Culture and Living | Iceland Monitor | Sat 23 Apr 2016 | 17.07 GMT | Modified at 21.14

The Iceland curse: Will West and Kardashian separate?

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West visited Iceland last weekend. Photo/AFP

Iceland is a popular spot for filming Hollywood movies or to take a break from the madding crowd. Bizarrelly, however, it also has a reputation for having a rather adverse effect on famous couples.

Love them or hate them, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's visit to Iceland made headlines in the gossip pages all over the world. Many of them mentioned trouble afoot in their marriage and that the weather had not been the only cold thing in Iceland.

Iceland Monitor took a look at some of the more famous break-up stories.

Þessi mynd fór víða enda sennilega síðasta myndin sem birtist ...

This photograph by Iceland Monitor photographer Júlíus Siurjónsson became world famous, It's the last photo taken of famous Hollywood couple Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes before they separated, walking hand-in-hand in Reykjavik. Iceland Monitor/Júlíus Sigurjónsson

Tom Cruise came to Iceland in 2012 to shoot sci-fi thriller Oblivion. His then-wife Katie Holmes came with him to Iceland but left, with all the worl'd eyes on Iceland as the divorce proceedings unfolded.

Russell Crowe í Norðurljósasal Hörpunnar.

Russell Crowe performing at Harpa concert hall in Reykjavik. Iceland Monitor/Eggert Jóhannesson

Russell Crowe filmed Noah in 2012. He split up with his wife Danielle Spencer following his Iceland trip. Icelandic gossip magazine Séð og Heyrt disclosed that Crowe had been sending text messages to an 18 year old girl. The couple however got back together.

Slash performing at Laugardalshöll in Iceland. Iceland Monitor/Eggert Jóhannesson

Slash performed in Iceland in 2014 and shortly after his Iceland visit his 13-year-long marriage with Pearl Hudson ended.

Vinnie Jones in iceland Iceland Monitor/Eggert Jóhannesson

Vinnie Jones starred in a Russian movie filmed in Iceland in 2014 and shortly after he split up with his wife Tanya after pictures were leaked of him kissinga Russian actress. The couple are reported to be back together, however.

Ryan Philippe. Photo/ mbl

Ryan Phillipe and Reece Witherspoon were once one of the most famous couples in Hollywood. When Philippe arrived in Iceland to film Flags of our Fathers the couple were photographed together in Reykjavik. Six months later they divorced.