Kendall Jenner is finally speaking out about long-running speculation regarding her sexuality.
The 30-year-old model addressed online rumors that have trailed her for years during her appearance on the latest In Your Dreams podcast.
‘There’s the whole side of the internet that thinks I’m a lesbian,’ Jenner told host and actor Owen Thiele.
But while the speculation itself doesn’t shock her, the way it is discussed does.
‘You want to know what really bothers me? How mean people are about it,’ she added. ‘It’s not with, like, a welcoming arm of like, “Hey, if you were, yes, come join.” It’s not kind. It’s very mean. It’s very like, “What the f*** are you doing?”’
She emphasized that she does not identify as gay, noting she wouldn’t hide it if she did.
‘I understand that coming out is not an easy thing for anybody, if not most people,’ The Kardashians star explained.
‘And I’m not saying that’s an easy thing, but knowing, and I can speak for myself here, and knowing myself, I think at this point in my life I’d be out if I was. I’m not saying it’s an easy thing. I’m just saying that knowing me and knowing how I would want to live my life, I would be. I’d have no problem being that.’
Jenner added, ‘I think that there’s this whole narrative that I’m hiding this thing … I’ve seen really f—— up things that are like, “It’s bad for business,” and I’m like, “What? How?” I don’t understand it.’
She concluded, ‘All’s to say, as of today, I am not. I don’t think I will be, but I’m not closing doors to experiences in life.’
She then shifted to her dating history, admitting that while she’s been linked to plenty of A-listers, not every romance matched the hype.
‘I’m actually in a, like, me era right now, I know that might sound corny … but when I turned 29, I had a crash-out about turning 30.’
She continued, ‘When I turned 29, I remember saying to myself, I do feel like I’ve been in [relationships] and there’s nothing wrong with it. I’ve had great relationships, I’ve had not-so-great relationships, but I felt like through my 20s, I was in a lot. I was in a few long-term consistent relationships … near each other.’
Over the years, Jenner has been linked to famous exes, including Harry Styles, NBA star Devin Booker, and most recently Bad Bunny. She even had a short chapter with Nick Jonas, which long-time fans won’t forget.
Despite high-profile breakups, Jenner insists she’s ‘definitely a lover’ and remains hopeful she will eventually find The One.
She went on to insist she hasn’t given up on romance entirely — even if the journey has been bumpy.
‘I have a ton of dreams for myself, obviously, like, there’s personal ones, which is, like, a beautiful family and things like that,’ she said. ‘[I want to be] in a beautiful relationship with a lot of understanding and love and all those things.’
Turning 29 marked a shift, with Jenner admitting she’d spent most of her twenties rarely single.
‘I never really had my 20s to myself. When I turned 29, I made a minor commitment to myself,’ she explained.
‘I was, like, “I’m not going to reject anything [and] I’m going to stay open to anything that feels like it would suit me,” but I really wanted to have a “me year” where I chose myself.’
That so-called ‘me year’, she said, wasn’t about cutting men out — just prioritizing herself.
‘Not to say that didn’t mean that people came into my life or didn’t come into my life, [but] it wasn’t really about that,’ she added. ‘It was just about being, like, “I want to have fun, I want to choose myself and I want to do what I want to do.”’
Even so, Jenner insisted she knows how to show up when romance takes centre stage.
‘I really love to be present for my partner, and I really put them first most of the time,’ she said. ‘So, I think, when I turned 29, I was like, “I really want to put myself first right now.” So, that’s where I’m at.’
With hindsight, she admitted the emotional fallout from her twenties ran deeper than she realized.
‘I felt like I had a bit more trauma from relationships throughout my 20s than I thought I did,’ Jenner said. ‘A lot of it was coming out [and] I was also going through my Saturn return. … It felt like it was never-ending.’
Such candor is rare for the famously private model, who has long resisted turning her love life into content.
‘For me, a lot of things are very special and very sacred, like my friends and relationships,’ she previously told Vogue Australia. ‘I personally think that bringing things into the public makes everything so much messier.’
Still, privacy hasn’t stopped her dating history from making headlines — beginning with one of pop’s biggest names.
Jenner was first linked to Styles in late 2013, not long after his split from Taylor Swift, sparking renewed rumors during a sun-soaked New Year’s getaway in St Barts.
The will-they-won’t-they continued for years, culminating in a memorable Late Late Show moment in 2019 when Styles ate cod sperm to avoid answering whether his songs were about her.
‘Harry was her first real relationship, so there is a lot of history there,’ a source said later, adding they were ultimately ‘just friends.’
Next came a brief Jonas chapter in 2015, after she was introduced by Joe Jonas and Gigi Hadid — though the singer was quick to shut it down. ‘We’re not dating,’ he insisted. ‘We all hang out.’
By 2016, Jenner had moved on with NBA star Jordan Clarkson, with insiders describing them as affectionate privately but casual overall.
‘They keep things low-key when they’re in public, but in private they’re very much together,’ a source said at the time.
Speculation swirled when Jenner was repeatedly spotted with A$AP Rocky from Paris to Art Basel, including their infamous Met Gala bathroom snap.
Despite chemistry, neither ever confirmed anything romantic.
Another NBA romance followed with Blake Griffin in 2017, including concerts, double dates, and family outings — until distance cooled things off. ‘She’s seeing Blake romantically,’ a source said, stressing it was ‘nothing serious’.
Then came Ben Simmons, whom Jenner confirmed she was dating on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
‘For a bit now,’ she said coyly — before the relationship fizzled out months later.
Her longest and most serious chapter was with Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker, whom she dated on and off from 2020 to 2022.
‘She has never looked happier,’ a source once said, though demanding careers eventually pulled them apart.
And then there was Bad Bunny.
In early 2023, Jenner was spotted with the global superstar, sparking public romance coverage from double dates to subtle lyrical shade aimed at Booker.
‘She likes him and is having fun,’ a source said, noting he was ‘different from guys she dated before.’
After months of speculation, the pair quietly split in late 2023, with reconciliation rumors flaring again in 2024 when Jenner attended one of his concerts.
