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Channing Tatum and girlfriend Yinka Williams are enjoying the start of 2026 together in the sun.
Tatum, 45, and his Australian girlfriend Williams, 26, were photographed sharing a passionate kiss and spending time together on the beach in Costa Rica on Saturday, January 3. The Roofman actor, wearing dark shorts and a black baseball cap, was seen putting his arm around Williams’ head and kissing her. Model Williams wore a black bikini as the couple headed to the beach.
Williams and Tatum’s trip to Costa Rica culminates this year as their relationship approaches the one-year mark.
The pair first became romantically involved when they attended a pre-Oscar party in Los Angeles in February. Their relationship began a few months after Tatum split from ex-fiancée Zoe Kravitz in October 2024 after three years of dating. Tatum and his ex-wife Jenna Dewan separated in 2018, and their divorce was finalized in September 2024 (they share a 12-year-old daughter, Everly).
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Tatum and Williams made their relationship official on Instagram in April 2025. In September, Tatum made his red carpet debut by appearing with Everly at the premiere of Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, for which he voiced the English dub of the film.
Tatum also called Williams “my rider!” On September 9, he wished her a happy 26th birthday through an Instagram post.
The couple recently attended the screening of Tatum’s Roofman together at the BFI London Film Festival on October 14 in London.
On December 13, Williams posted a series of black-and-white photos on Instagram of herself posing in front of a mirror while washing her face, including a selfie with Tatum, which she wrote was taken by Tatum at a photo shoot.
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“Please give me some encouragement. The photo is my boo clown. @channingtatum ❤️🔥,” she wrote in the caption of the photo.
Tatum has multiple projects in the works in the new year. His next film, Josephine, is scheduled to premiere at Sundance on January 23rd, and he will reprise his role as Marvel character Gambit in Avengers: Doomsday, which opens on December 18th.
