how her husband, John Krasinski “looks so American” when he visits her native country. Appearing on a British chat show, she told him to “lose the baseball cap” if he wanted to blend in with the English countryside.

John followed her advice and replaced his baseball cap with a tweed flat cap, and he “looked like something out of a Guy Ritchie film.” That’s infinitely worse than a baseball cap!

Live with Kelly and Mark host Kelly Ripa recently revealed her biggest complaint about her co-host husband. When discussing the sound of biting into an apple came up, Kelly said, “The sound of Mark chewing fills me with rage.” She then told Mark that he has a “cavernous mouth cavity” and told the audience she sometimes has to leave the house when he chews!

Kelly revealed that when Mark eats peaches, she wants to leave for another state — “I’ll be in New Jersey; call me when you’re done!” she joked.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez first dated in 2002 but eventually married in 2022. When Ben appeared on The Drew Barrymore Show via Zoom, he admitted his wife’s pet peeve, “She would probably want to cultivate brevity in the way I speak.” Then, as if to prove her right, he continued, “I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but I go on and on and on. I talk in circles.”

However, the cookie crumbles both ways, so when Drew asked Ben his grievances about Jen, he didn’t even pretend to think and instantly had an answer. The Batman actor said, “Jennifer just eats whatever she wants. Whatever she wants. She eats cookies, ice cream, everything.” Annoyed and ever-so-slightly jealous, Ben — who has been known to pile on the pounds — revealed, “She works out. I work out too, but I don’t magically appear to be 20 years old, you know what I mean?”

When Sterling K. Brown and Ryan Michelle Bathe from This Is Us appeared on People Now, Ryan revealed her biggest pet hate is when her husband walks around the house in his underwear when they have company. He quickly replied, “It’s my house… I reserve the right to wear my drawers in my house.”

But Sterling got his own back on the red carpet at the 2019 Emmy Awards by saying, “My wife is a nudist, too. Not when there’s company, but she walks around buck booty naked all the time!”

Elsa Pataky gets annoyed that her hunky hubby Chris Hemsworth often loses track of time, especially when surfing or staying out too late with his friends. But when asked what annoyed him about Elsa, Chris was the perfect gentleman, “Well, if she’s reading this, nothing annoys me about her! I gotta make sure there is a place for me in the bed when I get back home.”

Chris added, “I can be pretty damn stubborn — so can she, which is probably where we tend to butt heads occasionally.”

Marilyn Monroe famously said, “If you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.” And the same seems to go for The Dark Knight Rises and Interstellar star Anne Hathaway.

On The Graham Norton Show, she revealed that when she was losing weight to star in Les Misérables, she often got hangry and would pick fights with her husband. Actor and producer Adam Shulman wasn’t happy about it, but — according to Anne — he’s lucky to have her!

Husband and wife team Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel took a Best Friends Quiz on The Tonight Show with Justin’s close friend Jimmy Fallon, and it didn’t go according to plan. In the first two rounds, Jessica knew Justin’s favorite rappers and favorite drink. But, for the final segment, she was peeved to see that Jimmy had also written down Justin’s safeword!

That safeword, by the way, is Pineapple. We knew Justin and Jimy were close, but not that close! Of course, it was a setup. At least, we hope it was!

Even the Royals have their own pet hates. The Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton’s biggest grumble about William is him eating pizza on the couch, like a common peasant! On one royal outing — presumably soon after he’d been caught eating pizza — Will spotted some bright yellow couches and joked that he better “keep the pizza off the sofas.”

Kate responded, “You’re a nightmare with that.” It turns out the royals, even the future King of England is a slob, just like the rest of us!

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is a modern-day love story against all odds. The young couple are clearly in love and haven’t opened up about their pet peeves. They didn’t need to say anything bad about each other because sometimes a picture or a facial expression paints a thousand words.

Remember in their Netflix special when Meghan mimicked the overindulgent curtsey she performed for the late Queen? Well, watch Harry’s hilariously embarrassed reaction, and tell us that wasn’t his pet peeve!

Lebron and Savannah have been together since high school, but she still gets embarrassed when he gets flirtatious. When Savannah posted a picture of her looking stunning at Dolce & Gabbana’s show during Milan’s Fashion Week, King James got flirty in the comments of his wife’s photo…

Lebron wrote, “OK, now you just showing out!!” Followed by eight fire emojis. The comment continued, “Get your a** home now and get what you can’t get in Europe!” We presume he’s talking about Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, which are notoriously hard to find in Italy…

Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick might have been married for three decades, but during the pandemic, they had to make some new rules — like wearing pants around the house. Kyra told Jimmy Kimmel, “I want him to do things that he wouldn’t normally necessarily do, and it turns out that I’m always right about those things.”

After leaving their bed unmade one day and then finding rat poop in it, Kyra added, “We will never, ever forget to make that bed for the rest of our lives.”

