Kaia Gerber and Austin Butler have become the first Hollywood couple to split this year, after it was reported on Monday that the pair have gone their separate ways.
The model, 23, and actor, 33, have ended their relationship after three years together after reportedly deciding to end things by the end of 2024.
And it appears Kaia was warned about the Elvis star by her parents Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber after they expressed fears she could waste the ‘best years of her life’ with Austin if he isn’t ready to commit to to commit in the long term.
With no signs of an engagement, the couple was concerned about the lack of progress in the relationship after three years and sat down with Austin in October for a serious chat about his intentions for their daughter, questioning why he was still has never proposed.
“Rande and Cindy both love Austin and consider him family, but the fact is he is not,” a source close to the couple told DailyMail.com. ‘After being in a relationship with their daughter Kaia for over three years, he has shown no sign of asking her to marry him.
“They don’t think for a moment that he’s not taking her seriously, but he’s 33 and isn’t it time he thought about settling down?”
All signs leading to Kaia Gerber and Austin Butler’s divorce as a couple broke up after Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber issued a stark warning to the Elvis actor after three years (Pictured in March 2023)
The model, 23, and the actor, 33, have ended their relationship after three years together, after reportedly deciding to end their relationship by the end of 2024 (pictured in May 2022).
“Austin assured Rande that his intentions are only honorable and that he needs a little more time,” the insider continued. “He pointed out to Rande that Kaia is only 23.
“Rande responded softly by saying these are the best years of her life.”
This isn’t the first time Cindy and Rande have gotten involved in their daughter’s love life, after interfering in Kaia’s relationship with Pete Davidson when she was 18.
In 2019, the supermodel looked shocked as she listened to her husband describe a conversation he appeared to have had with Kaia’s comedian friend, who was 26 at the time.
Meanwhile, Kaia was spotted posing on another man’s lap as she prepared for a mystery date at the Babygirl premiere after-party in December.
The star looked effortlessly chic as she did dressed very leggy in a silk black halter neck dress and tights, while Austin was nowhere to be seen.
She was also spotted vacationing without Austin in Cabo, Mexico earlier this year, showing off her toned abs in a tiny blue string bikini.
Her solo trip to Mexico without Austin was considered unusual – as the actor had vacationed there with her several times and joined her on the family New Year’s holiday last year.
Troubled by the lack of progress in the relationship after three years, Cindy and Rande sat down with Austin in October for a serious conversation about his intentions for their daughter.
“Austin assured Rande that his intentions are only honorable and that he needs a little more time,” the insider continued. ‘He pointed out to Rande that Kaia is only 23’
Meanwhile, Kaia was spotted posing on another man’s lap as she prepared for a mystery date at the Babygirl premiere afterparty in December
Kaia also spent her 23rd birthday in September without Austin, prompting speculation that they were on the rocks.
The couple has not been pictured together since their October 5 date night in New York City.
Not shy about making a public appearance, they were first pictured together in December 2021, just a month after her split from Saltburn heartthrob Jacob Elordi.
The couple made their romance public in March 2022 when they walked the red carpet at W Magazine’s pre-Oscars party.
So followed a series of public displays of affection, first at the Met Gala in May, followed by a passionate kiss in front of photographers at the Cannes Film Festival.
Austin is close to Kaia’s family after they were pictured enjoying a double date with Cindy and Rande at an Italian restaurant in California last May.
But despite their public appearances, the couple has kept their relationship relatively private, with neither party openly speaking about the other.
Kaia also spent her 23rd birthday in September without Austin, prompting speculation that they were on the rocks (pictured in October 2023)
Kaia described their union in February as “scared,” telling WSJ, “Honestly, I feel like so few things in my life are private, and that’s one of the things I try to keep as sacred as possible,” shared them. .
Around the same time, Austin commented on her British Vogue cover, telling Entertainment Tonight, “It was legendary.”
“It was great,” he continued. ‘I enjoyed seeing that. What an exciting cover. I loved it.’
More recently, the couple has been pictured on low-key date nights in New York City.
Sources said TMZ The couple ended their relationship on Tuesday after three years together.
DailyMail.com has reached out to representatives for Austin and Kaia seeking comment.
Sources claimed that there are no hard feelings between the two, and their separation was apparently amicable.
According to them, the relationship simply ran its course after a few years.