While the Internet went crazy this week because of news on Page Six that Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles were dating, one person was not so happy: Wilde’s longtime fiancé, Jason Sudeikis.
In November, it was reported that Wilde and star Ted Lasso, who had been together for seven years and had two small children, broke up.
But an insider told The Post that the relationship with Styles has been going on since October, leaving Sudeikis the “Saturday Night Live” vet.
And while there have been reports that Wilde and Sudeikis broke up in early 2020, other sources close to the couple actually say they broke up in early November – citing Wilde’s relationship with Harry as the main reason for the split. .
“Olivia and Jason had problems, like any other couple, but Jason loves Olivia – he adores her completely, and that’s what makes this so sad. He has always been committed to making his family work “, said the source close to the couple.
The couple had recently bought a house in the UK, where they are currently filming Sudeikis. “People have tried to find out that Harry and Olivia only met in the last few weeks, but it’s not fair,” the insider added. “Jason found out about Harry and pushed the conversation. Olivia then demanded separation and the news of the split was made public. “
This week, it became clear that Wilde, 36, did continue when Page Six leaked hand-in-hand photos with singer and former One Direction, Styles, 26, at an intimate wedding. of his manager, Jeffrey Azoff. , to Glenne Christiaansen of Montecito, California.
It was later reported that the friendship turned romantic on the set of the thriller “Don’t Worry Darling”, directed by Wilde.
She hired Styles in September to replace actor Shia LaBeouf, who is currently on trial by his ex-girlfriend FKA Twigs for alleged sexual assaults and “relentless” abuse.
Styles, who first impressed Hollywood with her acting chops from the 2017 war film “Dunkirk,” plays the husband of a 1950s housewife who discovers a disturbing truth about her seemingly perfect life.
Wilde admitted that he did a little “victory dance” after Styles joined the film. In the December issue of Vogue magazine, for which Styles wore a dress on the cover, she said: “… I hope that this trusted mark as a man that Harry has – truly devoid of traces of toxic masculinity – is indicative of his generation… It is quite powerful and extraordinary to see someone in his position redefining what it can mean to be a confident man. “
A source told Page Six that Wilde and Styles used the house of his good friend James Corden near Palm Springs during filming as a hideout to keep their relationship a secret. “They are two fantastic people and everyone is happy for them,” a friend of Harry told The Post.
An industry veteran who worked frequently with Styles acknowledged, “Harry has a habit of having relationships with older women, no wonder Olivia fell for her charms.”
When she was just 17, Styles met TV host Caroline Flack after they met on set in “X Factor” in the UK, Simon Cowell’s TV talent show, where One Direction was forged and found fame.
Flack was 31 at the time.
(The TV presenter committed suicide in February last year while facing a lawsuit over allegations of domestic abuse. A devastated Styles wore a black ribbon in her honor at the BRIT Awards days later.)
At 18, Styles was asked “how old” a woman is “too old” for him to consider dating. “Any woman older than my mother, Anne,” Styles said. His mother is 53 years old now.
Her busy love life included 16-year-old singer Nicole Scherzinger, as well as 20-year-old models Kendall Jenner, Sara Sampaio, Georgia Fowler and Camille Rowe, and the actress. 30-year-old Kiko Mizuhara. Styles gave birth to Taylor Swift, who was only five years old, in 2012 and 2013 and it is believed that her hits “Out of the Woods” and “Style” are about him.
“I think he’s very smart,” a producer who worked with Styles told The Post. “He is extremely creative and has a lot of business people and he made a lot of high profile friends when he was younger. He’ll walk into a room and shake hands with everyone, from a CEO to a server, that’s how he was raised. He’s the same polite kid he’s always been. “
Proving she’s not just a pretty girl, Styles – who won three Grammy Awards 2021 – has launched her own record label, Erskine Records, under the Columbia umbrella and is a director of companies including HSA Publishing Ltd and Rollcall Touring Ltd ., which allows it to assume its publishing rights.
“It simply came to our notice then. It is an almost ruthless ambition, but very polite. He had a very well orchestrated plan for his solo career “, said the producer. “Harry sees how people develop their images, like David Bowie and Madonna, and he knows all about constantly reviewing your image to make people talk and be intrigued.
But you’ll never hear Styles talk too much about his private life. Although he is aware that the gossip comes with the territory: “Harry follows Kate Moss’ philosophy of ‘Never complain, never explain,'” the producer said.
As for Wilde, she married the discreet Italian director, photographer and prince, Tao Ruspoli, when she was just 19, in 2002, and they broke up nine years later. During a show at Joe’s pub in New York, she revealed: “I felt like my vagina was dead … stopped. The lights go out … And you can lie to your relatives at Christmas dinner and tell them that everything on the front is just peach. But you can’t lie to your vagina. “
Meanwhile, Ruspoli made a documentary called “Monogamish”, in which he said: “My wife just left me after almost 10 years together and my whole world collapsed.”
Wilde met Sudeikis at an after-SNL party he played for for eight years. They got engaged in 2012, but never married.
Now, despite everything that has happened, the insider said, “Jason would do anything for Olivia.”