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See the full progression of their passionate “twin flame” romance.
Two years into their romance, Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly are still the edgy, emo couple we can’t get enough of.
Just like how "twin flame" romances are said to begin, Fox first encountered the rapper (born Colson Baker) via a serendipitous .css-7l5upj{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:inherit;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}.css-7l5upj:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;}Los Angeles run-in following the close of her 10-year marriage to Brian Austin Green. The two later met properly on the set of the 2021 crime thriller Midnight in the Switchgrass, where they both say they felt an immediate connection—and since then, swiftly embarked on what can be plainly described as a one-of-a-kind romance written in the stars. The rest, of course, is predestined history.
Along the way, the pair have gifted us with ample steamy moments from their hotly passionate connection—and, here, we’re tracking them all. From romantic online eulogies referencing blood-drinking rituals to viral interviews and artistic collaborations, see all the latest updates surrounding the couple’s star-crossed whirlwind romance.
The two go out on a lunch date in Brentwood, California, putting to rest rumors surrounding a breakup. Per photos obtained by TMZ, the two are seen on a stroll with their arms wrapped around one another while in bright, edgy coordinated ensembles.
Fox wears a monochrome light blue set featuring a zip-up, cropped tank, and shorts, and Kelly pairs his pink-dyed hair with a graphic long-sleeved tee featuring a bright pink illustration of a cat.
The breakup rumors escalated largely after the two noticeably flaunted each other less frequently on social media over the last several months—and after Kelly darkly confessed in his newly released Hulu documentary, Life in Pink, that he had nearly committed suicide one night while on the phone with Fox.
"I called Megan, I was like, ‘You aren’t here for me,’" he says in the documentary. "I’m in my room, and I’m, like, freaking out on her, and, dude, I put the shotgun in my mouth, and I’m yelling on the phone, and, like, the barrel’s in my mouth. I go to cock the shotgun, and the bullet, as it comes back up, the shell just gets jammed. Megan’s, like, dead silent."
Per TMZ sources, though, the two are doing just fine—despite their uncharacteristically sparse online PDA as of late—and they have simply been juggling work and parental obligations.
For the premiere of Kelly’s Hulu documentary, Life in Pink, the two show out in coordinated pink fits. (Fox also debuts pink-tinted, platinum blonde hair for the occasion.)
In honor of Fox’s 36th birthday, the two get coordinated ring-finger tattoos of voodoo dolls with stitches and pinned hearts.
Kelly debuts their new ink on Instagram in a carousel post dedicated to Fox’s birthday. In the caption, he writes, "Wishing the happiest birthday to my ethereal light being. i love you maki ?❤️??."
Kelly refers to Fox as his wife while performing at the Billboard Music Awards, during which he tells the audience that his next song, "Twin Flame," is (unsurprisingly) dedicated to her. "I wrote this song for my wife," he says onstage.
The pair welcome a kitten named Whiskey. Kelly features adorable shots of their new kitten in a carousel post on Instagram, and writes, "Welcome Whiskey to the gang XX ?❤️."
Fox talks about how Kelly has helped her embrace her edgier personal style in an interview. "Prior to being famous everyone who knew me always knew that I would always wear one really insane piece, and everybody would be like, ‘You dress weird.’ And it wasn’t until I was molded and had to dress one way that I gave up on that," she says. "And being with him, obviously, he’s slightly eccentric in the way that he dresses—and that has freed me up to express myself more. And he helped hook me up with Maeve Reilly, my stylist."
Kelly proposes and Fox says yes. They each share videos of the romantic moment on Instagram.
The actress shares a video of the moment Kelly dropped to one knee. In her caption, she writes, "We were oblivious to the pain we would face together in such a short, frenetic period of time. Unaware of the work and sacrifices the relationship would require from us but intoxicated off of the love. And the karma. Somehow a year and a half later, having walked through hell together, and having laughed more than I ever imagined possible, he asked me to marry him."
She adds, "And just as in every lifetime before this one, and as in every lifetime that will follow it, I said yes. …and then we drank each other’s blood."
Fox clarifies her blood-drinking reference in an April 2022 cover interview with Glamour UK to ease fan concerns. "It’s just a few drops," she says, "but yes, we do consume each other’s blood on occasion for ritual purposes only."
