Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamiltonhave signalled a major shift in their relationship after staging a highly visible dinner date at Nobu in Malibu.

According to TMZ's account, the 45-year-old SKIMS mogul and the 41-year-old Formula One champion arrived at the oceanfront hotspot Nobu on Saturday, 18 April 2026. Driving a limited-edition Mercedes-Maybach S-Class, a legacy collaboration with the late Virgil Abloh, Hamilton played the 'perfect gentleman', opening the car door for a beaming Kardashian. This Kim Kardashian Lewis-Hamilton Nobu date follows months of speculation that began with a New Year's Eve party in Aspen and a viral Tokyo drifting video.

While the pair previously relied on the 'just friends' script, their two-hour intimate dinner and public exit suggest the 'soft launch' phase is officially over.

Lewis Hamilton and Kim Kardashian at Nobu.pic.twitter.com/poKatlefsi

The sighting followed two earlier appearances that had already nudged gossip into overdrive. Kardashian and Hamilton were seenbrowsing luxury rugs in Los Angeleson Tuesday, after they had also been spotted together atCoachellaonly days before.

The Malibu dinner mattered because of how it was described. Hamilton got out first and opened the door for her. It is the kind of detail celebrity coverage loves because it suggests choreography, but it also explains why the moment passed so quickly. This was not framed as two famous people slipping in for sushi and hoping nobody noticed.

Inside, the pair spent about two hours at dinner and kept their focus on one another throughout the evening. When they emerged around 11pm, there was no attempt to downplay the optics, with both smiling broadly as they left.

Kim Kardashian looks smitten as she enjoys romantic dinner date with F1 megastar Lewis Hamilton in Malibuhttps://t.co/Jxo8Gh0qzF

The last part is doing a lot of the work here. A rumoured relationship can survive on deniability for weeks, sometimes months, but public warmth after a highly visible dinner tends to thin out the old 'just friends' script rather quickly.

There is also the question of presentation. Kardashian was described as wearing a pink jacket and grey skirt, while Hamilton reportedly chose a muted grey jacket with darker grey slacks.

Source: International Business Times UK