Elizabeth Taylor, the iconic Hollywood actress, famous for her roles in films such as 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?', 'Reflections in a Golden Eye', 'The Sandpiper', 'Suddenly, Last Summer' and 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof', had an eventful love life. Her romantic history, like her films, was full of drama, as evidenced by her eight marriages to seven men.

At 18, Taylor married Conrad “Nicky” Hilton Jr., heir to the hotel empire. The ceremony, held in Beverly Hills in 1950, had 600 guests and was paid for by MGM, which even financed Taylor's dress. However, the marriage was short-lived due to Hilton's abusive behavior, ending in divorce nine months later.

The heartbreak of her first marriage did not stop Taylor in her search for love. In 1952, she married Michael Wilding, a British actor two decades older than her. The couple had two children, Michael Jr. (1953) and Christopher (1955). However, their marriage could not survive Taylor's rising stardom, and they amicably parted ways in 1957.

Her next relationship was with producer Mike Todd, whom Taylor described as her 'great love'. They had a daughter, Liza. Tragically, Todd died in a plane crash just 13 months after their marriage. His death deeply affected Taylor, who wrote: 'God, I loved him. My self-esteem soared under his care'.

Despite the grief, Taylor gave love another chance with Eddie Fisher, Todd's best friend. Their romance was scandalous, as Fisher left his wife, Debbie Reynolds, for Taylor. They married in 1959, but Fisher became extremely possessive, which ultimately led to divorce in 1964.

Then came Richard Burton during the filming of 'Cleopatra' in 1962. Both were married to other people when they met, and they married in 1964. The couple starred in 11 films together, adopted a daughter, Maria, and divorced in 1974. Interestingly, they remarried in 1975 in Botswana and split again in 1976.

Reflecting on her romance with Burton, Taylor said: 'In my heart we would have married a third time'. Despite parting ways, they remained close until Burton passed away in 1984.

In 1976, Taylor married Senator John Warner, a former Navy secretary who charmed her. Although she campaigned for his successful Senate bid, her vibrant lifestyle did not fit with rural Virginia politics. The couple divorced in 1982, and in Taylor's words, 'He married the Senate'.

Taylor's last husband, construction worker Larry Fortensky, was 20 years her junior. The two met in rehab in 1988 and married in 1991 at Neverland Ranch in a ceremony hosted by Michael Jackson and attended by 200 guests. The marriage, however, did not last and ended amicably in 1996.

Beyond her marriages, Taylor also had romances with other men, including Mickey Rooney, Glenn Davis, William Pawley Jr., George Hamilton, Victor Luna, Anthony Geary, and Colin Farrell.