Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner Tried to Kill the Breakup Buzz — It Backfired

If you have been clocking Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet on carpets lately, the vibe is not what it was a year ago. They are still showing up together, but the photos are telling a different story than the handsy, honeymoon energy from when this started.

The vibe shift on the carpet

Body language expert Inbaal Honigman told RadarOnline that the couple’s dynamic in photos has changed compared to when they first linked up in April 2023. Back then, they were practically glued together in public: always close, hands laced, leaning in, matching each other’s energy. Recent appearances? Not so much.

• They are often angled in different directions instead of aligning with each other.
• There are visible gaps between them in several poses.
• Their expressions do not always match, which reads as disconnected on camera.
• In shots from a recent premiere, they are not leaning in; in a few pics, Kylie actually leans away from Timothee.

Honigman is not calling it a breakup based on pictures alone, but she suggests the honeymoon phase might be over. That tracks with how they have looked lately, and it is definitely gas on the speculation fire.

The rumor machine

Breakup rumors have been floating around for months, mostly because neither of them will touch the topic. Cosmopolitan reported they were 'taking a breather' ahead of the 'Marty Supreme' premiere, with an insider saying things had cooled without an official split. People pushed back fast with a source insisting they are still together and just juggling busy schedules.

None of that cleared anything up. Timothee was asked about the relationship in a recent Vogue interview and said he had 'nothing to say.' Kylie has not addressed the chatter either and keeps her private life, well, private. With no yes or no from either of them, every new report and red carpet becomes a fresh round of guesswork.

Kylie's playbook

If you have followed Kylie’s relationships, this pattern should feel familiar. With Travis Scott, there were multiple cycles of 'are they or aren’t they' over the years, rarely with quick confirmations. With Tyga, the split became obvious over time rather than via a tidy announcement. She lets the headlines swirl and mostly stays quiet.

She has also explained why. On the December 11 episode of The Kardashians (via Elle), she talked about keeping parts of her life off-limits because the noise makes decisions harder. As she put it:

'I think it’s important to keep things to yourself. It’s hard for me to make a decision by myself sometimes, so the opinion of the whole world... it can be tough.'

So fans have learned to read tea leaves: timing, appearances, photo energy, media whispers. That is exactly why the uncertainty with Timothee feels so familiar.

Where this actually stands

Officially: nothing has been confirmed or denied. Unofficially: the body language is cooler than it used to be, which does not prove anything but definitely fuels the rumor cycle. If the early glow has worn off, it fits Kylie's longstanding low-key approach to relationships. Until either of them spells it out, expect more decoding of photos and more murky 'they are together but busy' vs. 'they are taking a breather' reports.