Jim Carrey was married when he landed his first big role. His wife said everything changed when he returned from filming

When funnyman Jim Carrey walked on stage to accept an Honorary Cesar Award in Paris last month, by his side was his girlfriend Min Ah.While little is known about her, their relationship has become so important to the actor that he referred to her as his "sublime companion" during his acceptance speech.As Carrey embarks on a new love affair, let's look back at his dating past, including his two former wives and many high-profile relationships with stars ranging from Lauren Holly to Renee Zellweger and Jenny McCarthy.Want the official inside scoop on MAFS, unfiltered and unseen? Watch After The Dinner Party hereCarrey was born in Ontario, Canada, on January 17, 1962, to Kathleen, a stay-at-home mum, and Percy Carrey, an accountant and musician.By eight, the youngest of four children was making faces in the mirror and had discovered he could do impressions. At 15, he performed his first stand-up show before he dropped out of school on his 16th birthday.He landed his first paid gig at 17, and worked in stand-up before before moving into sketch comedy.READ MORE: Zendaya's mum weighs in on wedding speculationREAD MORE: Annoying habit that almost derailed Jason Bateman's marriageREAD MORE: Mystery surrounds whereabouts of Carolyn Bessette ringLinda RonstadtCarrey moved to the US in 1983 when he was 21 and began performing at the famed LA comedy venue, The Comedy Store.It was there he met US singer Linda Ronstadt, who was 16 years his senior and a household name. She had been visiting comedy clubs, looking for a comedian to open her shows.During a 2014 appearance on Howard Stern's show, Carrey said Ronstadt asked if he'd open her show and he replied, "No, but I'll go out with you if you want".It marked the start of an eight-month relationship, which he addressed in his 2020 "semi-autobiographical novel", Memoirs and Misinformation."Linda Ronstadt has a special place in the book because, you know, it may have seemed like some… boy-toy kind of situation to some people looking at it from the outside, but she treated me with incredible respect," he wrote."She loved my talent and respected my talent – we'd hang out and she'd say, 'You're going to be where I am. You're going to deal with all the stuff I've dealt with'."By the following year, his star was on the rise after he won a role in the sitcom The Duck Factory and appeared as an impressionist on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.Melissa WomerCarrey was still struggling to make the big-time when he met Melissa Womer, who was an aspiring actress and cocktail waitress at The Comedy Store.She reportedly encouraged him to pursue his dreams. They married on March 28, 1987, and welcomed daughter Jane just six months later.While she reportedly worked two jobs to support the family so he could concentrate on his career, he made just $25 a night on stage.His big break came when he joined the cast of a new comedy sketch show In Living Color, which ran from 1990 to 1994. He then scored his first leading film role in the 1994 movie, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.But as his star rose, his marriage crumbled.Womer told New York Daily News in March 1995 she was completely blindsided by their breakup, because things were going well until he went to Florida to film Ace Ventura.She reportedly told Rolling Stone that when he returned, Carrey was not the same person she married.According to Rolling Stone, she told the star, "You must come home and put your feet back on the ground and take your garbage out like everyone else, or I can't be married to you.' And basically, he called my bluff".She later said, "The day he first walked on that set as Mr Carrey, he decided he wanted to enjoy success from the perspective of a single man".The two parted ways, with Womer revealing Carrey returned to LA after filming and moved into his own apartment.She claimed he broke the news to her that the marriage was over during a phone call while she bathed their daughter.He filed for divorce on November 1, 1993. A messy court case followed, with Carrey claiming they separated six months earlier than Womer had said, allegedly so he didn't have to pay her half of his paycheck for Ace Venture and The Mask.They settled the matter privately before the divorce was finalised in 1995, but she took Carrey back to court in 2003 to get an increase on the $14,000 a month child support he was paying. That matter was also settled privately.Lauren HollyNext, Carrey dated his Dumb and Dumber co-star Lauren Holly.The two had met when she auditioned for Ace Ventura but she didn't win the role. Instead, she was soon cast opposite him in Dumb and Dumber.The timing meant she was soon branded a homewrecker, despite the fact the two always maintained he and his wife had already split when they started dating.But Womer added fuel to the rumours when she claimed they were together before the split.They wed on September 23, 1996, but the marriage lasted less than a year before Holly filed for divorce.Renée ZellwegerProving he had a thing for dating co-stars, Carey's next major relationship was with actress Renée Zellweger.The two reportedly met on the set of the film Me, Myself and Irene in 1999 and dated for one year – and were even reportedly engaged – before breaking up in late 2000.The film's co-director Bobby Farrelly said at the time, "You could see that he really flipped for her".During a 2020 interview with Howard Stern, Careey had nothing but nice things to say about his ex."She definitely was special to me, very special; I think she's lovely," he said.In 2020, he went so far as to describe Zellweger to Vanity Fair as his "last great love".Jenny McCarthyAfter a brief relationship with actress January Jones, Carrey dived into a romance with Jenny McCarthy.The couple first met in 2005 and went public the following year when they were seen holding hands at a Radiohead concert in LA.During their time together, Carrey also became close to McCarthy's son Evan, who has autism, and even campaigned for safer vaccines in support of her unproven claims of a link between immunisation and the condition.In 2009, the couple reportedly held a commitment ceremony on the beach in Malibu but a year later, it was over.Their split was confirmed by Carrey's long-time representative, Marleah Leslie.McCarthy also shared a statement, saying she was grateful for the years they spent together and she planned to remain part of his daughter Jane's life.During an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show, she was asked why they split."The first thing is, when it's not fun anymore, you need to start investigating and do an inquiry into the relationship," she said."I've learned that, and this is why my identification wasn't caught up [in] being a celebrity's girlfriend."Cathriona WhiteFrom 2012 to 2015, Carrey dated Irish-born makeup artist Cathriona White.They reportedly broke up just four days before she died on September 28, 2015.It was later found she had died of a prescription drug overdose and her death was ruled a suicide by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.Carrey was a pallbearer at her funeral in Cappawhite, Ireland, but a year later her estranged husband filed a wrongful death lawsuit linking Carrey to the prescription drugs.White's mother also filed her own wrongful death lawsuit against Carrey, but both were dismissed in 2018.Min AhCarrey took US comedian Ginger Gonzaga as his date to the 2019 Golden Globes but they split after a year of dating.Since then, Carey has kept his private life out of the spotlight – until now.In February, he took a woman known only as Min Ah along to Paris where he was honoured at the annual Cesar Awards.Carrey, 64, received the Honorary Cesar and surprised the crowd when he delivered his speech in fluent French.He also used the occasion to pay tribute to his girlfriend."Thank you to my sublime companion, Min Ah. I love you, Min Ah," he said.It is not known how long the pair have been together but media reports suggest she is the same woman who was photographed leaving a charity comedy show with Carrey in February 2022.At the time, Just Jared identified the woman as Minzi, and said she was an LA-based actress and artist.Her appearance at the event signals she had the support of Carrey's only child, Jane, now 38.The actor is close to Jane and is a doting grandfather to her son Jackson, whom he also mentioned."Thank you to my wonderful family, my daughter Jane, and my grandson Jackson. I love you now and forever," he said.FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP HERE: Stay across all the latest in celebrity, lifestyle and opinion via our WhatsApp channel. No comments, no algorithm and nobody can see your private details.