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Kendall Jenner and Jacob Elordi are spending time together in private, a source tells People, despite rumors of them dating. A source said that the two “got to know each other over the past few months,” and the media pointed out that they have known each other since 2022. Both stars are officially single, with Jenner explaining earlier this year why she stopped actively dating when she turned 29.
Kendall Jenner and Jacob Elordi sparked dating rumors at Coachella, but the pair have actually been spending weeks together in private, a source told People yesterday.
“They’ve been hanging out together and starting to get to know each other for the past few months,” the source explained, although the source declined to say whether the relationship was romantic.
The outlet noted that Elordi and Jenner have known each other for years and even attended her birthday party in 2022. (Photos of Jenner and Elordi hanging out together from February 2022 also circulated on social media at the time).
The pair were also photographed having a deep conversation at Vanity Fair’s Oscar party last month.
Jenner and Elordi are both officially single. The Euphoria actor had an on-and-off relationship with Olivia Jade Giannulli for years, but sources told Entertainment Tonight in February that their romantic relationship was over for good.
Giannulli is “ready to move on from Jacob Elordi and move on to a new chapter,” the source said, explaining that Elordi’s busy career contributed to the breakup. “Jacob is very focused on work and gets intense when he’s involved in a project. It was difficult for Olivia to maintain a relationship with him.”
Jenner, on the other hand, intentionally stayed single last year. In January, she told Owen Seale on In Your Dreams that she was not actively dating.
“I’m really in my time right now,” she began. “And I know it might sound corny and it might not sound like what you want to hear or what anyone wants to hear. (But) when I turned 29, I was about to turn 30 and I was shocked. I thought, “Oh, my 20s are over. I have one more year left.” And for some reason, I was more frustrated when I was 29 than I was when I actually turned 30. ”
“When I turned 29, I remember saying to myself, “I certainly remember saying that to myself. I felt that way to myself. And there’s nothing wrong with that. I’ve had great relationships. I’ve had not-so-great relationships. But… Throughout my 20s, I felt like I had a lot of relationships, some long-term, consistent relationships that weren’t close to each other. So I never really had my 20s on my own. I’m talking about independence.
She added, “So when I turned 29, I made a little promise to myself that was like, ‘I’m not going to turn anything down…I’m going to keep accepting whatever feels right for me.'” However, I really wanted the year to be like the one I had chosen for myself. Again, that doesn’t mean people came or didn’t come into my life. That wasn’t really the case. I just wanted to have fun. I want to choose for myself and do what I want to do. ”
“And I’m a really great girlfriend,” she continued. “I really love being there for my partner and I put them first most of the time. So I think when I turned 29, I was like, ‘I really want to put myself first now.'” And that’s where I stand. ”
