While the internet went crazy this week over Page Six’s news that Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles were dating, one person was not so happy: Wilde’s former fiancée, Jason Sudeikis.
Back in November, it was reported that Wilde and the “Ted Lasso” star, who had been together for seven years and shared two young children, were separated.
But an informant told The Post that the relationship with Styles actually continued already in October, leaving the vet of “Saturday Night Live” Sudeikis distraught.
And while there have been reports that Wilde and Sudeikis divorced in early 2020, other sources close to the couple say they split up in early November – citing Wilde’s relationship with Harry as the main reason for the split.
‘Olivia and Jason had problems, like any other couple, but Jason loves Olivia – he loves her, and that makes it so sad. “He has always been committed to making their family work,” the couple said.
The couple even recently bought a house in the UK, where Sudeikis is currently filming. “People have been trying to figure out that Harry and Olivia have only been dating for the past few weeks, but that’s not right,” the insider added. Jason found out about Harry and had the conversation. Olivia then asks for a divorce and the news of the split is announced. ”
This week it was made very clear that Wilde (36) had indeed moved on when Page Six dropped photos of her hand-in-hand with singer and former One Direction heartbreaker Styles (26) during the intimate wedding of his manager, Jeffrey Azoff. , to Glenne Christiaansen in Montecito, California.
It was then reported that friendship had switched to romance on the set of the thriller ‘Don’t Worry Darling’, directed by Wilde.
She appointed Styles in September to replace actor Shia LaBeouf, who is currently being sued by his ex-girlfriend FKA Twigs for alleged sexual assault and “ruthless” abuse.
Styles, who first impressed Hollywood with his acting chops in the war movie “Dunkirk” in 2017, plays the husband of a 1950s housewife who reveals a disturbing truth about her seemingly perfect life.
Wilde admitted that she did a bit of ‘victory dance’ after Styles joined the film. In the December issue of Vogue, for which Styles wore a dress on the cover, she said: ‘… I hope this confidence as a male Harry has – without any traces of toxic masculinity – is a sign of his generation … It’s pretty powerful and extraordinary to see someone in his position redefine what it can mean to be a man of confidence. ‘
A source told Page Six that Wilde and Styles used his good friend James Corden’s house near Palm Springs during the filming as a hiding place to keep their relationship secret. “They are two fantastic people and everyone is happy for them,” a friend of Harry told The Post.
An industry veteran who regularly worked with Styles admitted: ‘Harry has a habit of swinging with older women, it’s no wonder Olivia fell for his charm. ‘
When he was just 17, Styles dated television presenter Caroline Flack after they met on the set of the UK’s “X Factor”, Simon Cowell’s TV talent show where One Direction fell apart and gained notoriety.
Flack was then 31.
(The TV presenter committed suicide last February while facing charges of domestic abuse. A devastated style wore a black ribbon in her honor at the BRIT Awards days later.)
At 18, Styles was asked ‘how old’ is a woman ‘too old’ to go out for him. “Any woman older than my mother, Anne,” Styles replied. His mother is now 53.
His rather busy love life also included singer Nicole Scherzinger, who is 16 years older, as well as models Kendall Jenner, Sara Sampaio, Georgia Fowler and Camille Rowe, all in their 20s, and 30-year-old actress Kiko Mizuhara. Styles dated Taylor Swift in 2012 and 2013 (just five years older than her) and believes her hits “Out of the Woods” and “Style” are about him.
“I think he’s very smart,” a producer who worked with Styles told The Post. ‘He’s very creative and has a lot of business acumen and he made very high friends when he was younger. He will enter a room and shake everyone, from a CEO to the server, so he was raised. He is the same polite child he has always been. ‘
Proving that he’s not just a pretty face, Styles – who is eligible for three Grammy Awards in 2021 – launched his own record label, Erskine Records, under the umbrella of Columbia and a director of companies, including HSA Publishing Ltd and Rollcall Touring Ltd. ., which allows him to take ownership of his publishing rights.
“It comes down to ambition. It is almost ruthless ambition, but very polite. “He had a very well-organized plan for his solo career,” said the producer. ‘Harry sees people developing their images, like David Bowie and Madonna, and he knows all about constantly revising your image to keep people talking and intrigued.
But you will never hear Styles talk too much about his private life. Although he is aware that gossip is coming to the area: “Harry follows Kate Moss’ philosophy of ‘Never Complain, Never Explain’,” the producer said.
As for Wilde, she married director, photographer and Italian prince Tao Ruspoli in 2002, when she was just 19, and they divorced nine years later. During a show at Joe’s pub in NYC, she revealed: ‘I felt like my vagina was dead … turned off. Lighten up … And you can lie to your family members during the Christmas dinner and tell them that everything at home is just peachy. But you can not lie to your vagina. ‘
Meanwhile, Ruspoli made a documentary called ‘Monogamish’, in which he said: ‘My wife just left me after almost ten years together and my whole world fell apart.’
Wilde met Sudeikis at an after-party for ‘SNL’, on which he played for eight years. They became engaged in 2012 but never married.
Despite everything that happened, the insider said, “Jason will still do anything for Olivia.”