All the celebrity couples are breaking up. These are the ones we need to protect at all costs.

Celebrity couples are breaking up every single day it feels like. The latest pair to bite the dust is Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness, who announced over the weekend they are divorcing. 

Yep, 28 years on from when they met on the set of the Aussie TV drama Correlli in 1995, the couple are going their separate ways. 

In a statement to PEOPLE, the Jackmans confirmed: "We have been blessed to share almost three decades together as husband and wife in a wonderful, loving marriage. Our journey now is shifting and we have decided to separate to pursue our individual growth."

This is the latest breakup in a long (and we mean, LONG) line of celebrity splits this year. 

In August, it was reported that Britney Spears and her husband, Sam Asghari, have separated.

According to TMZ reports (which are unfortunately often correct), the couple ended their marriage after a "nuclear argument" that followed allegations of Britney cheating. 

Apparently, Sam has since moved out of their house and into his own place. "It's only a matter of time before Sam files for divorce," a TMZ source said. 

Sam and Britney started dating back in 2016, they got engaged in 2021, before getting married in 2022. The rumoured separation comes after 14 months of marriage.

There was clearly something in the water in March as Jim Toth and Reese Witherspoon announced they were divorcing after 12 years of marriage. In a joint statement, the couple said they reached the "difficult decision" after "a great deal of care and consideration."

The split appeared amicable, like other Hollywood divorces that we've seen in recent years. 

But from here, breakups got messy. 

And like most trends, Taylor Swift seems to have started it.

In April, it was confirmed that Taylor Swift and her partner of six years, Joe Alwyn, had split. Things proceeded to get chaotic, with the singer's friends unfollowing Alwyn before Swift quickly moved on to a brief rumoured romance with controversial The 1975 singer, Matty Healy. 

Then in May, The Bear's Jeremy Allen White and Addison Timlin divorced after a three-year marriage, before Christine Baumgartner filed for divorce from Kevin Costner after 18 years of marriage. 

This divorce couldn't be less amicable. 

July saw two high-profile splits between Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez after two years of marriage, before Sofía Vergara and Joe Manganiello called quits on their seven-year marriage. 

August was a particularly brutal month, with the separation of Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied after 11 years of marriage, then Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau ended their 18-year marriage.  

Are you keeping up?! 

And who can forget the Scandoval of it all: Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval ended their nine-year relationship after Ariana found out Tom cheated on her with their Vanderpump Rules costar Raquel Leviss. And another reality TV couple powerhouse — Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky — separated in July. 

At this stage, we are running out of celebrity couples who are still together.

This is why we've compiled a list of famous couples who we must protect at all costs. 

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds.

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The ultimate pranking duo — never leave us.

John Krasinski and Emily Blunt.

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These two make me believe in love.

Victoria and David Beckham.

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The day Posh and Becks call it a day, there will be a tectonic shift in the Earth's crust.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z.

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Music's reigning queen (B) and king must never be dethroned. 

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend.

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Chrissy and John's beautiful family is the glue that holds society together. 

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi.

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Ellen might be controversial these days, but there's no denying that if she ever split with Portia, the world would implode. 

Eva Mendes and Ryan Gosling.

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She might be everything. He might just be Ken. But together, they're perfect.

Rihanna and ASAP Rocky.

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Seriously, my heart could not take this. Rhi-Rhi deserves the world!

Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr.

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They're the OG teen dream couple and they must stay together forever — thems the rules. 

Leighton Meester and Adam Brody.

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He's a little bit The O.C, and she's a little bit Gossip Girl, but together: they're a teen drama power couple that cannot be shaken. 

Michelle and Barack Obama.

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Whitehouse mum and dad must stay together for the kids (me). 

Elton John and David Furnish.

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Eternal love DOES exist.

Oprah Winfrey and Stedman Graham.

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They never got married but have remained one of Hollywood's most resilient couples. 

Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness.

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RIP.

Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher.

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They're soulmates. End of. 

Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor.

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A queer love story for the ages... and for any age. This is true love, no arguments! 

Lisa Vanderpump and Ken Todd.

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The dogs would not cope. Neither would I. 

And last, but in no way least...

Zoe Foster Blake and Hamish Blake.

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I predict there would be an uprising. Take no prisoners!

Seriously, if any of these couples call it quits in 2023, love is officially dead.

This article was published on August 17, 2023, and has since been updated with new information. 

Feature image: Getty/Mamamia.