The Kim Kardashian Lewis Hamilton relationship went fully public on 1 June 2026, when Skims founder Kim Kardashian posted a carousel of personal photos and videos on Instagram that included a selfie of the pair cycling together in New York City. It was the moment that turned months of rumours, sightings, and coy social-media hints into a confirmed couple.
How the Kim Kardashian Lewis Hamilton Relationship Started
The two stars have known each other for well over a decade. They were first photographed together in September 2014 at the GQ Men of the Year Awards, at which point Kardashian was married to Kanye West and Hamilton was dating Nicole Scherzinger. The four were snapped together as a group, and that easy social overlap would set the tone for years to come.
Through 2015, their social circles kept overlapping. Both were seated front row at the same Paris fashion show in March of that year, and both attended a post-show dinner hosted by Balmain. West later told the School of the Art Institute of Chicago that Hamilton spent Easter at the family home. ‘Lewis Hamilton’s over at my house, and we’re playing some music in my studio,’ West said. ‘We’re having an Easter brunch and all of the family’s there, my wife’s family, my friends, everything.’ The Kardashian-West household, it turned out, was a place Hamilton felt comfortable.
Hamilton has spoken warmly about the bond. In 2016, he told City A.M. that West had offered him candid advice: ‘Kanye said to me, “I’m big in the music world, but I’m trying to do what I love in fashion, and people don’t like it. You’re big in your racing world, but you love your music, and people will probably struggle to accept that you need to do what you love and not give a fuck about what anyone thinks.”‘ That mutual respect ran in all directions: Kris Jenner visited Hamilton at the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix in 2018, and Kendall Jenner was photographed chatting with him at the F1 Grand Prix in Miami in 2024.
In November 2021, Kardashian and Hamilton posed together at WSJ. Magazine’s Innovator Awards, where both were being honoured. Hamilton shared the group photo on Instagram, calling it an ‘honor’ to be included alongside the Skims founder. At the time, Kardashian had just begun seeing Pete Davidson, and the two were simply friends.
The Romantic Timeline That Led to Going Instagram Official
The dynamic shifted in early 2026. On New Year’s Eve, both Kardashian and Hamilton were spotted at Kate Hudson’s party in Aspen, Colorado. Then, in quick succession, came a series of sightings that were hard to explain away as coincidence.
On 1 February 2026, photos showed them both arriving at the luxury Cotswold hotel Estelle Manor. The following day, footage emerged of the pair entering a Paris hotel together, and a source confirmed to People that it was ‘a romantic meetup.’ On 3 February, Kardashian was photographed at dinner with Hamilton at Aqua Kyoto in Paris, with what appeared to be views from the restaurant’s rooftop showing up on her Instagram Story.
By 4 February, a source told Entertainment Tonight plainly: ‘Kim and Lewis are spending more time together and seeing where things are going. They’ve been friends and known each other for years but are now exploring a romantic relationship.’ Of Kardashian specifically, the source added: ‘This has been a fun and refreshing change for her. She’s very intentional about who she lets into her life.’
Their first public outing since the rumours broke came on 8 February, when the pair were filmed chatting in the stands at the 2026 Super Bowl. In March, matching desert landscape photos on their Instagram Stories hinted at a shared trip to Arizona. A source told Entertainment Tonight at the time that the pair were ‘growing closer romantically’ and that Kardashian ‘feels light and completely at ease with him.’
Tokyo provided the most telling chapter yet. Footage in late March showed Kardashian walking through the city alongside Hamilton, and according to People, he joined her, her children, and Khloé Kardashian and her kids on a spring break trip there. A source told the outlet: ‘It’s more than just a casual connection. It takes a lot to capture Kim’s interest, and she’s definitely intrigued.’ Hamilton later posted a video to his Instagram of himself driving a Ferrari through Tokyo, with Kardashian in the passenger seat reacting: ‘That’s insane.’ It was the first time she had appeared on his Instagram page.
April brought Coachella, where the two were photographed together during Justin Bieber’s set, and then a sun-soaked day in Malibu on 20 April, during which they were spotted kissing and hugging on the beach.
The hard launch, when it came on 1 June, had the energy of the relationship itself: slightly chaotic, clearly fun. As Hamilton filmed them cycling side by side in New York City, Kardashian appeared to lose control of her bike while posing for the camera, swerving toward him and screaming before the clip cut off. She captioned the post simply: ‘lately.’ GPFans reported that Hamilton is 41, making the pair a well-matched duo in their forties who have taken the time to build a friendship long before going public.
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