Channing Tatum and Zoë Kravitz shocked their fans with reports on Tuesday that they had broken up and ended their engagement after dating for three years.
Most disconcerting for fans was the apparent lack of anything to telegraph the split.
Although the former lovebirds haven’t appeared together on social media in recent weeks, Channing’s most recent Instagram post with Zoë, which was posted in early September, appeared to show the two in the throes of romantic bliss.
After multiple sources said People While Channing, 44, and Zoë, 35, had gone their separate ways a year after getting engaged, attention focused on one of Channing’s last public displays of affection for the Big Little Lies star.
After Channing Tatum and Zoë Kravitz’s split was reported on Tuesday, attention focused on their last social media post together, a shirtless selfie of Channing on September 3.
The Instagram photo showed Zoë sleeping on Channing’s bare chest as they appeared to film her directorial debut Blink Twice. There was no obvious indication of an impending breakup; seen in august in london
In his September 3 Instagram post, the Magic Mike actor showed off his impressive physique in a shirtless selfie.
He flashed a soft smile at the camera as Zoë appeared to sleep peacefully as she rested her head against his chiseled abs.
The photo appeared to date back to the filming of her directorial debut Blink Twice, as Channing was sporting the same well-groomed beard that his character sports in the thriller.
Zoë also had her hair styled in what appeared to be the same thin braids she appeared in in behind-the-scenes photos.
Production on Blink Twice reportedly began in June 2022, months after the director and her star went public with their romance.
In his caption, the Deadpool & Wolverine actor serenaded his love while promoting his movie with a
‘This little sweet. She’s so tired bro. Every time I wondered if she would break…. “She just went on and on and on,” he gushed. Always looking for the truth. She put every ounce of herself into this movie. I am very proud to defend her, this film and everyone who appears in it. forever. Know what it took to achieve it. Nobody will ever know.
She concluded on a sweet note, adding, ‘Thank you for finding me and seeing me.’ I have you forever. You and me back to back against everything. I will never blink. Come on.’
‘Thank you for finding me and seeing me. I have you forever. You and me back to back against everything. I will never blink. Let’s go,’ he wrote; in the Blink Twice set photo
Earlier on Tuesday, Channing reposted a Deadline article revealing that he and his ex-fiancée would be joining the cast of the upcoming alien invasion comedy Alpha Gang; seen in March in Los Angeles
While Channing’s selfie was their last social media post together, he made one final post tangentially involving Zoë shortly before news of their split broke.
Earlier on Tuesday, Channing reposted a Deadline article revealing that he and his ex-fiancée would be joining the cast of the upcoming alien invasion comedy. Alpha Gangalthough he made no allusion to the reports about their breakup and did not add any text of his own.
Cate Blanchett had already been announced as star and producer of the film, directed by the Zellner brothers, but Channing and Zoë now complete the cast, along with Dave Bautista, Riley Keough, Steven Yeun and French star Léa Seydoux.
The comedy follows a group of invading aliens disguised as humans and dressed to look like members of a 1950s motorcycle gang, although their attempts to conquer the planet are threatened when they begin to develop human emotions and consciousness.
In early August, Channing couldn’t help but talk about his relationship with Zoë during an appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers.
After the host mentioned that his fiancée had directed Blink Twice, Channing praised that “no one would ever know” it was his first time behind the camera on a feature film.
She explained that her debut was so assured because “she’s a movie nerd.” As if she didn’t do anything (else).’
Channing joked that Zoë gave him a speech early in their relationship in which she said she “doesn’t do any activities,” like the celebrity-favorite “hiking.”
In early August, Channing couldn’t help but talk about his relationship with Zoë during an appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers.
He explained that Zoë doesn’t “walk” or do typical “activities.” A day off for them means watching “three or four movies,” which explains why her directorial debut was so assured.
Instead, a typical day off for them involves watching “three or four movies,” which was how she honed her vision as a director.
The last in-person sighting of the former A-list couple appears to have been earlier this month, on October 6, when they were spotted on a date night at a production of the play Picture Day at Coffey Street Studio in the Red Hook neighborhood from Brooklyn.
The two were there to support their Blink Twice actor, Levon Hawke, who was making his directorial debut with the show.
At the time, a source said People that the couple looked “cozy and cute together” while hanging out with Levon and his sister, Stranger Things star Maya Hawke, before heading to a bar to party with the cast and crew.
“Channing and Zoë held hands and seemed very comfortable together and settled into their relationship,” the source said. ‘They were affectionate, but not over the top or anything like that. They were so calm and relaxed. “They were impressed by how intellectual the work was.”
Although Zoë showed off her engagement ring in production, it was a different story in recent weeks.
Last week, she met up for a night out in New York City with her Big Little Lies co-star Shailene Woodley, but her engagement ring appeared to be missing during the outing.
Before starting their relationship three years ago, Zoë had just divorced her first husband, actor Karl Glusman, while Channing had just finalized his divorce from Jenna Dewan.
The former couple share an 11-year-old daughter, Everly.
The split came as a particular shock to the couple, as not only were they engaged, but Channing had been spotted with fresh ink of Zoë’s initials on the back of his hand in September; photographed in London in August
Romance rumors boiled over when they were spotted leaving the Met Gala together in Manhattan in September 2021 (pictured)
They went Instagram official on Halloween 2021 in matching costumes from Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver. Channing dressed as Robert De Niro’s character, while Zoë was the spitting image of the child prostitute abused by Jodie Foster.
Channing and Zoë first sparked romance rumors in August 2021, when he was seen riding around New York on a bike while she joined him on foot.
The rumors reached a fever pitch in September of that year, when the two were seen leaving the Met Gala together in Manhattan, although they did not walk the red carpet together that same night.
By Halloween, the two had made their romance official.
They opted for fun matching outfits inspired by Martin Scorsese’s classic film Taxi Driver to cement their relationship status, with Channing dressed as Robert De Niro’s character, while Zoë was the spitting image of Jodie Foster’s abused child prostitute .