Mum's the Word12 Celebrity Couples Who Kept Their Relationships Secret for Years

Updated: Apr 19, 2017 6:06 pm

By Nakeisha Campbell

Keeping your love life a secret can be tough when you're constantly in the spotlight, but some stars, like Naya Rivera and Darren Criss, managed to keep their relationships under wraps for years! Talk about impressive!

Click through the gallery to see which other famous pairs kept their romances a secret for over a year or more.

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Naya Rivera and Mark Salling secretly dated for three years.

They never told anyone about their relationship because Mark Salling’s publicist thought it would be best if he appeared to be single.

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Darren Criss and Mia Swier kept their relationship secret for three years until they announced it in 2010.

Believe it or not, these two have been dating since before Darren rose to fame on Glee! He talked about Mia publicly for the first time in 2013, even though they'd been dating since 2010.

“We’ve been together a long time. I didn’t know I was going to be on TV when we started dating,” he said.

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Aly Michalka and Ricky Ullman secretly dated for six years.

After they worked together on Phil of the Future, they actually dated from 2005 to 2011 — and no one knew about it until after their breakup!

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Harry Shum Jr. and Shelby Rabara kept their relationship secret for four years until they made their red carpet debut in 2011.

Though they started dating in 2007, they made their first red carpet appearance in 2011. Most fans weren’t even aware that Harry was in a long-term relationship until the news got out about his engagement and recent marriage!

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Joey Graceffa and Daniel Preda kept their relationship secret for one year until Joey announced it on YouTube.

Joey introduced his boyfriend Daniel for the first time on his YouTube channel, even though they’d already been dating for a year.

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Naya Rivera and Tahj Mowry secretly dated for four years until Naya revealed it in her recent memoir.

In her book Sorry Not Sorry: Dreams, Mistakes, and Growing Up, she said that she dated Tahj all throughout high school.

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Nash Grier and Taylor Giavasis kept their relationship secret for one year until Nash announced it on Instagram.

Though fans quickly caught on and believed that they were dating, Nash never officially confirmed it until after they secretly dated for over a year.

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Dylan Dauzat and Nicki Grutt kept their relationship secret for 11 months until Dylan announced it on Instagram.

Dylan publicly wished Nicky a happy 11-month anniversary, confirming that the two have been dating for almost a year!

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Raven-Symoné and AzMarie Livingston kept their relationship secret for two years until Raven announced it during an interview.

Though the two were dating since 2012, Raven finally confirmed that she was in a relationship with someone in 2014.

"I will say I'm in an amazing, happy relationship with my partner, a woman. My mother, my family, have taught me to keep my personal life to myself as much as possible. So I try my best to hold the fence where I can. But I'm proud to be who I am and what I am," she said.

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Jay Z and Beyoncé kept their relationship secret for four years until they started making public appearances as a couple.

Beyoncé revealed that her relationship with Jay Z began when she was just 19. It was only until four years later (when she and Jay were often spotted together by paparazzi) that their relationship became official.

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Sophia Bush and Austin Nichols secretly dated for four years.

Though they started dating on and off since 2006, they only confirmed their relationship publicly in 2010. Unfortunately, the couple split up in 2012.

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Kaley Cuoco and Johnny secretly dated for two years until Kaley opened up about it in 2010.

"We dated for almost two years. It was such a huge part of my life and no one knew about it," Kaley said.

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