There was once a time in Hollywood when Glen Powell and Gigi Paris were serving up love, looks, and major couple goals. From romantic vacations to sweet red carpet moments, Powell and Paris had fans swooning. But like all good rom-coms, this love story had its own plot twist, leaving the picture-perfect couple a thing of the past.
So, while the internet is still healing from their 2023 breakup, let’s rewind the tape and take a look at how it all began—and who they dated before finding each other. Because in Tinseltown, ex-flames and surprise rebounds are basically part of the package. So, buckle up—we’re diving deep into Glen Powell and Gigi Paris’ dating timelines!
Glen Powell’s dating history through the years
Okay, let’s rewind the romance reel and throw the spotlight on Glen Powell’s relationship history before Gigi Paris swooped into his life. Spoiler alert: this Top Gun hunk has had quite the dating runway.
Nina Dobrev (January 2017 – November 2017)
Before he was Tom Cruise’s wingman in Top Gun: Maverick, Powell was rumored to be Nina Dobrev’s real-life co-pilot. Yup, the Vampire Diaries queen and the rising actor were linked in early 2017, and fans couldn’t get enough of their cute and flirty moments—especially their Instagram recreation of La La Land.
Dobrev and Powell exuded a cute couple energy, complete with goofy grins and serious, heart-eyes expressions. But by November 2017, their romantic flight hit turbulence. A source told E! News they were “taking time apart” because of the actress’ busy schedule. Therefore, although their breakup was not confirmed, their love was definitely on pause.
There hasn’t been an official ‘split’ but Nina and Glen have been taking time apart. Nina just wrapped on a project and is about to start another and her schedule has been a huge part of it. They haven’t been spending much time together since the end of the summer.
However, as time went by, Dobrev and Powell extended their break into an amicable breakup. So, even after their split, the duo stayed friends, and the actress even showed up at the Top Gun: Maverick premiere with her now-fiancé Shaun White. Not to mention, just months after their split, Dobrev even wished Powell a happy birthday via an Instagram post.
Renee Bargh (June 2018 – November 2019)
After his breakup with Nina Dobrev, Glen Powell wasn’t flying solo for long. Enter Renee Bargh, the stunning Extra host and certified Aussie sweetheart, who sparked romance with the handsome hunk in the summer of 2018, even though their love story didn’t hit headlines until November 2018.
So, when a source spilled their relationship tea to US Weekly, Powell and Bargh had already been dating for six months. In fact, another source told the outlet that Bargh had been “staying at Glen’s place,” and things seemed pretty cozy. However, by late 2019, the TV host was declaring her single status to the Daily Mail.
I am currently single. A good Aussie boy would be great, so if you know anyone throw them my way.
Turns out, yet again, Powell lost a girlfriend through an amicable split, which even flew under the radar. Much like his fallout with Dobrev, even his breakup with Bargh followed no cryptic Instagram captions, no tabloid drama—it just became another Hollywood fizz-out.
How did Glen Powell and Gigi Paris fall in love?
Not much is known about Gigi Paris’ dating history. A model, designer, and entrepreneur in her own right, Paris’ most high-profile relationship remains with her ex, Hollywood actor Glen Powell.
After Powell’s low-key 2019 breakup with Renee Bargh, let’s fast forward to 2020. As per US Magazine, that was the year of banana bread, Zoom birthdays, and also the first time the Twisters star and Gigi Paris got together, giving us a much-needed dose of celebrity romance. These two didn’t just date—they served.
Turns out, for the duo, it all started with a sun-drenched vacation in Mexico. Daily Mail reporters spotted them looking all kinds of cozy in January 2020, and fans immediately hit “ship.” But Powell and Paris weren’t in a rush to go public. In fact, it took over a year for them to make things Instagram official.
So, after hard launching each other in February 2021, the couple made their big debut at the Guggenheim International Gala in November 2021. With Paris dressed in a cream gown and Powell looking slick in a black suit, the couple looked like they had walked straight out of a fashion magazine.
Soon, red carpets became their playground, and fans got spoiled with photos of the two smiling, laughing, and supporting each other through every project. Then came Top Gun: Maverick mania in 2022. Powell’s career propelled overnight, and Paris was right there beside him. She attended premieres in San Diego, Cannes, and London, proudly supporting her man.
Fans couldn’t get enough of their chemistry and affection. Not to mention, Powell already crossed the threshold of his former relationships (given how two of his previous relationships barely lasted a year, this time his romance managed to survive over two years). So, the duo became a thing, not just to each other, but to everyone watching.
