Generally the perfect romances begin off as friendships! Whereas Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker’s new relationship might come as a shock to many, the pair have recognized one another for years.
After Barker hung out with Kardashian at her mother Kris Jenner’s Palm Springs, California, residence in January 2021, Us Weekly confirmed that the pair had been relationship. “Kourtney and Travis are formally a pair,” the insider informed Us. “They’ve been shut mates for years and have been relationship for a pair months. Travis may be very smitten with Kourtney and has been for some time.”
Shortly earlier than the relationship information broke, the Blink-182 drummer left a number of flirty feedback on the Poosh founder’s Instagram posts. As she shared a steamy selfie from her closet, Barker commented with a rose emoji. He dropped a mermaid emoji beneath a pic of her strolling into the ocean. He additionally wrote, “You’re So Cool,” after she shared screenshots of the 1993 movie True Romance. (The rocker has beforehand said that True Romance is his favourite film, and he even named his daughter after Patricia Arquette’s character, Alabama.)
Kardashian and Barker’s bond goes method again. The duo, who stay in the identical Calabasas, California, gated group, have been noticed out collectively on quite a few events together with in 2018 once they grabbed dinner and later attended night church service. The musician has made appearances on her household’s long-running present, Holding Up With the Kardashians, alongside his ex-wife Shanna Moakler.
Barker as soon as gushed to Us solely about how he was interested in the mom of three’s sister Kim Kardashian when she was nonetheless Paris Hilton’s assistant. “How might you not stare at Kim? Thoughts you, I loved hanging out with Paris, however I like curvy women,” he defined in October 2015. “Kim was eye sweet. I used to be no method disrespectful to Paris, however I couldn’t maintain my eyes off Kim!”
Because the pair each stay in Calabasas, they might casually get collectively typically. “We might exit to eat, simply hang around,” he mentioned, noting that he “had a crush on her and we had been flirtatious, however nothing ever occurred.”
The previous Sprint proprietor shares kids Mason, Penelope and Reign with ex Scott Disick. The pair cast a friendship after ending their rocky on-and-off romance in 2015 after 9 years. Whereas Disick went on up to now Sofia Richie for practically three years earlier than transferring on with Amelia Grey Hamlin in late 2020, Kourtney was beforehand linked to Younes Bendjima and Luka Sabbat.
The Meet the Barkers alum, for his half, was married to Moakler from 2004 to 2008. The exes share daughter Alabama and son Landon. Barker briefly dated Rita Ora in 2015.
Scroll all the way down to see Kourtney and Barker’s relationship timeline:
