Kaia Gerber says she keeps relationship with Austin Butler as ‘sacred as possible’

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Kaia Gerber has spoken out about holding her relationship with Austin Butler out of the highlight.

The 22-year-old mannequin mentioned her boyfriend of over two years throughout a latest interview with WSJ Magazine, as she appeared on the quilt of the Spring 2024 Women’s Fashion Issue. Despite the truth that the couple have walked hand-in-hand at a number of Hollywood occasions, Gerber opted not to enter particulars concerning the romance.

However, she did specify why she’s holding that details about her boyfriend to herself. “Honestly, I feel like so few things in my life are private, and that is one of the things that I try to keep as sacred as possible,” Gerber, who’s the daughter of supermodel Cindy Crawford, defined.

Butler and Gerber have been first romantically linked in December 2021, earlier than going public with their relationship in 2022. They additionally made their official pink carpet debut as a pair in May 2022 on the Met Gala.

Since then, the Elvis star has additionally shared his candid ideas concerning the public consideration surrounding him and Gerber. During an interview with GQ in May 2022, he acknowledged that whereas he’s typically photographed with his girlfriend, he nonetheless tries to disregard the web and hates the paparazzi.

“I go, ‘If I don’t see the picture, then it doesn’t really exist to me’. I don’t want to be really negative, but there’s hardly any job I despise more than paparazzi’,” he stated.

He additionally remained tight-lipped when requested to open up about his relationship, explaining. “I don’t think there’s anything I want to share about that. But thank you for providing the space.”

Although Gerber hasn’t particularly mentioned Butler, she has spoken candidly about her romantic previous. During an interview with Vogue in 2021, she described a few of the folks she dated when she was younger, whereas nonetheless within the midst of an up-and-coming trend profession.

“You know, I was doing fashion month, but I was so young I had kissed, like, only one person. I had never had a high school sweetheart or anything,” she stated. “And so I tended to date older people because those were the people I was around.”

The mannequin added: “And I got put in situations where one day I’d wake up and be like, how did I get here? I have no idea what I’m doing, and I need help. And being able to ask for that help was amazing. That’s what real growing up means, not being afraid to ask.”

Prior to relationship Butler, Gerber was romantically linked to Euphoria star Jacob Elordi and Saturday Night Live comedian Pete Davidson. Meanwhile, Butler beforehand dated actor Vanessa Hudgens for almost 10 years.

He additionally lately opened up about holding his historical past with Hudgens out of the highlight, one yr after he was hit with backlash for referring to her as the “friend” who inspired him to audition for his function in Elvis.

“Oh, yeah, I learned a lesson with that one,” he stated, referring to the criticism, throughout an interview with Esquire earlier this month. “I felt that I was respecting her privacy in a way and not wanting to bring up a ton of things that would cause her to have to talk. I have so much love and care for her. It was in no way trying to erase anything.”