Jenner, Elordi Hold Hands at Academy Gala

At the end of the Academy Museum Gala red carpet on October 17, 2026, in Los Angeles, Jacob Elordi put his arm around Kendall Jenner's waist as she reached for his hand. He also turned his iPhone camera on her as she posed for photographers. The two had arrived separately and did not make a red-carpet debut as a couple. Inside, photos showed them sitting close at dinner, leaning into each other and holding hands—their first official event photo together since dating reports broke. Jenner wore a custom polka-dot Valentino gown with a strapless white-dotted black bodice, black-dotted ivory floor-sweeping skirt with a high leg slit, bow details at the hips, and polka-dot heels. Elordi wore a custom Bottega Veneta tuxedo with a bowtie and sunglasses. Reports linked them after they were spotted kissing at Justin Bieber's Coachella afterparty in April 2026, following a March sighting deep in conversation at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party. They were later spotted in Hawaii and Japan, including viral TikTok footage of them holding hands in Tokyo. Contested: Elle Magazine and Harper's Bazaar foregrounded sweet moments and said the pair looked so in love. Independent Journal Review and Daily Mail led with hand-holding and cosying up. Neither Jenner nor Elordi has publicly confirmed the relationship.