Try as they might, celebrities often struggle to keep their weddings out of the public eye. If crafty paparazzi aren't intruding, photos of the special day are bound to slip into one eager guest's social media feed. So it's with both praise and astonishment that we report that Cardi B and Offset managed to pull off a legitimately secret wedding. Well done, guys.
While we've been sat here fantasizing about the insanely lavish and brilliantly extravagant wedding that we hope the hip-hop couple will have, it turns out it's already happened.
The ruse was uncovered by TMZwho really read into the fact that Offset referred to Cardi B as his 'wife' at the BET Awards over the weekend. The publication got hold of a marriage certificate, confirming that the couple got married back in September 2017.
If you're overtly consumed by pop culture news, you'll remember that Offset famously proposed to Cardi on stage at a performance in October 2017. It gives the divisive notion of staged proposals a completely new meaning, don't you think? At the very least it puts Cardi B at the top of the covert celebrity game and reiterates some of what she was trying to say about the nature of fame when she named her debut album 'Invasion Of Privacy'.
Cardi has since publicly commented on the news, taking to twitter to say: 'This is why I name my album "invasion of privacy" because people will do the most to be nosey about your life. Welp fuck it.'
She opted for the classic celebrity statement format of choice and shared a screenshot of her iPhone notes to further explain what had happened. 'There are so many moments that I share with the world and there are moments that I want to keep to myself! Getting married was one of those moments!', Cardi wrote.
'Our relationship was so new breaking up and making up and we had a lot of growing up to do but we was so in love we didn't want to lose each other, was one morning in September we woke up and decided to get married'
Cardi goes on to explain that once they found someone to marry them, she and Offset wed straight away in about as low key a manner as they could. No designer wedding dress, no statement ring, no elaborate make up.
As for the public proposal that followed a month or so after their legal marriage, Cardi explained that it was a special gesture that husband Offset wanted to give her. 'I appreciate and love my husband so much for wanting for me to have that special moment that every girl dreams of when he got down on his knee and put a ring on my finger and he did that for me!!', she said.
In classic Cardi fashion, she signed off with the following: 'Well now since you lil nosey fucks know at least ya can stop saying I had a baby out of wedlock.' It's absurd and unfair that Cardi's been receiving a backlash to her apparent pregnancy before marriage - that shouldn't be a pressure for anyone to come forward about something they've wanted to (and had the right to) keep confidential. But at least they managed to have the impromptu, private wedding they wanted at the time.
As much as we live for the lavish wedding inspiration courtesy of the rich and famous, Cardi and Offset's 10-month secret was impressively kept. Belated congratulations all around!
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1 of 10Ryan Gosling and Sandra Bullock
Before Eva Mendes, before Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling dated Sandra Bullock. The two met on the set of their 2002 film Murder By Numbers and hit it off despite the 16 year age difference. The relationship was short-lived though, with the pair calling it off after just a year.
2 of 10Ryan Reynolds and Alanis Morrisette
Canadians Ryan Reynolds and Alanis Morissette met in 2002 and dated for four years. The pair got engaged, but sadly split in 2006 before they made it down the aisle. Ryan has gone on to marry Scarlett Johansson and Blake Lively, sharing two daughters with the latter.
3 of 10Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow
Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow were one of the hottest couples of the late '90s, dating on and off from 1997 until 2000, after her split from fiance Brad Pitt. Recently, Gwyneth has spoken about the reason behind their break-up, saying they were very different people: 'Ben makes life tough for himself,' she said. 'He's got a lot of complication, and you know, he really is a great guy. I just think we have a very different sort of value system.'
4 of 10Matt Damon and Winona Ryder
After the breakdown of her relationship with Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder moved on with another hot actor of the '90s, Matt Damon, dating him from 1998 for a few years until 2000. The couple were introduced by Gwyneth Paltrow, who was dating Matt's Good Will Hunting script-writing partner Ben Affleck.
5 of 10Jared Leto and Cameron Diaz
It's weird to think about now, but Thirty Seconds To Mars singer, Oscar-winning actor and Gucci fanboy Jared Leto, once dated Queen of Rom Coms Cameron Diaz, with the pair being an item from 1999 to 2003. The actor once spoke about how he abstained from sex with Diaz during filming of Requiem For A Dream to get into character.
6 of 10Jake Gyllenhaal and Kirsten Dunst
Jake Gyllenhaal and Kirsten Dunst were the cutest up-and-coming couple in Hollywood in the early noughties, dating for two years from 2002 onwards. The pair broke up suddenly, but have supposedly remained friends - unlike Gyllenhaal's other famous ex, Taylor Swift.
7 of 10Mila Kunis and Macaulay Culkin
Before she was married to That 70s Show co-star Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis was in an 8-year relationship with child star Macauley Culkin. Pretty weird, right? The pair dated from 2001, when Culkin was noticeably absent from the spotlight, and Kunis' career had stalled, but when her star rose, the couple split.
8 of 10Tom Cruise and Penelope Cruz
Tom Cruise dated similarly surnamed actress Penelope Cruz in 2001-2004, after the two starred in Vanilla Sky together. The pair dated for three years, with Cruise reportedly devastated by their break-up. Scientology was apparently to blame, with Cruz saying it was the 'third wheel' in their relationship.
9 of 10Keira Knightley and Jamie Dornan
They're both happily married with children now, but in 2003, Keira Knightley and Jamie Dornan were Britain's coolest new acting couple. While Knightley's career was on the rise, Dornan's had barely taken off, and was still mostly known for being a Calvin Klein model. The two called it quits in 2005, with Knightley apparently devastated by the split.
10 of 10Britney Spears and Colin Farrell
Colin Farrell and Britney Spears never confirmed a relationship, but that didn't stop them getting flirty on the red carpet for his 2003 film 'The Recruit'. It was the height of Farrell's fame (or infamy, depending on how you look at it), and he was linked to several women at the same time, including Lindsay Lohan.
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