Blink-182’s Travis Barker reveals the text from Kourtney Kardashian which kickstarted their relationship
Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker says a text from longtime friend Kourtney Kardashian prompted their relationship after more than a decade of friendship. He was surprised by her suggestion, having assumed they would never become a couple; their story shows how a friendship shifted into romance.
Barker recalled that he had been giving a mutual friend advice about dating when Kardashian texted, “Why don’t you teach me how to find my bearings?” He says he reread the message several times and worried about getting things wrong. They began dating in 2021 and married in 2022, with ceremonies in California and Italy; they had first met through her sister Kim in 2006.
- Kardashian’s text changed a friendship into a romance.
- Barker says he was surprised and nervous.
- They began dating in 2021 and married in 2022.
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Travis Barker is the drummer for the American rock band Blink-182, while Kourtney Kardashian is a television personality known for the reality series Keeping Up with the Kardashians and its spin-offs. They first met in 2006 through her sister Kim and were friends for many years.
Their relationship began in 2021, and they married in 2022 in ceremonies in California and Italy. Their story is an example of a long friendship developing into a romantic relationship.