Louis Partridge and Olivia Rodrigo
MEGAOlivia Rodrigo apparently still feels ‘so American’ next to his friend Louis Partridge — especially during their most recent date in New York City.
Rodrigo and Partridge, both 21, were spotted taking a romantic stroll through Greenwich Village on Friday, January 17. The actor was seen standing next to Rodrigo as he wrapped an arm around her lower back.
Both the Grammy winner and Partridge dressed casually for the outing. Rodrigo wore a striped shirt under a padded black jacket with blue pants and sunglasses. Partridge, meanwhile, opted for a black button-up jacket and khaki trousers.
The couple have been dating since fall 2023 after they were spotted packing on the PDA in Partridge’s native London. Since then, the couple has kept their romance relatively quiet and out of the public eye.
Getty Images (2) Love certainly isn’t shameful for Olivia Rodrigo and her boyfriend, Louis Partridge. Rodrigo and Partridge were first linked in the fall of 2023 when they were spotted packing on the PDA in the actor’s native London. “Dating probably shouldn’t happen in the public eye,” Partridge told British Vogue in March […]
“Dating probably shouldn’t happen in the public eye,” Partridge said British Vogue in a profile from March 2024. ‘There’s enough going on between two people. You don’t need the voices of thousands of others in your head. I think she has it much worse than me. I can be somewhat of a normal person. She has a lot of eyes on her case.’
He added at the time: ‘If there are a lot of people chatting around you in a room, you can choose to put your ear to the door to hear what they are saying or not. I think you’d probably be better off if you didn’t let your curiosity get the best of you.’
Partridge has since been a staple of Rodrigo’s concerts in the United States and across the pond. She did him a favor by supporting his career achievements when they made their red carpet debut at the premiere of his show in August 2024 Disclaimer during the Venice International Film Festival.
Fans have also speculated that Rodrigo’s song “So American” was written about Partridge.
“And he laughs at all my jokes / And he says I’m so American / Oh God, it’s just not fair of him / To make me feel this way,” Rodrigo sings on the song, which she released on her in March 2024 dropped album Innards. “I’d go anywhere he goes / And he says I’m so American / Oh God, I’m gonna marry him / If he keeps this up.”
Rodrigo famously chooses not to mention her songwriting muses – including on 2021’s ‘Drivers License’, which was rumored to be about her ex Joshua Bassett – and Partridge has done the same.
“Not my song, not my place,” the British star said succinctly Elle in October 2024. “So I wouldn’t know.”