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5 stars who turned down Donald Trump: Princess Diana was ‘bombarded’ with flowers and he tried his luck with Salma Hayek and Emma Thompson

STORYLeah Simpson
Donald Trump was married three times, but what about his romantic rejections? Photos: AP, Reuters, Getty Images, Handout
Donald Trump was married three times, but what about his romantic rejections? Photos: AP, Reuters, Getty Images, Handout
Donald Trump

  • He married Ivana Trump, Marla Maples and Melania Trump, but which Hollywood stars and royals did the former US president strike out with?
  • Miss Congeniality actress Candice Bergen called him a ‘douche’ and Emma Thompson left him on read, but ‘America’s sweetheart’ Brooke Shields let him down gently

He’s been married three times, but before Donald Trump became president of the United States, he was rejected by many famous names. So who are they, and how did their relationship – or lack of one – with the Don go down?

Candice Bergen

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Actress Candice Bergen wears a Free Melania shirt for a TV appearance. Photo: @thehill/Twitter
Actress Candice Bergen wears a Free Melania shirt for a TV appearance. Photo: @thehill/Twitter
Before he married his first wife Ivana, Trump tried to find romance with Miss Congeniality star Candice Bergen in the 1970s – but it didn’t go past the first date. During an appearance on Watch What Happens Live in 2017 – where she wore a “Free Melania” T-shirt – Bergen admitted that she ended up leaving a blind date with Donald early, and that absolutely no canoodling occurred. Donald wore a three-piece burgundy suit and matching patent leather loafers to the date, even arriving in a burgundy limousine. “He was a good-looking guy ... and a douche,” she confessed.

Brooke Shields

Actress Brooke Shields attends the Calvin Klein show at New York Fashion Week in February 2017. Photo: AFP Photo
Actress Brooke Shields attends the Calvin Klein show at New York Fashion Week in February 2017. Photo: AFP Photo
After Trump separated from Marla Maples, his second wife and Tiffany Trump’s mother, in 1997, the then-property mogul contacted actress Brooke Shields in the hope of forming the next power pairing – but it was not meant to be.

Also on Watch What Happens Live, in 2017, Shields recounted that Trump called her while she was on the set of a movie. “He said, ‘I really think we should date because you’re America’s sweetheart and I’m America’s richest man and the people would love it,’” she said. She let him down gently by saying she had a boyfriend and he wouldn’t be happy about her dating another man.

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