Ana de Armas and Paul Boukadakis were spotted kissing in December 2021
The actress has been linked to Tinder executive Paul Boukadakis since June 2021, but the couple have kept details about their relationship under wraps.
De Armas grew up in Cuba, where she went to acting school and landed roles in movies like 2006’s Una rosa de Francia. Since her first English-language film, 2015’s Knock Knock, she has starred in several hits, including 2019’s Knives Out (which earned her a Golden Globe nomination) and 2021’s No Time to Die. In 2022 alone, de Armas appeared in two high-profile projects — Netflix’s The Gray Man and Blonde, which sees her take on the role of Marilyn Monroe.
She also costarred with ex Ben Affleck in the 2022 thriller, Deep Water. The two broke up in January 2021 after nearly a year together. “She broke it off. Their relationship was complicated,” a source told PEOPLE at the time. De Armas later told Elle magazine that the attention surrounding her and Affleck was “horrible,” and contributed to her decision to leave Los Angeles.
De Armas and Boukadakis largely keep their relationship out of the spotlight, but they have been spotted out together on a few occasions. Most recently, in photos obtained by The Daily Mail, they were seen kissing and holding hands in New York City.
So who is Ana de Armas’ boyfriend? Here’s everything to know about Paul Boukadakis and his relationship with the actress.
He’s from Tulsa, Oklahoma
Growing up, Boukadakis lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and attended Bishop Kelley High School, according to a 2016 interview with Entrepreneur. At the time, he was the CEO and co-founder of a video-sharing app called Wheel, and had returned to his alma mater to test the product with Midwestern teenagers.
“We have taken the concept and we have seeded it in the Midwest,” he told the outlet. “We went back to our roots. A lot of people on the East and West Coast get first glimpses of products. We wanted to take it back to the Heartland.”
“Before I started Ferris, I was a music video and commercial director for about 10 years,” he said, explaining that his storytelling background was what sparked the idea for the video app in the first place.
“I’m the type of person that believes people are capable of doing many great things at different points in their life,” he continued. “I think a lot of times, when people are comfortable in a job, they get scared to take a risk. They’re afraid to lose that comfortability. I call it The Forrest Gump Mindset, where you’re able to do a lot of great things, you just have to try.”
In 2017, Wheel was acquired by Tinder, and Boukadakis joined the dating app company as vice president of special initiatives, a role he still holds today.
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In June 2021, Page Six reported that Boukadakis and de Armas had been dating for “a few months,” and that he had already introduced the actress to members of his family. Three months later, they were photographed together for the first time at JFK Airport in New York City. The two were seen walking through security, and de Armas had her hand on Boukadakis’ back at one point, as seen in photos published by Extra.
After months of speculation, the pair seemingly confirmed their romance in December 2021 when they were spotted kissing in L.A.
They reportedly live together in New York
According to Elle, Boukadakis and de Armas currently live together in an apartment in N.Y.C. The actress opened up to the magazine about her decision to leave L.A. after seven years, noting that the attention surrounding her and Affleck’s relationship played a part. Affleck and de Armas were regularly photographed while they spent lockdown together during the pandemic.
“Going through it [myself] confirmed my thoughts about, ‘This is not the place for me to be,’ ” she said. “It became a little bit too much. There’s no escape. There’s no way out. …
