The Moment
There’s romantic, and then there’s hand-in-hand in Rome days before Thanksgiving romantic.
Harry Styles, 31, and Zoe Kravitz, 36, were photographed strolling through Rome this week, looking every inch the cozy, grown-up couple. According to a report published on November 28, 2025, the pair was spotted on Wednesday wandering the streets, shopping, and yes, holding hands.
In the photos, Harry is bundled up in a black sweater and pants under a beige trench coat, topped off with a black beanie and dark sunglasses. Zoe is right beside him in a gray peacoat, navy cardigan and khakis, with her braids tucked under a black scarf.
The sweetest moment? At one point, cameras caught Harry gently reaching out to touch Zoe’s nose while she leaned her head on his shoulder. It’s the kind of tiny, unbothered intimacy that says, “We forgot the photographers were here,” even though they very much were.
This is the couple’s first big public outing in weeks. They were last seen together in September, packing on the PDA after flying from New York City to Rome. Before that, they were linked in August after being seen walking arm-in-arm, then later kissing during a London date night.
The Take
I’ll be honest: I thought we were done being surprised by Harry Styles’ dating choices. The man has been linked to more eras than his own album titles. But Zoe Kravitz? That’s not just a fling; that’s a power-aesthetic merger.
On paper, this pairing almost feels too on-the-nose: the fashion-obsessed rock star and the ultra-cool actress from one of Hollywood’s most iconic families, strolling through Rome in trench coats like a Pinterest board come to life. It could have been painfully staged.
But here’s where it gets interesting: the vibe isn’t “Look at us!” It’s “We’re running errands and accidentally broke the internet.” No red carpet debut, no joint brand campaign, no mysterious black-and-white photo dump with cryptic captions. Just holding hands, shopping, nose boops, and getting on with their day.
That’s the new celebrity flex. The old move was the hard launch: couple arrives at a big event, coordinated outfits, publicist-approved PDA. The modern move is the “if you see us, you see us” relationship-low-key in theory, high-impact when the photos hit.
Does that mean it’s automatically real and forever? Of course not. But the body language here looks less like PR and more like those early months when you cannot stop touching the person you’re with. The fact that they’ve gone weeks without being seen, then resurface looking relaxed and connected, suggests an actual private life behind the paparazzi snapshots.
And let’s be honest: the 40-plus crowd watching this knows that spending holidays, or even pre-holiday time, with someone in another country is not casual. You don’t just accidentally wander around Rome with a trench coat, a tote bag, and a woman leaning on your shoulder unless you’re investing some emotional frequent-flyer miles.
Receipts
Let’s separate what we know from what’s being whispered.
Harry Styles and Zoe Kravitz hold hands on romantic stroll in Rome ahead of Thanksgiving https://t.co/Z9Tjdz0sXn pic.twitter.com/jYVk8vxdBv
— Page Six (@PageSix) November 28, 2025
- Confirmed: Harry Styles and Zoe Kravitz were photographed in Rome, Italy, on Wednesday, walking hand-in-hand and shopping together, as published November 28, 2025, with images credited to COBRA TEAM / BACKGRID.
- Confirmed: Photos show Harry in a black sweater and pants under a beige trench coat, with a beanie and dark shades, and Zoe in a gray peacoat, navy cardigan, khakis, and a black scarf over her braids.
- Confirmed: The same report notes they were previously seen together in August in Rome, then later that month in London looking affectionate, and again in New York City in September in PDA-heavy outings.
- Unverified / Reported: In October, an unnamed source quoted via The Sun (as relayed in the November 28 report) claimed Zoe was staying at Harry’s London home while working on a film and that the couple is in a “honeymoon period” and “barely apart.” These are claims from a source, not on-the-record statements from Harry or Zoe.
Sources: Photo and sighting details from a November 28, 2025 Rome report featuring COBRA TEAM / BACKGRID images; relationship quotes attributed in that piece to an October 2025 report from The Sun.
Backstory (For Casual Readers)
If you only know these two in broad strokes, here’s the quick refresher.
Harry Styles rose to fame in One Direction before becoming a Grammy-winning solo artist and movie actor, known for his gender-fluid, retro-fabulous fashion and very public dating history (think Taylor Swift and Olivia Wilde). He’s firmly in that phase of his career where every outfit and outing gets dissected, whether he wants it or not.
Zoe Kravitz, meanwhile, is Hollywood royalty-daughter of musician Lenny Kravitz and actress Lisa Bonet-and a star in her own right. She’s known for roles in Big Little Lies and The Batman, plus a long-standing reputation as one of the coolest, most stylish women in the business. She was previously married to actor Karl Glusman and, more recently, has kept her personal life relatively private even as her profile has grown.
Reports have linked Harry and Zoe romantically since August, when they were first seen walking arm-in-arm in Rome. Since then, they’ve popped up in London and New York, usually looking affectionate but not talking about the relationship publicly. Think: soft launch, but global.
What’s Next
So where does a Rome hand-holding tour leave them?
In the near term, expect more of what we’re already seeing: rare but very photogenic outings, no joint statements, and a lot of fan speculation. If they keep this low-key pattern, the next “update” will probably come from another round of candid photos rather than an interview pull quote.
What would actually count as a real escalation? A few possibilities:
- Showing up together at a major event-an awards show, fashion show, or premiere-without dodging the cameras.
- One of them mentioning the other by name in a profile piece, even briefly.
- Holiday sightings: being spotted together around Christmas or New Year’s would quietly signal they’re building real traditions, not just vacation memories.
For now, Harry and Zoe seem to be doing what a lot of adults in high-profile jobs try (and usually fail) to do: date seriously without turning the whole thing into content. The trench coats and hand-holding may look like a romantic movie, but the real story is two famous people trying to live like regular ones-just with better outerwear and a camera crew they didn’t invite.
Your turn: When you see a couple like this keeping things semi-private but very public in photos, does it feel genuine to you, or does every celebrity romance read as PR until proven otherwise?
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