Celebrity Friendships That You Totally Weren’t Expecting

Where: Twitter

What: Erm yeah, this one earned a hearty WTF from us, but former presidential candidate John McCain saw the opportunity to bond with the Jersey Shore star the revelation that Snooki has had to revert to spray tanning (which was down to Obama’s tax on tanning beds, appaz).

He tweeted her from his verified account with: @Sn00ki u r right, I would never tax your tanning bed! Pres Obama's tax/spend policy is quite The Situation. but I do rec wearing sunscreen!

Right.

Where: All over the place. Specifically, on the tube, 2013

What: Ok, not quite as surprising as some of the other pairings on the list, given that Jay-Z’s wife (Beyonce, we’re talking about Beyonce) and Chris’s ex wife (Gwyneth something) are pretty good mates. But it’s still pretty strange that they’ve become good enough pals that they were spotted getting the tube to Greenwich for Jay-Z’s concert at the 02 Arena. Casual.

Rather sweetly, Chris has said he doesn’t really get the friendship, telling Pitchfork.com. ‘I think more people wonder why he's friends with me. Of course, I want to be friends with Jay-Z - he's cool as f**k. In Britain, they're like, 'How are you friends with Jay-Z?'

Where: Elton John’s Oscars party, 2013

What: No-one was more surprised than we were to spot Elton John and Chris Brown mugging for the cameras together at Elton’s annual Oscars party two years ago. Brown then went on to describe Elton as a ‘a really good friend.’ Given that Brown’s been accused of making homophobic slurs in the past, we’re not sure how we feel about this particular pairing.

Where: Pyongyang, January 2014

□What: No-one’s really got to the bottom of why Dennis Rodman is so determined to pursue a friendship with the murderous dictator of one of the world’s most secretive nations (with one of the worst human rights records to boot). But pursue it he must.

Last January he took 11 American basketball players over to Pyongyang for a match to celebrate the dictator’s birthday. When asked if it was he would be bringing up the country’s atrocious record, he responded ‘He's my friend first. He's my friend. I don’t give a ****. I tell the world: he's my ******* friend, I love him.’

Where: They holidayed together at Mel Gibson’s compound in Costa Rica in 2008

□□What: Quite sweet really. Mel invited a then-troubled Britney Spears and her dad to come and hang out in their mahoosive holiday home while she got her shit together. Apparently the pair became friends when they were neighbours in Malibu and Mel (who let’s face it, is no stranger to public meltdowns) wanted to lend a hand. Although some reports claim he also wanted to the singer to join his therapy group, which typically for Mel might just have been crossing the line from caring to creepy.

Where: A Yacht off St Tropez, 2013

What: We were all pretty surprised to discover that Hollywood A-list couple Ashton Kutcher and Milla Kunis were hanging out with our very own Princess Beatrice and her boyfriend, the very non-royal sounding Dave Clark. Apparently Ashton and Dave(!) became friends when the actor signed up to become Virgin Galactic’s 500th space traveller. Dave works for Virgin as head of astronaut relations, which is the most delightful sounding made-up job title we’ve ever heard.

Where: On Instagram, in some hotel room. And just generally IRL, apparently.

What: Well, it was J Law's 25th birthday on Saturday and she had a dinner party at her house with all her mates, including K Jen. According to People she even made a speech so it sounds like they're prettyyy close. Proving their closeness, Kris called her a 'piece of shit' in the Instagram post - classic friendship banter. Oh you GUYS!