Charli D’Amelio and Landon Barker.Photo: Rachpoot/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images
Meeting the parents can be nerve-racking for any couple, but luckily forCharli D’Amelioand her musician boyfriendLandon Barker, the interaction went off without a hitch.
In this week’s issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, the TikTok star, 18, says that when Landon introduced her to his dadTravis Barker(of Blink-182 fame) and his wifeKourtney Kardashian, they “really let me in with open arms.” (Landon’s mom is actressShanna Moakler.)
“They have been nothing but kind to me,” Charli says. “I’m very, very thankful that he has such a great family around him.”
Charli adds that Landon’s sisters Alabama Barker and Atiana De La Hoya (Moakler’s daughter withOscar De La Hoya) have also “been so sweet.”
For Landon, 18, things went just as smoothly when he met Charli’s parents Marc and Heidi — who also share daughterDixie, 21 — for the first time.
“I couldn’t be happier with who [Charli and Dixie] have brought home,” says Marc, 53. (Dixie has been dating fellow TikTok star Noah Beck since 2020.)
Charli and Landon’s budding relationship — which began after they met at Coachella in April and she “slid” into his DMs — will be further explored in season two of the D’Amelio family’s Hulu reality seriesThe D’Amelio Show, premiering on Sept. 28.
“We go into where I’m at with my relationship a bit on the show,” she says. “It’s very on my own terms, which is really nice.”
Though she’s been having fun showing off her relationship on social media, Charli — who is currently competing alongside her mom Heidi, 53, onDancing with the Stars— makes clear that it’s “definitely relationship first, social media whenever we feel like it.”
“We post each other whenwewant to,” she says. “That’s been freeing. I feel like it saves us from any speculation of, ‘Oh, they haven’t seen each other’ — which I’ve seen my sister go through [with Noah]. That is never fun.”
For more on the D’Amelios, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands everywhere Friday,or subscribehere.
source: people.com
