Famous flatmates

Today, they are millionaires living in lavish mansions and penthouse apartments. But once upon a time, actors too shared flats. Whether it was to save on rent during their struggling days or out of convenience due to working on the same film or TV series, there are a number of famous faces who cohabitated together. Here are a few...

Jamie Dornan and Eddie Redmayne

During their early acting days, The Theory Of Everything star shared an apartment with the Fifty Shades Of Grey actor. While on Good Morning America recently,  Eddie Redmayne admitted that residing with Jamie  Dornan was like living with a puppy — he had far more energy than any human. The duo would also often sit and compare the number of rejections they received.

Justin Timberlake and Ryan Gosling

Justin Timberlake and Ryan Gosling both began their careers with the children’s show The Mickey Mouse Club. When they were all of 11, they ended up living together as Ryan’s mom had to go back to Canada and so he stayed with the Timberlake family. While on the Ellen DeGeneres show, Justin admitted, “We used to do terrible things. We stole a golf cart. We were like ‘Yeah man, we stole a golf cart.’ You know what it’s like on a back lot — there are golf carts everywhere... We drove into MGM studios which is totally illegal by the way.”

Ed Westwick and Chace Crawford

The two Gossip Girls stars, shared a New York City apartment during the filming of the first season. Chace Crawford said in an interview on sharing space with Ed Westwick, “We got along and figured it would be a smart move financially. And really, it was also just kind of out of laziness.”

Amy Smart and Ali Larter

Amy Smart and Ali Larter’s friendship goes back to their modelling days. Amy convinced Ali to get into acting and the duo decided to share an apartment in LA. They went on to star in Varsity Blues together and Ali was also bridesmaid for her pal’s wedding.

Bradley Cooper and Emma Stone

It was during the filming of Aloha that Bradley Cooper and Emma Stone ended up living together. While initially the actors were staying at either end of a Hawaiian island, Emma later allowed Bradley to stay with him as his lease was up. The duo were housemates briefly as the movie got completed.

Justin Long and Jonah Hill

The two actors who co-starred in Accepted shared an apartment in LA more than a decade ago. However, Justin Long found Jonah Hill too messy to live with and eventually moved out. Justin said in an interview, “He left the bathroom door open, didn’t clean up after himself. Little things like that.”

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon

Best friends Ben  Affleck and Matt Damon shared living space while working on the script for Good Will Hunting. The film of course went on to win several Oscar awards and earned the duo fame. Matt  said about Ben, “We were both in love with the same thing — acting and filmmaking. I think we fed on each other’s obsession during really formative, important years and that bonded us for life.”