Timothée Chalamet’s public declaration of love for Kylie Jenner undoubtedly stole the show at an otherwise unexceptional Critics Choice Awards on Sunday.
Having just won the coveted best actor gong for his lead role in new ping-pong drama Marty Supreme, Chalamet closed out his acceptance speech by thanking his ‘partner of three years’ for her ‘foundation’ and, of course, uttered those three little words: ‘I love you.’
Jenner, who was caught on camera seated in the audience, appeared moved to tears.
Certainly, it was an effusive moment of romance that perhaps even she had given up hope of ever witnessing after Chalamet’s repeated and concerted past efforts to avoid speaking about her in public. And, indeed, after reports late last year that he had unceremoniously dumped her.
A word of caution, however, to any fans now celebrating this newly unrestrained Chalamet, 30, as a changed man.
For insiders have told the Daily Mail that his ‘well-crafted’ speech to honor Jenner, 28, was not as spontaneous as it appeared.
Timothée Chalamet closed out his best actor acceptance speech at the Critics Choice Awards by thanking his ‘partner of three years’ and telling her: ‘I love you’
Kylie Jenner, 28, mouthed ‘I love you back’ as Chalamet, 30, was applauded by his peers for his turn in Marty Supreme
‘He’s been talking for weeks about the right time to publicly say he loves Kylie,’ said one insider, who added that Chalamet had hoped it would ‘set the record straight’ and ‘shut down the negative chatter’ about their relationship.
Perhaps he has learned a lot from Jenner’s famous family over these past three years, masters as they are of capturing the public’s attention.
‘Everything that goes through the Kardashians and Jenners is planned, and it was important for both Timothée and Kylie to get the current story of their relationship out there in the way they want it to be,’ a second source told the Daily Mail.
‘They have had their problems, but they wanted the world to know that, as of today, they are okay. They both knew that saying “I love you” was going to go everywhere, she knew where the camera was, it was well-crafted.
‘We will see future PDA at all the upcoming award shows because they both want that to be the story.’
The first insider agreed: ‘Timothée and Kylie are fully back on. They’ve definitely had bumps in the road, but now they’re stronger than ever.
‘Though, obviously, Timothée made no reference to the break-ups in his speech and made it sound like it has been smooth sailing all along – but that isn’t the case.’
It was January 2023 when the couple were first linked after being spotted happily chatting at a show during Paris Fashion Week.
Insiders have told the Daily Mail that his ‘well-crafted’ speech to honor Jenner was not as spontaneous as it appeared
‘Everything that goes through the Kardashians and Jenners is planned, and it was important for both Timothée and Kylie to get the current story of their relationship out there in the way they want it to be,’ said a source
Since then it’s been passionate kisses at a Beyoncé concert, holding hands on the red carpet and even, last month, lurid matching orange-leather ensembles at the Los Angeles premiere of Marty Supreme.
But there have also been the unavoidable problems.
Most notable is Chalamet’s apparent refusal to ever discuss their relationship in public.
For a December 2025 cover interview with Vogue, he bluntly told the magazine: ‘I just don’t have anything to say.’
As far back as last October, the Daily Mail exclusively reported that opposing views on marriage and children had allegedly driven a wedge between the couple.
At the time, a source said Chalamet was ‘on the brink of calling it quits’ because his ‘career is skyrocketing and the last thing he wants right now is to be a father.’
News followed in November that he had ‘broken up with Kylie’, who has two children with rapper Travis Scott.
What’s now changed?
Another insider said ‘he’s been talking for weeks about the right time to publicly say he loves Kylie,’ and had hoped it would ‘set the record straight’ and ‘shut down the negative chatter’ about their relationship
Jenner supported Chalamet at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in December 2025; seen together at the Marty Supreme premiere that month
Well, according to our insiders, the ever-youthful Call Me By Your Name star has suddenly begun to think about his future with Jenner more seriously.
There has even been ‘talk of children’, our first source said.
But it may also be true that Chalamet’s declaration of love on Sunday was an attempt to quell the increasingly negative reaction to Jenner among his fans.
The most ardent – who call themselves Chalamaniacs and are unofficially led by 58-year-old Simone Cromer, known by her online alias Club Chalamet – have gone so far as to eradicate all mention of Jenner, who they despise, while others have even launched a perverse campaign dubbed ‘Operation Unwelcome’ to alienate her and ‘protect’ Chalamet.
In their eyes, the Kardashian scion is not worthy of the Columbia-educated, French-speaking thespian.
And the vitriol has, understandably, taken its toll.
‘The haters don’t really bother Timothée because he hardly ever reads what they have to say, but Kylie does and she’s been upset by it and that upsets him,’ our first insider said.
‘It’s another reason he’s been wanting to set the record straight about his love for her. He wants to try his best to shut down the negative chatter.’
Gallant, indeed – though you’d surely be forgiven for asking why it took him quite so long.
The Daily Mail has contacted representatives for Chalamet and Jenner for comment.
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