He was a boy, she was a woman … they usually have been a reasonably unlikely match. However singer Avril Lavigne and actuality star Brody Jenner have been lethal severe about one another for a few years there — so severe, that they even bought matching tattoos.
Now, as Jenner marries surfer Tia Blanco this weekend (Saturday, July 12) and celebrates 15 years since The Hills finale, let’s discover out why they needed to go and make issues so sophisticated …
The way it Started
It was 2010 and these two stalwarts of the L.A. get together scene of the period — and what a celebration scene that was — have been noticed kissing at a nightclub. Lavigne, then 25, was finalizing her divorce from Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley after splitting in 2009, whereas Jenner, then 26, had been throwing himself into single life for some time, commonly being linked to his costars on The Hills, amongst different Hollywood socialites.
In a case of life imitating artwork (“Sk8r Boi” is artwork, OK?), Lavigne appeared somewhat extra different than Jenner’s regular kind, however quickly he was matching his skinny ties to the lime inexperienced streaks in her hair.
How Lengthy it Lasted
Avril Lavigne and Brody Jenner with Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries in 2011 Kevin Mazur/WireImage
This was no informal fling: they have been collectively for 2 years. And it was a busy two years: they went on double dates with Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries, loved paddle-boarding journeys in Malibu, did raucous karaoke in Vegas and even bought caught up in a bar battle at L.A’s Roosevelt Lodge, with Jenner submitting a police report of assault with a lethal weapon. “My face is f***ed,” Lavigne tweeted. “As in, black eye, bloody nostril, hair ripped out, scratches, bruises and cuts. So not OK to be abusive to others. Violence is NEVER the reply.”
Plus, Jenner commonly supported his girlfriend together with her music commitments, cheering her on at live shows and public appearances.
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After which there have been the tattoos. In April 2010, only a few months into their relationship, the couple cemented their love by getting matching lightning bolts etched onto their our bodies (Jenner’s on his neck; Lavigne’s on her wrist.) They didn’t cease there: additionally they each bought “F***” — Lavigne’s favourite phrase, then at the very least — tattooed on their ribcages, in addition to one another’s names: yup, Lavigne had “Brody” written underneath her breast. The belongings you do if you’re 20-something, wealthy, well-known and in love, huh?
The way it Ended
Avril Lavigne and Brody Jenner getting espresso in 2011 Jean Baptiste Lacroix
In January 2012, rumors started circulating that the couple have been on the rocks. They denied it at first — Jenner tweeted: “It actually upsets me to learn all of the FALSE!! tales. Avril has all the time been there for me and is the closest particular person to my coronary heart. I really like her” — and have been seen having dinner collectively, however quickly it was confirmed: they have been over.
“It was mutual, however Brody actually broke up together with her,” a supply advised Us Weekly on the time. “He advised her he was uninterested in all the time being her plus-one, and all the time occurring tour together with her.” They added: “Each time he needed to come back again and take conferences to get his profession again so as, she would make him go to Asia and Europe. He hasn’t labored, and he desires to. They have been each sad as a result of he desires to have his profession. She desires him to stick with her.”
Water underneath the bridge for Avril Lavigne and her ex-husband Deryck Whibley. Lavigne, 39, joined Sum 41’s Whibley, 44, on stage on the MGM Grand Backyard Enviornment to carry out a duet of his band’s “In Too Deep” on Saturday, June 1, in Las Vegas. “Tonight we have now a particular visitor, and he performs guitar in […]
Regardless of the difficult circumstances, they stayed mates — a contented behavior of Lavigne’s with regards to her exes. “I’ve had actually nice relationships and good connections and bonds,” she advised SiriusXM in 2019.
What They Mentioned About Every Different
Avril Lavigne and Brody Jenner in 2011 Jerritt Clark/Getty Photos
This relationship was peak Twitter. As an alternative of declaring their love in interviews throughout their time collectively, they did it over social media. In a single cute/cringe alternate — relying on how you’re feeling about this stuff — Lavigne wrote “I really like you eyelashes,” with Jenner replying “kisses.”
Jenner’s The Hills costar Audrina Patridge additionally did some on the report chatting concerning the relationship in a 2010 interview. “They’re very completely satisfied collectively, they’re actually good collectively,” she advised Bang Showbiz. “A stunning couple. I first met her a few years in the past, and thought she was such a pleasant woman then. She’s nonetheless a very nice woman now, and is basically very gifted. She’s so nice.”
What They Say Now
Avril Lavigne and Brody Jenner in 2011 Central Picture Company
Like MySpace and peplum attire, this one appears to be misplaced to the millennial mists of time, with neither get together speaking about it a lot since its premature demise — partly as a result of they’ve each been in additional severe relationships since.
In the long run, the connection was bookended by Lavigne’s two marriages: she was additionally married to Chad Kroeger from 2013 to 2015, earlier than courting (and getting engaged to) Mod Solar, after which getting along with Tyga, who she cut up from in 2023. “I really like love,” she advised Billboard in 2018. “The best way I have a look at it’s, I married my long-terms.”
Jenner, in the meantime, dated Kaitlynn Carter from 2014 to 2019 (that they had a dedication ceremony in Bali however weren’t legally married), earlier than getting engaged to surfer woman Tia Blanco in 2023 and welcoming daughter Honey Raye. The couple’s wedding ceremony is scheduled for July 12, 2025.
Key Relationship Takeaways
Avril Lavigne and Brody Jenner Marc Piasecki/FilmMagic
These two had an absolute ton of enjoyable throughout their wild, eventful two years collectively, however they’ve each taken completely different paths since. Whereas Jenner, now 41, now describes fatherhood because the “biggest reward” and is clearly a doting dad to Honey Raye, Lavigne, 40, has all the time mentioned she’s not prepared for youths.
It appears Jenner’s profession frustrations nonetheless stand, although. “Persons are nonetheless like, ‘Wait, you DJ?’” he advised Bustle in 2025. “Folks solely wish to consider me as Brody from The Hills; they don’t ever wish to assume that I do the rest, so that may be irritating generally. There’s numerous issues that I can do.”
