Josh O’Connor and Alison Oliver’s Complete Relationship Timeline

Challengers star Josh O’Connor and Saltburn actress Alison Oliver have kept their relationship status very quiet—both before they were rumored to be dating and afterward. Neither one has talked much about their dating lives in general, and they have not talked about their potential connection specifically. The pair has also made very few appearances in public, but fans seem to think this talented duo are definitely seeing one another.

In the past, O’Connor has only been officially linked to a few people when it comes to romance. He joked about a longstanding crush he had on singer FKA Twigs in an August 2023 interview with GQ, revealing they went to school together at St Edward’s in Cheltenham, when she was known as Tahliah Debrett Barnett.

“I really shouldn’t be saying this, but it’s hilarious. I was in a band called Orange Output basically to try and get Twigs to go out with me,” he admitted. “I was the lead singer, and one of the lyrics I wrote was ‘I’m addicted to crack, motherfucker.’ The closest thing I’d had to crack was Coco Pops.”

The actor said she never responded, adding, “I don’t think she knows who I am.”

FKA Twigs told GQ, “I’m very flattered that he tried to do that because I was definitely not cool and not particularly popular.”

In 2019, the Daily Mail reported O’Connor was dating Jonah Hauer-King’s sister Margot. There was no notice of them breaking up.

In 2022, while promoting the Hulu series Conversations With Friends, Oliver told Glamour that she was in a relationship with another Irish actor, Éanna Hardwicke, who had a role in Normal People. Both shows are based on Sally Rooney novels.

Here’s what is known about the connection between Josh O’Connor and Alison Oliver so far.

O’Connor was reportedly a guest at the wedding of Oliver’s sister, Lauren, held in Bermondsey, South London. It’s not clear if he was there as her plus one or as a guest of the family.

On November 9, the pair was seen in Bologna, Italy, according to The Sun. They were holding hands as they walked, and stopped to take a selfie with a fan. They then headed to a film and photography library.

“Josh and Alison have a lot in common and have enjoyed getting to know each other away from the spotlight,” a source told the publication. “Despite their huge roles, they prefer hanging out in libraries rather than big glamorous events.”

On November 25, they were spotted in New York City in photos shared by Daily Mail. They were immersed in a deep conversation and drinking kombucha. O’Connor wore a vintage jacket printed with the Coca Cola logo, a T-shirt, and sneakers. Oliver was in a white shirt, a blue vest, and a black leather jacket.

The couple were spotted together at a screening of The Mastermind at the Cannes Film Festival, sharing a sweet moment over Oliver’s dress on the red carpet.

They also posed with his parents, Emily and John.

They were photographed together again on September 2, at the New York premiere of The History of Sound at Walter Reade Theater.