{"id":472402,"date":"2026-05-29T03:33:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T03:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/472402\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T03:33:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T03:33:10","slug":"how-jacob-elordi-fits-in-with-kendall-jenners-friends-as-they-navigate-budding-romance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/472402\/","title":{"rendered":"How Jacob Elordi fits in with Kendall Jenner’s friends as they navigate budding romance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Things are continuing to heat up<\/a> between Kendall Jenner and Jacob Elordi.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the biggest things for Kendall when she dates someone is how they fit in with the people closest to her because her friends and inner circle really mean everything to her,\u201d a source exclusively told Page Six.<\/p>\n

The supermodel, 30, has been bringing the Oscar nominee, 28, \u201caround a lot more with her close friends, Kylie [Jenner], the people she spends the most time with and everyone genuinely likes him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Things are continuing to heat up between Kendall Jenner and Jacob Elordi (pictured above earlier this month) as the pair spend more time together. Filmsbyjosh \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n

A source exclusively told Page Six that Kendall (pictured above with Kylie Jenner and Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet in May 2025) has been bringing Elordi \u201caround a lot more with her close friends\u201d and \u201ceveryone genuinely likes him.\u201d NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Kendall and her younger sister, Kylie, were recently\u00a0spotted on a double date<\/a>\u00a0with Elordi and Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet in Los Angeles on May 16.<\/p>\n

In photos obtained by Page Six, Elordi appeared to be driving with Kendall in the front seat of a car, while Kylie and Chalamet \u2014 who have been\u00a0dating since 2023<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 sat in the backseat with the group\u2019s friend, Renell Medrano.<\/p>\n

Kendall and Elordi were also spotted on a double date<\/a> as they dined at Little Mountain in Montecito on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Their outing came days after the duo\u00a0was pictured on a beach date in Hawaii<\/a>\u00a0sharing a bottle of wine in the sand.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve all hung out a bunch of times and everybody gets along really well so it\u2019s made them even closer,\u201d the source said. Filmsbyjosh \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n

Kendall and Elordi were spotted on a double date as they dined at Little Mountain in Montecito on May 23. Filmsbyjosh \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n

The pair were seen looking affectionate as Elordi rubbed the back of Kendall\u2019s neck. Filmsbyjosh \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey\u2019ve all hung out a bunch of times and everybody gets along really well so it\u2019s made them even closer,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n

According to the insider, Elordi is \u201csuper easy going and down to earth, he goes with the flow and pretty much gets along with everybody so it\u2019s never felt forced or awkward at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201cKardashians\u201d star and the \u201cFrankenstein\u201d actor are \u201cnot rushing to label anything or call each other boyfriend\/girlfriend yet, but neither of them are seeing anybody else but it definitely seems like it\u2019s heading in that direction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reps for Kendall and Elordi did not immediately respond to Page Six\u2019s requests for comment.<\/p>\n

Kendall and her younger sister, Kylie, were recently spotted on a double date with Elordi and Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet in Los Angeles on May 16. BACKGRID<\/p>\n

Elordi appeared to be driving with Kendall in the front seat of a car, while Kylie and Chalamet sat in the backseat with the group\u2019s friend, Renell Medrano. BACKGRID<\/p>\n

As\u00a0previously reported<\/a>, Kendall was \u201ca little hesitant at first\u201d of striking up a romance with Elordi \u201cbecause of the friendship\u201d a source told Page Six at the time.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve known each other forever and run in the same circles,\u201d the insider said, noting that while the two have been around each other for years, their dynamic has \u201cdefinitely shifted\u201d recently.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve actually been spending time together for a couple months now, just keeping it quiet,\u201d the source explained. \u201cThey\u2019ve just been hanging out more and seeing where it goes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kendall and Elordi were spotted together during a breakfast date in Santa Barbara on May 22. Filmsbyjosh \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n

Kendall has previously been linked to NBA star Devin Booker, Bad Bunny and Harry Styles. (Seen above with Bad Bunny in May 2023) Getty Images<\/p>\n

According to the insider, the reality star approached the connection cautiously.<\/p>\n

\u201cKendall\u2019s really private so she\u2019s taking it slow,\u201d the source said. \u201cShe\u2019s not the type to jump into something, especially with someone she\u2019s been friends with.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kendall has previously\u00a0been linked<\/a>\u00a0to NBA star Devin Booker, Bad Bunny and Harry Styles, while Elordi\u2019s\u00a0past relationships<\/a>\u00a0include Olivia Jade and Kaia Gerber.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Things are continuing to heat up between Kendall Jenner and Jacob Elordi. \u201cOne of the biggest things for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":472403,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[321,1202,9210,922,93,1302,61,60,9404,14765,270],"class_list":["post-472402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity-couples","tag-celebrity-dating","tag-celebrity-news","tag-entertainment","tag-exclusive","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-jacob-elordi","tag-kendall-jenner","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=472402"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/472402\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/472403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=472402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=472402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=472402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}