Dua Lipa Says She Had Many '“Sliding Doors” Moments' with Callum Turner Before They Started Dating

Before Dua Lipa started making love Callum Turner — to whom she just confirmed she's engaged — they had respective serendipitous encounters.

In a cover communicative pinch British Vogue published connected Thursday, June 12, nan "Houdini" vocalist opened up astir her narration pinch nan actor, whom she met astatine The River Cafe successful London while having meal pinch her dad.

“There’s a batch of Sliding Doors moments,” Lipa, 29, told nan outlet of her relationship.

For example: In 2014, Lipa was moving astatine La Bodega Negra and there's a photograph of TUrner extracurricular nan aforesaid spot that year. Then, successful 2020, they attended nan aforesaid pre-lockdown statement and later recovered they had photos pinch nan aforesaid feline successful nan inheritance — only an hr apart.

“We person truthful galore friends successful common,” she said.

Then, a twelvemonth aft they were introduced to each different astatine The River Cafe, she was successful Los Angeles having meal pinch her friend erstwhile Turner showed up.

“Oh, it’s that really basking feline from The River Cafe," she thought.

The Masters of nan Air character asked her what she was reference — and she said Hernan Diaz’s novel Trust. "And we some conscionable happened to beryllium reference nan aforesaid book," she said.

When asked if that made her consciousness for illustration they were destined to beryllium together, she said, “1000%.”

Elsewhere successful nan conversation, Lipa confirmed their engagement: "It’s very exciting.”

The "Levitating" vocalist added of her ringing — which Turner had made for her aft consulting her champion friends and her sister — “I’m obsessed pinch it. It’s truthful me. It’s bully to cognize nan personification that you’re going to walk nan remainder of your life pinch knows you very well.”

Before she confirmed nan engagement, Lipa teased her ring connected societal media for months. She first debuted it successful a New Year’s 2025 photo she posted of her and Turner sharing a kiss.

The character and nan popular prima were first linked in early 2024 erstwhile they were seen connected video slow-dancing together while attending a statement celebrating Turner's TV show Masters of nan Air.

They became Instagram official in July 2024 and precocious made their reddish carpet debut astatine the 2025 Met Gala successful May.