So—how did we get here? After allegedly meeting in September 2023, at Givenchy’s spring 2024 show in Paris, Keoghan, 31, and Carpenter, 24, were first photographed à deux that December in Los Angeles on a dinner date. (While Carpenter had previously been linked to singer Shawn Mendes, Keoghan had recently parted ways with Alyson Kierans, his girlfriend of a few years, with whom he shares a son.) After being papped in Los Angeles again in January 2024—this time at Luna Luna—they technically made their first real public appearance together at W magazine’s Grammys after-party in February, although they walked the carpet separately.
In the following weeks, Keoghan entered his Travis Kelce–esque supportive-beau phase of their courtship. After being spotted in Singapore, waiting for Carpenter to finish her string of opening sets on Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, he was seen at an Academy Awards dinner in early March, sporting a friendship bracelet with her name on it.
A month later, Keoghan also stood adorably by at Coachella, studiously filming as Carpenter performed during weekend one. His attention was duly rewarded: The following week, in rather a Swiftian move of her own, Carpenter changed the lyrics at the end of her song “Nonsense” to wink at one of Keoghan’s most infamous scenes in Saltburn, singing, “Made his knees so weak, he had to spread mine / He’s drinkin’ my bathwater like it’s red wine.” (Cue bloodcurdling screams from the audience.)
What can we say? Now that they’ve gone from furtive L.A. dinners to striding the Met steps side by side, Keoghan does indeed look very cute wrapped round her finger.