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Lordeand Justin Warren may have called it quits.
In September 2023, the “Team” singerhinted at a splitin her newsletter to fans.
“I’m living with heartbreak again,” she wrote. “It’s different but the same. I ache all the time, I forget why and then remember. I’m not trying to hide from the pain, I understand now that pain isn’t something to hide from, that there’s actually great beauty in moving with it. But sometimes I’m sick of being with myself.”
“To have a public-facing existence is something I find really intense and is something I’m not good at,” Lordepreviously toldVogue.
So who is the “Solar Power” singer’s other half? Here’s everything to know about Lorde’s boyfriend, Justin Warren.
He works in the music industry
Warren is an American promotions director for Universal Music in New Zealand. In addition to Lorde, Warren has worked with other big-name stars, includingEminem,Justin BieberandKaty Perry.
Warren and Lorde met in 2009
According toThe New Zealand Herald, Lorde and Warren first met when she was signed to Universal Music in 2009. However, the pair weren’t linked romantically until nearly six years later.
He previously denied dating Lorde
Warren accompanied Lorde on the red carpet at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards in November 2015. In February 2016, Warren and Lorde were spotted together again in New Zealand, prompting dating rumors, but he shot them down.
“Ella and I have worked together for years and we’re good friends. Any rumors of us being ‘a pair’ are ridiculous,” hetoldThe Herald. “Ella has a really busy year ahead of her and we’ll be spending more time together as plans for the next Lorde record unfold.”
He’s 17 years older than Lorde
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Warren is in his early 40s and roughly 17 years Lorde’s senior. Lorde’s boyfriend prior to Warren, photographer James Lowe, was seven years older than the singer.
Lorde’s mother, Sonja Yelich,toldRolling Stonein early 2014 that dating older was her daughter’s thing, whether her parents necessarily liked it or not.
“I didn’t say, ‘Yeah, sure, go date a 24-year-old.’ But her dad and I met James and we liked him,” she recalled. “When Ella was much younger, her first boyfriend was older — four years or something.”
Warren and Lorderocked color-coordinating beach outfits
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Intentionally matching or just that in sync? Lorde and Warren were photographed together enjoying a beach day in February 2016 in New Zealand — where it was summer at the time.
Despite sparking romance rumors, the pair didn’t engage in any PDA, with photos simply depicting them splashing in the surf, getting some sun, snacking and chatting. Warren wore red swim trunks, which matched nearly perfectly with Lorde’s red strapless scalloped bikini.
They haven’t publicly confirmed their relationship
Lorde got rid of all of her social media as a means to protect her own mental health, so if you’re hoping to find sweet selfies with Warren, think again.
“Part of what made me peace out on social media, apart from feeling like I was losing my free will, was the massive amounts of stress I was feeling about our planet, about systemic racism, and about police brutality in this country,” Lordepreviously toldCazzie David forInterviewmagazine. Since then, Lorde has only posted rarely, either to promote her music or to call her fans to vote in important elections.
Warren has anInstagram account of his own, but it’s private — and based on his follower count, it appears he’s pretty strict about who he lets into his digital space.
In 2017, Lorde admitted torunning a secret Instagram accountdedicated to reviewing onion rings. The page garnered 24 followers before it was taken down, with Warren being one of the lucky few who followed @onionringsworldwide.
Warren and Lorde previously sparked engagement rumors
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In March 2019, Lordesparked engagement rumorsfor the first time when she and Warren were photographed together in New Zealand. At the time, Lorde wore a silver ring on her left hand.
The singer never commented on the rumors, but fans began speculating about Lorde and Warren’s possible engagement again in April 2021 when she was photographed sporting a different majestic rock on her ring finger. While attending theVarietyPower of Women event, photos showed Lorde rocking a pretty gold ring with what appeared to be a large diamond.
True to her private nature, she hasn’t commented on the jewelry. It’s worth noting that she waslater photographedat the Glastonbury Festival in late June 2022 wearing a different ring on the same finger.
Warren lives in New Zealand — and possibly with Lorde
Both Warren and Lorde call New Zealand home, and while the singer has never commented on whether the pair lives together, the couple sparked cohabitation rumors after they werephotographed shopping for rugsin March 2019.
However, in her letter to fans, written in September 2023, Lorde shared that she’s been living in London since May 2023 and will bereturning to New Zealandin the coming months.
“I’m starting to miss my friends and family, like a vitamin I’m deficient in,” she wrote.
source: people.com
