Dua Lipa has a huge age gap with her boyfriend: Who is Romain Gavras?

On Friday, May 19, 2023, Dua Lipa made a noticeable appearance at the Cannes Film Festival. The 27-year-old singer finally made her relationship with 41-year-old Frenchman Romain Gavras official.

Dua Lipa and her boyfriend Romain Gavras stole the show at Cannes Film Festival
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Dua Lipa and her boyfriend Romain Gavras stole the show at Cannes Film Festival

On May 19, 2023, Dua Lipa stole the show at the Cannes Film Festival, which is currently in full swing. The 27-year-old international pop-star walked up the red carpet with her new sweetheart, Frenchy Romain Gavras, whom she has allegedly been seeing since the beginning of the year.

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As we all know, love can come at any age, and we know many famous couples with a huge age gap! The Levitating singer and the 41-year-old director, who have a 14-year age difference, made it official and posed hand-in-hand during the screening of the film Omar la Fraise, directed by Elias Belkeddar, proving that an age gap does not mean anything when it comes to love.

Romain Gavras, a Frenchy in the United States

Dua Lipa, who recently was named one of the richest people under 35 in the UK, reportedly fell under Romain Gavras' spell in early 2023. The two lovebirds had been seen exiting the Saint-Laurent fashion show together during the Paris Fashion Week last February. Since then, the British singer seems to be addicted to her French sweetheart.

41-year-old Romain Gavras is a director known mostly for his music videos. He is the son of director Costa-Gavras and producer Michèle Ray-Gavras. The director has notably worked with the singer M.I.A on the track Bad Girls, for which he won the Award for Best Direction at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2012.

Dua Lipa's darling has also collaborated with Kanye West, Jay-Z and Frank Ocean on the hit song No Church in the Wild. At the same time, Romain Gavras has signed profitable deals with several big names in fashion such as Yves Saint Laurent, Adidas, Louis Vuitton, and Dior, to direct various ads.

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Romain Gavras, the UK's sweetheart

Dua Lipa is not the only one to have succumbed to Romain Gavras' charms. Before posing on the red carpet with the 27-year-old British singer, the French director was in a relationship with Rita Ora for about six months. According to The Sun, the two ex-lovers broke up in March 2021, just before lockdown.

Dua Lipa lived a beautiful 2-year-long love story with Anwar Hadid, models Bella and Gigi Hadid's little brother. They split up at the end of 2021. Today, Dua Lipa and Romain Gavras seem to be over the moon!

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This article has been translated from Oh!MyMag FR.

Sources used:

Harper's Bazaar: Who Is Dua Lipa's Boyfriend, Romain Gavras?

The Sun: Rita Ora’s boyfriend Romain Gavras confirms they split ‘months ago’ after lockdown forced them apart

E! News: Here's What Dua Lipa Is Focusing on After Her Breakup From Anwar Hadid

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