In a turn of events that has left fans shocked and saddened, supermodel Kendall Jenner and global music phenom Bad Bunny have ended their whirlwind romance after less than a year together.
Sources close to the former couple confirmed to Harper’s Bazaar that the pair have officially called it quits. Reps for both Jenner and Bad Bunny declined to comment, but the signs of trouble have been mounting for the past few months.
The romance first sparked intrigue back in February 2022, when an anonymous tipster claimed to have spotted the duo “playing tonsil hockey” at a private Los Angeles hotspot. Jenner, known for keeping her relationships notoriously private, never confirmed nor denied the fling. But Bad Bunny offered what now seems like a glimmer of hope for the tabloids when he referenced falling hard for someone special during his history-making Coachella headline set in April.
“People think they know the lives of celebrities, but they don’t,” he mused to the crowd. “They will never know what a heart can feel.” While he never uttered Jenner’s name, she could be spotted in the wings swaying along to his smash hits in a rare unguarded moment of PDA.
Over the next few months, Jenner, 28, and Bad Bunny, 29, seemed to grow closer. They sat courtside at a Lakers playoff game in May, matching in stylish combat boots. Sources told Harper’s Bazaar the relationship was “getting more serious.” But when asked directly about Jenner in a June cover story for Rolling Stone, the usually candid musician turned uncharacteristically taciturn.
“I know something is going to come out. I know [people] are going to say something,” he admitted. “People know everything about me, so what’s left for me to protect? My private life, my personal life. That’s the only answer.”
In retrospect, it seems Bad Bunny was already bracing for heartache. Rumors of trouble in paradise started swirling this November, when Jenner posted a moody sunset shot to Instagram with a cryptic caption: “What’s meant for me will simply find me.” Soon after, multiple sources confirmed to various outlets that the pair had quietly separated.
While fans held out hope of a reconciliation, this week’s news seems to dash any last chances. It appears that Jenner is dancing her heartache away with a girls’ trip to Aspen, while Bad Bunny remains hard at work on his forthcoming album.
Perhaps this really was a romance that was never meant to be. As Bad Bunny himself once warned, the inner lives of celebrities remain unknowable to the public. We may never uncover the real reasons why this dazzling pair couldn’t make it work. For now, all we can do is wish them both happiness in their futures – even if that future means perreando sola.
