Katie Holmes Makes First Official Public Appearance with Boyfriend Jason Bard Yarmosky
Katie Holmes is sharing the gift of her romance.
The Gift actress and her boyfriend Jason Bard Yarmosky made their first official public appearance as a couple at a Ferragamo event at Topping Rose House in Bridgehampton, New York on July 24.
For the stylish occasion, the pairâwho sparked romance rumors earlier this monthârocked coordinating navy blue looks. Holmesâmom to daughter Suri, 20, with ex Tom Cruiseâwore a sheer, navy blue button-down blouse and a metallic fringe skirt, paired with black pumps and a neon orange handbag. Meanwhile, Yarmosky, a New York City-based artist, donned a navy blue sweater and matching trousers, along with simple black loafers.
As for Holmes’ thoughts on coordinating with her man? She told Elle, “I think we just have similar taste.”
While the couple’s attendance at the event, which was hosted by Gabrielle Union, marks their first official outing, they recently stepped out for a movie night together. After all, Holmes, 47, and Yarmosky attended a screening of Olivia Wildeâs The Invite in the Hamptons, New York on July 10, walking hand-in-hand while making their way into the theater.Â
And the pair made sure their outing was going to be remembered as Holmes and Yarmosky posed for a photo in front of the poster for the film.
Although the Happy Hours director has not publicly addressed the new development in her love life, her romance with Yarmosky marks her first public relationship in years. Indeed, Holmes was most recently publicly linked to Bobby Wootten II, with whom she dated for less than a year in 2022.
But that doesn’t mean she hasn’t sparked dating speculation.Â
In fact, after Holmes rekindled her friendship with her former Dawsonâs Creek costar Joshua Jacksonâwhom she dated in the late 1990s while shooting the teen dramaâfor their new film trilogy Happy Hours, many fans were hoping a romance was also on the horizon once more.Â
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And Holmes further fueled speculation when she liked an April Instagram comment from a user saying she and Jackson “should be a couple.”
Yet, the Batman Begins actress isn’t the only one who has seemed to move past the ideaâsorry, Dawson’s fansâas Jackson has also sparked romance rumors this summer with model Olivia Burgess.Â
But the pair have proved their friendship remains stronger than ever, with Jackson praising Holmes as a “lifelong friend.”
âShe is such an incredible friend that she made the space for us to be able to play together again after all these years,” he shared in an Instagram post last month, after their filmâs Tribeca Film Festival premiere. âI was amazed when we were kids and she was the bravest, most raw of us telling the truth in every moment.”
To see more celebrities who have hard-launched hot new romances in the summer season, read on…
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Jacob Elordi & Kendall Jenner
While the origins of their romance initially sparked in spring 2026, the Frankenstein actor and the Kardashians star took their relationship to the next level in May 2026.Â
In addition to a double date alongside Kendall’s sister Kylie Jenner and her longtime boyfriend TimothĂ©e Chalamet, the duo were spotted on several romantic getaways in early summer 2026, including in Hawaii and Japan.Â
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Tom Cruise & Ana de ArmasÂ
With the changing seasons, however, it appeared things cooled off once more, with mulitple outlets reporting the duo called it quits in October 2025.Â
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Jessica Alba &Â Danny Ramirez
While fans know Jessica Alba played Sue Storm, they might not be as caught up on the romance rumors she sparked in summer 2025.Â
Six months after her split from husband Cash Warren, the Fantastic Four actress was spotted hanging out with Top Gun: Maverickâs Danny Ramirez. In fact, they were seen boarding a flight from Cancun to Los Angeles in July 2025, per a video shared by TMZ.Â
This was no summertime fling, though. The duo continued to go strong well into the following year, stepping out for a Miami getaway in May 2026.Â
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Jennifer Aniston & Jim Curtis
The one where Jennifer Aniston sparked romance rumors with Jim Curtis.
Reports spread that the Friends star and the hypnotist are dating after they were photographed vacationing together in Mallorca in early July 2025. And while they’ve yet to comment on if they’re more than friends, Jennifer has dabbled in Jim’s area of expertise to help with her fear of flying.
“I have been doing some hypnosis lately,” she told Travel + Leisure in April, “and one of the requirements is to remove all of those superstitions.”
While summer was the time for their romance to heat up, Jennifer proved the duo was going the distance when she hard-launched their romance on Instagram in November 2025.Â
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Megan Thee Stallion & Klay Thompson
But while the pair appeared to go strong for several months, Megan shared things went south the following spring.Â
“I’ve made the decision to end my relationship with Klay,” Megan said in a statement to E! News in April 2026. “Trust, fidelity and respect are non-negotiable for me in a relationship, and when those values are compromised, there’s no real path forward.”
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Reese Witherspoon & Oliver Haarmann
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Anna Kendrick & Alex Edelman
This is a truly aca-awesome romance.Â
Anna Kendrick and Alex Edelman fueled dating speculation after they were spotted hanging out together on multiple occasions in summer 2025. For instance, the Pitch Perfect star and the comedian were photographed driving together in Studio City, Calif., and shopping at an outdoor market in L.A. that July.Â
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Elliot Page & Julia Shiplett
What better way to celebrate Pride Month? Elliot Page and Julia Shiplett hard launched their romance in June 2025. The Umbrella Academy actor debuted his relationship with the Overcompensating star by posting a selfie of the pair and adding rainbow and heart emojis.
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JoJo Siwa & Chris Hughes
“Itâs not platonic any more,” JoJo admitted to The Guardian in an interview shared June 2, “and itâs been a beautiful development, a beautiful connection, and Iâm absolutely head over heels for him and heâs the same way.”
In fact, Chris says they’ve already thought about next steps.
“Iâd love to marry her,” he told The Sun‘s Fabulous. “Iâd be lying if I didnât tell you I run through scenarios of our wedding day. Weâd have a proper English wedding and I can imagine her in a full wedding dress. We both want kids. We come from loving families. My mum loves her. Sheâs my best friend. I love that sheâs the person I have to do nothing with and still have the best time. Thatâs everything to me.”
By the following summer, the couple celebrated one year together.Â
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Katurah Topps &Â Sabiyah Broderick
Katurah Topps and Sabiyah Broderick found a love that has outlast their run on season 45 of Survivor.
“On Survivor, we both struggled with fire,” Katurah wrote in a June 2025 Instagram post. “I couldnât make it and she went a week without it. But what weâve built together? Thatâs a fire that finally lit itself!”
“From Players to Partners, from Castmates to Co-dreamers⊔ Katurah continued. “Meet Survivorâs FIRST Black Queer Woman Couple.”
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Connor Newsum & Carmen Kocourek
Connor Newsum and Carmen Kocourek dropped the bombshell that they were dating in July 2025.Â
The Love Island USA season six star revealed his relationship with the season five alum on Instagram, notifying his fans he had an “update” and proceeding to post a series of snapshots of the pair.
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