Even in interviews, the actor was all heart-eyes. At the 2023 Golden Globes, he referred to Paris as his “wonderful” girlfriend, melting hearts around the globe. But behind the perfect photos and glam appearances, something was brewing. The model flew to Australia in March 2023, where Powell was filming Anyone But You with Sydney Sweeney.
And then, by April 2023, the vibes had surprisingly shifted. Gigi Paris unfollowed Glen Powell on Instagram, posted a cryptic “know your worth” caption, and just like that, the internet knew something was up. The fairy tale had ended. Soon, rumors began swirling that the Euphoria star was involved.
Why did Glen Powell and Gigi Paris split?
You know that moment in a rom-com where everything’s sunshine and sparkles, and then there’s the dreadful thunderstorm of emotional chaos? That’s basically what happened to Glen Powell and Gigi Paris in 2023.
Let’s be honest, their breakup sparked intense speculations surrounding infidelity and trouble in paradise, which even led netizens to go full Sherlock Holmes, until Paris recently spilled the tea on the Too Much podcast. Therein, although she didn’t name names while addressing the Anyone But You controversy, fans were all aware of who she meant.
It was just, this is what I have to do for my job. I had two options. I could either pretend like I was going along with everything and have everyone wonder, like, ‘Are they hooking up? Are they not hooking up? Is she OK with this? What the f***?’ Or stand up for myself and say, ‘No, I’m actually not OK with this, and I’m walking away.’
So that’s what I decided to do. I just wanted respect, especially if it’s gonna be public. Like, don’t make an a*s out of me. Like, just don’t make a fool out of someone you’ve been with for over three years talking about forever with. Just have some decency, you know? And at the end of the day, it was like, well, work comes first.
And if that’s the case, power to you, that’s your priority. I gotta walk away. What sucked was how it was handled. I felt like I was just fed to the dogs.
Filming Anyone But You with Sydney Sweeney had everyone’s eyebrows raised, especially when Powell and Sweeney leaned very hard into dating rumors for promo. Quite naturally, people began wondering whether they were just acting or whether there was something more. And also, how did Paris feel watching it all unfold from the sidelines? Turns out… not great.
Paris shared that she had two choices: play along and stay silent, or stand up for herself. And she chose the latter. So in the end, their breakup wasn’t about jealousy—it was about respect. Since Powell went full heartthrob with Sweeney for a movie, without checking in with his actual girlfriend of three years first, Paris decided to leave him be.
However, sources close to the former couple confided in People that the duo had broken up multiple times before. The distance during filming Top Gun: Maverick and later Anyone But You didn’t help, and when she flew out to Sydney in early 2023, it was kind of a last-ditch effort. After that, they called it quits—for real.
Gigi and Glen had broken up several times. They had been on the rocks since Top Gun came out. Gigi was never happy with the long-distance filming, and when she came to Australia they both decided to break up for good.
Furthermore, as rumors began circulating about Paris unfollowing Sydney Sweeney on Instagram, sources also addressed the matter. In an attempt to make things look decent, they mentioned that it had nothing to do with jealousy. Instead, the model unfollowed the actress because Sweeney had never followed Paris back on social media.
Gigi only unfollowed Sydney on social media because Sydney never followed her back. This had nothing to do with Glen and Sydney. Gigi is aware that Glen and Sydney never hooked up. He takes his work very seriously and it was tough on the relationship.
Not to mention, Glen Powell was doing his own damage control on the side. In a Business Insider interview, he admitted the press tour was emotionally hard. “I was with someone I really loved and cared about,” he said, and while Sydney was in a happy relationship and could play into the rumors freely, he was in a real breakup.
I’ll pretty much give Sydney all the credit for this. I don’t have the mental capacity to pull anything like this off, but she’s very smart… The only reason it made things harder for me to lean into that stuff was that I was going through a very real breakup amidst a promotional tour.
I was with someone that I really loved and cared about and was trying to kind of make sense of a lot of stuff. It was a lot easier for Sydney to lean into something like that because she’s in a very committed and wonderful relationship, and she’s very happy. So it was a little harder for me.
For what it’s worth, Powell clarified that he and Sydney Sweeney never dated. Still, that didn’t exactly ease the sting for Paris, who had to watch the world ship her man with someone else. So she chose to walk away. And now, both are carving out their own paths—Powell has a skyrocketing career, and Paris still has her respect and dignity intact.
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