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* Actor [[Orlando Bloom]] marrying [[Miranda Kerr]] caused some gnashing of teeth among the remaining Tinhat fans, who continue to believe that he is hiding his gay love for [[Viggo Mortensen]]. Kerr and Bloom divorced after three years of marriage, with Bloom now dating [[Katy Perry]]. Mortensen is in a relationship with actress [[Ariadna Gil]] since 2009.

* Actor [[Orlando Bloom]] marrying [[Miranda Kerr]] caused some gnashing of teeth among the remaining Tinhat fans, who continue to believe that he is hiding his gay love for [[Viggo Mortensen]]. Kerr and Bloom divorced after three years of marriage, with Bloom now dating [[Katy Perry]]. Mortensen is in a relationship with actress [[Ariadna Gil]] since 2009.

* [[Adam Lambert]] and [[Kris Allen]] ([[Kradam]]), who appeared on season 8 of [[American Idol]], were definitely the subject of some tinhatting.<ref>[https://teamcockbert.livejournal.com/113825.html Kradam Is Real]. Posted Sept 16 2013. Accessed March 28 2019.</ref>

* [[Adam Lambert]] and [[Kris Allen]] (dubbed [[Kradam]]), who appeared on season 8 of [[American Idol]], were definitely the subject of some tinhatting.<ref>[https://teamcockbert.livejournal.com/113825.html Kradam Is Real]. Posted Sept 16 2013. Accessed March 28 2019.</ref>

* The actors who played [[Klaine]], [[Chris Colfer]] and [[Darren Criss]], were subject to much speculation about their relationship due to them playing a very convincing gay couple on [[Glee]] and Colfer being gay.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180703221939/http://timeforcriss.tumblr.com/CCisReal Why CrissColfer Is Real] by [[timeforcriss]]. Accessed March 28 2019.</ref> The pairing is known as [[CrissColfer]].

* The [[Glee]] actors who played [[Kurt Hummel]] and [[Blaine Anderson]], [[Chris Colfer]] and [[Darren Criss]], were subject to much speculation about their relationship due to them playing a very convincing gay couple on [[Glee]] and Colfer being gay.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180703221939/http://timeforcriss.tumblr.com/CCisReal Why CrissColfer Is Real] by [[timeforcriss]]. Accessed March 28 2019.</ref> The pairing is known as [[CrissColfer]].

* Tinhatting of [[Jared Padalecki]] and [[Jensen Ackles]] ([[J2]]), who play the main characters on [[Supernatural]], is so pervasive that there's an [[Spn-gossip|entire comm]] dedicated to discussing their secret relationship. [[Cockles]], which pairs Ackles with [[Misha Collins]], is also a fairly common subject of tinhatting.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171226214513/http://shellofduality.tumblr.com/post/84741618136/ok-guys-so-i-have-finally-decided-to-talk-about Ok guys so I have finally decided to talk about why I am fucking obligated to know think Cockles is real.] Post May 04 2014. Accessed March 28 2029.</ref>

* Tinhatting of [[Jared Padalecki]] and [[Jensen Ackles]] ([[J2]]), who play the main characters on [[Supernatural]], is so pervasive that there's an [[Spn-gossip|entire comm]] dedicated to discussing their secret relationship. [[Cockles]], which pairs Ackles with [[Misha Collins]], is also a fairly common subject of tinhatting.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171226214513/http://shellofduality.tumblr.com/post/84741618136/ok-guys-so-i-have-finally-decided-to-talk-about Ok guys so I have finally decided to talk about why I am fucking obligated to know think Cockles is real.] Post May 04 2014. Accessed March 28 2029.</ref>

* Tinhatters of [[Harry Styles]] and [[Louis Tomlinson]] ([[Larry Stylinson]]), members of the popular band [[One Direction]], were so intense that Louis has implied that they ruined the pair's friendship.<ref name="larrygate">[https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a10350811/louis-tomlinson-confirms-that-larry-shippers-ruined-his-deep-friendship-with-harry-styles/ Louis Tomlinson Confirms That Larry Shippers Ruined His Deep Friendship With Harry Styles]. Posted July 24 2017. Accessed March 28 2019.</ref> When it was announced that Louis was having a baby with a stylist, many who believed that [[Larry Is Real]] had doubts, and skepticism about [[Babygate]] persists years after the baby was born. [[Zayn Malik]] and [[Liam Payne]] ([[Ziam]]) is also a subject of tinhatting though not quite as prevelent.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130109004224/http://stoponedirectionsmanagement.tumblr.com/post/39781151349/this-is-something-that-ive-known-for-awhile-not This is something that I’ve known for awhile (not too long, though) and that I’ve been hiding from you because, first of all, I haven’t had the time to type the post until now, and second of all, I’ve been building up the courage to tell you all.] Accessed March 28 2019.</ref>

