Hilary Duff Dating History: Ex-Boyfriends, Husbands

Hilary Duff has been a household name in the industry ever since portraying the iconic role of Lizzie McGuire on the Disney Channel, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that she’s dated some of the biggest names in the biz.

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Though the How I Met Your Father star dated the late Aaron Carter and Agent Cody Banks costar Frankie Muniz in the early 2000s, one of her first headline-making relationships came in 2004, when she dated Good Charlotte rocker Joel Madden when she was just 16 years old and he was 25. The pair split after more than two years together.

“It was so all-encompassing. It was so intense. It was my life,” Hilary previously said of their nearly 2.5-year relationship on “The Love Bomb Podcast,” hosted by her Younger costar Nico Tortorella.

Keep scrolling to see Hilary Duff’s complete dating history!

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Aaron Carter

Hilary and the late rapper dated on and off from 2000 to 2003, and famously guest-starred on a 2001 episode of Lizzie McGuire. After his November 2022 death, the actress paid tribute to her ex-boyfriend on Instagram.

“I’m deeply sorry that life was so hard for you and that you had to struggle in front of the whole world,” she wrote. “You had a charm that was absolutely effervescent… Boy, did my teenage self love you deeply. Sending love to your family at this time.”

Joel Madden

Hilary and Joel were together from 2004 to 2006; however, it appears that there are no hard feelings between the pair, as Hilary and Matthew joined the musician and his wife, Nicole Richie, for a group date night with Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz, Pulse Music Group founder Josh Abraham and their respective partners in February 2022.

“Every girl I’ve ever dated I have respect for, and I always try to leave them on good terms,” the “Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous” artist told People in 2007 after Hilary told the magazine they have a “great relationship” post-split. “I don’t see the necessity to be friends with anyone you’ve dated but definitely out of respect of the time, you have to be kind of respectful and that’s what I try to do.”

Jason Walsh

Hilary confirmed her romance with personal trainer Jason Walsh with a steamy lip lock photo posted to Instagram in October 2016; however, the Perfect Man actress told Cosmopolitan that she and the hunky mountain climber were an item long before they took their relationship public.

“We were seeing each other for a while,” she told the outlet for their February 2017 cover story. “People don’t know the ins and outs of everything. It was definitely my first more serious relationship since my ex-husband.”

Matthew Koma

“Matthew. I love you so much. Happy 3 years!” she captioned a carousel of adorable photos on Instagram. “I don’t know if you knew what you were getting into or that you weren’t going to sleep or sit down for the next 5-10 years but I think for the most part you’re pretty happy about it. Our life is so full and I’m over the top grateful for the guy that I got to do all this madness with.”

Hilary and Matt welcomed daughters Banks Violet and Mae James in 2018 and 2021, respectively. They tied the knot in 2019 and announced in December 2023 that they are expecting baby No. 3 together.