Raye on Michael B Jordan relationship rumours: ‘Nothing’s happening there’

Raye said ‘nothing’s happening’ between herself and Michael B Jordan (Jenny Brough/British GQ/PA)
Raye said ‘nothing’s happening’ between herself and Michael B Jordan (Jenny Brough/British GQ/PA)
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Raye has addressed her rumoured relationship with US actor and director Michael B Jordan, saying “nothing’s happening there”.

The soul pop singer, 29, and the Sinners star, 39, first sparked speculation in August after being photographed together at Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park in California.

Raye insisted they were “just friends who like rollercoasters” while speaking to the media at the MTV Video Music Awards the following month.

She said the pair were spotted together as they were both working on an upcoming project, but speculation continues and Jordan has not publicly commented on the rumours.

Raye posing for photos while wearing a green blanket which a vase of blue flowers is hanging from
Raye tried to shut down the rumours while attending the MTV Video Music Awards in September (Jenny Brough/British GQ/PA)

During an interview with British GQ, Raye said: “No, nothing’s happening there.

“We’ve been doing some work together for a really cool project.”

While the project is yet to be confirmed, reports have suggested the pair may be working on a movie soundtrack.

The singer, born Rachel Agatha Keen, also told the magazine that because she and Jordan both “love rollercoasters”, they decided to visit the theme park after work.

She said: “I was like: ‘First we’re gonna go on Tatsu. Then we’re gonna do Twisted Colossus.’

Michael B Jordan smiling while posing for photos at the Baftas
Michael B Jordan has not commented on the speculation (PA)

“I was literally having the best time.”

The London-born singer has pivoted towards acting in recent years and made her screen debut last year with a cameo in TV series Black Rabbit.

The star is reportedly voicing a character in Benny Safdie’s silver screen adaptation of Lizard Music, and will also appear in upcoming film Lineage, which follows a former prisoner who is pulled back into London’s criminal underworld.

Discussing the London-set crime thriller, which is expected to be released next year, she said: “My character is not 10,000 million miles away from who I am or who I was when I was a teenager growing up.

Raye on the front cover of GQ, wearing a white gown
Raye said she and Jordan have been ‘doing some work together for a really cool project’ (Jenny Brough/British GQ/PA)

“I don’t know why this door (to acting) has opened, but sometimes when it rains, it pours.”

Raye has enjoyed chart success collaborating with artists including Jax Jones and Jonas Blue, and has also written tracks for musicians including Beyonce, Charli XCX, John Legend, and Little Mix.

She shot to international fame in 2022 with her TikTok-viral hit Escapism, which led to widespread critical acclaim and many industry awards, and she has since dominated the charts with her hit single Where Is My Husband!.

Jordan has starred in major blockbusters including the Rocky spin-off franchise Creed and Marvel superhero film Black Panther, and he has appeared in TV shows such as Friday Night Lights and The Wire.

He also recently won at the Oscars and the Actor Awards, formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards, for his dual role as twin brothers Smoke and Stack Moore in Ryan Coogler’s smash-hit horror film Sinners.

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