Joey King, the American actress known for her role in The Kissing Booth trilogy, married director and producer Steven Piet in 2023. Before her marriage, her only confirmed romantic relationship was with actor Jacob Elordi, her co-star in The Kissing Booth.
Joey King's Confirmed Relationship with Jacob Elordi
Joey King and Jacob Elordi met on the set of The Kissing Booth in January 2017. In the romantic comedy, King played Elle Evans and Elordi played Noah Flynn. The trilogy followed the high school students as they navigated teenage love, friendship, trust, and new challenges such as college.
Speaking to Bello Magazine, King confirmed their relationship began as a friendship. She said, "Well, I thought he was very cute when we first met, but it started as a friendship. Right away we were talking about gross things with each other. But before long I started to realise, 'Hey, I think I kind of like this person!'"
She added, "It was such an interesting experience meeting your boyfriend on set because you spend so much time together and become so close so fast. We were spending 17 hours a day together, and all of us would hang out after work and watch movies together and stuff. It was great."
The couple went official on Instagram in April and June 2017. They frequently visited Disneyland and Universal Studios together and took trips to Boston, Australia, and Los Angeles. At a special screening of The Kissing Booth on 10 May 2018 in Los Angeles, they shared a kiss on the red carpet.
In November 2018, speculation began that the couple had split. This was confirmed in February 2019 after they stopped following each other on Instagram and removed traces of their romance from social media. After the breakup, Elordi went on to date Cari Flowers, Zendaya, Kaia Gerber, and Olivia Jade Giannulli.
King addressed the fallout in a 2019 interview on The Howard Stern Show, saying she had no regrets. "I think it's a good thing we dated in the first place. I learned the most I've ever learned in my life from him."
Rumoured Relationships: Nolan Gould and Taylor Zakhar Perez
Joey King and Modern Family actor Nolan Gould attended the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on 30 January 2016 in Los Angeles, sparking public interest. Prior to that, they were photographed together at various events, including Hub Network's 2013 Halloween Bash, Nolan Gould's 16th birthday party, Entertainment Weekly's 2014 Pre-Emmy party, and the 2014 Teen Choice Awards.
Despite several public appearances, neither Nolan Gould nor Joey King confirmed a romantic connection.
In 2020, during the COVID pandemic lockdown, King and Taylor Zakhar Perez sparked dating rumours. Their friendship grew while filming Kissing Booth 2 in South Africa. In an interview with Entertainment Online, Perez spoke of their initial connection: "When we got back to Los Angeles, we just kept hanging out. We live really near each other. And then the quarantine hit, and we kinda just needed someone to trust during that time, like, 'OK, I know you're not going out. I know whom you're seeing.' So we just became really close."
He also addressed the rumours directly: "I love her. I love her dearly. I'd do anything for her. We're not dating. I'll end it with that."
Joey King's Husband, Steven Piet
Joey King's husband is Steven Piet, a director and writer known for co-writing and directing Uncle John, Briarpatch, Channel Zero, and The Act. King and Piet got married on two occasions in August and September 2023.
The couple met in late 2018 on the set of the Hulu biographical crime drama series The Act. King portrayed Gypsy Rose Blanchard, while Piet directed episodes five and eight. In a Vogue interview, she revealed she had a crush on the director for an extended period and decided to pursue him after filming concluded.
She said, "I had a very big crush but waited until the wrap party to ask him out. I worked up the courage and took him aside to tell him how I felt. It was the best decision of my life!"
Their romance was confirmed publicly in September 2019 when they attended Cinespia's screening of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. The couple began dating in 2018, got engaged on 2 February 2022, and had two wedding ceremonies on 19 August 2023 and 2 September 2023.
Impact and Current Status
Joey King's dating history is short and centred around her real-life Kissing Booth romance with Jacob Elordi. At the time of writing, she is married to Steven Piet. The couple's relationship has been stable since their wedding, and King continues her acting career, with a net worth of $4 million.
