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CALLUM Turner is a world-famous actor who went from living on a council estate in Chelsea to dating one of the biggest pop stars of the century.
The actor is dating Dua Lipa, who will be the focus of the ITV special An Evening with Dua Lipa on December 8, 2024.
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London beginnings
Callum was born on February 15, 1990, in Hammersmith but grew up in Chelsea.
He was raised by his single mom, Rose, and would often spend his evenings playing football.
Talking about his childhood, Callum said: “The thing I always find interesting in my childhood was, yeah, I was growing up on an estate, single mum, working-class, but then I also had all these colourful characters around.
“It wasn’t about navigating two worlds.
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“There were three, four, five more.”
However, Callum has said that, although his upbringing was “tough”, it was also “brilliant” and “beautiful”.
Callum’s big break
He launched his career in 2010, when he started modelling for high-street brands including Next and Reebok.
After a string of small parts, he finally landed a lead role in John Boorman’s film Queen and Country which debuted at Cannes in 2014.
He also starred in E4’s Gluye as Eli which led the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to name him as a Breakthrough Brit.
Most fans will recognise him as Eddie Redmayne’s on-screen brother Theseus Scamander in the Fantastic Beasts series.
Fantastic Beasts is a spin-off of the Harry Potter film franchise.
During this time, he dated Vanessa Kirby who rocketed to fame with her portrayal of a young Princess Margaret in Netflix’s The Crown.
Sadly, Vanessa and Callum broke up in 2019.
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Superstar romance
Callum started dating pop superstar Dua Lipa in 2024.
On January 10, 2024, TMZ released a video of Callum slow dancing with the singer at the Masters of the Air premiere.
Just a week later, they went public with their relationship after being seen kissing outside a restaurant in Los Angeles.
A source told TMZ: “Dua and Callum spend almost all their time together and are nearly inseparable.
“They travel together, they’ve met each other’s families, and they’re very serious about one another.”
The sourced added that Dua is an “independent woman” and that she “couldn’t be happier than she is with Callum”.
Dua Lipa will be the star of An Evening with Dua Lipa on December 8, 2024.
Fans can catch the show, which will feature hits including Levitating and Houdini, live when it airs at 8pm.
