Needless to say, some feel cheated. Just like this fan with a clear judgment on social networks: “He disappoints me. » A cry from the heart that comes from far away.
For years, Timothée Chalamet has spoken sparingly, but leaves clues behind. You could read that he was a fan of AS Saint-Étienne and the classics of French cinema. So there you have it: those who, borne by the hope of one day catching his attention, the song of the Saint-Etienne supporters that the actor likes to sing or the lines from “La grande vadrouille” that he six Once you’ve seen them, they’re worth the price.
The same disillusionment also applies to Kylie Jenner. Bad boys who based their seductive power on flashiness and a gym priesthood can dress again. Take a cold shower.
The moment of amazement occurred on September 4, 2023. In Los Angeles, Beyoncé celebrated her birthday on stage, but it was only in the stands that everything changed. Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet kiss.
Six days later, at the US Open, as if to dispel even the slightest doubt and dispel the general amazement, they repeated it, putting an end to five months of rumors: love at first sight really happened. Immediate storm warning on social networks.
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An unlikely couple
The pair has the beauty of an oxymoron, but leaves a number of 2.0 experts skeptical. On X, the new name for Twitter, we are surprised, we are amazed, we comment with that characteristic sense of proportion: “Nooooo! », “So embarrassing”, “I absolutely don’t understand that”.
Some denounce a PR stunt, others a flaw in the star system that united the diva with the intellectual, the makeup tycoon with the most prominent artistic actor of the moment. We saw Kylie and Timothée as opposite poles of two magnets. They were believed to be limited to parallel universes.
Kylie Jenner: an empire
She is 26 years old and is certainly the most famous family in the world. The youngest of the Kardashian-Jenner clan, who has been filmed in her daily life since the age of nine and is a born influencer, quickly rose to fame on the small screen. But seeing the bigger picture is part of his DNA.
The one who made a name for herself by distributing her beauty advice on applications, founded her cosmetics brand and built an empire with 400 million subjects, her subscribers on Instagram. Her followers can admire her colorful outfits, her sharp nails, her dream body, her strong character, her business talent and the photos of Stormi, 5 years old, and Aire, 1 year old, the children she had with rapper Travis Scott.
Like her sisters Kim, who was married to Kanye West for eight years, or Kendall, who dated Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny, Kylie had accustomed her fans to the big tattooed arms of hip-hop bad boys.
Timothée Chalamet: the stripper of masculinity
Not quite the Chalamet type, neither thug nor clairvoyant. Oversized brown curls, slightly exaggerated boldness, restless charm and raw talent: some shape their bodies and strip them of their masculinity.
At 27, the prodigy actor discovered by Christopher Nolan and portrayed by Luca Guadagnino in “Call Me by Your Name” stunned the world with his back-naked appearance at the 2022 Venice Film Festival, revealing his unfailing frankness.
Everything seemed to be leading the designated hero of gender fluid, the discreet darling of the cinema and the ubiquitous reality TV star to the clash of civilizations.
The son of a Broadway actress and dancer, Timothée explored his artistic side on the benches of the prestigious LaGuardia High School, while Kylie, the Californian heroine of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” and ex-Nihilo celebrity, discovered that vanity was the opium be the public.
Her mother also inspired her: producer and businesswoman Kris Jenner taught her how to turn her life into a show and entertainment into money. The actor focuses on the promise of inwardness, the marketer on the external signs of wealth.
Kylie collects leather goods jewelry from Hermès, Chanel, Louis Vuitton and offers them XXL cases: these luxury villas in California, which she buys and resells at will. The newest? A mansion under construction on a $15 million property in Hidden Hills. A huge new garage was needed to accommodate the fleet of rare cars she shows off on Instagram: a Ferrari, a Lamborghini, a Bugatti Chiron, a Rolls-Royce…
Under construction: Kylie Jenner’s dream villa in Hidden Hills, California. It would include 15 rooms in 1,600 square feet. © Best Image
Another difference that could have given up the car fanatic. Timothée makes his way without big cars. Kylie rocks the magic of bling as she prefers to show off her ethereal looks on the sidewalks of London, Paris and New York. It would even make bus rides poetic.
He would have waited until 2022 to purchase his first property… but in Beverly Hills, where the youngest Kardashian lived. Finally something in common. Timothée Chalamet shortened the distance by offering himself a place in the star paradise.
The house purchased by Timothée Chalamet in Beverly Hills, the chic district of Los Angeles. Agency / Bestimage / © Bestimage
Their love story, which has already amazed millions of fans, can be summed up like this: they are famous, beautiful and have a house in the same place.
A wave of hate on social networks
So why is the couple also attracting criticism from “haters”, the English term for click haters, virtual critics and spoilsports of the 2nd millennium? Each camp suggests that one would not fit the other.
The bottom line: a faded vision of male and, even worse, archaic misogyny. An article in British Vogue quips before being deleted: “Does he hold her makeup brushes?” Does she help him work on Wes Anderson’s scripts? […] It’s hard not to think of Kris looking through photos of famous men in a laminated folder and wondering who in Hollywood would look best with Kylie’s latest haircut. »
A certain Generation Z grimaces as she calls out the charade, but she’s the one putting on a bad face. Hypocrite and above all a killjoy.
Timothée has a last name that he got from a French father and that sounds like a magic spell. Kylie, a name that rhymes with “American Dream” and captures the world’s attention: we search for her on Google every two seconds. Is Jenner and Chalamet’s romance so unlikely?
Both fashion and Instagram stars
After all, Kylie isn’t the first It girl to rock it. The ex of Lourdes Leon, Madonna’s daughter, and Lily-Rose Depp forms an empire of influence with the goddess of the selfie that reaches from the cinema to Instagram, through the shaker of pop culture and the filter of cosmetics.
He lends his face to the Bleu de Chanel perfume and causes hysteria on the red carpets for Haider Ackermann and Alexander McQueen. She became the face of Acne Studios after posing for Jean Paul Gaultier and Dolce & Gabbana.
Welcome to the “Kimothées”
The founder of Kylie Cosmetics, whose net worth according to Forbes is around $700 million, is even preparing to launch her own brand. Apparently nothing too noticeable. His new boldness is “quiet luxury”: luxury… discreet.
Apparently, these fashion icons dare to do anything. We’d half-expect to spot Kylie Jenner conquering Hollywood or watch Timothée Chalamet invent auteur reality TV.
After Brangelina’s time came that of the couple already called Kimothées. Whatever the future, this is the most glamorous merger on the planet. In the star kingdom, borders are abolished. Break the codes? A question of principle.