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Madelaine Petsch and rapper Tyga have become one of the more surprising celebrity pairings of the past two years — and Petsch has now publicly described how they first met. Her account, given during an appearance on Cosmo’s Blind Date, ties the start of their relationship to a 2024 Halloween gathering and helps map a timeline of their low-key romance.
Before Tyga, Petsch had been linked most recently to music manager Anthony Li and spent three years with musician-actor Travis Mills. Tyga’s past relationships include a three-year romance with Kylie Jenner and a prior relationship with Blac Chyna; he shares a son, King Cairo Stevenson, with Chyna.
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According to Petsch’s description on Cosmo’s Blind Date, the pair first crossed paths at a Halloween party hosted by Vas J. Morgan and Michael Braun in 2024. Petsch says she went as Kim Possible, while friend Camila Mendes dressed as Shego. Tyga, she recalled, arrived in a skeleton costume.
November 2024
Weeks later, Petsch attended Tyga’s 35th birthday celebration, an event the rapper reportedly held at Six Flags Magic Mountain after renting the park for the occasion.
February 2025
The duo were photographed together at a Lakers game, which triggered the first round of public dating speculation. That month they were also seen at Vanity Fair’s Young Hollywood party at Chateau Marmont, appearing together in photographs and leaving arm-in-arm.
March 2025
In March, a source told Us Weekly the pair was “definitely” dating and had been together for roughly four months. Around the same time, TMZ reported that their relationship had developed from friendship into something romantic “about a month” before the outlet’s report. Insiders said the couple described the relationship as new and said they were enjoying their time together.
April 2025
Petsch and Tyga attended Coachella together, and Petsch later posted an Instagram photo dump that confirmed the relationship publicly — although the post was subsequently deleted. The two also visited Disneyland together later that month.
January–February 2026
Photos and eyewitness accounts from early 2026 show the pair continuing to appear in public together. In January they were seen at The Bird Streets Club, and in February photographers captured them on a date night in Los Angeles.
June–July 2026
After attending a wedding in Italy in June, Petsch shared images that included a large diamond on her left ring finger, which prompted engagement rumors. The couple were later photographed together during the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals amid more speculation about their status.
August–September 2026
Camila Mendes posted a video to her Instagram Story showing Tyga serenading Petsch at her 32nd birthday party in August. The following month, People reported that a source described the couple as “going strong,” adding that Petsch had been spending time with Tyga’s son.
October 2026
Petsch’s appearance on Cosmo’s Blind Date in October offered the clearest public account so far of how the relationship began. She confirmed she is “in a relationship” and recounted the Halloween party encounter that led to the couple spending time together. The ring she has been photographed wearing continues to fuel speculation, though neither Petsch nor Tyga has made an engagement announcement.
