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Austin Butler and Kaia Gerber Shared a Kiss at the Cannes Film Festival

The couple made their red-carpet debut earlier this month.
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Austin Butler and Kaia Gerber sure felt the temperature rising at the Cannes Film Festival.

On May 25 the couple shared a passionate kiss following the premiere of his upcoming Baz Luhrmann film, Elvis, in which Butler stars in the titular role (insert Lady Bird GIF here). The 20-year-old model and the 30-year-old actor walked the Cannes red carpet separately. Gerber, whose mother is famed ’90s supermodel Cindy Crawford, wore a slinky red halter dress by Celine, while her boyfriend also attended the premiere in a double-breasted Celine tuxedo with his blonde hair coiffed into a modern take on Elvis’s signature pompadour. 

Kaia Gerber attends the screening of Elvis during the 75th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 25, 2022.Samir Hussein
Austin Butler attends the screening of Elvis during the 75th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 25, 2022.Mike Marsland

The couple were later photographed sharing a kiss following the screening, which received a 12-minute standing ovation from the audience. 

Kaia Gerber and Austin Butler kiss during the 75th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 25, 2022.Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Getty Images
Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Getty Images

Austin Butler and Kaia Gerber have been linked since November 2021, and made their red-carpet debut as a couple at the 2022 Met Gala earlier this month. Gerber walked the carpet in a sheer Alexander McQueen gown with silver beading while I couldn't really tell you what Butler wore because I was too distracted by the fact that he seemingly spoke in his Elvis accent for all his red-carpet interviews. Just kidding, he was wearing an all-black Prada tuxedo. I'm a professional.

Kaia Gerber and Austin Butler arrive at the 2022 Met Gala on May 02, 2022.Kevin Mazur/MG22

Before Gerber and Butler got together, the model dated Euphoria star Jacob Elordi for a little over a year before their breakup was confirmed in November 2021. In a funny turn of events, the couple initially went public when they dressed as Elvis and Priscilla Presley for Halloween in 2020. 

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As for Butler, the actor was in a committed relationship with Vanessa Hudgens from 2011 to 2020, which ended while Butler was filming Elvis. “Life is full of changes,” Butler told GQ in a recent interview. “You’ve got to find a way to constantly be evolving and growing.”

It was Elvis himself who once sang, “If you're in old habits, set in your old ways, changes are a-comin' for these are changing days.” But I'm sure Austin Butler knows that.