Louis Tomlinson and Eleanor Calder: A Complete Relationship Timeline

If you were a fan of One Direction, then you probably were also obsessed with Louis Tomlinson and Eleanor Calder‘s relationship. The pair were together for over 10 years, until their final breakup in 2023. Keep reading for their relationship timeline.

Louis and Eleanor’s love story first got started in 2011, where they went on to have an on-and-off-again for over nine years. The singer also hinted that he was ready to put a ring on it during an interview with The Sun in January 2020.

“I saw some of that,” the singer said of wedding rumors at the time. “It isn’t true, but the luxury with Eleanor is I’ve known her since before our first single, ‘What Makes You Beautiful,’ so she’s felt the whole growth of everything. As I’ve got to understand it, she has too, and I have the benefit with her that we’ve seen it for what it is.”

When asked if he’d ever considered walking down the aisle with his longtime love, Louis said, “one day.”

“I’d imagine so. If you’re asking me if I’m going to marry her? Yes, I think so. And more kids, I’d say so,” he revealed in the same interview.

For the most part, Louis and Eleanor kept their relationship out of the public eye, but the Walls musician has spoken about Eleanor several times in the past. For example, when appearing on the U.K. talk show Lorraine in July 2017, the former boyband member referred to his girlfriend as “ace” while opening up about how their relationship might have inspired his single “Back to You.”

“There are some personal things that I relate to and contribute to lyrics. Nice to have something not as directly as relatable to me,” he said at the time. “The relationship with Eleanor is coincidental. But the relationship in the song is intense. Maybe they’re not right for each other. I wouldn’t describe Eleanor as that.”

In fact, Louis even told SiriusXM’s Hits 1 that “of course” he goes to Eleanor for her opinion on his music. “My girlfriend and my mates,” he shared in February 2020. “It’s really important to get people’s feedback, I think definitely.”

J-14 is taking a walk down memory lane to relive Louis and Eleanor’s love story from the beginning. Scroll through our gallery for a complete timeline, including their 2015 and 2023 splits. 

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