* Tinhatters of [[Harry Styles]] and [[Louis Tomlinson]], members of the popular band [[One Direction]] (given the pairing name [[Larry Stylinson]]), were so intense that Louis has implied that they ruined the pair's friendship.<ref name="larrygate">[https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a10350811/louis-tomlinson-confirms-that-larry-shippers-ruined-his-deep-friendship-with-harry-styles/ Louis Tomlinson Confirms That Larry Shippers Ruined His Deep Friendship With Harry Styles]. Posted July 24 2017. Accessed March 28 2019.</ref> When it was announced that Louis was having a baby with a stylist, many who believed that [[Larry Is Real]] had doubts, and skepticism about [[Babygate]] persists years after the baby was born. [[Zayn Malik]] and [[Liam Payne]] ([[Ziam]]) is also a subject of tinhatting though not quite as prevelent.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130109004224/http://stoponedirectionsmanagement.tumblr.com/post/39781151349/this-is-something-that-ive-known-for-awhile-not This is something that I’ve known for awhile (not too long, though) and that I’ve been hiding from you because, first of all, I haven’t had the time to type the post until now, and second of all, I’ve been building up the courage to tell you all.] Accessed March 28 2019.</ref>

* [[Dan Howell]] and [[Phil Lester]], known as [[Phan (pairing)|Phan]], have [http://thephandirectory.tumblr.com/ whole communities] dedicated to obsessively documenting their entire relationship.  Both Dan and Phil came out in 2019 but their relationship status is unclear.

* [[Dan Howell]] and [[Phil Lester]], YouTube entertainers, are known as [[Phan (pairing)|Phan]], and have [http://thephandirectory.tumblr.com/ whole communities] dedicated to obsessively documenting their entire relationship.  Both Dan and Phil came out in 2019 but their relationship status is unclear.

* [[Benedict Cumberbatch]] and [[Martin Freeman]] ([[Freebatch]])<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20181125231730/https://johnlocked-in-portland.tumblr.com/post/180398819985/rominatrix-you-have-to-be-a-little-bit-in Tumblr Post] by [[johnlocked-in-portland]]. Posted Nov 22 2018. Accessed March 28 2019.</ref> - including loquacious disbelief in the Cumberbatch Baby<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150618030945/http://videoqueen65.tumblr.com/post/121687520029/up-where-im-at-the-baby-has-already-been Ask] answered by [[videoqueen65]]. Posted June 16 2015. Accessed March 28 2019.</ref>  

* [[Benedict Cumberbatch]] and [[Martin Freeman]] ([[Freebatch]])<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20181125231730/https://johnlocked-in-portland.tumblr.com/post/180398819985/rominatrix-you-have-to-be-a-little-bit-in Tumblr Post] by [[johnlocked-in-portland]]. Posted Nov 22 2018. Accessed March 28 2019.</ref> - including loquacious disbelief in the Cumberbatch Baby<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150618030945/http://videoqueen65.tumblr.com/post/121687520029/up-where-im-at-the-baby-has-already-been Ask] answered by [[videoqueen65]]. Posted June 16 2015. Accessed March 28 2019.</ref>  

===Fictional Media Slash Ships===

===Fictional Media Slash Ships===

* [[The Johnlock Conspiracy]] is an entire conspiracy about [[Johnlock]] becoming canon. Shippers were so convinced that [[Johnlock]] would be canon that there was an entire sub-theory about [[The Johnlock Conspiracy#The Lost Special and Apple Tree Yard|a secret fourth episode]] where the ship would be made canon.

* One of the very first examples of fictional tinhatting is [[Spirk]].<ref>[https://www.inverse.com/article/28311-kirk-spock-slash-fiction-star-trek When a Man Loves a Vulcan]. Posted Feb 24 2017. Accessed March 28 2019.</ref>

 

* John Watson/Sherlock Holmes led to [[The Johnlock Conspiracy]], an entire conspiracy about [[Johnlock]] becoming canon. Shippers were so convinced that [[Johnlock]] would be canon that there was an entire sub-theory about [[The Johnlock Conspiracy#The Lost Special and Apple Tree Yard|a secret fourth episode]] where the ship would be made canon.

 

 

* [[Enjolras]] and [[Grantaire]] ([[Enjoltaire]]) are the subject of much canon vs not debate.<ref>[https://almost-canon.livejournal.com/3128.html I love this comm already.] May 28 2008. Accessed March 28 2019.</ref> Actor [[George Blagden]], who played [[Grantaire]] in the 2012 [[Les Miserables]] movie, is a huge proponent of the ship.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170829104523/http://byjuxtaposition.tumblr.com/post/131483239286/exr-interview-with-george-blagden ExR Interview With George Blagden]. Posted Oct 19 2015. Accessed March 28 2019.</ref> He implied that he played the charecter as if Grantaire was in love with Enjolras and even went so far as to record a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w30Irt3m_jU cover of "I'll Follow You into the Dark"] where the lyrics have been reworked to refer to the ship.

* [[Enjolras]] and [[Grantaire]] ([[Enjoltaire]]) are the subject of much canon vs not debate.<ref>[https://almost-canon.livejournal.com/3128.html I love this comm already.] May 28 2008. Accessed March 28 2019.</ref> Actor [[George Blagden]], who played [[Grantaire]] in the 2012 [[Les Miserables]] movie, is a huge proponent of the ship.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170829104523/http://byjuxtaposition.tumblr.com/post/131483239286/exr-interview-with-george-blagden ExR Interview With George Blagden]. Posted Oct 19 2015. Accessed March 28 2019.</ref> He implied that he played the charecter as if Grantaire was in love with Enjolras and even went so far as to record a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w30Irt3m_jU cover of "I'll Follow You into the Dark"] where the lyrics have been reworked to refer to the ship.

