The Truth About The Hallmark Channel's Jessica Lowndes

In 2016, Jessica Lowndes, then 27, and Jon Lovitz, then 58, were in love. Okay, not really, because the engagement between the Hallmark star and the comedian was actually just an elaborate prank that catapulted Lowndes to fame. "I came up with the idea," Lowndes, who met the "SNL" alum while shooting the TV show "Hawaii Five-0," told EW, adding, "I thought maybe it would get some traction but I wasn't expecting it to blow up like this."

The unlikely romance played out on Instagram and Twitter, with a series of posts including a video of the star in bed while Lovitz chats in the background. The prank was inspired by Lowndes' interest in letting her fans get to know another side of her, with the actress explaining, "I wanted to show people I'm a goofball and I wanted to come up with a funny way to entertain my fans."

But maybe the gag went to far, as Lowndes also said, "I was shocked by the people in my life who believed me and were congratulating me. I thought people were going to know it was a joke but no one did."

The singer eventually revealed the entire relationship, including the gorgeous ring she showed off in one Instagram image, was a prank just before April Fool's Day that year (via Daily Mail). "It was a picture from Google," the star admitted to ET.