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Simu Liu and Jade Bender are showing off their romance.
The Marvel actor and Senior Year star first sparked romance rumors in June when they stepped out together in L.A., but have reportedly known each other for a few years.
Though the couple has yet to publicly talk about their relationship, they seemingly confirmed they were an item when they walked the red carpet together at the 2022 ESPY Awards at the end of July.
Since then, they've been seemingly inseparable, going "Instagram official" and attending more red carpets on each other's arm.
From their friendship beginnings to their coupled-up outings, here's a complete timeline of Liu and Bender's relationship.
Liu and Bender were first photographed together at the annual Unforgettable Gala in 2019. The actors posed alongside Jason Chan at the event which recognizes "the Asian and Pacific Islander leaders who have fought for API presence in the arts, entertainment and culture," per the gala's official website.
In early 2022, Liu and Selling Sunset star Chrishell Stause sparked romance rumors after he appeared on the Netflix reality series. However, Stause later shut down dating rumors during an episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, noting that "Simu is just a friend."
A few months later, Stause confirmed she was dating Australian musician G Flip during the Selling Sunset reunion special in May.
Liu and Bender first sparked dating rumors early this summer when they stepped out for a dinner date in West Hollywood, California. The two were seen leaving a restaurant together before eventually getting into the same car following their outing, Extra reports.
About a week after their L.A. dinner date, the two were spotted together again as Bender attended a taping of Jimmy Kimmel Live with Liu. They were seen walking close together as the Marvel actor made his way to his car.
In July, Liu and Bender seemingly confirmed their relationship as they walked the red carpet together at the 2022 ESPYs in Hollywood and posed arm-in-arm for photos.
The two kept the cute appearances coming as they posed for a handful of photos together at Entertainment Weekly's annual Comic-Con bash in San Diego, California. The two looked like they had the bright idea in complementary primary colors and identical big smiles.
A few days later, Bender documented her Comic-Con trip with Liu with a series of photos on her Instagram. The last photo in the gallery included a photo of her and Liu laughing, marking their first Instagram post together. Liu playfully commented on the post, writing, "The way I have zero photocreds."
Liu and Bender were two of the many stars at the Bullet Train premiere in Los Angeles, where Liu posed with current and former castmates as well as Bender; the two took some silly and sweet photos together before walking the red carpet hand-in-hand.