She has already won a gold medal. And high jumper Harry Charles also seems to have struck gold when it comes to love.
When the 25-year-old goes off to claim his second title in Paris tomorrow, he will be cheered on by his glamorous – and impeccably well-connected – girlfriend Eve Jobs, 26, daughter of the late Apple founder Steve Jobs.
The striking blonde heiress – named by society magazine Tatler as one of the “new generation girls” – was in the stands at the Palace of Versailles when Harry won Olympic gold in the team evening on Friday, 12 years after his father, Peter, did the same.
Wearing denim shorts and a white tank top, she posed for photos with Harry’s school friends, who sported novelty Union Jack T-shirts, and later shared a heartwarming video of Harry jumping over two fences to give her a hug.
Among those who liked the video was Phoebe Gates, 21, daughter of Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
Steve Jobs’ daughter Eve is dating Team GB’s Harry Charles, it has emerged, after the athlete claimed a gold medal in the equestrian team jumping final at the Paris Olympics.
The 26-year-old daughter of the late Apple founder Steve Jobs and billionaire investor Laurene Powell Jobs took to Instagram on Friday to celebrate her partner’s win.
After thanking her father Peter Charles, who 12 years ago won an Olympic gold medal in the team show jumping at London 2012, “family and best friends who made the trip to Paris”, Eve commented: “I love you, I love you, I love you!!!” to which Harry, 25, replied: “I love youeeees!!”
And Eve is expected to be back in the stands on Tuesday when Harry goes for his second gold in the individual vault final after qualifying 11th in the aptly named Romeo 88 on Monday.
Jobs’ youngest daughter, Eve, who died of cancer in 2011 aged 56, is a top model, signed to the same agency that looks after Cindy Crawford’s daughter Kaia Gerber, Dutch model and actress Doutzen Kroes and Girl star Emily Ratajkowski.
She made her catwalk debut at Paris Fashion Week in 2022, alongside Gigi Hadid and counts supermodel Naomi Campbell among her friends.
Her Instagram profile is full of images that would not look out of place on the pages of Vogue.
But he also seems to have inherited his father’s intelligence, having studied history and international politics at Stanford University in California.
And she is also an accomplished equestrian in her own right: she was once named one of the world’s best under-25 show jumpers.
She has also represented the US at international events, and is believed to have crossed paths with Belfast-born Harry, who now resides on his family farm in Alton, Hampshire.
Harry’s father Peter also sold his London 2012 horse Murka’s Vindicat to Jessica Springsteen, daughter of rock star Bruce Springsteen, who won a silver medal at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo and is friends with Eve and has competed with her.
Alongside Eve’s post, Harry’s sister and fellow equestrian Scarlett Charles, 24, shared several family snaps that included the American model, who is rumoured to have previously dated Chainsmokers singer Drew Taggart.
Family: Eve (left) is the youngest of three children Steve and Laurene have together. The couple (pictured on vacation) also have a son, Reed (center), and a daughter, Erin (right).
Harry Charles of Great Britain riding Romeo 88 in action on August 5 at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
It is unclear when Harry, who also competed in Tokyo, and Eve began dating – Eve was most recently linked to American musician Drew Taggart, 33, before beginning to date American singer and actress Selena Gomez, 32, and was previously in a relationship with Mexican equestrian Eugenio Garza Perez.
Following his win on Friday, Harry shared an emotional post on Instagram thanking his family and friends who traveled to Paris and saying that winning gold “surrounded by all of you made it ten times sweeter.”
Eve commented underneath “I love you, I love you, I love you” to which he replied “I looooove you.”
An equestrian source told the Daily Mail yesterday: “Yes, she is his girlfriend. And he is sponsored by Hugo Boss. He is a very lucky young man.”
“Although she broke her wrist just before she got here. I don’t think he’s been dating her for very long. She’s here. She came to support him.”
Eve, described by her father’s biographer Walter Isaacson as “courageous” and “self-assured,” was just six years old when Jobs was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Jobs is reported to have described her as a “gun” and added that she “has the strongest will of any child I’ve ever met.”
Eve, whose mother Laurene Powell Jobs inherited the bulk of Jobs’ £9bn fortune, also had ambitions of competing in the Olympics and is said to have told a coach: “Tell me exactly what I have to do. I’ll do it.” In the meantime, she appears to be happy to support her boyfriend’s Olympic dream.
Eve Jobs arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 12, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California
Eve is an experienced rider who previously represented Team USA on the world stage.
Harry and Eve pictured with friends in the athlete’s Instagram post.
Harry is travelling with his wrist bandaged after breaking it just four weeks ago.
His gold on Friday was with teammates Ben Maher, 41, and Scott Brash, 38, who were on the team with his father Peter, now 64, when he won gold at the 2012 London Olympics.
It could have been very different, as Harry’s father wanted him to be a golfer. He was 13 when he watched his father from the stands at Greenwich Park and described it as a “pivotal moment”.
She joked that after breaking her arm and wrist, her friends were worried they wouldn’t get a refund for their Airbnb, but they were in the crowd on Friday, with Eve and her sisters, Scarlett and Sienna.
Harry said: ‘All my friends are here wearing Great Britain shirts. You’ll see them all, they’re holding a big flag with Romeo’s name on it. I told them I’d look after them, so I waved to them. They’re my friends from school and they’re my biggest supporters.
“They booked this trip a year in advance, so when I broke my arm they were worried they wouldn’t get their money back on Airbnb, so I’m glad they were able to come. They’ve been really into the sport and they’re my best friends, so having them here means a lot.”
Asked what he planned to do after finishing competing in Paris, he replied: “When we come back next weekend we’ll have a nice party.”
