Kendall Jenner's boyfriend Jacob Elordi gets cheeky with his girlfriend as loved-up couple depart dinner date in London

Sparks were flying as Hollywood's hottest new couple enjoyed a dinner date in London. 

Kendall Jenner and Jacob Elordi departed River Cafe in West London following a dinner date on Saturday night, and their chemistry was palpable. 

Jenner held Elordi's wrist, while the Frankenstein actor's hand appeared to be grazing her backside as the couple ducked out of the restaurant. 

The Kardashians producer-star looked chic as usual with her jet black locks pulled back into a ponytail and eyes shielded behind sunglasses. 

Jenner wore a fitted black top, jeans and black flats while Elordi wore a white T-shirt and slacks. 

The coy couple went public in April when they were glimpsed passionately kissing at the afterparty for Justin Bieber's Coachella performance after being set up by Jenner's younger sister Kylie Jenner.

In the intervening months, their globetrotting dalliance saw them visiting Hawaii and Japan together with the pair going viral on TikTok for holding hands in Tokyo. 

Jenner and Elordi traveled to London for the premiere of his new film The Dog Stars, a post-apocalyptic Ridley Scott picture also starring Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley and Guy Pearce.

Their trip included a glamorous dinner at Cipriani with Elordi's father John on Wednesday, followed by the red carpet event for the movie on Thursday.

It's been reported that Elordi booked the $82,000-a-night penthouse suite at famous London hotel Claridge's for himself and his girlfriend in a bid to impress her.

'Jacob's a proper romantic and he wanted Kendall to have that amazing view over London where you can see the stars,' an insider told The Sun. 

'The upgrade was worth the money.' 

Sources claimed in April that they were 'making out and all over each other' while attending Bieber's Coachella afterparty, via Deuxmo.

An insider exclusively told the Daily Mail they had been dating 'as far back as early February' thanks to a spot of matchmaking from Kendall's sister Kylie Jenner.

At that stage, her boyfriend Timothée Chalamet was waging a best actor Oscar campaign for his turn as an underground ping pong champion in Marty Supreme.+

Meanwhile, Elordi was nominated for a string of supporting actor awards for his role as the monster in Guillermo Del Toro's adaptation of Frankenstein.

'Kylie was around Jacob a lot during Timothée's award season marathon because Jacob was nominated for Frankenstein and Timothée was nominated for Marty Supreme,' the source explained to The Daily Mail.

'Kylie is the alpha sister and pushed Kenny to start a romance with Jacob because she wanted to set up double dates with Timothée.'

The insider shared: 'Kenny's house is where all the parties happen, a lot of action there, so the four of them got close there,' the source expanded, divulging that 'Kenny found out she just clicked with Jacob... there was chemistry.'

Jenner and Elordi were seen in rapt conversation at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Hollywood in March, leading to a burst of romance rumors from fans.

By May, they were seen drinking rosé together on a beach in Hawaii.

Elordi's dating history has included Lori Loughlin's daughter Olivia Jade, who rose to infamy in the college admissions scandal, as well as Cindy Crawford's daughter Kaia Gerber and his The Kissing Booth co-star Joey King.

Meanwhile, Jenner dated Bad Bunny for about a year before splitting up in late 2023, only to rekindle their romance briefly in 2024 and then go their separate ways again.

The Society Management Model previously developed a reputation for dating a string of NBA heartthrobs including Blake Griffin, Devin Booker and Ben Simmons.