When GQ magazine asked Stephen Curry’s wife, Ayesha, if her zen-like basketball-playing husband ever loses his temper, she admitted his calm persona gets on her nerves. Ayesha admitted she was the one with the temper and said, “He is the nicest, most humble, calm human being.”

Ayesha also said that Steph’s habits of biting his nails, leaving cabinet and closet doors open, and falling asleep in his hoodies are also pet peeves. As for Steph, he told BuzzFeed he hates it when Ayesha leaves the closet messy.

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard have been together since 2007, so they know each other inside out. But one room in their house isn’t The Good Place because Kristen has a habit of leaving toilet paper on the seat, which particularly irks her husband.

In an Instagram post, Kristen wrote, “Peeing is such a waste of time, so when I’m in there, I’m just looking to get off as quickly as possible and wrap it up. It’s dark in here!”

It’s not just the young and inexperienced who wind each other up. After years of friendship and collaboration, country music legends Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood married in 2005. Garth recently revealed his wife’s biggest pet peeve. “I whistle everywhere I go… and it drives her absolutely nuts, and she’s been so sweet to put up with it,” he admitted.

Trisha Yearwood confirmed her hatred of her hubby’s habit, adding — “It’s not like just the occasional whistle; it’s really like a 24/7 thing.”

Spanish actors Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem have been married since 2010, but she hated that he had to gain weight to play Pablo Escobar in their film Loving Pablo. Of course, Penélope saw Javier bulking up on pasta and chocolate at their home in Madrid. But when she saw him on set, with the added weight and a prosthetic belly, she freaked out.

Javier told People magazine that “she wasn’t happy!” Apparently, Penélope was doubly unhappy when she had to film love scenes with her new, rotund husband!

Despite her name suggesting so, Lauren Speed-Hamilton didn’t meet Cameron Hamilton via speed dating. Instead, they’re one of the most successful Love Is Blind couples. During the first season of the popular reality TV show, the two asked each other about their complaints, and Lauren revealed one of her boundaries, “Even though I love you, don’t use my toothbrush!”

When Lauren asked Cameron what he didn’t like in the relationship, quick as a flash, he answered, “Not being able to use your toothbrush.”

To be fair to Megan Fox, we imagine there are many things Machine Gun Kelly does that would get on your nerves. But, Megan’s biggest peeve is the sound of his chewing. It’s quite a common affliction, and there’s even a name for it, misophonia from the Greek for noise and hate.

It’s also called selective sound sensitivity syndrome. But, rebellious MKG takes it to another level. He purposefully winds her up by talking in Meghan’s ear while he’s eating or chewing. Nom, nom, nom!

Nicola Peltz is the daughter of a billionaire businessman and a model. Brooklyn Beckham is the son of an ex-England soccer captain and Spice Girl. So, the Peltz-Beckhams should have lots of practice being the perfect couple. But, they opened up in a recent GQ interview.

Nicola hates how Brooklyn chews ice, bites his nails, and leaves face towels everywhere. Brooklyn said he’s not particularly fond of Nicola chewing with her mouth open or when she leaves her products strewn around the bathroom.

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend might be the perfect celebrity couple, but Chrissy shared on Twitter that she can’t stand John’s scattergun approach to scheduling. She explained John is like, “Hey, I’ll take Luna to school today… also I’m going to Washington DC next week.”

Chrissy said, “He will tell me something he knows I didn’t hear and get mad when I am confused later.” It sounds to us like he might be doing it on purpose.

Melissa McCarthy revealed the thing she hates most about her husband, fellow comedian Ben Falcone on Live Talks Los Angeles. “I find Ben does a very peculiar thing that when we’re in a hurry… if we are running late, Ben turns into this ice-cold molasses turtle. And I’m like, ‘OK, come on, come on, come on, can we get in the car?”

The bubbly actress continued — “And I say this, and I love you desperately, but picking up his keys, he’s like… ” Then Melissa pantomimed her hubby moving in super slow motion. Hilarious!

Zendaya’s biggest pet peeve with her boyfriend, Tom Holland, is that she doesn’t always understand what he’s saying. Zendaya still isn’t used to Tom’s British accent, especially when he uses Cockney Rhyming Slang. Presumably, when Tom uses rhyming slang, Zendaya picks up her dog and bone (phone) or goes up the apples and pears (stairs) to bed!

But, the beautiful actress and model’s complaints don’t end there. Zendaya also hated when Tom had to grow his hair long for his role in The Crowded Room.

Real Housewife of New Jersey Melissa Gorga gets under her husband Joe’s skin by constantly ringing him. From the minute they wake up at seven o’clock in the morning. Joe admitted, “If I don’t answer for five minutes, she’s like, ‘Where are you? What are you doing?’”

Melissa hates the way Joe chews with his mouth open — “You’ll have a conversation while you’re eating.” When Joe said Melissa did it too, she responded, “I do it in such a pretty way. You do not. I can see the food in your mouth, and I don’t like it.”

A few years ago, Mila Kunis’ revealed what really wound her up about hubby Ashton Kutcher was something he kept saying. The phrase that got him in trouble was, “We got pregnant.” Every woman out there understands why she got so upset.

