Jacob Elordi Brought Kendall Jenner Home to Australia for His Birthday, Something He Never Did for Past Girlfriends
Jacob Elordi brought Kendall Jenner home to Australia to celebrate his 29th birthday this weekend with his family and friends, something he reportedly never did with past girlfriends. For someone repeatedly described as private and fiercely protective of his family, bringing a relatively new partner to his actual home turf reads across coverage as a clear next-level move.
The couple landed this week and have been staying at Elordi’s secluded rainforest estate in the Byron Bay hinterland. He bought the 5.7-acre eco-conscious property in 2020 for around AUD $2 million. It includes a 4-bedroom main house and a separate 3-bedroom guest cottage, wraparound verandas overlooking dense rainforest, solar panels, and rainwater tanks. It’s not a celebrity vacation rental, it’s a grounded retreat he’s had for years.
On Wednesday they were photographed just before 7am (it’s currently winter there, with morning lows around 13°C), walking his longtime golden retriever Layla and bundled in matching blue and yellow jackets against the chill. Layla travels with him, appears in his photoshoots, and he’s credited her with shaping his performance as the creature in Frankenstein: “I see the whole world in my dog’s eyes.” They stopped for breakfast at The Byron Bay General Store, the same spot where Zac Efron met ex Vanessa Valladares.
With ex Olivia Jade, Elordi hid in public, covering his face with masks and bandanas, and the read at the time was that he was embarrassed to be seen with her after the college admissions scandal tied to her parents (Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli). With Kendall he’s the opposite: out in the open, walking the dog through town in daylight, seemingly proud.
That flip is why people are reacting. Elordi is the youngest of four, born in Brisbane to a Basque-immigrant house painter and an Australian stay-at-home mom, and he’s spoken warmly about a tight-knit upbringing for years. Openly claiming a partner on that home turf, after roughly a month of being “serious,” reads as fast and out of character.
The timeline sharpens it. Rumors and sightings date back to early 2026, including a conversation at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in March. They were spotted getting to know each other at Coachella in April, took a trip to Hawaii, then to Japan in early June (pizza in Tokyo, noodles at the counter at Udon Shin, later Kyoto). A source told Page Six the two are in the phase where they want to do everything together, with Kendall reportedly picturing a future with him.
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