He might be the dreamy but chaotic older brother in Outer Banks, but in real life, Drew Starkey is pretty private when it comes to his personal life. Here’s everything we know about who he’s dating and all of his past
Drew Starkey rose to prominence when he was cast as Rafe Cameron in Outer Banks. He’s starred in many other coming of age movies like Love, Simon and The Hate U Give and now he’s set to star in Luca Guadignino’s film Queer. The 30-year-old actor is taking fame in stride and told GQ, “If this was my story in my early 20s, I don’t think I would handle it very well. I was a bit too wild. I was a train wreck…I feel like I would probably self-destruct in some way.”
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Who is Drew Starkey’s girlfriend?
Drew Starkey hasn’t publicly confirmed his relationships with anyone, but it’s rumored he’s dating Odessa A’zion. Take a look at his rumored relationships below.
Rumored: Odessa A’zion (2021 – present)
Drew Starkey was rumored to be dating his Hell Raiser co-star Odessa A’zion in 2021. The two were spotted going to events together like an Outer Banks activation called “Poguelandia.” According to fans on Reddit, they have been “inseparable” and are going on “double dates, traveling together, spending holidays with each others families.” However, the two have never publicly confirmed their relationship.
Odessa made a birthday post for Drew Starkey in 2022, “Happy birthday Joseph. Keep eating that pb n j once a day, it’s really good for ur bones. P.s. don’t play hat wars unless you want to not be alive,” she wrote in the caption.
In an interview with Screen Rant, he talked about the romantic dynamic between his character Trevor and her character Riley. “That’s what makes it interesting; the relationship between the two kind of goes along with the theme of desire and temptation,” he said. “What you want in your life or what you desire, ultimately the further you go into it, it just hurts you more and more. It was really fun to play.”
He continued, “And it’s messy; it’s not a lot of clean lines. I think that’s what makes it [fun]—at least that’s what I was drawn to about it. I’m sure Adam was too. These characters were fleshed out and complex, and it just added more layers to it.”
Claire Van der Linden (2010 – ?)
Drew Starkey dated Claire Van der Linden when they were in college together, according to The Sun. They starred in the short film The Radical Notion of Gene Mutation, and reportedly posted photos of each other on Instagram until 2014, and he archived most of the photos he had together.
