Kristin Cavallari and her new boyfriend Mark Estes.Photo:Tammie Arroyo/Variety via Getty; montana.boyz/Tiktok
Tammie Arroyo/Variety via Getty; montana.boyz/Tiktok
Kristin Cavallari’s new relationship with Mark Estes has been brewing for quite some time.
The couple — whoCavallari, 37, hard launched on her Instagramon Tuesday with aselfiefrom their romantic vacation in Los Cabos, Mexico — have been “dating longer than people think,” a source tells PEOPLE, but “have kept it very private.”
The mother-of-three met Estes, 24, on “social media,” the source says, and “they’re serious enough now that they were ready to go public.”
“They’re really happy together. He’s been so great to her and is just a really nice guy,” the insider adds. “He’s not your typical 24 year old. She’s having a great time and is living her best life with him.”
“He makes me happy 🤍,” Cavallari wrote in the caption of the selfie she shared with Estes, announcing their relationship. He shared it to his own Instagram Story afterwards, too, adding “❤️❤️.”
Kristin Cavallari debuts new relationship with Mark Estes on Instagram.Kristin Cavallari/ Instagram
Kristin Cavallari/ Instagram
Later that same day, the former college football playerposted theLaguna Beachstar on his social media, too, as he shared a PDA-filledTikTokfrom their tropical getaway.
She then rolled her head back with a laugh before hopping into the Montana State University and Montana Tech alum’s arms. From there, Estes carried her toward the camera, his arm wrapped securely around her torso, and one hand at her lower back.
Kristin Cavallari’s new boyfriend, Mark Estes, via TikTok.montana.boyz/Tiktok
montana.boyz/Tiktok
Cavallari’s relationship news comes after she’s been open about how she’s navigated the dating world in the years since herdivorcefromJay Cutlerin 2020. The pair had been married for seven years and sharesons Camden, 7, Jaxon, 5, and daughter Saylor, 4.
In June, she toldE! Newsthatdating was “really not important” to heras she was focusing on being a mom “first and foremost.”
“I’ve had a lot of fun in the last few years, just really focusing on my friends and getting to hang out with my friends again, because I didn’t get to do that for a long time,” she said. “Really, when you’re having little babies and three babies, essentially, at one point in time, that was my world. And so it’s been nice to just have fun again."
As for what she would want in a partner, Cavallari said, “I want to meet someone organically.”
Kristin Cavallari is seen in SoHo on December 18, 2023.Gotham/GC Images
Gotham/GC Images
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She’d previously admitted thatshe was using social media to date, though she had a few parameters on that method.
“I can’t filter through all of my DMs, but I can see those blue checkmarks, honey!“The Hillsalum said on theNot Skinny But Not Fatpodcast in 2022. “I don’t like people that often, and I’m pretty picky, I guess, but I’m not gonna settle. I’m gonna stay picky.”
Cavallari also said she would prefer someone who was not famous, adding, “I really, in my head — my ideal man is a businessman who no one knows.”
source: people.com
