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Landon Barker has a new woman in his life!
Landon, who is the son of Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler (and stepson of Kourtney Kardashian), made his relationship with Skyla Sanders public in May 2025. Landon and Skyla went on to make their red carpet debut at the 2025 MTV VMAs, where they matched in all-black outfits and packed on the PDA.
Similar to Landon, Skyla also comes from a famous family, as her dad is director Rupert Sanders and her mom is model Liberty Ross. Sanders has started to follow in her mother’s footsteps by modeling, while also boasting a significant following on social media.
Although the couple keep the details of their relationship out of the spotlight, they frequently post TikTok videos together and give glimpses of their relationship on Instagram. In a May 2025 TikTok video, Landon shared that he was “in love” with Skyla.
Prior to his relationship with Skyla, Landon was dating Charli D’Amelio for over a year, but he announced that they had broken up to “focus on ourselves” in February 2024.
So, who is Landon Barker’s girlfriend? Here’s everything to know about Skyla Sanders and her relationship with the musician.
Her parents are Rupert Sanders and Liberty Ross
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Skyla was born in 2004 to director dad Sanders and model mom Ross. The former couple, who married in 2002, also had a son named Tennyson. Sanders is a British director known for the films Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), Ghost in the Shell (2017) and The Crow (2024).
Meanwhile, Ross is a British model who has appeared in several high-fashion publications, runway shows and campaigns. Her brothers are famed composers, Atticus Ross and Leopold Ross.
Rupert and Ross went through a public divorce in 2012 after photos surfaced of Sanders kissing Kristen Stewart, who was starring in his film Snow White and the Huntsman. Both Rupert and Stewart, who was dating Robert Pattinson at the time, issued separate apologies.
Ross filed for divorce in 2013, and their divorce was finalized the following year.
She’s a model and college student
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Skyla has taken after her mother and is a model. She is represented by the international modeling agency New York Model Management and has worked on various campaigns and shoots over the years.
In 2021, Skyla and her mom were both photographed wearing Chanel Beauty for the cover of 10 Magazine. The cover’s photographer, Donna Trope, shared a photo of Skyla from the shoot and wrote that she “looks like a 70s supermodel.”
She also posed alongside Landon for several intimate photos with Vanity Teen. The two were photographed hugging, kissing and holding hands in different outfits for the spread.
In addition to modeling, Skyla is also a student at New York University, according to her Instagram bio. She hasn’t shared much about her collegiate career, but she expressed her excitement when Landon came to town for the 2025 MTV VMAs.
“Well I go to school here, so he’s coming to visit me, so I’m just happy to have him,” she told Entertainment Tonight at the show.
She met Landon Barker through friends in 2024
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Although Skyla and Landon keep the details of their relationship private, they revealed in May 2025 that they had met through mutual friends.
When asked for the story by the creator behind the popular TikTok account, Meet Cutes NYC, Landon coyly replied, “We just met through, like, friends pretty much,” while Skyla added that they met about “seven months ago.”
“I thought she was awesome,” Landon said of his first impression. “I thought she was great [and] instantly attracted, instantly fell in love.”
As for her first impression, Skyla giggled while saying that Barker “was super weird, but he’s so sweet.”
Landon added that they were excited to continue exploring their relationship and “getting to spend more time together” when she studies for an upcoming semester in Los Angeles, where he lives.
She made her relationship with Landon Barker public in May 2025
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Skyla and Landon made their relationship official with separate Instagram posts on May 3, 2025. Barker posted a photo of him kissing her on the forehead while holding her and a second snap of them hugging at a concert.
“The inhale when you let it in!” he captioned the post. His stepmother, Kardashian, seemed to share her approval by commenting under the post, “cuties 🍊🍊🖤,” while his dad added a black heart emoji.
Skyla also hard-launched their relationship on Instagram that day by posting a photo of him kissing her cheek while he held her. She didn’t caption the photo, but he commented, “Life is worth a living!”
While Skyla keeps her Instagram profile more creative, she frequently posts short videos with Barker on her TikTok. She shows the two getting ready for events, dancing and participating in TikTok trends.
Landon Barker got Skyla Sanders name tattooed on his arm
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When they made their relationship Instagram-official in May 2025, they also revealed that Landon got Skyla’s name tattooed on his wrist.
He got her first name written in a script font on his inner forearm, right above his hand and below a tattoo of a bucking horse. Celebrity tattoo artist Mr. K gave him the ink.
Skyla Sanders and Landon Barker made their red carpet debut at the 2025 MTV VMAs
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Four months after confirming their relationship on social media, Landon and Skyla made their red carpet debut at the 2025 MTV VMAs. The couple wore matching all-black outfits, with Landon in a black beaded blazer and Skyla in a black bodycon dress with sheer and lace accents.
“We tried to twin a little,” she told ET. The couple held each other close while posing for pictures together and stopped to share a smooch before heading inside the award show.
During their red carpet appearance, they told ET that they were looking forward to seeing Lady Gaga perform and that it was sort of a date night for them, but added that their “typical date night” involves “lots of food … maybe Taco Bell.”