Eiza Gonzalez On Timothée Chalamet And Kylie Jenner
What do Eiza González and Timothée Chalamet have in common? No, it's not just the accent in their names.
It happened in the blink of a literal eye, but the pair briefly dated in 2020 — smack-ass dab in the middle of COVID. If you were the extremely online type back then (weren't we all?), you might've seen this picture in particular circulating on your TL.
Of course, you know what happened after that: Timothée started dating Kylie Jenner, a true against-all-odds celeb relationship that is still going improbably strong.
Now, I think it's safe to say there was zero public expectation for Eiza to comment on Timothée and Kylie — but lo and behold, the actor was asked about the whole sitch in a recent video for Cosmopolitan, and she gave a pretty straightforward response.
'They look so cute together," she said while not exactly answering a question about her relationship with Timothée specifically. "They look so in love, and so cute and I'm obsessed with them."
'I love Timmy. I think he's the most talented, sweetest, honestly like sweetest boy and I'm just so proud to see him thriving and doing great in his career."
'We're just good friends," she added when asked about her current status with Timothée. "I have nothing but amazing things to say about him."
Alrighty then! You can watch the entire interview here.
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