Dua Lipa not solely made her Cannes Movie Competition crimson carpet debut on Friday night time, however she additionally made a really public debut together with her long-rumored new boyfriend, Romain Gavras. (She additionally debuted some fairly dramatic new bangs, although that appears of lesser significance). Whereas Lipa has attended occasions surrounding the movie competition earlier than, her look on the premiere of Elias Belkeddar’s Omar La Fraise was her first correct journey down the Croisette’s famed crimson carpet. She did so in a black asymmetrical gown by Hedi Slimane for Celine. The gown featured peek-a-boo cutouts that slashed throughout the bodice, and a fairly dramatically high-leg slit.
Extra dramatic although will be the fairly lengthy Lydia Deetz-style bangs that coated almost half of the 27-year-old singer’s face.
As for her date, Lipa has been linked to 41-year-old Gavras for months now, and whereas they’ve been noticed right here and there, they’ve stored a fairly low profile. Till now. Contemplating they held fingers and have been fairly sensitive, it’s onerous to learn this as something aside from a relationship onerous launch.
Gavras is a French-born movie director, and in the US his most recognized work will be the music video for M.I.A.’s “Dangerous Women.” That’s the one with all of the automobile stunts within the Moroccan desert. He additionally directed the video for the rapper’s “Born Free,” the considerably controversial clip that imagines a genocide of red-haired folks. He was additionally behind Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus’s “Nothing Breaks Like a Coronary heart” clip.
Although lately, he’s concentrated extra on characteristic movies in his native French. His final, 2022’s Athena, competed on the Venice Worldwide Movie Competition. The movie was deeply important of police energy, and was criticized by far-right French politicians. His 2018 comedy The World is Yours scored a César Award nomination for its co-star, the French performing legend Isabelle Adjani. Gavras has additionally accomplished his fair proportion of business work, together with perfume commercials for Louis Vuitton (starring Emma Stone) and Dior (starring Charlize Theron).
When pictures of the pair emerged throughout Paris Vogue Week earlier this yr, an nameless supply instructed a British tabloid that, “they’ve been having fun with spending time collectively. The pair met one another’s shut circles over the festive interval and have heaps in frequent.” Gavras was as soon as briefly linked to Rita Ora. Lipa’s final relationship was with male mannequin and jewellery designer Anwar Hadid.