Mila went on a rant on Jimmy Kimmel Live, telling her hubby to “stop saying we’re pregnant! You’re not pregnant. Do you have to squeeze a watermelon size person out of your lady hole? No.”

Jurassic World and The Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt is married to Katherine Schwarzenegger. ​​Despite seeming like a perfect couple, Pratt confessed in an interview with E!’s Jason Kennedy that Katherine “doesn’t like it when I eat the food off her plate.”

In fairness, in the same interview, Chris admitted that his wife had “changed my life for the better in so many ways,” so we’ll let him off just this once.

During lockdown, Sophie Turner got upset that her husband, Joe Jonas, was always playing Fortnite. So, the Game of Thrones actress came up with a genius plan to rekindle their affection. They became closer by playing Legos together.

Joe admitted, “My wife and I probably built 10 monstrous Legos. At first, we argued about it, and then it was like, she loves her organization, and it’s completely different from the way I would build it: ‘You do you; I’ll be here for support.”

Gorgeous Indian actress Priyanka Chopra and singer Nick Jonas might seem the perfect bedmates, but she revealed he has a slightly worrying habit. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Priyanka divulged that when he wakes up, Nick stares at her. She says she finds it “sweet,” but she also shared that she’s not in love with the idea.

While anyone would be forgiven for staring at Priyanka, it’s a little reminiscent of Chandler Bing’s creepy roommate, Eddie, watching him sleep in Friends.

Meghan Trainor is, of course, famous for her brilliantly catchy pop song, “All About That Bass,” while her husband Daryl Sabara shot to fame as one of the kids in Spy Kids way back in 2001. Daryl often gets embarrassed when his wife reveals intimate details about their love life in interviews.

But, that’s not the only thing he gets wound up about. He hates it when Meghan burps loudly when she’s taking business calls. Apparently, it’s all about the bass.

After meeting her on a flight to London, Kelsey Grammer married air stewardess Kayte Walsh. But, now the Frasier actor might regret ever asking for her number as every time he walks in a room, Kayte asks him to do something for her.

He joked on Entertainment Tonight that even if he’s passing through, she’s like, “Ooh, did you say you were making coffee?” Or telling Kesley that their baby’s diaper needs changing. We say don’t knock it if it works!

Messy partners seem to be a recurring theme, but Seth Rogan says his wife, Lauren Anne Miller Rogen, is on another level when it comes to untidiness. The actor, writer, and comedian says Lauren “doesn’t even perceive mess in the same way I do.” Interviewed by Entertainment Tonight, he continued, “Where I see a mess, she sees no mess.”

On the other hand, Lauren’s bête noire about Seth is that he’s terrible at planning and never has a clue what he’s up to next.

Not long after Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine got together with Victoria’s Secret Angel, Behati Prinsloo, they went on a break. When Behati appeared on the late Joan River’s show Fashion Police in 2013, the model confessed that Levine had some growing up to do as she was not impressed with his rock n’ roll lifestyle.

Her on-screen revelation must have knocked some sense into Adam because he changed his ways, popped the question, and they’ve been together ever since, welcoming two kids.

During a recent road trip along California’s Pacific Coast Highway, Mia Regan posted a photo on Instagram of her hugging a tree. Her boyfriend, Romeo Beckham, took to the comment section of her post, writing, “Wish u hugged me the way u hugged that tree.” His words were accompanied by a crying emoji and pleading face emoji.

Mia replied with three people hugging emojis and quipped — “Shut it pls x.” While Romeo was clearly pulling Mia’s leg, people often hide the truth within jokes.

Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka took a Couples Quiz for GQ magazine, and the results were hilarious. Neil revealed his life’s pet peeve is when someone shows up to a dinner party with flowers but without a vase. For his next party trick, Doogie Howser, M.D. juggled apples, spat them all over the floor, and told his husband to clean up the mess.

Then, Neil divulged that the last time they acted together on a show — on Uncoupled season one — David hated that Neil had a much bigger trailer. Where’s Sigmund Freud when you need him?

Michael Douglas first became smitten with Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones after seeing her in The Mask of Zorro in 1998. The two bonded over a shared birthday and married in 2000. But surprisingly, it’s not their 25-year age gap that they grumble about — it’s having to share a birthday.

On Live with Kelly and Ryan, the Ant-Man actor revealed, “It sounded very romantic at the time when we first got together. That was the closer — the same birthday. Now, she hates it. She wants her own day, her own time.”

Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz tied the knot in 2010, but they very nearly didn’t get together because Alicia hates it when he’s being flashy. She told Marie Claire UK that when they first met, “I thought he was too ostentatious. Honestly, I didn’t really like him that much.”

“Swizz will have the fastest car, the biggest jewelry, the loudest jacket. Everything with him is really over the top. I used to see him and think, ‘He is so annoying.'” Luckily, Swizz Beatz reined in his showmanship and won her heart.