Dua Lipa Had Many ‘Sliding Doors Moments’ with Callum Turner

Before Dua Lipa started dating Callum Turner — to whom she just confirmed she’s engaged — they had several serendipitous encounters.

In a cover story with British Vogue published on Thursday, June 12, the “Houdini” singer opened up about her relationship with the actor, whom she met at The River Cafe in London while having dinner with her dad.

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

For example: In 2014, Lipa was working at La Bodega Negra and there’s a photo of TUrner outside the same spot that year. Then, in 2020, they attended the same pre-lockdown party and later found they had photos with the same guy in the background — only an hour apart.

“We have so many friends in common,” she said.

Then, a year after they were introduced to each other at The River Cafe, she was in Los Angeles having dinner with her friend when Turner showed up.

“Oh, it’s that really hot guy from The River Cafe,” she thought.

The Masters of the Air actor asked her what she was reading — and she said Hernan Diaz’s novel Trust. “And we both just happened to be reading the same book,” she said.

When asked if that made her feel like they were destined to be together, she said, “1000%.”

Elsewhere in the conversation, Lipa confirmed their engagement: “It’s very exciting.”

The “Levitating” singer added of her ring — which Turner had made for her after consulting her best friends and her sister — “I’m obsessed with it. It’s so me. It’s nice to know the person that you’re going to spend the rest of your life with knows you very well.”

Before she confirmed the engagement, Lipa teased her ring on social media for months. She first debuted it in a New Year’s 2025 photo she posted of her and Turner sharing a kiss.

The actor and the pop star were first linked in early 2024 when they were seen on video slow-dancing together while attending a party celebrating Turner’s TV show Masters of the Air.

They became Instagram official in July 2024 and recently made their red carpet debut at the 2025 Met Gala in May.