Harry Styles has spent the past few years being cast as many things: pop chameleon, gender‑fluid fashion muse, former boybander who somehow grew up without curdling. Lately, though, one of the more unexpected roles he appears to be auditioning for is almost disarmingly traditional: future son‑in‑law material.
And, if reports from across the Atlantic are to be believed, he already has the blessing of one of rock's coolest gatekeepers — Lenny Kravitz.
The 61‑year‑oldAmerican Womansinger is said to be "thrilled" at the idea of Styles marrying his daughter,Big Little LiesandThe Batmanstar Zoë Kravitz, and is even nudging the 32‑year‑old Brit to get on with it.
"He's urging Harry to hurry up!" one source told US tabloidGlobe, in a line that feels halfway between affectionate ribbing and paternal marching orders.
Styles and Zoë Kravitz were first linked in August, when the pair began quietly appearing together in London, Rome and Brooklyn. The sightings were textbook soft‑launch: hand‑in‑hand strolls, corner‑table dinners, the odd grainy phone picture of them looking nauseatingly happy.
Since then, things seem to have accelerated. Insiders quoted in the US press say Zoë has been telling friends she has found her 'soulmate,' and reportedly spent the Christmas holidays in England with Styles — a not‑so‑subtle sign that this is more than a fling squeezed between film sets and tour dates.
If you are Zoë Kravitz, though, a relationship does not just have to survive gossip columns. It has to pass what might be the most intimidating dad test in showbusiness.
Lenny, who has carved out a three‑decade career by making swagger look effortless, apparently took to Styles with startling speed. The couple joined him for lunch in New York back in September, giving father and boyfriend a chance to size each other up in person.
'Harry and Lenny bonded almost instantly, probably because they have that shared language of music,' the source said. 'It's more than that, though. They really have a very similar outlook on life.'
That last point matters. Styles has consciously tried to cultivate a gently hedonistic, vaguely spiritual persona — big on kindness, small on machismo — that dovetails neatly with Kravitz's own 'love revolution' aesthetic. They are, in their different generational ways, both selling a softer version of rock‑star masculinity.
Source: International Business Times UK
