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Finneas O’Connelland his girlfriend, Claudia Sulewski, are couple goals.
While theGrammy-winning artistis most known for being pop starBillie Eilish’s brother and frequent collaborator, he has a budding music career of his own — creating music under the name FINNEAS and producing for artists likeSelena Gomez,Halsey,Justin Bieber,Demi LovatoandCamila Cabello.
His YouTuber and actress girlfriend, whom he met on a dating app and began dating in 2018, also has a successful career in entertainment. The pair have collaborated on several work projects, including the music video for O’Connell’s song “Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa,” whichSulewski directed and starred in.
Since getting together, O’Connell and Sulewski have also celebrated some major milestones, including buying a house together and adopting a dog.
So, who is the musician and producer’s girlfriend? Keep reading for everything to know about Claudia Sulewski and her relationship with Finneas O’Connell.
She’s been running a successful YouTube channel since 2009
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When she was just 13 years old, Sulewski began posting a mix of beauty tutorials and lifestyle content on herYouTube channel, originally called BeyondBeautyStar. She quickly grew a large following and changed her channel to her actual name.
In 2014, she moved from her hometown in Illinois to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the entertainment industry, as she later toldELLE. Soon after, she beganhostingTeen Vogue’s YouTube channel. Sulewski acted asTeen Vogue’s representative at award shows, red carpet premieres and other A-list events as well.
Sulewski has continued to make YouTube videos through the years and she regularly documents her life with O’Connell on her channel. At the 2019 Revolve Awards, Sulewski’s channel was recognized as theYouTube channel of the year.
She now has over 2 million Instagram followers, 2.5 million YouTube followers and 900,000 followers on TikTok.
She’s an actress
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She and O’Connell met on a dating app
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Sulewski and O’Connell met in 2018 on a dating app, though they have not specified which one.
They’ve now been together for over four years, with Finneas sharing a sweet tribute to his girlfriend for theirfourth anniversaryin September 2022.
She’s the inspiration for several of O’Connell’s songs
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In a 2019 interview withBuzzFeed, O’Connell told the outlet he wrote the song “Claudia” within hours of meeting her and sent her fragments of the song to listen to that night. The song lyrics begin with phrases like “I think you’re gonna change my plans / With those emerald eyes / But you don’t even understand / How much they’re on my mind.”
In 2022, he wrote and produced “Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa” with Sulewski as his muse. She starred in and directedthe accompanying music video. The phone-recorded video follows the couple in Paris as they pose in front of a bathroom mirror, kiss at the Eiffel Tower and cuddle in bed together.
“It’s a gushy video, for sure!” Sulewski toldVogue. “We’re pretty deep in it at this point — we’ve been dating for almost four years, so I think the cat’s out of the bag,” O’Connell added.
She and O’Connell bought a house together in 2019
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The couple bought their first house together in October 2019. Sulewski announced the news onInstagramand in a since-deletedYouTube videothat documented their big moving day.
In a later interview withELLE, Sulewski shared that their L.A. home features a recording studio for O’Connell as well as an office for herself. She added that they are constantly motivating each other when it comes to their respective careers and creative endeavors.
In the years since purchasing the home, the YouTuber has been giving her followers updates on thedecoration processand tours of the space on her channel.
She and O’Connell rescued a dog together
In December 2019, the couple rescued a pitbull named Peaches from Angel City Pit Bulls in L.A. Sulewski shared the news on Instagram, posting aphoto of her and O’Connellcuddled up on a couch with the pup. She wrote in the caption, “MEET OUR PITTY PEACH🐾 we adopted her from a wonderful nonprofit @angelcitypits and I vlogged the first 24 hours with her.”
Peaches frequently appears on the couple’s social media and in Sulewski’s YouTube videos, often cuddled up beside them in bed or on the couch. She even has her own Instagram account,@ms.peachpit, which has over 180 thousand followers.
“Find someone who looks at you like @finneas looks at me,“the account sharedin December 2020.
She’s close with Billie Eilish, O’Connell’s sister
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Sulewski appears to have a close relationship with her boyfriend’s sister, Eilish. The two make frequent appearances on each other’s social media and in December 2021, Sulewski dedicated asweet tributeto the pop star on her birthday.
“ILOVEYOUSOMUCH !!! happy birthday billie the world wouldn’t be the same without you,” she captioned a series of pool selfies taken together.
Despite their closeness, Sulewski makes a conscious effort not to show Eilish on her channel. O’Connell himselfhas commentedthat Eilish’s day-to-day life is more challenging than theirs, and he has “no desire to be any more famous than I currently am.”
She is always O’Connell’s date to the Grammys
At the 2022Grammy Awards, O’Connell and Sulewskiappeared on the red carpetin matching silk suits from Gucci.
She and O’Connell attended theBarbiemovie premiere
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She and O’Connell attended the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party
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After O’Connell took home the Academy Award for Best Original Song, Sulewski accompanied him toVanity Fair’s Oscars afterparty.
“I’M SO PROUD OF YOU, LOVE OF MINE,” the actress wrote on Instagram following O’Connell’s big win.
source: people.com