* [[Klance]] was an early ship that gained traction and had many shippers insisting it would become canon.<ref>[https://twitter.com/voltrno/status/1008419566811111424?lang=en why klance is gonna be canon even after s6: a long ass thread]. Posted June 25 2018. Accessed March 29 2019.</ref> Those shippers got serious with their tinhatting when they blackmailed the animation studio of [[Voltron: Legendary Defender]] and demanded that Klance become canon.<ref name="blackmail">[https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/voltron-legendary-defender-fan-blackmails-studio Voltron: Legendary Defender 'Fan' Blackmails Studio to Make a Gay Ship Canon on the Show]. Posted May 29 20229. Accessed March 28 2019.</ref>

* [[Klance]] was an early ship that gained traction and had many shippers insisting it would become canon.<ref>[https://twitter.com/voltrno/status/1008419566811111424?lang=en why klance is gonna be canon even after s6: a long ass thread]. Posted June 25 2018. Accessed March 29 2019.</ref> Those shippers got serious with their tinhatting when they blackmailed the animation studio of [[Voltron: Legendary Defender]] and demanded that Klance become canon.<ref name="blackmail">[https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/voltron-legendary-defender-fan-blackmails-studio Voltron: Legendary Defender 'Fan' Blackmails Studio to Make a Gay Ship Canon on the Show]. Posted May 29 20229. Accessed March 28 2019.</ref>

** [[Sheith]] reached this status after season 6 portrayed a series of strong emotional moments between Shiro and Keith, coupled with the staff's ongoing praise for fanworks of the ship and admissions to enjoying the idea of it. Extreme Sheith fans composed meta and evidence master posts detailing why Sheith could and would be endgame for them both.

** [[Sheith]] reached this status after season 6 portrayed a series of strong emotional moments between Shiro and Keith, coupled with the staff's ongoing praise for fanworks of the ship and admissions to enjoying the idea of it. Extreme Sheith fans composed meta and evidence master posts detailing why Sheith could and would be endgame for them both.

===RPF Het ships===

===RPF Het ships===

* [[Castle]] stars [[Nathan Fillion]] and [[Stana Katic]] have a lot of shippers. Some of those fans would say [[Stanathan]], as the ship is known, is real.<ref>[https://www.redbubble.com/people/vallion/works/20644305-stanathan-is-real?p=t-shirt "Stanathan is real" shirt] on [[Redbubble]]. Accessed March 28 2019.</ref>

* [[Castle]] stars [[Nathan Fillion]] and [[Stana Katic]] have a lot of shippers. Some of those fans would say [[Stanathan]], as the ship is known, is real.<ref>[https://www.redbubble.com/people/vallion/works/20644305-stanathan-is-real?p=t-shirt "Stanathan is real" shirt] on [[Redbubble]]. Accessed March 28 2019.</ref>

* [[VirtueMoir]], the Canadian [[Figure Skating RPF]] pairing, has the whole of Canada tinhatting their relationship.<ref>[https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/2/22/17035136/ice-dancing-relationships-tessa-virtue-scott-moir-dating Why people can’t stop shipping Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir]</ref> There are also allegations that the pair have secret children.<ref>[http://dubemoir.blogspot.com/2013/11/old-lies.html Old Lies]. Posted Nov 10 2013. Accessed March 28 2019.</ref>  

* [[VirtueMoir]], the Canadian [[Figure Skating RPF]] pairing of Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, has the whole of Canada tinhatting their relationship.<ref>[https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/2/22/17035136/ice-dancing-relationships-tessa-virtue-scott-moir-dating Why people can’t stop shipping Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir]</ref> There are also allegations that the pair have secret children.<ref>[http://dubemoir.blogspot.com/2013/11/old-lies.html Old Lies]. Posted Nov 10 2013. Accessed March 28 2019.</ref>  

* [[Bones]] stars [[Emily Deschanel]] and [[David Boreanaz]] have a history of tinhatters, thanks in part to their baiting of fans.<ref name="bones">[http://perezhilton.com/2013-07-19-bones-david-boreanaz-proposes-emily-deschanel-comic-con-video Bones' David Boreanaz Proposes To Emily Deschanel At Comic-Con!! See It HERE!] Posted July 19 2013. Accessed March 28 2019.</ref>

* [[Bones]] stars [[Emily Deschanel]] and [[David Boreanaz]] have a history of tinhatters, thanks in part to their baiting of fans.<ref name="bones">[http://perezhilton.com/2013-07-19-bones-david-boreanaz-proposes-emily-deschanel-comic-con-video Bones' David Boreanaz Proposes To Emily Deschanel At Comic-Con!! See It HERE!] Posted July 19 2013. Accessed March 28 2019.</ref>