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Kylie Jenner has recently shed light on why she chooses to keep her relationship with actor Timothée Chalamet out of the public eye. In a new interview with Elle, the reality star and beauty mogul spoke about the challenges of navigating her romantic life in the spotlight without directly mentioning the Dune star.
“I think it’s important to keep things to yourself,” Kylie said during the interview. While she didn’t specifically reference Chalamet by name, her comments hinted at the reasoning behind her decision to maintain privacy around their relationship. “It’s hard for me to make a decision by myself sometimes, so the opinion of the whole world… it can be tough.” Her words reflect the pressure she feels under the constant scrutiny of her personal life.
Kylie and Timothée first sparked relationship rumors in April 2023 when her car was spotted multiple times outside his Los Angeles home. The pair kept their relationship quiet for months before going public in September during a high-profile appearance together at Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour concert. Despite this, both have remained mostly silent on their romance, focusing instead on maintaining their privacy.
In the Elle interview, Kylie also touched on another personal topic—the reconciliation with her former best friend Jordyn Woods, whose 2019 involvement in a scandal with Tristan Thompson, Khloé Kardashian’s ex, caused a major rift in their friendship. Reflecting on the aftermath of the scandal, Kylie spoke candidly about the heartbreak she experienced after losing someone who was once so central to her life.
“I was heartbroken,” she said about her fallout with Woods. “We’ve always tried to talk through things, so it’s never been a full cold-turkey cutoff; it was needed distance. Anytime something happened, good or bad, and I needed to call someone, it would always be her. To lose that person felt really lonely, but I had to go through that.”
The emotional separation, though painful, ultimately helped Kylie grow. “I learned so much, gained so much independence, and was there for myself,” she revealed. “It helped me grow up a little bit, because we were so attached at the hip. I think that in order for us both to grow, she needed to spread her wings and do what she needed to do as well.”
Since the scandal, both Kylie and Jordyn have been seen rekindling their friendship. They were spotted together in July 2023, sparking speculation that they were mending their relationship after four years of distance.
For Kylie, the lesson in both her friendship with Jordyn and her romance with Timothée seems to be the importance of setting boundaries and maintaining privacy where it matters most. Whether it’s learning to stand on her own after losing a close friend or choosing to shield her relationship from the public eye, the beauty mogul is carving her own path in balancing personal growth with life in the limelight.
As Kylie continues to navigate her public and private worlds, her words serve as a reminder that even the most famous figures need space to make their own decisions.
