Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet have been romantically linked since April 2023, but the two tend to be pretty private. (They’ve never even commented on the relationship.)
But on January 5, the two had a date night at the 2025 Golden Globes, where they were spotted kissing during the ceremony. Naturally, people freaked out on social media.
Here’s what to think about their Golden Globes outing—and what it says about their relationship status, according to body language expert Patti Wood.
While Kylie, 27, and Timothée, 29, were caught in a kiss, Wood says it was likely posed. There’s some strain in Kylie’s facial expression, suggesting that she’s aware of the cameras, Wood says.
“Kylie is holding her arm very close to her chest, with the arm flexed out,” Wood explains. “Her shoulder, elbow, hand and arm are sharp, rather than soft. When we’re feeling happiness and joy, all of our body language is more rounded.”
There’s “some tension” between these two, Wood adds, noting that Kylie seems to want to keep Timothée slightly away from her.
On his side of things, Timothée’s arm, shoulder, and hand are also backwards, which can feel unnatural when you’re kissing someone, Wood says.
“It would be more natural if his left hand went up and around her,” she adds. “His arms and shoulders are pulled back. There’s a mismatch in his body language.”
At times, they have ‘friend’ energy.
In this photo, Timothée and Kylie share a sweet moment holding hands. But Wood points out that you wouldn’t necessarily know they’re in a relationship by the way they’re walking.
“It just looks like, ‘Hey, I’m leading my friend to another table,’” she says. “They’re not aligned. He’s not looking back, she’s not leaning forward. The typical indicators of being a couple aren’t there.”
Wood says that sometimes when a man clears the way for a partner, there’s a “guarding body language” that can be seen—but not in this photo.
They’re proud to be seen together.
In this picture, it’s clear that Timothée is happy to be standing next to Kylie. “It’s a sly happiness of ‘Look who I’m with,’” Wood says. But Kylie is posing, with her arm down, leg out, and nails on full display. “She’s guarding her body against him,” Wood says.
There’s another mismatch with Timothée’s body language, Wood points out. The top of his body is angled towards Kylie, but his legs are pointed away—meaning he’s not fully leaning into this, she says.
Overall, Wood says these two are happy to be seen in public together, but don’t seem to be super tight at the moment. “They’re on a date,” she says. “I don’t see a bonded affection. Instead, it’s ‘We’re just out and we want to be seen together.’”
