WITH a pop superstar girlfriend, a soaring career and talks of him being the next James Bond, Callum Turner is the talk of showbiz circles. <\/p>\n
But we can reveal the 36-year-old\u2019s meteoric rise to fame has been carefully orchestrated \u2013 so much so, he\u2019s reported to have dumped his influencer girlfriend after meeting his wife-to-be, Dua Lipa, 30.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Callum is now due to marry the huge pop star Credit: Getty<\/p>\n
Callum is said to have dated Victoria Villarroel prior to his romance with Dua Credit: Getty<\/p>\n
Callum is rumoured to have secretly dated Kylie Jenner\u2019s former assistant, the stunning Victoria Villarroel<\/a>, who looks strikingly similar to Dua.<\/p>\n In fact, Victoria, 34, is rumoured to have been dining with Callum when he was first introduced to Dua at The River Cafe in London.<\/p>\n The restaurant\u2019s co-founder, Ruth Rogers, who is close friends with the actor, has confirmed that Dua, 30, and Callum were sitting near each other in the restaurant that night, and she took it upon herself to introduce them.\u00a0<\/p>\n Victoria \u2013 who has never publicly named Callum \u2013 recalled her version of events, which sounds very similar.<\/p>\n She said: \u201cMy ex-boyfriend is now engaged to someone who he met while he was having dinner with me.<\/p>\n \u201cLike she sat next to us at this restaurant in London. Whatever.\u201d<\/p>\n Dua has said she was with her dad having dinner the night they met. They got engaged last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n Victoria \u2013 who is now a popular influencer \u2013 said her British ex-boyfriend never let her post pictures of them online, and she claimed he has now done a complete 180 when it comes to his attitude towards things.<\/p>\n Venting her frustration, she said: \u201cWere you lying to me because that\u2019s what you actually wanted. This man would be like, \u2018I would never date somebody that gets paparazzi. I would never date a famous person. I would never go to the Met Gala. That\u2019s corny. I would never, I would never, I would never, I would never. What?\u201d<\/p>\n Callum attended the Met Gala with Dua last year.<\/p>\n Callum started out as a model before landing some TV roles \u2013 he earned a Bafta nomination for The Capture in 2019.<\/p>\n An insider said: \u201cCallum is a very talented actor, but he was relatively under the radar until Dua came along.<\/p>\n \u201cHe made some sensible moves in his career, but also in his personal life. Being attached to Dua has skyrocketed him to a different level of fame. <\/p>\n \u201cSince their engagement, he\u2019s been touted as the next Bond, and she is the top contender for the theme song. It can\u2019t be a coincidence.<\/p>\n \u201cBeing seen to date an American influencer who poses naked might not have been the best optics for him, and his decision to keep things private has paid off.\u201d<\/p>\n Life before Dua<\/p>\n Callum dated Vanessa Kirby from 2015 to 2019 after meeting on the set of Queen & Country. He never spoke about their relationship and was only very occasionally pictured with her. They are said to have split because of conflicting work schedules.<\/p>\n Victoria Villarroel is a Venezuelan-born influencer and entrepreneur, best known as Kylie Jenner\u2019s former personal assistant and close friend.\u00a0<\/p>\n She was an intern for Kris Jenner before landing the job with Kylie. She worked for her between 2015 and 2020 before deciding to launch her own career.<\/p>\n Victoria has said that her British ex-boyfriend didn\u2019t treat her well Credit: TikTok\/victoriavillarroell<\/p>\n It\u2019s thought Victoria was with Callum the night he first met Dua Credit: instagram<\/p>\n Stunning Victoria lifted the lid on what it was like working for the billionaire on her Better Half podcast<\/a>, which she co-hosts with Kylie\u2019s longtime gal pal Stassie Karanikolaou<\/a>.<\/p>\n Victoria worked for Kylie<\/a>, 28, for five years before deciding it was time to quit, revealing on the podcast that their relationship evolved over time<\/a> from a professional relationship to one she felt was unprofessional.<\/p>\n She started working with the Kardashian family<\/a> via Jenner Communications, headed up by Kris Jenner<\/a>.<\/p>\n Victoria said on the podcast that after \u201cabout a week\u201d of working there, she was brought on to work with Kylie and Kendall Jenner<\/a>.<\/p>\n She noted on the show that it was \u201ctoo difficult\u201d to work for both of them, so she opted to work for just Kylie.<\/p>\n She sent her sister to be Kendall\u2019s assistant in her place.<\/p>\n