What we know about Calvin Klein’s 46-year age-gap relationship with model Kevin Baker
Everyone's talking about Ryan Murphy's latest series all about the tragic story of John F. Kennedy Jr and Carolyn Bessette.
Titled Love Story, which is inspired by Elizabeth Beller’s book, Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, the limited FX series dramatises the romance and tragic deaths of the pair in a 1999 plane crash, just a few years after they tied the knot back in 1996.
The nine-parter stars Paul Anthony Kelly as JFK Jr. and Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn, who was working at Calvin Klein at the time they met.
The next generation seems to be very interested in the pair's relationship dynamic, as well as fashion designer Calvin Klein's own love life.
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Klein, 83, and his longtime partner, 37-year-old model Kevin Baker, first met back in 2016 and soon appeared publicly together that year at events including a luxury conference in Mumbai and the American Ballet Theatre Fall Gala.
Since then, the couple, who share a 46-year age gap, have mostly avoided publicity, with Klein never publicly addressing the relationship.
Before Baker, Klein married his high-school sweetheart, Jayne Centre Klein, in 1964.
Together, they had one daughter, Marci, in 1966 and divorced in 1974 as his career began to take off.
His second marriage in 1986 was to Kelly Rector Klein, a former assistant who became closely involved in the company and its image.
They stayed married for two decades, with the divorce being officially finalised in 2006.
Following the split, Klein spoke more openly about his sexuality, saying he had relationships with both men and women.
"I’ve experienced—and I’ve said it before—a lot of my fantasies," Klein told Vanity Fair in 2008. "I’ve experienced sex with men, with women. I’ve fallen in love with women. I’ve married women. And I have a family ... I am for good or bad a real example of whatever I’ve put out there."
His first widely reported relationship with a man was with Brazilian model Nick Gruber, whom he dated between 2010 and 2012.
They dated roughly from 2010 to 2012 and drew huge press attention because of their 48-year age gap, given that Klein was in his late sixties while Gruber was only 20.
Klein and Gruber's relationship was highly publicised in the tabloids, which can offer an explanation as to why Klein became more guarded afterwards.
As we say, Klein and Baker have been together for a decade now, with neither party speaking about the relationship publicly.
While they keep a low profile, they have been photographed doing ordinary things like gym visits and going out for casual meals rather than attending industry events.
Topics: Sex and Relationships, Celebrity, Fashion
Rhiannon Ingle