Another guy in the picture? Even before their breakup was announced to the world, many people were speculating that Kaia Gerber was dating Marcello Hernandez.
Austin Butler and Kaia Gerber sparked dating rumors in December 2021 after they were photographed at a yoga class together in Los Angeles, according to photos obtained by The Daily Mail. People confirmed the relationship in December 2021, reporting that Butler and Gerber were spending time together ahead of the holidays. “She seems really happy,” a source told the magazine at the time. “All of her friends think he’s really cute.”
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TMZ reported that Gerber and Butler broke up in late 2024. Suspicions of a breakup arose when Austin Butler was absent at the model’s annual family trip to Cabo San Lucas. Gerber’s mother Cindy Crawford and father Rande were in attendance and Presley Gerber, brought along his girlfriend, model Isabella Jones.
Some fans noticed the timing and linked Gerber to Marcello Hernandez, who currently stars in Saturday Night Live (and famously played the viral Domingo in the Ariana Grande and Charli XCX wedding sketches). But are they really dating?
Did Kaia Gerber cheat on Austin Butler with Marcello Hernandez?
There is no proof that Kaia Gerber cheated on Austin Butler with the SNL cast member. Rumors of a breakup and new relationship began circulating when Gerber was photographed with Hernandez in September 2024. The Bottoms star and the comedian never addressed the pictures.
Austin Butler and Kaia Gerber tended to keep their relationship very private. In an interview with GQ in May 2022, Butler responded to paparazzi photos of him and Gerber. “If I don’t see the picture, then it doesn’t really exist to me. I don’t want to be really negative, but there’s hardly any job I despise more than paparazzi,” he said. When asked by GQ about Gerber, Butler responded, “I don’t think there’s anything I want to share about that. But thank you for providing the space.”
The model also explained why she and the Dune 2 actor don’t talk about their relationship. “Honestly, I feel like so few things in my life are private,” the model shared with The Wall Street Journal, “and that is one of the things that I try to keep as sacred as possible.
Hernandez recently was roped into another breakup. Rumors swirled that Summer House‘s Paige DeSorbo was cheating on her longtime boyfriend Craig Conover with Hernandez. DeSorbo apologized directly to Hernandez for the reporters. She recalled on The Giggly Squad podcast, “I was like, ‘Hey, umm … just wanna let you know there’s, like, a rumor going around that I cheated on my boyfriend with you,’ and he was like, ‘F–k yeah!’”
