Sometimes the best romances start with friendships! While Kourtney Kardashian And Travis BarkerThe new relationship may surprise many, the couple has known each other for years.
After Barker spent time with Kardashian at her mother’s house Kris Jenner‘s Palm Springs, California, home in January 2021, We Weekly confirmed that the couple were dating. “Kourtney and Travis are officially a couple,” the insider shared. We. “They have been friends for years and have been dating for a few months. Travis is very much in love with Kourtney and has been for some time.
Shortly before the dating news broke, the Blink-182 drummer left several flirty comments on the Poosh founder’s Instagram posts. As she shared a steamy selfie from her closet, Barker commented with a pink emoji. He dropped a mermaid emoji under a photo of her walking in the ocean. He also wrote “You’re So Cool” after sharing screenshots from the 1993 film. true romance. (The rocker has previously stated that true romance is his favorite movie, and he even named his daughter after Patricia Arquettecharacter, Alabama.)
The connection between Kardashian and Barker goes back a long way. The duo, who live in the same gated community of Calabasas, Calif., have been spotted together numerous times, including in 2018 when they grabbed dinner and then attended an evening church service. The musician has made guest appearances on her family’s long-running show, keeping up with the Kardashiansalongside his ex-wife Shanna Moakler.
Barker once gushed We exclusively on how he was attracted to the mother-of-three’s sister Kim Kardashian when she was still Paris Hiltonthe assistant of. “How could you not look at Kim?” Mind you, I loved hanging out with Paris, but I love curvy girls,” he explained in October 2015. “Kim was a feast for the eyes. I wasn’t being disrespectful to Paris at all, but I couldn’t take my eyes off Kim!”
As the couple both live in Calabasas, they occasionally got together casually. “We were going to eat out, just hang out,” he said, noting that he “had a crush on her and we were flirting, but nothing ever happened.”
Dash’s former owner shares kids Mason, Penelope and Reign with his ex Scott Disick. The couple forged a friendship after ending their rocky romance in 2015 after nine years. While Disick has gone to date Sophie Richie for nearly three years before continuing with Amelia Gray Hamlin at the end of 2020, Kourtney was previously linked to Younes Bendjima – The best of Younes Bendjima And Luke Sabbath.
THE Meet the Barkers alum, for his part, was married to Moakler from 2004 to 2008. The exes share daughter Alabama and son Landon. Barker briefly dated rita prays in 2015.
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