Callum Turner is a British actor and model with an impressive resume. And according to a new report, he’s now also dating Barbie actress and Grammy winning songstress Dua Lipa. Page Six reported on January 11, 2024, that the pair were spotted dancing at an afterparty in Los Angeles on January 10 following the premiere of Callum’s Masters of The Air. A source reportedly confirmed to the outlet that they are dating. “It’s new, but they’re mad about each other,” the insider divulged to the outlet.
The source also explained why Dua was by his side for the big event. “She was at the premiere to support him,” they reportedly said. Amid the rumored new romance, here are five things to know about Callum.
Callum, a Chelsea, London native, began his career as a professional model back in 2010. According to his Wikipedia page, he represented brands including Reebok and Next before launching a career in acting. In 2011, he became the face of a Burberry campaign, appearing alongside fellow British actors Eddie Redmayne and Emma Watson.
In fact, he recently shared that when he worked as a model in Japan, he adhered to a strict diet that earned him a bizarre nickname — “Maguro man.” “It means tuna man!” he explained in a January 2024 interview with the Independent. “I had this one sushi place I went to everyday, I’d walk in and the chef would say, ‘maguro man’, because all I’d have for lunch is six pieces of tuna.”
He also explained why he took to the strict diet. “I had to lose loads of weight,” he confessed. “It was hard, but I did it. I can be very militant with my mind.”
Callum has no problem matching Dua’s high-profile gig in the Barbie movie — he’s appeared in dozens of distinguished projects as well. Among them are the George Clooney-directed The Boys in the Boat (2023,) Emma (2020) alongside Anya Taylor-Joy, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) and Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) alongside Eddie Redmayne, and many more.
Callum also has a solid career in TV. Most recently, he appeared in Masters of the Air, and in 2016, he co-starred in a TV version of War & Peace.
