All eyes have been on supermodelGigi HadidandBacheloretterunner-upTyler Cameronever sincethey were first photographed togetherlast month. But while they’ve been enjoying getting to know one another, a source tells PEOPLE that Hadid, 24, and Cameron, 26, find dating in the spotlight to be a challenge.
“The media attention has been hard on Tyler and Gigi,” the insider tells PEOPLE. “They’re trying to navigate it right now because they know how the press can pick apart every date they have and turn it into something bigger.”
Right now, the two are “still just getting to know each other and have fun,” the source says, adding, “They don’t want that pressure to push them further than where they are.”
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Hadid and Cameron have both been hitting the New York Fashion Week circuit since returning from their trip to the Netherlands forthe model’s grandmother’s funeral. While the two were photographed separately on the red carpet at the Zendaya x Tommy Hilfiger fashion show, Cameron was spotted solo atThe Daily Front RowFashion Media Awards,OK!Magazine’s NYFW party and Sprayground’s runway show. But theBachelorNation star’s party hopping doesn’t bother the model at all.
“Tyler’s new to New York City, and exploring business opportunities. He’s taking advantage of his new fame, but he doesn’t want to come off as an opportunist with Gigi,” the insider says.
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Although Cameron haslanded modeling gigssince ending his stint on Hannah Brown’s season ofThe Bachelorette, he isn’t using Hadid’s platform or fashion industry connections to grow his own career.
“He doesn’t discuss business with her. Tyler respects that she’s ‘TheGigi Hadid‘ and knows that her career is important to her,” the source says. “He doesn’t want to jeopardize their relationship at all.”
Hadid and Cameron were first photographed together atSoHo House in Brooklyn in early August. Later that month, they were seendriving around N.Y.C. together, Hadid behind the wheel and Cameron taking a nap in the passenger’s seat.
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A different source recently told PEOPLEthat the duo is “being purposefully coy,”when it comes to the status of their relationship. Added the source, “Their dates are definitely real and he’s having a good time.”
source: people.com
