Kendall Jenner and Jacob Elordi's Cozy Moment at the Gala Has Everyone Talking

Jacob Elordi and Kendall Jenner have made their gala debut as a couple. Elordi, 29, and Jenner, 30, attended the annual Academy Museum Gala on Saturday, October 17, twinning in black while walking the red carpet separately — just moments apart. The Dog Stars actor looked dapper in a custom Bottega Veneta tux with sunglasses, while Jenner opted for a bespoke polka dot Valentino gown. After the pair posed for their respective photographs, they reunited inside the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, where they were spotted cozying up at a table. The supermodel and Elordi, who have never publicly addressed their relationship, have been romantically linked since April 2025.

“They are very serious and exclusive,” a source exclusively told Us months later in July. “Everyone around them can see how madly in love they are and how well their relationship works.” The insider further revealed that Elordi and Jenner bonded over common interests. “They both share a love for the outdoors, so traveling together and escaping into nature has become one of their favorite ways to spend quality time,” the source noted to Us. “Friends think Jacob brings out the best in Kendall, and she is really happy right now. Everyone approves of him, and it’s going well so far.” Jenner’s famous family have since given Elordi their stamp of approval. The 818 Tequila founder’s half-brother Brody Jenner recently slammed rumors that their brood was concerned about the actor allegedly not contributing financially to the couple’s vacations.

“I can confirm that this is clickbait,” Brody, 43, wrote via Instagram comment in August, adding a thumbs-down emoji and denying the claims. Before her romance with Elordi, Kendall had been candid about embracing a dating hiatus following her respective splits from exes Devin Booker and Bad Bunny. “I’m actually in a, like, me era right now. When I turned 29, I remember saying to myself, I do feel like I’ve been in [relationships] and there’s nothing wrong with it,” she said on the “In Your Dreams” podcast in January. “I’ve had great relationships, I’ve had not-so-great relationships, but I felt like through my 20s, I was in a lot.” She continued at the time, “I was in a few long-term consistent relationships … near each other. I never really had my 20s to myself. When I turned 29, I made a minor commitment to myself. I was, like, ‘I’m not going to reject anything [and] I’m going to stay open to anything that feels like it would suit me,’ but I really wanted to have a ‘me year’ where I chose myself.”