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THE RUNDOWN<\/strong><\/p>\n Kendall Jenner started her 29th year with a major decision: to stop actively dating after having what felt like \u201ca lot\u201d of relationships in her twenties. \u201cWhen I turned 29, I really made like a minor commitment to myself,\u201d she told Owen Thiele during a January 2026 episode of In Your Dreams<\/em><\/a>, \u201cwhere I was like, \u2018I\u2019m not going to reject anything\u2026I\u2019m going to stay open to anything that feels like it would suit me.\u2019 But I really wanted to have like a me year where I chose myself.\u201d<\/p>\n Fast-forward to spring 2026, and Jenner has seemingly found someone who suits her very well: Australian actor Jacob Elordi.<\/p>\n The two stars first sparked dating rumors at Coachella, but in May 2026, the speculation intensified. Jenner and Elordi were photographed on a Hawaii trip and then out in Los Angeles with Jenner\u2019s sister, Kylie, and her partner, actor Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, days later.<\/p>\n Sources spoke to People<\/em> and Entertainment Tonight<\/em> around that time, revealing that Jenner and Elordi had been hanging out in private for months. Their history goes back far further than that, though.<\/p>\n Here, the complete rundown of Elordi and Jenner\u2019s friendship and possible new romance.<\/p>\n Elordi and Jenner were first photographed hanging out in Paris that February. They appeared with a group of friends in photos that surfaced<\/a> on social media.<\/p>\n At the time, Jenner was romantically linked<\/a> to Devin Booker, while Elordi was in an on-off relationship<\/a> with Olivia Jade Giannulli. (In February 2026, a source told Entertainment Tonight<\/em><\/a> that they had broken up for good, saying that the influencer \u201chas moved on from Jacob Elordi and is ready for a new chapter.\u201d)<\/p>\n People<\/em><\/a> reported that Elordi attended Jenner\u2019s birthday party that November.<\/p>\n Jenner and Elordi were photographed<\/a> talking at the Vanity Fair<\/em> Oscar Party<\/a> on March 15.<\/p>\n Elordi and Jenner sparked dating rumors at Coachella, with reports emerging that they were seen making out<\/a> at headliner Justin Bieber\u2019s after-party during weekend 1. No photos surfaced of them together, however.<\/p>\n A source told People<\/em><\/a> that Jenner and Elordi had privately been spending time together for weeks leading up to the festival. \u201cThey\u2019ve been hanging out and getting to know each other the last couple months,\u201d the insider said.<\/p>\n Entertainment Tonight<\/em><\/a> got intel from its own source, who revealed Jenner and Elordi have romantic interest in each other.<\/p>\n \u201cKendall and Jacob have run in similar circles for years, but in the last couple months, they\u2019ve developed an attraction and flirtation,\u201d the insider said. \u201cIt\u2019s been fun for Kendall to have a new crush.\u201d<\/p>\n It has been \u201ceasy\u201d for the two stars to connect, the source added. \u201cThey get along because they\u2019re both low-key and take their careers seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n Photos came out<\/a> of Jenner and Elordi getting breakfast together<\/a> at Nourish Hanalei in Kaua\u02bbi, Hawaii, during a private trip. People<\/em><\/a> reported that they were seen in Los Angeles one day before the photos were posted, signifying they had since returned home.<\/p>\n Jenner and Elordi joined<\/a> her sister, Kylie Jenner, and her boyfriend, Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet<\/a>, for a night out in Los Angeles. The group and their friend Renell Medrano were photographed leaving a Fanatics party on Saturday night. Elordi was driving, and Jenner sat beside him in their car. Chalamet, Jenner, and Medrano were seated in the back.<\/p>\n TMZ<\/a> obtained a photo of Jenner and Elordi sitting together on a private beach in Kaua\u02bbi during their Hawaii trip. The outlet reported that the photo was from the previous weekend, with an eyewitness saying<\/a> they appeared to be on a \u201ccute little date\u201d as they spent time there. There was no PDA, the source added, but \u201cthe chemistry between the two was obvious,\u201d the outlet wrote.<\/p>\n\n
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