Leonardo DiCaprio and Gigi Hadid DID try to date but sparks ‘were not there’

Leonardo DiCaprio and Gigi Hadid ‘did try dating some time ago’ but decided they were better off as friends after realizing that there were no romantic feelings between them, DailyMail.com can reveal. 

Earlier this month, rumors began circulating that Gigi, 28, and Leo, 48, were in a ‘no-strings-attached relationship’, with Us Weekly reporting that the duo were having a ‘fluid romance’, however insiders have insisted that – while they did try dating briefly – this is absolutely not the case, adding that the actor does not believe in casual flings. 

‘They tried dating some time ago to see if there could be anything there, but there just wasn’t. They are friends and have been for so long, but they are not in an open relationship with no-strings-attached,’ the insider insists.

‘People just need to let this go. That is not how Leonardo handles relationships. This makes him sound cheap and that he is not. When he is with someone, he is with them. He enjoys his friendship with Gigi and that is that.’ 

Leo and Gigi have fueled romance rumors recently when they were spotted dining with his parents in London two nights in a row. 

However, when asked about the recent outings with his folks, the source hit back at the suggestion that dining out together means that anything more than friendship exists between the two. 

‘It is just ridiculous that a man and a woman cannot be friends without everyone insisting there is more to it,’ they said. 

On June 6, Leo – along with his father George and stepmom Peggy Farrarto – arrived at China Tang restaurant in London. Gigi arrived to the same restaurant, separately. The party dined together but did not sit next to each other. 

The following night, they were spotted together again. After arriving at staggered times to the infamous Chiltern Firehouse in London, Leo and Gigi had dinner with his folks and a few other guests. 

The actor – who is privy to dating only women under 25 – took a liking to Gigi, who is also a mom to three-year-old daughter Khai with Zayn Malik, in the summer of 2022. 

In September, they were photographed together for the first time in photos exclusively obtained by DailyMail.com. 

In the photos, which were taken at a VIP event thrown at Casa Cipriani n Manhattan’s Soho neighborhood by Leo’s friends Richie Akiva and Darren Dzienciol, Leo and Gigi were seen being touchy-feely with each other. 

At one point, Leo leaned and put his hands on her shoulders. She was seen returning the gesture by putting her hands on his knees.  

After the photos went viral, a source told Page Six that they are dating, but are ‘taking it slow.’ 

The source went on to say that the couple have been out together just the two of them they were not calling themselves ‘exclusive’ yet. 

The person added: ‘[DiCaprio] is not someone who is in-and-out of relationships. He doesn’t jump around hooking up. They are taking it slow.’ 

However, since then the duo – who are pros at dodging unwanted photographers -have not been spotted together at all since their recent dinners in London. They have, however, been photographed arriving and/or leaving the same locations at different times. 

In November, they were both seen leaving Casa Cipriani in the Big Apple – where they were first pictured together – at different times. Things seemed to cool off the following month when Leo was photographed partying with a gaggle of gorgeous models in Miami, Florida.

In February, a source told DailyMail.com that Leo was ‘single’ and that he was looking to ditch his image of only dating models under the age of 25. Gigi, coincidentally, fit the bill perfectly.

‘Leo is very single right now and he is not keen on the hype suggesting that he is seeking out these very young women,’ the insider DailyMail.com. ‘He is looking for something more mature in the relationship department.’

‘It is just ridiculous because he cannot go anywhere without being linked to the youngest beautiful woman there,’ the source added. ‘He wants to ditch this image once and for all and he is really bothered that this continues to follow him.’ 

Leo was not seen with the stunning Victoria’s Secret model Gigi for another month – until they both attended the same pre-party and after-party for the Oscars in Los Angeles.  Eyewitnesses claim that they looked very much like a couple, yet no photos exist of the two of them together. 

In May, the A-listers were photographed walking into a party at Zero Bond in NYC. At the time, Entertainment Tonight reported that they hang out when ‘their busy schedules permit.’ 

‘They both enjoy each other’s company and have fun together when their busy schedules permit. Yolanda and Bella know Gigi is capable of making her own healthy decisions and they’re supportive of her, Gigi’s main priority is her baby girl,’ a source told the outlet. 

Things seemed over for the two, as Leo has been spotted with a string of gorgeous models over the past several weeks. 

Earlier this week, Leo was seen out with another stunning 28-year-old model, Neelam Gill. The two had a late-night dinner together in Paris, accompanied by Leo’s lifelong best friend Tobey Maguire, 47, as well as Tobey’s kids – daughter Ruby, 16, and his son, Otis, 14. Leo’s niece, Normandie, 16, was also present. 

Neelam was seated apart from the Wolf of Wall Street star, with another man seated in between them. After a source told DailyMail.com that the two are only friends, Neelam at at the Chiltern Firehouse in London with Leo and his mother prior to the mother-son duo’s meal with Gigi.  

Despite his numerous outings with various women, Us Weekly reported that he and Gigi were still in a ‘friendly, no-strings’ relationship, adding ‘they travel so often so it’s best for them to keep their relationship open and fluid.’

A separate source close to Leo blasted the report and said that it is ‘absolutely false.

Leo’s short-lived romance with Gigi began on the heels of his breakup with girlfriend of five years, Camila Morrone, 26.