Oh, This? Just All the Deets About Ana de Armas’s Boyfriend Paul Boukadakis
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To say that Ana de Armas (who btw maaaaay have just gotten hit on by Colin Farrell at this year's Golden Globes) is having a big moment in her career is a massive understatement. I mean, between landing a role in Netflix's The Gray Man alongside Regé-Jean Page, Ryan Gosling *and* Chris Evans and starring as the iconic Marilyn Monroe in the film Blonde, the actor has reached bona fide A-lister status seemingly overnight. And because we're nosy and simply j'adore gossip, we couldn't help but dive head-first into the details surrounding her low-key romance with Tinder VP Paul Boukadakis. Rumors about the duo have been circling for over a year, so you better believe we put on our best Sherlock Holmes 'fit and began investigating. You're welcome!
Ana's boyfriend Paul is from Tulsa, Oklahoma
Paul grew up in the southern city and attended Bishop Kelley High School, per a 2016 interview with Entrepreneur. During the convo, he returned to his alma mater to test out a video-sharing app called Wheel—a company he was the CEO and co-founder of at the time.
“We have taken the concept and we have seeded it in the Midwest,” he dished to the outlet. “We went back to our roots. A lot of people on the East and West Coast get first glimpses of products. We wanted to take it back to the Heartland...These kids, they are creating a la carte, they are doing things on different platforms that show a different side of themselves. And this is that next tool in their arsenal for creativity. I don't think innovation is ever going to stop. They are always going to find the next thing to create through.”
He's had multiple careers
Prior to creating Wheel (which was originally called Ferris), Paul worked as a director and commercial editor for over ten years, according to a June 2015 interview with The App Guy podcast. “Before I started Ferris, I was a music video and commercial director for about 10 years,” he explained, adding that it was this creative background that sparked the idea for the video app he would go on to create.
“I'm the type of person that believes people are capable of doing many great things at different points in their life. I think a lot of times, when people are comfortable in a job, they get scared to take a risk. They're afraid to lose that comfortability. I call it The Forrest Gump Mindset, where you're able to do a lot of great things, you just have to try,” he continued. In 2017, Ferris-slash-Wheel ended up being acquired by Tinder, which resulted in his title changing to the company's vice president of special initiatives. Mkay, impressive!
Paul and Ana reportedly live together in NYC
According to Elle, Paul and Ana currently live together in an apartment in The Big Apple™️. The actor even opened up last summer about her decision to leave Los Angeles after seven years, saying that the overload of attention surrounding her and her ex-boyfriend Ben Affleck's 'ship contributed to the move.
“Going through it [myself] confirmed my thoughts about, 'This is not the place for me to be.' It became a little bit too much. There's no escape. There's no way out...It's always the feeling of something that you don't have, something missing. It's a city that keeps you anxious,” she confessed.
Ana and Paul attended the Venice Film Festival together last September
Because there's nothing like being in love in Italy! Last fall, the actor and the Tinder VP were spotted in Venice enjoying a truly stunning water taxi ride and looking in love during the 79th Venice International Film Festival, where Ana was promoting her most recent film, Blonde.
They've been together for *at least* a year
The low-key couple's 'ship was seemingly confirmed when they were first spotted together in September 2021. You can check out the pics this way.
In June, Page Six reported the two were dating, with a source adding that, “[Paul] is based in Austin, but splits his time between Texas and Santa Monica. He has been spending a lot of time with Ana before she left the U.S. to film her new movie.”
They met through mutual friends
In that same June Page Six piece, the source who spoke with the outlet also added that, “Paul and Ana were introduced through friends” during the pandemic. The insider additionally claimed that the duo had been together for a few months already. In-ter-est-ing!
They celebrated Ana's birthday on set
Ana dished all the deets about her most recent birthday to Elle in an interview last July, and noted that Paul was in attendance and made it v special. “I had everybody with me: my man, my dogs, Chris [Evans aka her co-star on The Gray Man] and the crew. I wasn't home having a romantic dinner; I was on set with my people doing what I love and at the beach and having a shot of Fireball. So that was my 34th birthday. And it is the happiest I've been,” she gushed. 'Kay, beyond cute! Also love a fellow Fireball girlie ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
Aaaaand that's pretty much all we know for now, but check back soon since we'll be updating this story as more deets about Ana and Paul emerge.
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