Kim Kardashian confirmed her romance with Lewis Hamilton is serious, sharing an Instagram carousel on Sept. 25 that captured the pair kissing under Paris's Eiffel Tower during a European getaway.
TL;DR
- Kardashian, 45, and Hamilton, 41, shared a kiss under the Eiffel Tower on a Sept. 25 Instagram post documenting travels across Spain, Italy, France and the UK.
- The carousel also showed a Seine boat ride, a candlelit dinner and VIP passes to see Céline Dion in Paris.
- The pair were first linked in February 2026 after being spotted at a hotel in the Cotswolds, England.
- The couple have known each other for more than a decade, since a 2014 GQ Men of the Year Awards appearance.
Kardashian's Instagram carousel confirms Paris romance
Kim Kardashian, the SKIMS founder and "All's Fair" actress, posted a multi-photo update to Instagram on Thursday. The post's caption used flag emojis for Spain, Italy, France and the UK, documenting her recent travels through Europe.
One image showed Kardashian, in a gold dress, holding the face of Lewis Hamilton for a kiss while the pair sailed the Seine with the Eiffel Tower lit up behind them. Other slides included a nighttime boat ride, VIP tickets to see Céline Dion in Paris, a candlelit dinner and a selfie on a racetrack, apparently taken as Hamilton drove past, according to PEOPLE.
43.5 million — Hamilton's Instagram following at the time of the post.
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A decade-long friendship turned high-profile romance
Kardashian and Hamilton have known each other for more than 10 years, having first been photographed together at the 2014 GQ Men of the Year Awards alongside their then-partners, Kanye West and Nicole Scherzinger. A source previously said "there's a comfort level" between the pair "because they've known each other for years," PEOPLE reported.
The couple flew into France from the United Kingdom on a private jet before landing in Paris, the outlet said, with the trip also including a stop in Italy.
Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton at WSJ Magazine 2021 Innovator Awards in New York.
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UK fact: the Cotswolds hotel that started the story
The relationship's roots are British. According to a Press Association relationship timeline, the pair were first reported to be dating in February 2026 after being spotted at the luxury Cotswold hotel, Estelle Manor, before also being seen together in Paris that same month. Hamilton, a seven-time Formula One world champion, has raced for Mercedes and now Ferrari, and remains one of Britain's best-known sportsmen.
Neither Kardashian nor Hamilton has issued a formal statement confirming the relationship's status beyond the Instagram post itself.
Why it matters
The photo marks one of Kardashian's most direct public confirmations of the relationship to date, after months of paparazzi sightings, event appearances and split rumors. For UK audiences, the story keeps Hamilton — already one of Britain's most recognizable sporting exports — in the entertainment conversation well beyond the racetrack.
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