Jacob Elordi's attempt to walk back to a Paris hotel with Kendall Jenner without a wall of flashing cameras has reopened a months-old debate about how often the couple's low-key outings end up in front of photographers. On Monday, 28 September, the Euphoria and Frankenstein actor was filmed in Paris asking photographers to stop using flash and let him and Jenner walk back to their hotel after a night out during Fashion Week.
'Can we just walk home?' Elordi asked before adding, 'No flash, just let us walk. Just let us go.' Jenner could be seen shielding her face as the photographers continued following them, but online reaction quickly split between sympathy for the couple and scepticism from fans who have questioned similar sightings before.
The Paris Footage Reignites Old Suspicions
Kendall Jenner and Jacob Elordi in Paris, France. pic.twitter.com/FdcW8DXFT6
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The suspicion was already there long before the cameras followed them through Paris. In May, when Jenner and Elordi were photographed in Los Angeles with Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet while apparently trying to duck the cameras, social media users questioned whether the moment was as accidental as it looked. One commenter wrote, 'i KNOW they were the ones that called the paparazzi'.
The same scepticism followed the couple to Australia in June. After photographs circulated of Jenner and Elordi walking a dog in Byron Bay, one commenter questioned how photographers had found them, prompting another to reply that they 'would have called the tip in themselves'. Then came the comment that neatly summed up the mood: 'Kris Jenner probably tipped them off.'
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There is no public evidence that Kendall Jenner, Kris Jenner or Elordi alerted photographers to those outings, and the claims remain unverified fan speculation. By August, however, photographs of Jenner and Elordi leaving a London dinner with his father were already drawing 'so staged' reactions from some social media users.
Fans Keep Asking Who Called the Paparazzi
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When the Paris footage surfaced, some viewers returned to those earlier suspicions. One user wrote that the couple were 'acting like they didn't call the paparazzi', while another joked, 'let's go for a walk and call the paps'. Others sided with Elordi, pointing out that being famous does not make repeated flashes and photographers following you home any less intrusive.
The footage itself shows Elordi trying to negotiate with the photographers. He repeatedly asks for the flashes to stop, says they already have their pictures and keeps Jenner close as they continue towards their hotel. Neither exactly flies under the radar. Jenner has spent most of her adult life in front of cameras, while Elordi's roles in Euphoria, Saltburn and Frankenstein have made him one of Hollywood's most recognisable actors.
Keeping This Romance Private Is Getting Harder
Jacob Elordi asked photographers to lose the flash as he and Kendall Jenner walked back to their hotel during Paris Fashion Week. pic.twitter.com/xR56jMTnBI
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Jenner and Elordi have been linked since spring, with sightings stretching from Coachella and Hawaii to Australia and Europe. Neither has said much publicly about the relationship, even as their outings have become increasingly difficult to keep private.
The Paris video added another highly visible moment to that timeline. Elordi and Jenner clearly wanted the flashes to stop as they walked back to their hotel, while the reaction online showed how quickly even a plea for privacy can become part of the spectacle surrounding them.
