Joey King won fans over as Elle Evans in The Kissing Booth with her steamy on-screen relationship with Jacob Elordi's character Noah Flynn. Soon, their on-screen chemistry translated into an off-screen romance, and fans were thrilled. But it wasn't meant to be.
Earlier this year, King was rumoured to be dating director and producer Steven Piet, but it's been months since the pair were spotted together.
Since then, she's also been linked to another Kissing Booth co-star: Taylor Zakhar Perez.
Let's look back at the 21-year-old actress' rumoured dating history.
Taylor Zakhar Perez
There was recent speculation that King struck up a romance with her Kissing Booth 2 co-star Taylor Zakhar Perez after the actors took a trip together on August 2.
On July 30, the day of King's 21st birthday, Perez posted a cosy photo with her at the beach on Instagram.
"Happy Friggen Birthday @joeyking. Honestly I could write about this woman all day," he wrote. "She is the reason I joined the KB2 family, she welcomed me with open arms and love, she supported me, she pushed me, she made me laugh (like pee my pants laughter and had to check my underwear), she inspired me to be a better actor, she shared her family with me, THE LIST GOES ON. Grateful for you forever. #tbt"
https://www.instagram.com/p/CDRTd1DA0_3/?utm_source=ig_embedSoon fans were convinced the pair were an item, so Perez shut down the dating rumours and confirmed they were just friends in an interview with Entertainment Tonight.
"We just kind of hit it off. When we were in South Africa, we had dinner together," he said. "I cooked for her, she cooked for me. We just became kind of like the best of friends."
Zakhar Perez said his friendship with King continued into lockdown as they happen to live close to each other.
"When we got back to Los Angeles we just kept hanging out. We live really near each other," he said. "And then the quarantine hit and we kinda just needed someone to trust during that time, like, 'OK, I know you're not going out. I know who you're seeing.' So, we just became really close."
Steven Piet
Prior to the Zakhar Perez rumours, King was linked to The Act producer Steven Piet, 28. King met Piet on the set of the show, which she starred in alongside Patricia Arquette.
In September 2019, King and Piet were spotted at a screening of Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets. They were there with King's two sisters, Hunter and Kelli, and their dates.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9KbPCljYw9/?utm_source=ig_embedAn onlooker told E! News on September 4, 2019, "They were very affectionate and were with her two sisters sitting watching the movie together. Joey and Steven cuddled the entire time and looked very happy together. They had snacks and drinks and were laughing with her sisters."
King shared a series of snaps from the evening to her Instagram, and it seemed like she had a new man on the scene. However, the pair haven't been seen together in quite some time.
Jacob Elordi
King's relationship with Jacob Elordi was easily her most high-profile to date. King and the Aussie actor met during filming for The Kissing Booth in 2017.
The couple made their relationship Instagram official when she began posting loved-up photos with him in June 2017, and it didn't end there.
During a series of red carpet appearances for the film, the pair looked madly in love.
At the time, King opened up about Elordi in an interview with Bello magazine.
"Was it love at first sight? Well, I thought he was very cute when we first met, but it started as a friendship. Right away we were talking about gross things with each other," she said.
By November 2018, it appeared to be over for the couple.
King had not posted any photos with Elordi since September and Elordi told fans he was taking a break from social media. "G'day! Like to take a moment to thank everyone for the support over the last year," he wrote in a since-deleted post. "I'm incredibly grateful to be able to connect with so many of you. I'm going to be signing off on this whole social media shebang while I work. Cheers for everything, stay happy :)."
Meanwhile, King hinted she was going through a breakup by tweeting on November 28, "Thank god I have my dog tho."
Nolan Gould
King was rumoured to be dating Modern Family actor Nolan Gould in 2016.
They raised questions about their relationship status when they attended the 2016 SAG Awards together.
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