On set for the movie, he found real-life romance with his onscreen love interest, Joey King, who played protagonist Elle. The two dated for a year, much to the delight of Kissing Booth fans, before quietly splitting in 2018 shortly after the first movie's release.
Elordi dated Joey King, his Kissing Booth costar, for over a year before they split in 2018 — just as the movie debuted on Netflix. The exes worked together on two Kissing Booth sequels, which King said wasn't necessarily easy. "It was crazy. It was a wild experience.
Some of his ex-girlfriends and past relationships you may know (ahem, Zendaya and Kaia Gerber). Others might surprise you (Joey King! Olivia Jade!). Ahead, a look back at the famous faces in Jacob Elordi's love life.
Personal life. King began a relationship with producer and director Steven Piet in 2019 after they met on the set of The Act; they became engaged in February 2022. King and Piet married on September 2, 2023, in Mallorca, Spain.
Joey King has responded to her former co-star and ex-boyfriend Jacob Elordi's withering takedown of the Kissing Booth films. King, 24, and Elordi, 26, both starred in all three of the Netflix-distributed romcoms as their respective careers began to take off.
Why Joey King Won’t Date Another Co-Star After Jacob Elordi
Who is Joey with now?
She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared on Elle, HGTV and Backstage. Joey Graziadei has found his future wife in Kelsey Anderson after a whirlwind season on The Bachelor. The reality TV star proposed to Kelsey in the season 28 finale of the show, which aired on March 25.
On January 12, Spider-Man star clarified his relationship status with co-star Zendaya, telling reporters that they are “absolutely not” split up in a video shared by TMZ.
How long have Tom Holland and Zendaya been together?
The actors met while working on Spider-Man: Homecoming in 2016 and dating rumors quickly followed. However, there wasn't a direct confirmation of their relationship until July 2021, when they were spotted packing on the PDA in Holland's car in Los Angeles.
Elordi has been disparaging the Kissing Booth franchise for years, most recently in his GQ Man of the Year interview. “I didn't want to make those movies before I made those movies,” he said. “Those movies are ridiculous.
After Elordi and King split, he moved on with his Euphoria costar Zendaya, though he tried to downplay their romance in December 2019. Despite Elordi's insistence that he and Zendaya were like family, Us Weekly later confirmed they were dating after they were spotted showing PDA.
What is the height difference between Joey King and Jacob Elordi?
During filming, the 6-foot-5 actor's scenes with his 5-foot-4 costar Joey King grabbed viewers' attention and it wasn't long before they sparked romance rumors. That year, Joey admitted that their first kiss for the Netflix movie was a challenge because of their notable height difference.
Noah tells Elle that they've tried really hard at making their relationship work but he feels responsible for influencing her to choose Harvard instead of her dream school Berkeley. He ultimately decides to break up with Elle, saying: "I do love you, but maybe sometimes loving each other just isn't enough."
In that interview, Elordi said that signing on to make The Kissing Booth's sequels almost felt like “a trap” because “it can become 15 for them, none for you. You have no original ideas and you're dead inside.
Not only did Noah not cheat on Elle in The Kissing Booth 2, but Elle is actually the one who cheats on Noah—by kissing Marco, the hot new guy at school, in the heat of the moment at the dance competition.
Jacob Elordi and Olivia Jade Giannulli are "100 percent going strong," according to a source. The Euphoria star and Dancing With the Stars alum have had an on-again, off-again relationship since sparking romance rumors in December 2021.
At the moment, according to the source, the couple is busy with their careers, so marriage is supposedly on the back burner. For Zendaya, her latest project, Challengers, is hitting theaters today, April 26, 2024, while Holland is starring in Romeo and Juliet on London's West End in May 2024.
The answer is no…at least, not yet. While Zendaya and Tom are not engaged or married, the two consistently spark proposal rumblings. In December 2022, the rumor mill picked up when various online accounts claimed that Zendaya and Tom were engaged—without any factual basis, that is.
Tom Holland and Zendaya continue to capture our hearts. The Spider-Man star offered a rare comment about his girlfriend of over two years while discussing the trusted people he goes to for acting advice.
Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman (/zənˈdeɪ.ə/ zən-DAY-ə; born September 1, 1996) is an American actress and singer. She has received various accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022.
Joey had numerous one-night stands but no long-term girlfriend in the series. He had dated Angela Delvekkio for three years before the series began (possibly the same Angela seen in one episode of season 1) and had a few short-term girlfriends of which the most significant perhaps were Kathy and Rachel.
Joey picks Kelsey Anderson during The Bachelor finale. At the start of the season, it was incorrectly predicted by Reality Steve that Daisy Kent was the winner of season 28. However, thanks to an accidental slipup from Jason Tartick, it was confirmed that Kelsey was Joey's final pick before the finale aired.
Joey started to have feelings for Rachel in "The One Where Joey Dates Rachel" (S8E12), after they went on a date as friends. Joey stated a few times that his relationship with Rachel was the first time he actually fell in love with a woman.
In the first Kissing Booth movie, Joey King plays Elle Evans, a high schooler navigating friendship and first love with Jacob Elordi's Noah. King wore a wig for the second Kissing Booth film, and her hair was typically styled in loose curls. Here, she's pictured with Joel Courtney, who plays her bestie Lee.
