Gigi Paris opens up after 2 years on split with Glenn Powell following Sydney Sweeney romance rumors

Express Tribune

10-06-2025

Model Gigi Paris has broken her silence about her breakup with Glen Powell, more than two years after the pair split.
During her appearance on the Too Much podcast, Paris shared emotional details surrounding their breakup, including a revealing phone call that she claims led to the end of their relationship.
The 32-year-old model and the 36-year-old Anyone But You actor split in 2023, after three years together. Their breakup came amid swirling rumors about Powell's alleged romance with his co-star, Sydney Sweeney, while they were promoting their movie. Gigi Paris did not mention Powell or Sweeney by name during the podcast interview, but fans have connected her statements to the high-profile rumors surrounding the two.
Paris explained that, as the rumors intensified, she faced a difficult decision: either pretend everything was fine and allow the public to speculate about her relationship or stand up for herself and walk away. She chose the latter, stating, 'I was shattered,' and described how painful it was to see Powell not publicly shut down the romance rumors.
'It was just, 'This is what I have to do for my job,'' Paris recalled. 'I had two options. I could either pretend like I was going along with everything… or stand up for myself and say, 'No, I'm actually not okay with this, and I'm walking away.''
She continued by expressing her need for respect, especially in a public situation, saying, 'I just wanted respect… just don't make a fool out of someone you've been with for over three years, talking about forever with.' Paris admitted that she felt 'fed to the dogs' in how the situation was handled and that she ultimately had to walk away from the relationship.
Paris also recounted a pivotal phone call she received from Powell while he was in Australia filming. 'I got a phone call from him right when I was about to go to Australia to work…[as] all this s-t was coming out on the Internet,' Gigi explained. 'And he called and said, the producers and I have discussed that I think it's best that you don't come to visit…And that's when I hung up. And I was like, this motherf–r is done to me.'
Despite this phone call, Paris decided to go to Australia anyway, hoping that seeing Powell in person might provide clarity. Instead, she broke up with him face-to-face, an experience she described as emotionally devastating.
'It was the hardest thing I'd ever had to do,' Paris said. 'But then I was stuck there for two weeks doing my jobs… it was very bizarre,' adding that she was prohibited from being near Powell's set during the shoot.
Paris went on to comment on how the media and PR machinery around Powell and Sweeney fueled the rumors, which she claims were strategically managed to serve the movie's promotion. 'Later on, it turned out that it was all… a PR scheme at the expense of our relationship,' Paris said, hinting at the manufactured nature of the rumors that affected her personally.
Throughout the podcast, Paris maintained a sense of humor, joking that she hoped Powell and Sweeney ended up together if it made the PR drama worthwhile for her. 'I honestly hoped that they'd end up together, because I was like, at least it would make it worth it for me,' she said.
Paris and Powell's breakup had already been confirmed by People in April 2023, but she only now shares the emotional details of how she reached the difficult decision to walk away from their three-year relationship.