Kaia Gerber spoke about her experience dating "older people" in her recentVogue profile.- "I tended to date older people because those were the people I was around," the supermodel said.
- Gerber recalled realizing that she had "no idea" what she was doing and eventually asked for help.
Supermodel Kaia Gerber spoke about feeling like she was in over her head when she dated older people in a profile Vogue published on Tuesday.
The 19-year-old daughter of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber began her international modeling career at 13 years old, transitioning to online schooling years later and making her New York Fashion Week debut at just 16.
As her career took off, so did her independence.
"I found myself in situations where I was, like, I actually don't have the life experience that I need to handle this," she told writer Naomi Fry, zeroing in on memories of trying to navigate public transportation and being too young to legally check herself into her own hotel room in Paris.
Because Gerber spent much of her adolescence building her modeling career rather than being surrounded by peers in school, she said she entered the fast-paced fashion world lacking romantic experience.
"You know, I was doing fashion month, but I was so young I had kissed, like, only one person. I had never had a high school sweetheart or anything," she said.
Gerber said she wound up dating "older people" simply because they were the ones surrounding her in the fashion industry.
"I got put in situations where one day I'd wake up and be like, How did I get here? I have no idea what I'm doing, and I need help," she said.
Gerber continued, "And being able to ask for that help was amazing. That's what real growing up means, not being afraid to ask."
The supermodel didn't name past partners in her Vogue interview, but she was previously linked to "Saturday Night Live" cast member Pete Davidson. She was 18 and he was 26 when they dated in 2019.
In January 2020, Page Six reported that Gerber and Davidson's relationship was officially over. A source told the publication that the romance got "very overwhelming" for the model.
"Pete has a certain M.O. and he's very intense to his girlfriends. Kaia is only 18 and it's a lot to deal with," the source said.
After they broke up, multiple outlets reported that Davidson, who has been open about his mental-health struggles in the past, sought professional treatment at the Sierra Tucson treatment center in Arizona.
"We were dating for a few months," Davidson told Charlamagne Tha God of his relationship with Gerber in February 2020. "She's very young, and I'm f---ing going through a lot and it was before I was going to rehab."
Davidson went on to say that Gerber "should be having fun" and "enjoying her work" rather than worrying about "some dude that just has issues and s---." The stand-up comedian also mentioned that Crawford and Rande were "really helpful."
"It just wasn't the right place or the right time at all," he said.
Gerber is now dating "Euphoria" star Jacob Elordi, and Davidson is rumored to be dating "Bridgerton" actress Phoebe Dynevor.