THE SUMMARY
- Kendall Jenner and Jacob Elordi have been spending time together privately amid dating rumors, source said People.
- The source said that they have been “getting to know each other for the last few months” and the outlet noted that they have known each other since 2022.
- Both stars are publicly single, and Jenner explained earlier this year why she stopped actively dating when she turned 29.
Kendall Jenner and Jacob Elordi Sparked Coachella Dating Rumors and Reality, Source Said People Tuesday, is that the two stars have been spending time together privately for weeks.
“They have been dating and getting to know each other for the past few months,” the source explained, although the source did not explicitly specify whether the connection was romantic.
However, a source said Entertainment tonight that there is an “attraction” between them, and Jenner is interested.
“Kendall and Jacob have been running in similar circles for years, but in recent months they have developed an attraction and flirtation,” the source said, adding, “It’s been fun for Kendall to have a new crush.”
The source said it’s been “easy” for the two stars to connect. “They get along well because they are both discreet and take their careers seriously.”
People noted that Elordi and Jenner have known each other for years, and the actor attended her birthday party in 2022. (A photo of Jenner and Elordi hanging out in February 2022 also spread on social media at the time.)
They were also photographed in deep conversation in the vanity fair Oscar party last month.
Both Jenner and Elordi are publicly single. While the Euphoria The actor had an on-off relationship with Olivia Jade Giannulli for years, a source said. Entertainment tonight in February that their romantic relationship was over for good.
Giannulli “has left Jacob Elordi and is ready for a new chapter,” the source said, explaining that Elordi’s busy career played a role in their split. “Jacob is very focused at work and becomes intense when he is on a project. Olivia found it difficult to maintain a relationship with him.”
Meanwhile, Jenner has remained deliberately single for the past year. In January, he told Owen Thiele on in your dreams that she hasn’t been actively dating.
“I’m actually super in my era right now,” he began. “And I know that may sound corny and not be what you wanted to hear or what anyone wanted to hear. [But] When I turned 29, I had a meltdown about turning 30. I thought, ‘Wow, my twenties are over.’ I’m one year older.’ And for some reason, I crashed harder at 29 when I turned 30 than I did when I turned 30.”
Then making a commitment to herself, she explained: “When I turned 29, I remember saying to myself, ‘I feel like I’ve been there, and there’s nothing wrong with that.’ I have had excellent relationships; I haven’t had such good relationships, but I felt like during my twenties I was in a lot. I’ve been in some consistent, long-term relationships, like almost, not right after each other, but close to each other. So I never had my twenties to myself. “I’m talking about independence.”
She added: “So when I turned 29, I really made a minor commitment to myself, where I was like, ‘I’m not going to turn anything down… I’m going to stay open to whatever I feel is right for me.’ But I really wanted to have a year where I chose myself. And again, I don’t want to say that that doesn’t mean that people came into my life or didn’t come into my life. It really wasn’t about that. It was about just saying, ‘I want to have fun.’ I want to choose myself and I want to 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 really put them first most of the time. So I think when I turned 29, I was like, ‘I really want to put myself first right now.’ And that’s where I am.”
