Kendall Jenner and Jacob Elordi were spotted holding hands as they stepped out from a romantic dinner date in London this week. The supermodel, 30, and the Australian actor, 29, emerged from the restaurant China Tang at the Dorchester hotel on Thursday evening.
The outing comes as the couple traveled to the UK capital for the premiere of Elordi's new film, The Dog Stars. Jenner highlighted her frame in a sleeveless pale blue bodycon dress cut just above the knee, accessorizing with a black snake-embossed leather clutch, matching black stilettos, and dark sunglasses. She wore nude lipstick with her dark hair falling freely over her shoulders.
Elordi arrived in a pinstriped suit and black tie, pairing his outfit with orange-tinted sunglasses as he held Jenner's hand while walking down Park Lane upon exiting the Dorchester.
The trip to London included a dinner on Wednesday at Cipriani with Elordi's father, John, followed by the red carpet event for his movie on Thursday. The Dog Stars is a post-apocalyptic film directed by Ridley Scott that also stars Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, and Guy Pearce.
Qualley made her first red carpet appearance since her split from musician Jack Antonoff at the premiere, wearing Chanel barefoot sandals without her wedding ring alongside Elordi.
London Penthouse Stay and Romance Origins
Elordi reportedly booked the £60,000-a-night penthouse suite at Claridge's, a historic luxury hotel in Mayfair, for himself and Jenner to impress her during their stay.
'Jacob's a proper romantic and he wanted Kendall to have that amazing view over London where you can see the stars,' an insider told The Sun. 'It costs £60,000 a night to stay there. But upgrading was worth the money.' A representative for Elordi was contacted by the Daily Mail for comment.
The couple's relationship went public in April when they were glimpsed passionately kissing at an afterparty following Justin Bieber's Coachella performance. Sources reported via Deuxmoi at the time that the pair were 'making out and all over each other' during the party at the California music festival.
An insider told the Daily Mail that Jenner, who gained international fame on Keeping Up with the Kardashians, and Elordi, known for his roles in Euphoria and The Kissing Booth, had been dating 'as far back as early February' thanks to matchmaking by her younger sister, Kylie Jenner.
Matchmaking by Kylie Jenner
The matchmaking took place during awards season, when Kylie Jenner's boyfriend, Timothee Chalamet, was waging an Oscar campaign for his lead role as an underground ping pong champion in Marty Supreme.
During the same period, Elordi was nominated for several supporting actor awards for his performance as the monster in Guillermo Del Toro's film adaptation of Frankenstein.
'Kylie was around Jacob a lot during Timothee's award season marathon because Jacob was nominated for Frankenstein and Timothee was nominated for Marty Supreme,' the source explained to the Daily Mail.
'Kylie is the alpha sister and pushed Kenny to start a romance with Jacob because she wanted to set up double dates with Timothee,' the insider shared.
'Kenny's house is where all the parties happen, a lot of action there, so the four of them got close there,' the source divulged, adding that Jenner 'found out she just clicked with Jacob... there was chemistry.'
Globetrotting Sightings and Past Relationships
Romance rumors first began in March when Jenner and Elordi were seen in rapt conversation at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Los Angeles. By May, the couple were seen drinking rosé together on a beach in Hawaii and enjoying a double date in Los Angeles with Kylie Jenner and Chalamet.
Their globetrotting dalliance also included a trip to Japan, where a video of the pair holding hands in Tokyo went viral on TikTok.
Elordi, who stars in the film adaptation of Wuthering Heights, previously dated Olivia Jade, the daughter of actress Lori Loughlin and designer Mossimo Giannulli. The pair conducted an on-off relationship from late 2021 onwards, briefly reuniting last September before splitting again a few weeks later.
'It’s fully over. They are not getting back together,' a source told People in October following their breakup. The split occurred the same month Jade's parents, who both served prison sentences for their involvement in the college admissions scandal, were revealed to have separated. The source noted Jade was 'fine about the Jacob split' and 'more upset about what’s going on with her father.'
Elordi was also previously linked to his The Kissing Booth co-star Joey King, model Kaia Gerber (daughter of Cindy Crawford), and his Euphoria co-star Zendaya between 2019 and 2020, though he publicly maintained Zendaya was a platonic friend.
Jenner previously dated musician Bad Bunny for about a year before splitting in late 2023, briefly rekindling their romance in 2024 before separating again. She has also been linked to a string of NBA players, including Blake Griffin, Devin Booker, and Ben Simmons.