Meanwhile, Kelly shares a video featuring Fox’s double-gem diamond engagement ring. "’Yes, in this life and every life’ ?," he writes, "beneath the same branches we fell in love under, i brought her back to ask her to marry me. i know tradition is one ring, but i designed it with Stephen Webster to be two: the emerald (her birth stone) and the diamond (my birth stone) set on two magnetic bands of thorns that draw together as two halves of the same soul forming the obscure heart that is our love. 1-11-2022 ✨."
The two make a steamy appearance at the MTV VMAs, where Fox wears a sheer, sparkling Mugler gown paired with wet-looking hair. During the event, she cheekily reveals how MGK inspired the iconic fit. "He was like, ‘You’re gonna be naked tonight,’" she says in a red-carpet interview with Entertainment Tonight. "I was like, ‘Whatever you say, daddy!’ Whatever daddy says."
In a cover interview with Nylon, the actress gets poetic about her serious romance with Kelly, calling their connection a "once in a lifetime" thing. "Loving him is like being in love with a tsunami or a forest fire," Fox says. "The intensity of merging with him is just overwhelming, and the threat it poses is so powerful but so beautiful that you have no choice to surrender with reverence and with gratitude."
Later in the month, Kelly tells Interview magazine, "When you have a partner, mine being Megan, sitting there with you on those dark nights when you’re sweating and not being able to figure out why you’re so in your head, to help you get out of your head and put it in perspective, that really, really helps."
In an appearance on The Howard Stern Show, Kelly opens up about the way Fox changed his perspective on love, telling host Stern that he "didn’t know what [love] was" until making eye contact with the actress.
"After I made the big chunk of the album, I did fall in love for the first time," Kelly adds. "That was my first experience with being open to love and stuff like that. I definitely wasn’t set up to believe that that’s something that could ever exist."
MGK hard launches Fox on his Instagram with a mirror selfie of the two side-by-side in coordinating black fits: Kelly in a graphic tee and Fox in a bra top and leggings. In an emotive caption, Kelly writes, "Waited for eternity to find you again … ??❤️?."
Later on August 5, Fox follows suit with a couple’s Instagram post of her own, in the form of another mirror shot. "Achingly Beautiful Boy…," she writes in the caption. "My heart is yours ?♥️?."
The pair appear as guests on a Give Them Lala podcast episode, in which Fox talks about the immediate connection she felt toward Kelly from the outset of filming Midnight in the Switchgrass.
"I was like, ‘Who is going to play this role?’ And he was like, ‘Oh, we just got Machine Gun Kelly,’ and immediately, I was like, ‘Uh oh,’" Fox says. "Because I knew, I could feel that some wild s— was going to happen to me from that meeting, but I wasn’t yet sure what. I just felt it like, deep in my soul—that something was going to come from that."
She continued, "I knew right away that he was what I call a twin flame. Instead of a soul mate, a twin flame is actually where a soul has ascended into a high enough level that it can be split into two different bodies at the same time. So we’re actually two halves of the same soul, I think. And I said that to him almost immediately, because I felt it right away."
Fox stars in MGK’s music video for "Bloody Valentine." In it, the two share various intimate scenes, including one of her stepping on Kelly’s face with his mouth covered in duct tape.
The following month, MGK tells Teen Vogue that the music video is his "favorite" for "personal reasons"—and unapologetically praises Fox’s feet. "It’s no secret. I think feet are beautiful," he says to the magazine. "And I think Megan has the most beautiful feet that exist."
The two are spotted out together multiple times throughout the month, spurring dating rumors. The rapper is reportedly "spending time together at Megan’s house," per a People source. "They seem to have fun and look happy together. Megan only sees him when the kids are with Brian."
Brian Austin Green also confirms his split from the actress.
Fox and MGK first properly meet in Puerto Rico on set of the crime thriller Midnight in the Switchgrass. During filming, the rapper posts a photo on Instagram of his and Fox’s cast chairs next to one another on set.
In a joint October 2021 interview with the rapper for GQ Style, Fox says she immediately knew that the two were meant to be together upon working with one another on the film. "It was obvious from second one what it was going to be," she says. "I did not anticipate walking right into my soulmate like that," she also says, adding, "I was obviously over the way I had been living, and those paths lined up, those doors opened. It was [as if] all the obstacles that had kept us apart all those years [had been removed] and we were able to finally intersect."
Sabrina Park is a Digital Fellow at HarpersBAZAAR.com where she covers news, fashion, and culture stories. When she’s not writing she loves hanging out with her cat, reading outdoors and scrolling the depths of TikTok.
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