Is it just us, or does every celebrity romance that starts on a music video set end in absolute CHAOS? Because honey, Muse frontman Matt Bellamy and his former flame Elle Evans just proved that meeting cute on a “Mercy” music video in 2015 doesn’t guarantee your own mercy when it comes to happily-ever-afters.
These two went from zero to one hundred REAL quick. They met filming that steamy music video, got engaged just two years later like they were in some kind of rom-com fever dream, and then actually said “I do” in August 2019 at an absolutely gorgeous Malibu ceremony. Everything seemed picture-perfect, darling. But PLOT TWIST—it clearly wasn’t.
The couple announced their marriage less than one year later, which means this whole fairy tale lasted shorter than most reality TV seasons. We’re talking about a relationship that went from “I just met you” to “I’m walking down the aisle” to “I’m walking out the door” faster than you can say “creative differences.”
What really gets us is the AUDACITY of it all. These two couldn’t even make it through their first year of marriage! Like, girl, you had one job. One. Job. Everyone who’s anyone knows that the first year is supposed to be the honeymoon phase where you’re still pretending to like their annoying habits. If you can’t fake it for 12 months, what were you even doing saying yes at the altar?
Fans have been absolutely DIVIDED over this split, and honestly, we live for the discourse. Some people are blaming the pressures of celebrity life, others think the romance was just too fast and furious from the jump, and then there’s the camp that believes Matt’s touring schedule was the real home-wrecker here. The tea is SCALDING, and everyone has an opinion.
What makes this even more delicious is that Matt literally wrote a song called “Mercy” that brought them together. Plot twist of the century: they should’ve been begging for mercy from their own relationship from the start! The irony is just *chef’s kiss*.
So here’s the real question on everyone’s minds: Was this romance doomed from the moment the cameras started rolling, or did they just not work hard enough to make it last? Because let’s be real—if you can’t even survive one year of marriage in 2019, you’ve got some serious explaining to do.
What do you think? A) Their whirlwind romance was always destined to crash and burn B) They gave up too easily and should’ve fought harder to save their marriage